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Thursday, April 14, 2011
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OmmWriter brings its clean, calm writing interface to Windows
I have a thing for full-screen text editing. I use WriteMonkey for my creative writing needs, and VIM in a full-screen PuTTY session for my Web development work. That being the case, I'm all over the monospace, dark-background, focused editing scene.
OmmWriter attempts to take that aesthetic and make it somehow more spiritual, with three picturesque backgrounds and ambient background audio tracks (there are seven of each in the paid version).
I'm of two minds about this app. On the one hand, yes, it's beautiful. But if you want music as a background to your writing, why not pick your own soundtrack with Winamp or Foobar2000 running in the background?
OmmWriter also offers three keyboard-clicking sounds, which are kind of nice. None of these features are groundbreaking, really. OmmWriter could be seen as a way to gently ease into the world of distraction-free writing -- in case something like WriteMonkey's dark background is just too oppressive for you.
After the fold you can see a video showcasing several of OmmWriter's features and creative soundscapes.
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Gorgeous Stainless Steel Ventu Combines Colander and Serving Bowl
The Ventu looks great, like a stainless-steel Armadillo. It also looks really hard to clean
Quirky ? It?s not just a design-by-community site which makes plastic widgets that take almost a year to actually manufacture. It?s also a place where you can find innovative and complex kitchenware.
Today?s product is the lovely-looking Ventu, a combination colander and serving bowl. The stainless steel receptacle is perforated, just like any other strainer, but it also has another bowl below the holes which keeps the one above shut tight. Push down on one of the acacia-wood handles and this section moves away, letting liquids escape.
It is clever, looks gorgeous, and makes meal prep easy: you can drain pasta and sauce it in the same bowl, for example. It also introduces needless complexity.
First, the big sell is convenience. This is true, right up until you wash it, when you will be faced with nooks and crannies into which sauced has seeped. And don?t even think of putting this into the dishwasher, unless you want to shrivel and spoil those wooden handles.
Still, there?s no denying that this would look great in your kitchen, or your dining table, and it costs a very reasonable $55. If you want one, and are prepared to wait a while, then head over and pledge your cash to the cause.
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HTC confirms Android 2.3 Gingerbread coming to Droid Incredible this summer
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HTC Droid Incredible owners have been patiently waiting for their Android 2.3 Gingerbread update and while we still don't have an actual release date for it, HTC is now advising folks it will be arriving "this summer" as noted in the email below:
Dear [Redacted]:
I understand your concern about wanting to know when the Android 2.3 upgrade will be released for the HTC Incredible. I?m pleased to inform you that there is going to be an update this summer to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). At this time we do not have any more information about the update. When the update is released we will announce it on www.htc.com and www.facebook.com/htc.
If you feel you need more information, you are welcome to send us another
email or you can contact the HTC Technical Support team at [Redacted] daily from 6:00AM until 1:00AM Eastern.
We've seen similar emails come from HTC before for various other devices, so you kind of have to take them with a little grain of salt. Ultimately, it'll be pushed out when it's ready but it is always nice to get some kind of time frame from the folks behind the software. Thanks, Michael, for sending this in!
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Opera 11.10 includes improved power saving features
Just recently, the Opera 11.10 release candidate was made available for download. It brought a handful of important feature additions -- like HTML5 File API support and IMAP enhancements -- and loads of bugfixes. Nestled in amongst the other details in the Opera team's announcement is one more interesting tidbit: Opera 11.10 offers improved battery optimizations.
The timing here is certainly interesting, what with Microsoft's recent report on how much power the top five Web browsers consume. In its findings, Opera 11 was fairly low in the standings. While we've not seen any new benchmarks yet, we're curious to know whether the Opera 11.10 RC offers any significant gains.
If you're running Opera 11.10 on a laptop, let us know if you're seeing an improvement in your battery life while browsing!
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You can now rent Adobe Photoshop for $35 per month, CS 5.5 available soon
Rejoice! No longer will you have to fork over $700 for a Photoshop CS5 license! Adobe has unveiled a new subscription scheme where you can rent the entire Creative Suite, or individual packages, by the month, or for an entire year.
Adobe Photoshop can be yours for $35 per month if you agree to rent it for 12 months, or $49 per month if you require its services for a shorter period. Dreamweaver can be had for even cheaper, at just $19 per month. The entire Master Collection is still rather expensive, though, at $125 per month.
Today, Adobe also ushered in the release of Creative Suite 5.5, and simultaneously upped its release cycle from 18 months to 24 months. This means, if you rent Photoshop for two years, it's actually the same cost as buying it outright. There's no rent-to-own option, though -- so you wouldn't have access to the cheaper upgrade price once Creative Suite 6 rolls around next year. Still, if you need access to Photoshop, After Effects or Premiere for a one-time project, the new rental scheme could be exactly what you're looking for.
In other news, Adobe has announced that it will be launching three rather exciting iPad apps that work in conjunction with Photoshop: Eazel, Nav, and Color Lava. Eazel lets you five-finger paint on your iPad, and export the result into Photoshop; Nav acts as some kind of workspace, brush and menu extension, and the hopefully named Color Lava is a paint mixing palette. The apps are expected to appear in the App Store in the next 30 days.
