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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tickets for sold-out WWDC fetch a high price
Tickets for Apple's annual developer conference, which sold out in less than a day, are now going for quite a price premium on places like eBay.
One month later, Honeycomb has just 50 native apps
Motorola’s Xoom tablet is the first promising alternative to Apple’s iPad, but the sickly condition of Android’s tablet app ecosystem may end up stalling the platform’s progress.
One month after its launch, the Xoom currently has about 50 native apps available for Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Google’s version of Android optimized for tablets.
That’s pitiful compared with the iPad, which was released last year with approximately 1,000 native apps on launch day. The Xoom debuted with a paltry 15 Honeycomb-native apps available for download in its catalog.
50 apps is a pretty small number, and the actual total may be even smaller. The official Android online market, as well as other online message forums for Android enthusiasts, place the number of Xoom apps somewhere close to 50. But this number hardly seems accurate, as it includes existing Android applications which have been resized to take advantage of the tablet’s larger screen. The number of apps with interfaces made specifically for the tablet is probably diminutive.
Still, it’s unclear why more developers haven’t taken the short cut and resized their apps for Honeycomb. It could be that developers aren’t sold on the idea of resizing their apps to fit more screen real estate, as opposed to “building a true tablet experience that takes advantage of the new platform’s possibilities,” iOS developer Justin Williams told Wired.com in an interview.
And even if developers wanted to create such a “true tablet experience,” they’re hard-pressed to do it without the source code for Honeycomb, which Google is currently keeping a tight reign over. The big device manufacturers working on Honeycomb-powered hardware—like HTC, Motorola and Samsung—all have early access to the code, but only after licensing agreements were made with Google. Smaller developers don’t have this luxury.
“Apple was wise to have the tools out there months in advance of launch,” Williams said, “as compared to Google who made them available only a short time before.”
To be fair, the Xoom is currently the only Android tablet on the market running Android 3.0. Once the glut of Honeycomb-running hardware devices arrives—like the June release of LePad from Chinese electronics manufacturer Lenovo, which was delayed specifically to ensure the tablet will run Honeycomb—we could reasonably expect to see more tablet-optimized applications available. Samsung’s redesigned Galaxy Tab 10.1 will also run Honeycomb, and will also launch this summer.
“Google needs more hardware,” says Williams, “and they need to get developers excited about building tablet experiences, not just larger screened phone apps.”
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Welcome to the United States of Google
Google's decision to build out a superfast network in Kansas City is just the beginning. Soon we may all be living La Vida Google
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Google Ditches Barcodes for NFC (Sarah Perez/ReadWriteWeb)
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Google Ditches Barcodes for NFC — Google is moving away from barcodes and towards NFC (near field communication) if a pair of stories about the search company are tied together. Yesterday, news broke out about Google's decision to officially end support for the use of QR codes …
Mitoza is a fun, freaky Web toy with an artistic look
If you click the flower pot, a flower pot appears and the seed is planted inside. You're then presented with two further choices -- a water can or a bottle of fertilizer. Each choice you make causes your creation to morph, and presents you with two other choices.
There's no winning or losing, really. Each "game" usually lasts around four or five choices, at which point the plant/animal dies in some creative (but not too gruesome) way. At this point you instantly start over with a new seed.
The graphics are captivating; the whole thing has a cinematic feel to it, with a bit of artificial camera shake added for style.
All in all, it's a fun, peaceful way to spend a few minutes, and it might even make you think a little bit while you're at it.
Mitoza is a fun, freaky Web toy with an artistic look originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung mass-producing 22-inch transparent LCD, your desktop monitor seethes with jealousy
Samsung mass-producing 22-inch transparent LCD, your desktop monitor seethes with jealousy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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HTC Pyramid specs appear in spy shots
The HTC Pyramid, the Taiwanese smartphone maestros rumoured new flagship handset, has popped up in a series of new leaked spy shots at XDA-Developers.com. Take a look at the new device by clicking below. Not merely some shots of the...
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Mac OS X Lion Preview 2 released, introduces mega exciting leather bound iCal skin
There has been some speculation that Apple is getting close to a release or Golden Master build, but judging by 9to5 Mac's initial findings there's definitely some way to go. The Golden Master will probably appear at, or just before, the Apple WWDC in June.
So far, it's looking like the only changes in Preview 2 are a the leather bound iCal skin that you can see above, and the main iChat window now combines your AIM, Bonjour and Jabber contacts, like Adium. We're sure that more details will emerge throughout the day, though, and there's bound to be lots of invisible changes, too. We'll update this post when we find out more.
