Tuesday, September 25, 2012

CNN Defends Reporting On Slain Ambassador's Diary

CNN explains why it reported on a journal belonging to the late U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens.







Fox News: US State Department blasts CNN report on Christopher Stevens' diary




Also listen to The NPR Report: CNN Reports on Stevens' Journal

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

How young is too young to become an app developer?

Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer talks at TED.com

Most 12-year-olds love playing videogames -- Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like "Bustin Jeiber," a whack-a-mole game, he is now using his skills to help other kids become developers. (Filmed at TEDxManhattanBeach.)

Thomas Suarez's interest in technology and programming led him to learn Python, Java, and C “just to get the basics down.” He built an app and then coaxed his parents into paying the $99 fee to get his app, "Earth Fortune," in the app store. Thomas also started an app club at school to help other kids build and share their creations, and is now starting his own company, CarrotCorp.