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What is 'ix.Mac.MarketingName' and why is it listed as a supported device for iOS apps?
On today's session of "things to ponder before lunch," we have a strange new text string added to the iTunes preview of some iOS apps, which identifies an "ix.Mac.MarketingName" as one of the compatible devices with software designed for iOS. We're seeing it listed alongside a whole bunch of apps, but importantly not all of them, which hints that it might not be just a stray piece of code or a bug in the system. The location-aware and voice-centric MyVoice Communication Aid and Microsoft's Bing for iPad apps do not include that funky MarketingName code, suggesting that it's there as a placeholder for a new supported device of some sort -- could apps finally be coming to the Apple TV? For now, we'd rather not stack speculation on top of uncertainty, so we'll just jot this down as another interesting development in the walled garden of Cupertino and wait patiently to see what (if anything) comes from it.
[Thanks, Daniel, Chris and Nick]
iPad 2 vs. BlackBerry PlayBook browser battle
As part of his BlackBerry PlayBook review, CrackBerry.com?s Kevin Michaluk put RIM?s new tablet browser one-on-one against Apple?s iPad 2.
When we put the PlayBook head to head against the iPad 2 in a browser shootout (see below), we saw pretty comparable page load times but did notice on websites where there were flash-based advertisements present, this would slow down the PlayBook by a few seconds while the iPad 2 would serve up a faster loading static image. Disabling flash evened out the load times.
Check out the video after the break and if you haven?t already, check out the rest of Crackberry?s PlayBook coverage.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Kyocera's Dual-Screen Echo May Not Reverberate With Consumers
Smartphone maker Kyocera has taken a unique approach in the design on its latest device, the Echo, The Android phone sports dual touchscreens arranged somewhat like those on a Nintendo DS. They can be used to run separate applications or combined to form one large screen -- albeit with a seam straight down the center -- when the device is folded out flat.
The Kyocera (NYSE: KYO) Echo, a dual-screen Android smartphone on the way from Sprint (NYSE: S), will arrive Sunday for buyers who've pre-ordered the device.
The Kyocera Echo from Sprint
What exactly will they get with the two screens? For starters, there's the ability to run separate apps on each screen simultaneously. They'll also be able to lock the screens together when the phone's opened at 180 degrees to create a tablet of sorts.
In sporting dual screens, the Echo perhaps stands out from the many Androids populating the market.
"I think this is going to be one of those devices that people are going to try to figure out where it belongs," Ramon Llamas, a senior research analyst at IDC, told TechNewsWorld. The curiosity factor might push people to buy the device, he added.
However, you can forget about the Echo as a wannabe tablet, advised Michael Morgan, a senior analyst at ABI Research.
"Don't think of it as one giant screen, but as a two-screen device," Morgan told TechNewsWorld.
Kyocera did not respond to requests for comment by press time.
To Have and Have Not
The most striking thing about the Kyocera Echo is what it doesn't have.
It has only a single camera, and there is no HDMI port for output to a television or other large appliance, although the device can take 720p HD videos.
"There is only one 5MP camera with flash, autofocus, digital zoom and HD camcorder capability," Sprint spokesperson Nichole Cappitelli told TechNewsWorld.
The camera is rear-facing and takes both still shots and video, Cappitelli added.
In a world where two cameras and HDMI output for smartphones are becoming the norm, this might be an issue.
Further, the Echo doesn't have 4G support, which could also cost it dearly in the future.
Sounding Off on the Echo's Tech Specs
The Kyocera Echo has two 3.5-inch LCD WVGA capacitive touchscreens with 800 by 480 pixel resolution each. Combined, they give users a viewing area of 4.7 inches with a resolution of 800 by 960 pixels.
The device has a 1GHz Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) Snapdragon processor. It runs on Android 2.2, aka "Froyo," and users can access the Android Market. Kyocera has also launched an Android developer program, accessible here.
The Kyocera Echo has a removable battery and 512MB of RAM.
The Echo has WiFi hotspot capabilities supporting up to five devices. Sensors include a digital compass, an accelerometer, a proximity sensor and GPS.
The Echo supports stereo Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and WiFi 802.11 b/g. It has a microSD card slot that supports cards of up to 32 GB capacity, and it comes with an 8 GB card.
The device comes preloaded with VueQue, an app that lets owners watch a YouTube video on one screen while doing browsing, queuing and buffering additional YouTube videos on the other.
Preloaded Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) mobile services include Google Search, Google Maps, Google Talk instant messaging, Gmail, YouTube and synchronization with Google Calendar. The Echo ha a full HTML Web browser optimized for a dual-screen experience.
Features for the corporate user include Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Exchange ActiveSync and POP and IMAP email access.
Possible Uses for the Echo
The most useful of its modes is where the top screen is slightly bent forward, "kinda like the Nintendo DS," ABI's Morgan said.
The best use for the Echo is where the user is doing different things on the two different screens, he suggested.
