5 Push-to-Talk Apps That Turn Your Smartphone Into a Walkie-Talkie
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Read More →Zend Framework 2.0.0beta4 Released!
The Zend Framework community has just pushed out it’s fourth beta release! New features include: The ServiceManager, a performant, easy-to-use way to create and configure the various objects you use in your application, particularly your controllers and their dependencies. While it largely replaces ZendDi within the MVC, it also allows using DI as an abstract (fallback) factory. The InputFilter, a new, object-oriented component for filtering and validating input, whether from the web, a model, or a web service. A newly rewritten Form component, which consumes the new InputFilter, and acts as a bridge between your domain model and the view layer. Refactored Log and Crypt components. and much, much more! You can read the full release announcement on the Zend Framework 2 blog.
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When it comes to financing a brand-new startup, most founders find themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and hard
Read More →The 15 Startups That Launched At Disrupt NYC Day 2. Who’s Your Favorite?
Disrupt NYC day two has just wrapped up. During the conference today, Michael Arrington demanded to know from Ron Conway when he was going to run for Mayor
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As TechCrunch was the first to report, Ellen Pao, an investment partner at Sand Hill Road venture capital stalwart Kleiner Perkins
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