Review: Going offline with Google Maps – Monroe News Star / / No Comments Monroe News Star Review: Going offline with Google MapsMonroe News StarYou might not realize this, but mobile mapping apps can typically still direct you even if you lose your cellular connection; their turn-by-turn voice prompts can tap GPS location information when cellular signals aren't available (though with less …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Going, Google, maps, Monroe, News, Offline, review, star
Node could bring JavaScript to the Internet of things – InfoWorld / / No Comments InfoWorld Node could bring JavaScript to the Internet of thingsInfoWorldSpeaking at the Node Community Convention in San Francisco, Charlie Key, CEO of IoT PaaS platform provider Structure, made the case for the server-side JavaScript platform in the burgeoning IoT space. He sees it as appropriate even if it currently … JavaScript – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: bring, could, InfoWorld, Internet, JavaScript, Node, things
Garcetti, LADOT and Xerox Announce New GoLA Multi-Modal App – Streetsblog Los Angeles (blog) / / No Comments Streetsblog Los Angeles (blog) Garcetti, LADOT and Xerox Announce New GoLA Multi-Modal AppStreetsblog Los Angeles (blog)Xerox Senior Vice President David Cummins stated that the app includes a broader spread of multimodal options than typical transportation apps, such as Google Maps. Cummins expressed enthusiasm about future features planned, including not just …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Angeles, Announce, blog, Garcetti, GoLA, LADOT, MultiModal, Streetsblog, Xerox
Hiking safety app Cairn is creating a cell coverage map for the wilderness – GeekWire / / No Comments Hiking safety app Cairn is creating a cell coverage map for the wildernessGeekWireCairn, a new iOS app from Trover and Expedia veterans Ali Alami and Tove Martin, lets you easily enter the details of your hike, whether it's a three day climb up Mt. Rainier or a half-day trip up to Hurricane Ridge, and keeps your friends and family … map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Cairn, cell, coverage, creating, GeekWire, Hiking, safety, wilderness
The Creator of JavaScript Is Out to Upend the Ad Industry – WIRED / / No Comments WIRED The Creator of JavaScript Is Out to Upend the Ad IndustryWIREDEich created JavaScript, the world's most widely used programming language. As the co-founder of Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox web browser, he helped end Microsoft Internet Explorer's reign as the world's most popular way to navigate the …With Brave Software, JavaScript's Creator Is Building A Browser For The Ad-Blocked FutureTechCrunchThe former CEO of Mozilla is launching a web browser that blocks all ads by defaultBusiness InsiderBrave browser promises faster Web by banishing intrusive adsCNETVentureBeatall 103 news articles » JavaScript – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: creator, Industry, JavaScript, Upend, Wired
Seychelles: A Seychelles Map App – Download the Islands – AllAfrica.com / / No Comments Seychelles: A Seychelles Map App – Download the IslandsAllAfrica.comVictoria — No more paper maps of the islands. Visitors can find their way around the archipelago by downloading an app to their iPhones and iPads. Jollypress, a Seychellois company, is offering maps of the island nation for free on Apple devices. The …and more » map app – Google News… more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: AllAfrica.com, download, Islands, Seychelles
First Javascript-only Ransomware-as-a-Service discovered – ITProPortal / / No Comments ITProPortal First Javascript-only Ransomware-as-a-Service discoveredITProPortalHowever, a new strain called Ransom32 has a twist: it was fully developed in JavaScript, HTML and CSS which potentially allows for multi-platform infections after repackaging for Linux and MacOS X. Using JavaScript brings us one step closer to the … JavaScript – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: discovered, first, ITProPortal, Javascriptonly, RansomwareasaService
Parallel JavaScript with ParallelJS – SitePoint / / No Comments SitePoint Parallel JavaScript with ParallelJSSitePointBy its own construction, JavaScript is executed in a single thread mediated by an event loop (usually following the reactor pattern). For example, this gives us some nice abstraction for handling asynchronous requests to (external) resources. It also … JavaScript – Google News… more → Posted in: JavaScript Tagged with: JavaScript, Parallel, ParallelJS, SitePoint