That's because there's a line across the middle dividing the screens when they're locked flat into a 180-degree position, something users might find annoying.
"How are you going to play 'Angry Birds,' which is a popular application, with that big line across the middle?" IDC's Llamas asked.
The Echo can be used as a two-screen device or a single-screen one. The second screen slides out and locks into place, said Morgan, who "played with the Echo a bit" at the CTIA conference, held in Orlando, Fla., in March.
Though the Echo's dual-screen design may make it a bit thicker than rival smartphones, size is not an issue with the Echo, IDC's Llamas stated.
"This device is presumably aimed at the younger crowd, which is used to carrying around dual-screen Nintendo DSes and iPads, and their size didn't turn people away," Llamas pointed out.
"The real question is, what's the user experience going to be?" Llamas asked.
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Amazon Cloud Music launched without licenses, has record labels fuming
Turns out Amazon might have beaten Apple in the online music locker race by sprinting off the blocks well before the whistle was ever blown, at least if the stunned reactions by music labels are to be believed. Reuters reports:
Music labels were informed of the plans last week. Only later did Amazon address the issue of negotiating licenses, one source close to the discussions said. That executive called the move ?somewhat stunning? and noted that some within the media industry said the service might be illegal.
?I?ve never seen a company of their size make an announcement, launch a service and simultaneously say they?re trying to get licenses,? said the executive, who requested anonymity because the discussions were not public.
I?m no proponent of the music labels, their myopic view of technology, their contempt for their own consumers, and their constant attempts to make us pay over and over again for the same content, but this might just explain how Amazon was able to launch so quickly. If Apple, Google and others are waiting to get licenses ? or have been waiting for months or years ? Amazon going without them is certainly a head start.
Ironically, the music industry has given Amazon head starts in the past ? including early access to DRM-free songs and cheaper price-points ? in order to bolster competition and try to reduce iTunes? market share. That they didn?t this time is interesting, as will be the record labels? response.
Whether you agree with the music industry?s position or not (and personally I hope they continue sinking into the same Jurassic tar pit their dinosaur brethren did eons ago), does the lack of proper licensing ? and any uncertainty it might create ? change the likelihood of you using Amazon?s new cloud music service? And if Amazon gets away with it, will Apple decide to skip the process as well and launch sooner rather than later?
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IScilloscope: $300 Kit Turns iPad, iPhone into Multitouch Oscilloscope
Oscium should have called its iPad oscilloscope kit the iScilloscope
When I saw the Oscium iMSO-104 oscilloscope, I smacked my forehead with my open palm and cried ?Of course!? What could be more sensible than taking a bulky, expensive piece of hardware and shrinking it down to fit in an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch?
The iMSO-104 is a combination of a free app and a hardware kit which attaches via dock connector. With these two parts, you have a mixed signal oscilloscope. This isn?t an oscilloscope which plays it coy, one day flirting with you and the next refusing your calls. The mixed signals in this case are digital and analog. You get one analog input and four digital, and you can choose to display the signals from any or all on the screen together.
Using the computing power and display of your iDevice means that, according to Oscium, this is the world?s smallest oscilloscope. That?s neat and all, but it would be a waste if the iPad?s touch screen wasn?t used.
Happily, it is. Swipe up and down to change the analog input level. Pinch to zoom the axes in and out, and tap and drag to move the input readouts just where you want them.
The app is free to try out, and can be grabbed from the App Store right now. The iMSO-104 kit is just shy of $300, and the first batch ? due to ship April 29th ? has already sold out. More should be coming soon.
iMSO-104 oscilloscope [Oscium via Slashgear]
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Opera 11.10 includes improved power saving features
Just recently, the Opera 11.10 release candidate was made available for download. It brought a handful of important feature additions -- like HTML5 File API support and IMAP enhancements -- and loads of bugfixes. Nestled in amongst the other details in the Opera team's announcement is one more interesting tidbit: Opera 11.10 offers improved battery optimizations.
The timing here is certainly interesting, what with Microsoft's recent report on how much power the top five Web browsers consume. In its findings, Opera 11 was fairly low in the standings. While we've not seen any new benchmarks yet, we're curious to know whether the Opera 11.10 RC offers any significant gains.
If you're running Opera 11.10 on a laptop, let us know if you're seeing an improvement in your battery life while browsing!
Microsoft releases sexy Bing app for iPad
It's still a bit odd seeing Microsoft deliver apps for Apple's mobile platform. And it's even stranger still to see one as sexy as the new Bing app for iPad, which brings a slick, immersive search experience to Apple's tablet.
Just as a regular search on bing.com will, the Bing app for iPad tailors the results it displays based on what you're searching for. There are loads of custom views, covering everything from movies and maps to weather and shopping. The app also offers a heads-up display of currently trending searches, complete with related images, which is an iPad-exclusive feature.
Navigation is a breeze thanks to multitouch controls, allowing users to flick or swipe through results. And while the development team refers to the app as "touch and decide," Bing Voice Search is also built in -- making it easy to start a query without using the iPad's on-screen keyboard.
The Bing app for iPad is available for download now from the App Store.