Mac OS X Lion Preview 2 released, introduces mega exciting leather bound iCal skin originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Contest: Want to win a battery chargin? Mophie iPhone case? Here?s how.
As promised yesterday, we've got a bit of a giveaway goin' on over at MobileCrunch's brand new Facebook page. Two lucky MobileCrunch fans are gonna be walkin' away with a brand new Mophie Juice Pack Air iPhone case. Part protective case, part external battery, this thing should keep your iPhone safe and juiced up. So, how do you enter to win? It's crazy easy. Find out how after the jump.
iPad 2 sliced up again, this time in the name of radio science
iPad 2 sliced up again, this time in the name of radio science originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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What Google and Amazon Can Learn from Each Other's App Stores (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - With the launch of the Amazon Appstore, Google's de facto monopoly on Android apps has finally ended. Developers like Gameloft have tried to go it alone before, and stores like GetJar have found some success, but with the Appstore's introduction the Android Market finally has a worthy competitor.
A Snake Escapes the Bronx Zoo and Appears on Twitter (Nick Bilton/Bits)
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A Snake Escapes the Bronx Zoo and Appears on Twitter — @BronxZoosCobra's Twitter stream. — Last Friday, as New Yorkers droned through their morning commute, employees of the Bronx Zoo discovered something rather disturbing: An adolescent Egyptian cobra had gone missing from an exhibit enclosure at the zoo.
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Electronics load offsets home efficiency gains
The overall energy efficiency of U.S. homes has improved since the 1970s, but those advances are partially undercut by more numerous appliances and electronic gadgets.
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Zapd allows website creation from iPhone sans social networking
Inkd, the startup formerly known as PressPlane, launched Zapd over the weekend. It's a free iOS app that allows you to create and publish websites from your iPhone. "Create beautiful websites. In 60 seconds." the makers of Zapd vow, combining photos with premade layouts to create instant sites, ala Tumblr. Think iWeb for your iPhone.
After launching the app, you're presented with a number of layouts that remind me of various Tumblr sites. You can tap on a text, photo or link widget to add content. Before you publish, you can either sign up for your own Zapd account or link it with your Facebook account. From there, you can preview your site or publish it, sending post announcements to Facebook, Twitter and email at the same time.
Zapd doesn't have the social networking aspects of Tumblr, which makes it a good alternative for someone who wants to make a quick website for sharing with a few people. Though it's geared for iPhone users, those with an iPad 2 can also take advantage of the photo features. It's simple enough that those less tech-savvy members of your family can use it without confusion to make a nice-looking mobile photo album or travel journal.
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Microsoft touts green credentials of Internet Explorer 9
We know that Internet Explorer 9 (IE), with all of its bells and whistles, is still getting trounced by Firefox in terms of total downloads. One thing about Microsoft though – you cannnot discount them from springing a surprise, having put forward power efficiency as another “installation point” for using their Web browser instead of one from their rivals. In fact, Microsoft threw Internet Explorer 9 into the ring with another five popular browsers, getting them to go through the rigors of benchmarking, which will of course, include Microsoft’s very own FishIE Tank graphics acceleration test while skipping Adobe Flash. All these tests will measure just how much juice the system requires while running Windows 7. Needless to say, IE9 came out tops in all those tests, so it is the browser to go if battery life is your concern. We’d take this piece of news with a definite pinch of salt, and would prefer to have an independent panel run their own tests.
Microsoft touts green credentials of Internet Explorer 9, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : iPad 2 Review, Atrix Review,
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Making Smart Handoffs
SAP's "follow the sun" approach speeds software development by linking teams in Europe, the U.S., and Asia.
When SAP, the large business software provider, needs to complete a project quickly, it takes advantage of its global reach, along with collaboration tools that make it easier than ever for people in disparate areas to work together.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Amazon beats Apple, Google to music storage, streaming service
There are plenty of cloud storage services to choose from, but there are few that are particularly good. Amazon hopes to become part of the latter group with the introduction of Amazon Cloud Drive, a consumer-oriented service that allows users to back up their local music libraries and play them remotely from anywhere via the Web or Android device.
According to Amazon, all US-based Amazon customers automatically get 5GB of Cloud Drive space where they can upload their music libraries. The files must be unencrypted AACs or MP3s, and they can be uploaded at their original bit rate. Those who purchase an album from Amazon's MP3 service get the sweetest deal, though—20GB of space—and all new MP3 purchases will be automatically copied to your Cloud Drive without counting against your storage quota (you can still download the MP3s, too).
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