Computer clouding has become a trend with companies like Apple, where you can actually save pictures in a cloud and access it through different products like your iPhone, mac book and iPad. However has it ever been done on a video game console? Developers at Sony created PlayMemories, an online cloud found on the Playstation 3 [...]
A good chunk of people’s time is used on cell phones is dedicated to the surfing of the web, downloading of apps, and the reading of emails or ebooks. Mobile data has become a dominant must have for customers, in which Verizon understand fully. This past year, Verizon has suffered with grabbing the attention of [...]
A stencil for Android mockups and wireframes. This is a different but yet another way to mock up nice designs quickly without means to designers doing them from scratch. This can be an option if you are not a fan of the other tools. http://wireframesketcher.com/mockups/android-stencil.html
Hot on the heels of our iPhone mock-up toolkit we are excited to release the iPad mockup toolkit, a comprehensive set of tools for super fast and realistic iPad designs. This is perfect for iPad application developers because they can do a quick sketch and share their idea with peers using Creately’s collaboration abilities. This will [...]
A startup vendor iGenapps unveiled a do-it-yourself mobile application platform. Users can essentially build forms-based applications without programming. The platform is already available for Apple’s iOS devices and an adroid version is going to be released in the next couple of weeks. What the platform does, is enable users to assemble programs right on their [...]
As of this morning, the long-awaited Android 4.0 update (Ice Cream Sandwich) is coming to unlocked Galaxy S II smartphones situated in the United States. This update was released in Poland, Hungary, Sweden, and Korea over a month ago, so U.S. users can finally join the rest of the market. http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/20/android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-galaxy-s-ii-now-available/
According to this article in the New York Times, Verizon reported that it added 734,000 subscribers in the first quarter, 16 percent fewer than a year ago. Despite this loss, it still posted a profit of $1.7 billion for the quarter, which can be explained by additional usage fees that customers pay to run data on [...]
First Intel Inside Smartphone Coming From Lava This Week The very first smartphone to feature an Intel processor will be released in India this week. The device maker is Lava International and the smartphone is being referred to as the Xolo X900. Intel’s chip featured inside the Xolo X900 is code-named Medfield. It is an [...]
1. Big fish, small pond 50 million apps today, stand out in the crowd! 2. Mobile is really, really, really big There are currently almost 6 billion people who have mobile phones. According to the article that means there’s alto of app buyers! 3. Ready, Fire, Aim Choosing your target market is as important as [...]
iOS, Android and Web apps call out to hosted features Cloud-based app features and services now can quickly be included in mobile apps, with an improved toolset from Appcelorator. The vendor’s Titanium 2.0 release offers to mobile developers a range of cloud services like push notification or photo sharing without having to write sever-based code. Instead, [...]
Apple says a new software update provides tools to get rid of the so-called “Flashback” virus that has infected hundreds of thousands of Mac computers. http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/13/tech/web/apple-mac-virus-fix/index.html
Here’s a sign of just how far BlackBerry’s star has fallen: The maker of one popular app is pulling the plug, citing a “steady exodus” of users gravitating instead to Android and the iPhone. ”We need to focus on where we see growth. And right now, it’s not BlackBerry.” http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/17/technology/youmail-blackberry/index.htm
A landmark court battle between Google and Oracle has begun — and its result will shape the future of the Android ecosystem fueling most of the world’s smartphones. http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/16/technology/google-oracle/index.htm
A great app for a great, novelty idea using augmented reality! Check it out at Star Trek Calgary Beams Up Transporter.
VenueSeen launched their new platform today that lets businesses aggregate location specific sentiment, via social photography. What does that mean in layman’s terms? It means this startup company will monitor and identify any shared photos that a consumer takes inside a place of business. If the photos are shared via Instagram, Foursquare, Foodspotting orFacebook then VenueSeen can tabulate and send reports [...]
If you’ve ever scoffed at Flickr, felt that photo sharing and storage websites hold your photos hostage, associated photos on the Web with platform lock-in, then you’ve already started to get a sense of why Jaisen Mathai left Yahoo last year to build OpenPhoto. Appalled by having to watch Yahoo let an awesome startup/service like Flickr [...]
Appcelerator has announced version 2.0 of its cross-platform mobile development platform Titanium, which includes integrated cloud services that will make it easier for developers to build feature-rich apps for iPhone and Android-based devices at the same tim
Sencha has introduced Architect 2, a cross-platform development tool for HTML5-based mobile and desktop apps that aims to make it easier to create applications with the help of a new graphical user interface..