Sand Trap is a fun and difficult physics maze game
Sand Trap is one of those games that at first seem too hard to bother with, but when you try to stop playing it you discover you're hooked.
The goal is to get as much sand as you possibly can out of the maze and into the bucket at the bottom of the screen. You need to rotate your maze every which way to get the sand rolling around it. You then try to direct the sand to one of the exits of the maze, and hopefully into the bucket. It took me several tries to actually get sand into the bucket, but that might be due to the fact that I didn't even realize the bucket was there at first. Things improved significantly after that.
As you level up, the mazes get more complicated, with moving parts and other things making your life more difficult. Once you manage to get through all these obstacles and get enough sand into your bucket, you can move on.
As I mentioned, this is not an easy game, but it's highly addictive. The graphics remind me of some long lost game from the 80s, but this just proves that you don't need super graphics and crazy sound to make a game work. There's a soothing guitar track playing in the background and that's it, as far as I could hear, and you can enjoy it just as much with no sound at all.
If you like a fun physics challenge, don't miss out on this one!
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Flickr adds to sharing options, now easier to share photos across the Web
It sure is nice to see some new developer action over at Flickr. The relatively slow-moving photo-sharing service has just announced a new sharing update, which consists of several new and easy ways to embed or link to your photos:
- Share from Photo page: There's a new sharing option on each and every photo page. When logged off, the button shows only Facebook and Twitter options. But once you log on, you get Tumblr and Blogger too, and can configure other sharing venues as well.
- Share non-public content on Facebook: This doesn't sound like a great idea, but you now can share private photos on Facebook if you're so inclined (and if you trust your privacy settings).
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The War With Microsoft Is Over and Linux Won?
"If the goal of Linux is to beat Microsoft, we are fighting against the largest, most profitable player in the history of the industry," Slashdot blogger Chris Travers pointed out. "It will be a long struggle indeed. The victories we have scored have been notable, but these are still specific victories, and the struggle is far from over."
There's nothing like an anniversary to inspire a trip down memory lane, but after 20 years of such milestones, the effect tends to be even more pronounced.
No wonder, then, that the occasion of Linux's 20th birthday this year has provoked so much reflection.
Numerous Linux fans, of course, were busy kicking off celebrations of the event last week at the Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit in San Francisco. It was some key comments by the foundation's own Jim Zemlin, however, that caused so many to pause and consider.
'Like Kicking a Puppy'
"We just don't care that much [about Microsoft] anymore," Zemlin said in a recent interview. "They used to be our big rival, but now it's kind of like kicking a puppy."
Rather, after a "humble start as a project for a college student in Helsinki," Zemlin noted, "Linux has come to dominate almost every category of computing, with the exception of the desktop."
Now, Linux's general excellence will come as no surprise to readers of these virtual pages. What's a bit mind-bending, however, is the notion that Redmond is no longer Enemy No. 1.
Given how long most of us have believed otherwise, the idea provided considerable food for thought and conversation down at the Linux blogosphere's Broken Windows Lounge.
'The War Isn't Over Yet'
"There is truth to what Jim says: Linux really has exploded in nearly every form of the computer market except the desktop computer," Thoughts on Technology blogger and Bodhi Linux lead developer Jeff Hoogland told Linux Girl over a round of Peppermint Penguins.
Still, "I think it is important to realize that 'Linux has beaten Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)' is not the same as 'Linux has beaten Windows,'" Hoogland pointed out. "Yes it has dominated the mobile and computing markets, but then Microsoft never really had a stronghold on either of those."
Contrary to Zemlin's view, in fact, "the desktop computer is not going away anytime soon, even with tablets and smartphones everywhere," he asserted. "Linux users do still need to focus their attention there if they really want to 'beat Microsoft' in every way, shape and form."
In other words, "we've won several of the battles, but the war isn't over yet," Hoogland concluded.
'It Will Be a Long Struggle Indeed'
Chris Travers, a Slashdot blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project, took a similar view.
"Linux has beaten Microsoft in key emerging battlegrounds; that's a different thing from 'beating Microsoft' and assuming that the struggle is over," Travers opined.
"If the goal of Linux is to beat Microsoft, we are fighting against the largest, most profitable player in the history of the industry," Travers pointed out. "It will be a long struggle indeed. The victories we have scored have been notable, but these are still specific victories, and the struggle is far from over."
Similarly, "I wouldn't say Microsoft has been beaten as long as they make billions of dollars a year," consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack pointed out. "I would call them 'contained' rather than 'beaten.' FOSS has taken over markets MS has wanted to and, with one exception, locked them down to their core markets."
'Stick a Fork In It'
Slashdot blogger hairyfeet wasn't so sure.
"Oh please! It is a classic case of 'moving the goalposts' if ever I saw one!" hairyfeet exclaimed.
"The goal, stated by FOSS advocates for YEARS, was the 'year of the Linux desktop,'" hairyfeet pointed out. "Well, I think we can finally say it is over and Linux LOST. Stick a fork in it. The fat lady is down the street having a sandwich."
That opinion, however, was far from unanimous.
