Apple News: WSJ: Apple Is Hiring Engineers in Asia to Launch More Products, Faster
Good news, perhaps, for the impatient: the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is “hiring hundreds of new engineers and supply-chain managers” across Asia in an attempt to “speed up product development and launch a wider range of devices.” According to “people familiar with the matter,” Apple is poaching staff from HTC and other tech companies across China and Taiwan to build up teams in Shanghai and Taipei. The goal, according to the Journal, is to develop products faster and provide more frequent product launches.
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Technology News: Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here
With all the excitement of last week, you can be forgiven for wanting to take a day or two to recuperate – to maybe spend time relaxing with your friends and family. Or on your own, whichever is more relaxing for you. And while that’s perfectly acceptable at weekends, it’s Monday again now and there’s plenty that you missed while you weren’t paying attention. So, make a coffee and spend 10 minutes catching up with all our coverage from the last two days.
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Programming News: Python 101: Reading and Writing CSV Files
Python has a vast library of modules that are included with its distribution. The csv module gives the Python programmer the ability to parse CSV (Comma Separated Values) files. A CSV file is a human readable text file where each line has a number of fields, separated by commas or some other delimiter. You can think of each line as a row and each field as a column. The CSV format has no standard, but they are similar enough that the csv module will be able to read the vast majority of CSV files. You can also write CSV files using the csv module.
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Photography News: Backyard Nature Photography Tips
You don’t have to travel very far to get great nature photography shots. There are many opportunities for nature photography right in your own backyard. There is an abundance of nature if you know how to look for it. If you have flower beds, trees, bushes, or just wildflowers, you have many opportunities for some good nature pictures. I am going to give you a few ideas on how and what to look for. Go back to things that you have taken pictures of before but this time, look at them from a different perspective.
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