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Details of the next version of the Android mobile operating system (2.2) are surfacing in advance of the official launch later this month, despite Google’s efforts to keep things under wraps.
Code-named FroYo (from frozen yogurt), Android 2.2 is the latest iteration of Google’s OS named after a desert, following Eclair (2.0/2.1), Donut (1.6), and Cupcake (1.5). Android 2.2 is expected to arrive at the Google I/O conference on May 19 and 20.
Tags:Microsoft is keeping quiet about the production details of the upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile platform, but many believe that the OS is much closer to being finished than many believe.
Just a while back, images and screenshots of the OS running in emulated mode showed that the system is pretty much close to being completed. While there are still a couple of so bugs and graphical hiccups that need to be smoothened out, it appears that most of the system is already fit to run on commercial handsets. The only question now when Microsoft will be finished with the polishing process.
Tags:, offer them with no DRM, and allow people to pay whatever they’d like. The result? 123,182 people have paid for the bundle so far, and the total raised is now an incredible $1,126,563.
That generosity will be rewarded. «As of 5/11/10, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD , and Penumbra Overture pledge to go open source,» the developersblogged. «We are preparing the sources right now and will be releasing them ASAP.» The sale was a huge success, began many conversations, and it provided insight into the behavior of gamers. Here’s a look at what comes next.
Tags:New restrictions that Apple added to its iPhone software developer kit have led an independent programmer to cancel a conference devoted to Mac programming and computer science.
Jonathan «Wolf» Rentzsch announced Wednesday he canceled the C4 conference after four years organizing it because of new wording in a section of the iPhone OS 4.0 software developer kit.
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The idea of adding Facebook’s social features to Apple products has been floating around for years. But besides a few small implementations, like the iPhoto uploader or the minimal iTunes sharing features , not much has happened.
But now Apple is catching up to other device creators that have integrated Facebook, like Palm and HTC — at least for the iPhone OS. Apple is going to allow people to sync Facebook friends’ contact information with their iPhone contacts, and include some form of Facebook access for developers within the iPhone SDK, according to Business Insider .
Tags:The Penguins scored half of their goals through the first six games of their Eastern Conference semifinal on the power play, and half of them came with one of Montreal’s top penalty killers in the box.
That’s not a coincidence.
Entering Game 7, the Penguins had scored three of their past four power-play goals with Canadiens defensemen serving time, and three came with the shutdown pairing of Hal Gill and/or Josh Gorges in the box.
Tags:Infrastructure Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) promises to improve staff productivity, shorten the time needed to resolve problems, and more closely align IT operations with business goals. But in order to implement ITIL and make it productive, you must first find the right ITIL monitoring tools to get a detailed, accurate understanding of network components and the data that flows between them.
Tags:Der neue TrekStor «HomeServer e-TRAYz» mit bis zu 4 Terabyte und weltweitem Zugang bietet alle Funktionen, die ein Haushalt für die zentrale Datensicherung und Bereitstellung von Multimedia- Dateien braucht: WEB-Server, FTP, NFS, SMB/Samba, Print-Server, UPnP-AV, RAID 1 (2-Bay) und iTunes Server
Tags:With yesterday’s major update to iOS comes a major new source of revenue for both Cupertino and app developers: iAd, Apple’s new mobile advertising service.
In a best case scenario, iAd will result in cheaper apps that deliver interesting, interactive advertisements finely targeted enough that you’ll actually want to play around in them. The worst case? Invasive, privacy-invading ads spreading across all ads that are just as annoying and irrelevant as the braying flash banners splashed across a Yugoslavian torrent site… just with no way to install AdBlock.
Tags:After rumors of a MacBook Air update this week proved to be false, the question remains: is the Air an endangered species that will ultimately yield its spot in Apple’s lineup to the iPad?
Although I cannot divine Apple’s plans, I know this much: after the iPad came out, salespeople at Apple stores were consistently pointing out (maybe too consistently to be just a coincidence) that the iPad would serve as an adequate replacement for the Air.
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