Google Compute Engine Now Open To All Users
A backend change from Google that snuck in amongst all the high-profile changes to search, Google+ and Google Now at Google I/O: its Google Compute Engine (GCE) infrastructure-as-a-service offering is now open to anyone.
What Apple’s 50 Billion App Downloads Can Teach Developers About Making Money
Today Apple is boasting that more than 50 billion apps have been downloaded from the iOS App Store since 2008, and that it has paid out more than nine billion US dollars to developers. Digging deeper into those numbers reveals the strategies you can use to get a larger chunk of that money — but also suggests you probably won’t be getting any at all, since at least three-quarters of app downloads are for free apps.
Ask LH: How Can I Cope With Rejection From My Dream Job?
Dear Lifehacker, I am an Honours student and I have applied for several graduate positions for 2014. One graduate program in particular was essentially my dream job, which I have had my eye upon for several years; I even geared my studies and work to meet the desired selection criteria. I feel that I addresses each requirement to a high degree, however I failed to even score a phone interview for the position. How do I pick myself up, dust myself off and not feel like I have achieved nothing through all my hard work? Thanks, Dejected
Surface Pro On Sale In Australia 30 May
Microsoft promised us last month that the Surface Pro would go on sale before the end of May, and that’s going to happen — just. The tablet goes on sale online and through JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman stores on 30 May.