'Desktop Boxes Will Always Be Useful'
"There will always be immobile people using PCs," blogger Robert Pogson began. "Desktop boxes, becoming tiny and fanless and perhaps embedded in the keyboard or monitor, will always be useful."
Linux, however, "beat M$ more than 10 years ago when IBM (NYSE: IBM) and others got behind it, contributed money and manpower and promoted GNU/Linux," he asserted. "Since then, M$ has had to severely lock people in to keep them as customers."
Looking ahead, "Microsoft will not go away either, but they will have to earn their living the old-fashioned way instead of having the world throw them money for nothing," Pogson said. "I would not be surprised to see them sink to 20 percent share eventually, with all the choices smart thingies and the cloud and thin clients offer. Everyone knows they can live without M$ now."
'Mobile Is Where the Growth Is'
Indeed, "it's certainly quicker to list the areas where Microsoft still dominates than the ones where Linux or Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) (or both) are killing it," agreed Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot who goes by "Tom" on the site. "There's the desktop computer, and ... um ... gee, that was fast, wasn't it?"
When laptop sales overtook desktops, "Microsoft didn't care," Hudson pointed out. "Either one meant the sale of a Windows OS, and often other software."
The switch to "mobile-everything," on the other hand, "is already having a huge impact, because in most cases it marks the loss of another customer to Apple or Linux.
"Maybe it's not the year of linux on the desktop, but it's also not the year of Windows on mobile devices, and it never will be," Hudson concluded. "Mobile is where the growth is, for both business and the consumer, and that market is being divvied up between Apple and Linux, with Linux dominating."
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Nvidia to stop supporting the Harmony platform past Froyo
The Nvidia corporation will drop Android support for its devices running on the Harmony platform, according to a post on its official developer forums by Andrew Edelsten, Tegra Developer Relations.� This means that devices using the Harmony platform at their core� -- the Viewsonic gTablet and ViewPad7, Advent Vega, Toshiba Folio 100, and Notion Ink Adam -- will not have drivers built for video acceleration for any current or future releases of Android.�
This is not good news.� None of these Tegra 2-based devices is even a year old, and they are essentially dead in the water.� Even if someone were to build a higher version of Android for them, with no hardware support it's going to be a horrible experience.� Don't believe me?� Try an SDK�port of Honeycomb on, well, on anything.�
I got myself a third cup of coffee, and sat down all ready to bash Nvidia for abandoning support for very capable devices, then I realized something -- I can't.� These popular devices are just the first official victims of Google's new method of forcing companies to obtain its� blessing to use a free and open-source operating system.� It's not Nvidia's fault.� You can't be expected to spend money and resources to update drivers for tablets that will never have official support from Google.� Andrew says that they have already updated their Ventana based devices to Android 2.3, and are waiting for Google to release Honeycomb to them.� I'm afraid we're going to see the exact same thing with the original Galaxy Tab, and it won't be Samsung's fault this time.� The phrase "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" comes to mind. [Nvidia Developer Zone]� Thanks, Adam!
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Concept: How to watch a baby in the womb ? PreVue
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The HTC Sensation 4G Multimedia Superphone is coming to T-Mobile
Today HTC announced the HTC Sensation 4G Android multimedia superphone that is coming exclusively to T-Mobile. The Sensation has some good stuff under the hood, including a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2 GHz processor and an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p video.This is the first device to feature HTC Watch. HTC Watch gives you access to the latest premium movies and TV shows that you can watch on the HTC Sensation 4G?s qHD 4.3-inch widescreen super LCD display. Purchased content can be viewed on up to five HTC devices. The HTC Sensation 4G will be available in the U.S. exclusively at T-Mobile USA this summer. Pricing will be released closer to availability. Full press release after the jump.
HTC unveils multimedia superphone,
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HTC brings one of its most advanced smartphones ever to the United States, exclusively for T-Mobile customers.
BELLEVUE, Wash. ? April 12, 2011 ? HTC Corp., a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today introduced the HTC Sensation 4G, a smartphone that shines a spotlight on entertainment with HTC?s new HTC Watch? video service. Crafted with premium design elements, the HTC Sensation 4G features the company?s latest customer-focused HTC Sense? experience that puts people at the center by making their smartphones work in a more simple and natural way.�The HTC Sensation 4G will be available in the U.S. exclusively from T-Mobile USA beginning this summer.
?Consumers have quickly transformed smartphones into consumer lifestyle hubs ? pocket-sized entertainment centers that enable people to take their favorite multimedia content with them wherever they go. The new HTC Watch service makes it fun and easy for people to access premium movies and TV shows while on the go,? said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corp. ?The HTC Sensation 4G combines this great multimedia experience with the latest HTC Sense experience in a premium device that delivers a powerful and unprecedented smartphone to our customers.?
?The HTC Sensation 4G delivers the ultimate in speed and entertainment on America?s Largest 4G network,? said Andrew Sherrard, senior vice president of marketing for T-Mobile USA. ?With a lightning-fast, dual-core processor and 4G speeds, customers will experience the difference when accessing rich media and content on the HTC Sensation 4G?s beautiful qHD display. We look forward to adding the HTC Sensation 4G to our industry-leading lineup of 4G smartphones.?
