Obama Learns to Code

Last year when President Barack Obama delivered a YouTube speech encouraging young kids to learn to code, he hadn’t actually had any coding experience himself. To kick off this year’s Computer Science Education Week, Obama took on the task. While he didn’t complete the entire tutorial, Obama did build a modest program that drew a square on the screen, making him the first president to …

The Father of Video Games Dies at 92

Ralph H Baer, “The Father of Video Games,” died on Saturday, 6 December 2014. Baer held various positions within the realm of electronics engineering before coming up with the idea of a home television-based gaming system while sitting at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. He is widely known as the man who sparked the booming $90 billion gaming industry with his invention, “The …

The Yota Phone 2

Sticking to its signature dual-screen, electronic paperless display (EPD) smartphones, Russia’s Yota Devices is introducing the second iteration of its innovative Yota Phone. Similar to its predecessor, the Yota Phone 2 will feature a Kindle-like display opposite from its main screen, except this time it’s fully touch-sensitive. In the past, the usability of the EPD was questionable, but Yota Devices has revamped the phone’s user …