Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobile

2010년 6월 22일 화요일

Facebook Videos Now Viewable on iPhone

When the popular iPhone application for Facebook got a dramatic refresh last summer, lead designer Joe Hewitt said that the inability to view Facebook videos was a real disappointment. This weekend that changed, and Facebook iPhone users now have a very nice experience viewing videos on their mobile devices.

A quiet update to the application on Friday fixed a number of small bugs but the biggest change was the introduction of video. Facebook sees 2 billion video views each month, which is the same number YouTube sees every single day.

Third Annual BlackBerry Developer Challenge Calls for Creation of Super Apps

Is your app awesome but undiscovered? If so, the BlackBerry Developer Challenge could be your ticket to digital tech fame. Nearly $1.5 million in prizes are up for grabs for the developer who can create the next great BlackBerry Super App, one that creates a personalized, must-have user experience.

The best part is that prizes are geared toward helping winners build success and recognition for their product. This includes marketing and promotional programs, featured placement on BlackBerry App World, and developer services from leading industry partners.

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.