Premium Design and Materials
Tapping into HTC?s trademark design language, the HTC Sensation 4G?s premium look and feel is enhanced by its rounded edges and aluminum unibody construction, and the touch screen surface is protected by a contoured screen that feels more natural as a finger glides across it. The 4.3-inch qHD display delivers high-resolution widescreen viewing and gives the HTC Sensation 4G slender proportions that feel natural in a person?s hand. At the heart of the HTC Sensation 4G beats a powerful, 1.2-gigahertz, dual-core, Qualcomm� Snapdragon? processor, which enables gorgeous graphics and all-around fast performance.
HTC Sense
Complementing the HTC Sensation 4G?s premium design is the latest HTC Sense experience that boasts a host of new features and enhancements, helping people have more fun and get more done. For instance, HTC Sense introduces a customizable active lock screen experience that transforms the lock screen into a real-time window to the most important information and content, such as social updates, photos, weather or stock updates that are viewed by simply waking up the display. In addition, the new active lock screen becomes a customizable gateway, which lets people quickly jump to the most-used features, such as making a phone call, sending an email, taking a picture or anything else, with the same quick gesture usually used to unlock the phone. For instance, the camera can be launched right from the lock screen with a single motion, saving precious seconds when you?re trying to capture the action. Sharper graphics, vibrant animations and new widgets make HTC Sense look better than ever and, by continuing to focus on all of the aspects, both large and small, that make HTC Sense special, HTC introduces a more cinematic and immersive weather experience with stunning imagery and audible weather effects.
HTC Sense also makes it easy to have fun by enabling people to capture and share special moments. The HTC Sensation 4G?s 8-megapixel camera doesn?t just shoot gorgeous photos ? with the new instant capture feature, it lets people capture the moments they want without worrying about missing or keeping up with the action. The HTC Sensation also shoots full HD video in 1080p resolution, with full stereo sound, at up to 30 frames per second, giving you smooth video that is better than many other phones. With the new Video Trimmer tool, people can crop their clips to the perfect size for easy sharing with friends and family.
HTC Watch
The HTC Sensation 4G is a smartphone that is built from the ground up for a sophisticated, evolved multimedia experience. The 4.3-inch widescreen display means that users can watch movies like they were meant to be seen ? in their full cinematic glory, with no cropping or letterboxing. The HTC Sensation 4G is also the first smartphone to feature HTC Watch ? an application and service that puts an entire library of the latest, premium movies and TV shows right at your fingertips, letting people discover the latest video content in an easy and visually engaging way. HTC Watch uses progressive download technology that makes it possible to watch videos without waiting for a huge file to finish downloading. HTC Watch offers the choice of renting or buying videos and, if purchased, lets you watch them on up to five different HTC devices.
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HTC Corp. (HTC) is one of the fastest-growing companies in the mobile industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones and tablets that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.
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Adobe Launches Subscription-Based Software, CS 5.5 Production Premium
Adobe's Photoshop has to be one of the most well recognized image retooling programs on the market, and we doubt the company will be giving up that crown anytime soon. This week, they've announced the Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium, described as a complete software solution for video and post-production that helps deliver content to virtually any screen. The new build improves performance and includes a number of workflow enhancements, not to mention new audio editing capabilities.
Today also sees Adobe debut an affordable and flexible subscription-based pricing plan, attractive to customers that want to get current and stay current on Creative Suite products, have project-based needs, or try the software for the first time. Would you consider trying out an Adobe product now that you can pay month-to-month? It's definitely an interesting setup, and will almost certainly appeal to folks who aren't willing to shell out major bucks for full versions.
New versions receiving major updates include Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5, Adobe After Effects CS5.5, Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5, Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5.5, Adobe Story, Adobe Media Encoder CS5.5, and Adobe Device Central CS5.5. New to Creative Suite 5.5 is Adobe Audition CS5.5, bringing its audio-for-video multitrack editing environment to both Mac OS and Windows for the first time.
Today also sees Adobe debut an affordable and flexible subscription-based pricing plan, attractive to customers that want to get current and stay current on Creative Suite products, have project-based needs, or try the software for the first time. Would you consider trying out an Adobe product now that you can pay month-to-month? It's definitely an interesting setup, and will almost certainly appeal to folks who aren't willing to shell out major bucks for full versions.
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Road to Curation Nation a Bumpy One
Both Reader's Digest and Time magazine started out as content aggregators rewriting articles from other publications. Back then, "there was not a lot of brooding about other people's intellectual property rights," notes author Steven Rosenbaum. So, what has changed between then and now? If Reader's Digest didn't already exist, could it start in today's environment?
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Last week, media giants including the Associated Press, The Washington Post, and Dow Jones sent a cease-and-desist letter targeting the iPad app Zite, which aggregates news based on a user's Twitter and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Reader activity. It may not be legal or fair for apps like Zite to collect content and present it absent the originator's advertisements, but many observers argue that this is where the industry is headed, whether anyone likes it or not.