Although this is not an app, I found it so awesome that I had to press it. This also pertains to the class when we talked about augmented reality. This is augmented reality taken to the next level. In the video here the wearer is seen taking pictures, checking the weather, getting directions, and placing a [...]
Apple’s new patent application revealed their interest in making iOS development simpler than ever. Entitled “Content Configuration for Device Platforms,” it describes a new authoring tool that would allow users to create content without needing to understand or access computer code. This is obviously not very appealing for those in the app making industry and also [...]
Coincidence, or conspiracy? It’s a classic question that gets brought up when the details of any intriguing story start to surface. And some industry insiders are asking it in relation to the antitrust charges being broughtagainst Apple and a group of book publishers over alleged collusion on the pricing of e-books. One fact in particular [...]
If you think the iOS app ecosystem is big now, as it pushes some 600,000 apps available for iPhone and iPad, just imagine how big it could become if Apple made good on this newly filed patent application titled “Content Configuration for Device Platforms.” The application describes a way for non-developers to create iOS apps [...]
Rapid Protect, a leading developer in Mobile Safety and security software is planning a major update to its mobile applications. While there are many new updates like in-app secure chat and photo check ins, one of the main new features of the update is to allow businesses to collaborate across international boundaries from mobile phones. [...]
Facebook for two years have allowed to give users a copy of their photos, posts, messages, list of friends and chat conversations. However the new version Facebook begins to go beyond that, giving users the opportunity to view previous user names, friend requests and the Internet protocol addresses of the computers that users have logged [...]
These mobile design “don’ts” will help any mobile designer avoid some messy obstacles, so make sure to keep them in mind.
Apple seems to be interested in making the life easier for iOS developers. According to the Patent Apple is working on a new digital content authoring tool. The patent carries the title ”Content Configuration for Device Platforms,” and describes a new authoring tool that would allow users to create content without needing to understand or access computer code.
SOny is on its way on improving its company brand during the conclusion of Kazuo Hirai, executive memeber, detailed on Thursday a revival plan that included a shift away from the company’s unprofitable television business and a plan to cut 10,000 jobs. Sony works on improving its TV series and buys. Also, Sony is placing [...]
Collaboration With Adobe, Appcelerator and Sencha Instantly Enables Millions of Mobile Developers Around the Globe to Innovate on the SAP® Mobile Platform… By collaborating with Adobe, Appcelerator and Sencha, SAP will enable millions of developers to effectively build mobile apps based on their choice of client architectures — from native to hybrid Web container to [...]
1. Don’t Begin Wireframes or Designs Without a Flowmap 2. Don’t Disregard the Development Budget 3. Don’t Start With Low Resolutions & Avoid Bitmaps 4. Don’t Undersize The Hit Area 5. Don’t Gratuitously Use Intro Animations 6. Don’t Leave Users Hanging 7. Don’t Blindly Copy Style From Other Operating Systems 8. Don’t Overstuff Pixel-Dense Screens [...]
It seems that whenever Philippe Starck is around, Apple is working on something big. That is the case now, as reports claim that Apple is working on a revolutionary new product to be released within the next eight months. It is highly likely that this will be some type of mobile device. Some people say [...]
An FTP client for the iPhone and iPod touch. All the features of a desktop FTP client and more; a very powerful app. With FTP On The Go, you can fix your website, and view files on your FTP server, from anywhere. This could be a times a time saver for developers that also manage [...]
KonyOne provides a world-class development environment and mobile middleware for both business and consumer applications. It provides a a API to enhance developers abilities develop and add more features to their mobile applications. This could create powerful loopholes for mobile development. The technology within the platform provide many development options. KonyOne incorporates industry-tested scalability and supports [...]
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against the company and five publishers, three of which settled the case, paints a vivid picture of Apple’s thinking from several years ago about how it could use its entry into electronic books to hurt Amazon, a growing player in digital media and devices with the Kindle. At the time, Apple [...]
After nearly a year of waiting, a federal judge has granted Apple’s motion to intervene on behalf of iOS developers in a legal shakedown initiated by patent troll Lodsys. Specifically, Apple will now be allowed to argue that iOS developers—who were sued over alleged patent infringement for using iOS’s in-app purchasing APIs—do not infringe because Apple already obtained a [...]
Last week six Republicans in the US House of Representatives sent a letter to the FDA and FCC that explains the importance of wireless health devices and medical apps, cautions against slow and inconsistent regulations, and asks for a progress report on how the two regulatory bodies are working together to co-regulate these technologies.“Between 2010 [...]