Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobile: 06/21/10

2010년 6월 21일 월요일

Android 2.2 build FRF72 leaks for Nexus One, T-Mobile owners rejoice

Nexus One Froyo build FRF72

About a week ago, we brought you news that the new build of Android 2.2, FRF72, had been spotted for the Nexus One. Things were quiet for a while, but the FRF72 build has now leaked for everyone (using a T-Mobile Nexus One) to use. The update, available from Google as of this writing, is a measly 1.9 MB in size. Judging from the file name, it's an incremental update to the original FRF50 Froyo build, which fits with what was previously reported. As of now, no one is sure what the update contains, but there have been rumblings that Flash support has been updated and that the web browser has been tweaked to run faster.

iOS4 software tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZttTaXI-gn0&feature=player_embedded

A guide to 3D display technology: its principles, methods, and dangers

Whether you buy into the hype or not, it’s plain fact that 3D is everywhere these days. From movies and games to laptops and handhelds, pretty much every screen in the house is going to be 3D-capable in a year or so, even if you opt not to display any 3D content on it. Those of you who choose that path may stop reading now, and come back a little later when you change your mind. Because if you have kids or enjoy movies and games, there will be a point where you’re convinced, perhaps by a single standout piece of media, that 3D is worth it at least some of the time.

Verizon makes the Droid X official a few days earlier than expected

The Android arena is a tough one to play in, man. One manufacturer might have the baddest handset on the block one week, only to have the competition release a superior monster-of-a-phone a week later. The rate at which these things are being cranked out doesn’t give the carriers — or their customer — any time to figure heads from tails.

iPhone 4 doubles your RAM (doubling of fun not confirmed)

Some time during WWDC, it was mentioned at a meeting that the new iPhone 4 has 512MB of RAM, twice what’s in the iPad or 3GS. This magical number isn’t mentioned on the “tech specs” page, or else somebody probably would have noticed it by now. Anyway, it’s just getting out that the 512 megs are there, and it explains a fair amount. iMovie being iPhone 4-exclusive, for instance — though I would have pegged that on the high-resolution UI as much as the RAM thing.

iPhone 4 pre-orders begin shipping

Hands-on: 3DS hardware and gaming impressions

We got our hands on the 3DS this morning at Nintendo’s press conference, but it wasn’t exactly a proper hands-on. It was just a simple demo to basically show that it works. Well, I just waited in a huge line that snaked around Nintendo’s E3 booth for over an hour to spend some quality time with the 3D gaming platform. Simply said, it works as advertised.

Hardware impressions:

It’s a similar shape and size as a DSi Lite.
The top 3D screen is bright and high-resolution (800×240 resolution)
Surprisingly good 3D viewing angle, +/- about 30% on the vertical and horizontal axis
The analog stick is on a nearly-flat plane, rather than on a convex shape like a Dual-Shock but works very well
No would say anything about battery life, screen maker, CPU or anything technical

Gaming impressions

Nintendogs – Nintendogs in 3D. That’s about it.
Kid Icarus: Uprising- Could be the must have title, engaging and fun
Mario Kart 3DS – Some of the best 3DS graphics
Star Fox – Born for the 3DS, but the demo wasn’t that impressive
Metal Gear Solid – I don’t know, I couldn’t see the 3D
3D camera – just a 3D camera

Why Mobile Innovation Is Blowing Away PCs

Editor’s note: Guest author Steve Cheney is an entrepreneur and formerly an engineer & programmer specializing in web and mobile technologies.

On the heels of the latest Android phone, the Sprint HTC EVO, and as we approach iPhone 4, it seems like mobile devices and platforms are innovating at about five times the pace of personal computers.

Rapid advancement in mobile is often attributed to the natural disruption by which emerging industries innovate quickly, while established markets like PCs follow a slower, more sustained trajectory.

What Valley Companies Should Know about Tencent

Quick quiz: Who are the three largest Internet companies in the world by market capitalization?

If you guessed Google and Amazon you got two right, but I’m betting few of our American readers guessed the third. I certainly wouldn’t have a year ago. It’s not eBay or Yahoo; it’s Tencent. If you are in the Web space and haven’t heard of them, read this post, because Tencent’s cutesy penguin mascot is only going to cast a larger shadow in the global Web world in coming years.

The Best iOS 4-Ready Apps So Far

We all know that the iPhone 4 launches this coming Thursday. But on Monday, current iPhone users get an early treat in the form of iOS 4, the new iPhone operating system (formerly known as iPhone OS 4). It comes with several enhancements, but the ones people seem most excited about involve multitasking (or background tasks). A little over a week ago, Apple began urging developers to submit their iOS 4-ready app, and a number of them have. And actually, some have already been approved, or will be shortly.

MobileMe Gets a Makeover

MobileMe has just gotten a makeover, featuring the new webmail, now out of beta, and a refreshed navigation system.

A little over a month ago, Apple introduced a new beta version of webmail for MobileMe. The new version supported features like widescreen or compact views, mail rules, single-click archiving, faster performance and better security and more. Now that the new webmail is out of beta, Apple has unwrapped a few additional features.

Find My iPhone: Now Available On Your iPhone

Apple has been on a kick releasing new applications for its iOS devices over the past few weeks. First, there was the iTunes Connect app, then there was the Apple Store app, and now, coinciding with a redesigned MobileMe, Apple has released the native Find My iPhone app for both the iPhone and the iPad.

WWDC 2010 Videos Now Available on ADC

Earlier this year, Apple restructured its Developer Program bringing the Mac developer program into the same $99/year subscription fee as the iPhone Developer Program. Just prior to WWDC, registered attendees to the conference were treated to a surprise of gaining access to all of the WWDC 2009 conference videos. Now, in a similar move, Apple has made the WWDC 2010 Conference Videos available for free to the Apple Developer Community via a special iTunes link from the ADC site.

Ronaldinho vs Ronaldo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS5tQvQOB-Y&feature=player_embedded