"Readers are looking for better ways of consuming content, and they aren't getting it from traditional publishers. Why not learn from Zite and others like it instead of threatening to sue them?" asks GigaOm's Mathew Ingram. This might sound like a replay of the debate over online music distribution, but it may be more even complicated since, when it comes to content, almost anyone can be a producer.
In his engaging new book Curation Nation, Magnify.net CEO Steven Rosenbaum explains why information "curators" are gaining in importance. He makes the controversial argument that machines can't do the job as well as humans. What exactly is an information curator? Rosenbaum posits that "it is about selection, organization, presentation, and evolution."
A Human Enterprise
For example, Chris Anderson, the organizer of the popular TED conferences, calls himself the event's "chief curator." But one doesn't need to run a big conference to be an information curator. Someone who makes a list of all the things new parents need for their baby's first year of life is a curator, as is someone obsessed with Lamborghini cars who makes a hobby of reviewing and cataloging each one that has ever hit the market.
Investor Ester Dyson says she provides a curator-type service by taking photos of swimming pools in hotels all over the world and posting them on Flickr so that fellow-traveling swimmers can find good places to stay and exercise. But what's so special about a human doing these tasks versus a machine?
Rosenbaum argues that one can think of it as "art vs. science." "Show me a computer that can create music or paint a painting," he says. "Curation is a human enterprise."
Techies in Silicon Valley might beg to differ, but Russian investor Yuri Milner of Digital Sky Technologies took a middle ground in recent remarks to an audience in Abu Dhabi: "The question is how do you select what's relevant for you, and my guess is that it's probably going to be 50 percent driven by your network and 50 percent driven by algorithms."
Speed Kills
So readers want personalized content -- that's not surprising. The trick will be in finding the right business model. Zite clearly overstepped its boundaries by repackaging intellectual property to look too much like its own. To its credit, however, it responded by quickly shifting its display to be more true to the source in a "Web view mode."
This can be contrasted with historical examples found in Rosenbaum's book. For instance, he reviews the beginnings of Reader's Digest and Time magazine, both of which were content aggregators rewriting articles from other publications. Back then, he says, "there was not a lot of brooding about other people's intellectual property rights."
So, what has changed between then and now? If Reader's Digest didn't already exist, could it start in today's environment?
Rosenbaum explains that one of the biggest differences is the speed in which the articles can be copied. "Reader's Digest didn't damage the original publication."
Figuring out how to manage the huge demand for curation without damaging property rights is an important problem to be solved. When that happens, creative folks like writers for newspapers and magazines might be some of the biggest winners.
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Windows 8 to feature adaptive Aero colorization, get it now on Windows 7
While we've still yet to see anything truly Earth-shattering, the tandem of Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott continues to churn out insight about interesting new features they've discovered in Windows 8 milestone 3. The latest discovery is that Aero in Windows 8 will be able to automatically adapt itself to match your current wallpaper image. It's a bit like what Windows 7 already does with your taskbar icons: if a program alert needs your attention, the icon will glow using the predominant color (e.g. Firefox should glow orange).
And yes, you can already make Windows 7 behave this way if you like. Over at CodePlex, there's a little program called Aura that parks itself in your system tray and automatically adjusts your window borders to compliment your wallpaper images. The effect is quite nice, and you can try it out by minimizing your windows and cycling through your theme's wallpapers (right click on your desktop and choose next desktop background).
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biteSMS gets updated [jailbreak]
biteSMS has just been updated to version 5.2 which includes integration with TextFreek, a service that provides free SMS messaging between iOS, Android, and Blackberry users. This update to biteSMS also includes iOS 4.3 compatibility. The update also includes a few new features such as remembering contact settings for the bite network and carrier network. Jailbreakers should still keep in mind that even though iOS 4.3 compatibility has been added, there?s still no easy untethered iOS 4.3 jailbreak solution available yet. Click through for a full list of changes.
- TextFreek integration (text for FREE!!!) ? See biteSMS, Settings, TextFreek.
- iOS 4.3 compatibility.
- New feature for the default send method to be ?Remember per Contact?. Especially useful when you?d like to switch to using the biteSMS network for specific friends (say international or not included in your carriers unlimited plan).
- Added ringtone support for iOS 4.2.1 such that biteSMS now interacts correctly with the new iOS per contact ringtone feature.
- For biteSMS Ringtones (packaged or in directory structure) the volume is now reduced by 50% if headphones are plugged-in.
- With privacy set, the [Open] and [Call] buttons should display as active / inactive as expected.
- Fixed up bug when composing a new scheduled message it did not always show the scheduled clock icon.
Anyone download the new version? Let us know of any bugs or issues you experience in the comments!
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Android and the Great Openness Debate
Google's motivations in protecting its Honeycomb source code are understandable to Slashdot blogger and consultant Gerhard Mack, who notes, "they are worried their code won't be stable on other devices. Unfortunately, they are underestimating what the community could do for them if they opened up the code. There are plenty of hobbyist programmers who absolutely love to mess with phones and would check in fixes as needed."
