By Lance Whitney The car-hailing company cuts fares to help boost winter ridership. It also promises drivers’ wages won’t take a hit so long as they follow rules that make it hard for them to drive for the competition.
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Qt Quick Control’s TableView and C++ model using roles
Qt Quick Controls made big move forward in latest Qt releases. For example, in Qt 5.4 it takes native look on Android platform using styling option
Since it becomes more and more useful, its just waste of time to do not use it!
But its always there is some buts.
This time my stumbling-stone was TableView plus C++ data model
I’m not going to speechify a lot. Basically, standard scheme works, but my goal was to use roles as columns.In theory it was OK but every time I’ve met absence of data in my table. The only indicator that table works was increasing row counter
The problem was that roleNames() method of QAbstractItemModel class was not called. And the reason is that the method must be protected! For some reason this method in the Qt documentation as well as in tons of examples defined as public, and this is works in most cases but not for TableView!
‘The Shining’ hotel wants you to design a hedge maze for it
By Amanda Kooser The hotel that inspired one of Stephen King’s most famous books now wants a truly awesome hedge maze for visitors to get lost in.
iPhone 6, 6 Plus models now all in stock at Apple’s online store
By Lance Whitney The supply of Apple’s newest iPhones has apparently caught up with demand, as all flavors are now available to ship immediately.
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Five-deal Friday: Ooma, Beats, Gaffigan, and more!
By Rick Broida If you’re ready to cut the landline cord, the Ooma Telo offers lots of… wait, Gaffigan?
Why funky flashing disco clams get their groove on
By Michelle Starr The flashing lights along the edge of the disco clam’s mantle have baffled marine biologists. Here’s what they’re for.
Superman takes on Darth Vader in fan-made teaser
By Anthony Domanico YouTuber Alex Luthor is back with another one of his incredible mashups, this time pitting “Star Wars” characters against the DC Comic Universe. Watch the full teaser ahead of Sunday’s release.
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Chewbacca and R2-D2 send a message from the ‘Star Wars’ set
By Bonnie Burton The cast and crew of “Star Wars: Force Awakens” makes a special video thanking fans for raising money for UNICEF. Even Wookiees and droids appreciate the gesture.
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Tablet users expected to soar past 1 billion, but growth will slow
By Lance Whitney Nearly 15 percent of people around the world will use a tablet this year. But growth in the number of users is expected to drop dramatically, says research firm eMarketer.
Tablet users expected to soar past 1 billion, but growth will slow
By Lance Whitney Nearly 15 percent of people around the world will use a tablet this year. But growth in the number of users is expected to drop dramatically, says research firm eMarketer.