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Fragmentation has long been a criticism of Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android mobile platform, but until recently, its reputation for openness had been relatively undisputed.
Of course, it's not hard to be seen as open when your principal competition comes from Cupertino. On the other hand, recent decisions in the Googleplex are making that distinction less and less clear.
The company's recent announcement that it would delay the distribution of its Honeycomb source code to outside programmers, most notably, has tarnished Android's "open" image in more than a few eyes.
So, too, have the "non-fragmentation clauses" Google's reportedly been adding to Android licenses, giving it the right of approval for any changes made to the Android code.
Bottom line? Enquiring minds in the Linux blogosphere are wondering whether Android is really open anymore.
'They Are in It for Themselves'
"There is a reason I don't trust Google any farther than I can throw them -- which isn't far considering the size of that company," Thoughts on Technology blogger and Bodhi Linux lead developer Jeff Hoogland told Linux Girl. "While I know they have done a good bit to stimulate the FOSS economy, there is no doubting that they are in it for themselves and the almighty dollar."
The fact that Google is "holding the source so other companies can't produce devices right away is just further proof of this," Hoogland charged.
"I wrote a while back why a true Linux advocate should want Meego to succeed, and even with Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) kicking them to the curb, I still have hope we may see a Meego handheld or two by the end of the year," he added. "A platform backed by a not-for-profit (such as the Linux Foundation) is the best way for a truly open mobile OS to develop."
'We Aren't There Yet'
Similarly, "long-run it would be nice to see a truly open phone/tablet OS develop," opined Chris Travers, a Slashdot blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project.
Nevertheless, "I don't think Google is the one to do this at this point," Travers added. "Really, it seems to me that the major thing missing right now is the display layer (what we use GNOME or KDE for on desktops and laptops). We aren't there yet, though."
Travers remains hopeful "that the competition from WebOS will provide some greater incentive for openness on both sides, and that this will result in newer replacements that are even more open," he told Linux Girl.
'They Are Underestimating the Community'
Slashdot blogger and consultant Gerhard Mack "can understand Google's motivations here, since they are worried their code won't be stable on other devices," he admitted.
"Unfortunately, they are underestimating what the community could do for them if they opened up the code," he noted. "There are plenty of hobbyist programmers who absolutely love to mess with phones and would check in fixes as needed."
For Slashdot blogger hairyfeet, on the other hand, "I told you so" is a fair summary of his response.
"There is ONLY one reason, and one reason alone, for a company to go out of their way to keep GPL V2 with so many going GPL V3, and that is because part of their business plan involves the users losing freedoms thanks to 'TiVo tricking,'" hairyfeet told Linux Girl.
'No Corporation Is Your Friend'
"I know some like Wikipedia call it TiVoization, but that doesn't really point out its true purpose: to trick developers into making BSD code while thinking their code is protected by the four freedoms, while at the same time tricking end users out of those same freedoms by making them think a device is F/OSS when it is in reality just as locked down as any Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) or Windows device -- probably worse," hairyfeet explained.
Among the key lessons to be learned, he added, are that "1. NO corporation is your friend -- if the choice is to burn you and make cash or make nice they WILL burn you," hairyfeet said. "2. GPL V2 is a contaminated and broken license, and any developer that releases under GPL V2 might as well just go PD and call it a day," he added.
Finally, "3. It is better to support companies like HP (NYSE: HPQ) that have actual long and proven track records with F/OSS instead of companies like Google, which has a history of sharing only the parts they believe doesn't give anyone else any advantage, such as how they refuse to release their file system even though it is based on F/OSS code," hairyfeet went on.
"So if you get an Android device thinking you're gonna get any more freedom than a rooted iPhone or WinPhone then I'm sorry," hairyfeet concluded. "Instead, pick up whatever one you can find for cheap while you wait on WebOS, which WILL be F/OSS if past HP actions are to be judged."
'Kicking M$'s Butt Is the Highest Priority'
Not everyone blamed Google so severely, however.
"Google is committed to Android being open source software; they are not committed to Android being entirely Free as in the GPL," blogger Robert Pogson began.
"I disagree with them about the license that should be used, but that is their choice," Pogson went on. "Kicking M$'s butt is the highest priority for me and Google is doing that."
Toward that end, if Android 3.0 must be restricted until it is standardized, "that works for me," he opined. "They say that Android is Open Source and I take them at their word -- they will open the source when it is ready. They have opened several previous versions and there is no reason to stop doing that in the long run."
'It's More Posturing'
Indeed, "in the hypercompetitive phone and tablet markets, everyone is looking for an advantage, which is why they're using Android in the first place," asserted Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot who goes by "Tom" on the site. "Manufacturers are now learning that even smartphones are becoming generic commodities, and that they need to differentiate based on price, added software, and now *not* breaking compatibility."
Ultimately, "this is good for the customer, who knows that her apps and her smartphone will 'just work,'" Hudson opined. "It's also good for the long-term viability of Android.
"So, while the handset manufacturers might grumble now (along with Facebook, which is rumored to be working on their own Android-based smartphone)," Hudson concluded, "I think it's more posturing than anything else."
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