SAN FRANCISCO – incessant spread of smartphones makes two Linux developers interested to create mobile operating system.
Both companies are the LiMo Foundation and the GNOME Foundation. They agreed to work together to innovate in the open source world, particularly in the market for mobile operating systems.
In addition, in the near future, the LiMo Foundation will become part of the GNOME Foundation advisory board member, on the contrary GNOME will become Industry Liaison Partner for the LiMo Foundation.
Quoted by Cellular News, Monday (26/07/2010), this development represents a natural formalization based on the use of software components with a significant GNOME Mobile platform LiMo Release 2 and Release 3.
LiMo Platform itself is a Linux-based mobile device platform, including multiple components of the GNOME Mobile project as Glib, GTK +, D-Bus, GStreamer and bluez, and others.
“The goal of the GNOME Mobile is to provide a platform to the next stage of client computing. We are committed to bringing quality and freedom to the users of GNOME on mobile platforms,” said Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation Stormy Peters.
“We are very excited to work with commercial partners such as the LiMo Foundation to ensure that the GNOME Mobile technology available on mobile devices that connect and combine the LiMo platform,” he said.
Apple released IOS 3.2.1 upgrade to patch the problem of WiFi that mostly complained by iPad users.
Another addition, the update also adds Bing Microsoft’s search engine as an option, in addition to Google that remains as the default choice.
Quoted from PC World, Friday (16/07/2010), in the Apple Support site also mentioned that the IOS 3.2.1 also improve the deficiencies that complicate the user to copy and paste pages of PDF attachments in emails, patching the vulnerability that could cause the video playback does not work, and the reliability of video-out when connecting iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter.
Apple really seems to give more priority to fix the. In his announcement mentions IOS 3.2.1 Apple will improve WiFi connectivity. Unfortunately, Apple did not explain it more detailed.
As is known, when iPad reach in the hands of consumers, some people report a WiFi signal is weak so that the tablet computer is very slow when downloading and often drop. Users who want this update IOS 3.2.1, can get it on iTunes.
Google provides tools for software developers kit (SDK) in the form of Inventor App for Android to make it easier for software developers to create applications for devices based on Android operating system.
Quoted from the Telegraph, Wednesday (14/07/2010), tools of this SDK has been tested extensively by a group of developers ‘amateurs’ are not so expert in computers, including school children and students.
Google says, the goal of launching this SDK tool is the ease that lets anyone create applications for their phones. Google realized, it is only possible with the platforms ‘open’.
“The aim is to enable every person in the mobile world this could be a creator, not just being a consumer,” said computer scientist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harold Abelson who has tried this SDK tools.
Abelson added, he was very sure, this kind of project will support the rapid growth in mobile applications.
Users who want to register the program for the Android Google App Inventor must first have a Gmail email account and Android based phones. The reason this web-based tools so that users must connect their phones to a computer using a USB cable.
So far, more than 100 thousand open applications developed for the Google Android platform. Now, Android enthusiasts is also growing. One of them joined in the community Android mailing list.
SAN FRANCISCO – Just a few weeks after Google launched Google Voice for mobile phones, hundreds of internet users ask for Google to make the application accessible on the desktop.
Google Voice is one of management in mobile applications that can be used for free. Google’s launch on June 22 last. This service lets users make calls to landline or mobile phone using a special number from Google.
Google to realize these services after the company bought Gizmo5, an Internet-based voice applications (VoIP) which allows users make phone calls over the Internet.
Gizmo5 is also an application used by Google to compete with Skype. Today, Gizmo5 has attracted approximately 500 million users, which enables telephone calls from desktop to desktop, or desktop to the phone.
“We developed Google Voice to be used from any device, but specifically we will maximize use of the web, which is the world’s best user interface, to allow you to control and personalize your communications on services,” said Product Manager of Google Voice Vincent Paquet , as quoted by eWeek, Monday (05/07/2010).
Hence, to accelerate the implementation google Voice on the desktop, Internet users have joined hundreds in a petition giveusgvdesktop.com. This petition was launched since July 2 last. Unfortunately, despite the target 500 000 signatures, only 509 new people who expressed support.
CALIFORNIA – Google is one of the biggest supporters of a collection of Web technology that reproduces many important features such as Adobe Flash. In fact, HTML 5 is currently threatening the era of Flash.
One of the most important part of the HTML5 standard is support for video that can be built directly into web pages without the need for a plug-ins such as Flash Player. Other open standards such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to format Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), and Web Open Font Format (WOFF) for typography can mimic the features of Flash, but the ability to provide streaming Flash video to some of the browser is one of the main reasons Flash has a strong position.
“While the HTML5 video support enables us to bring most of the content and features from YouTube to your computer and other devices that do not support Flash Player, it has not met all our needs,” said John Harding YouTube Programmer in posts on his blog, quoted by Cnet, Friday (07/02/2010).
“Today, Adobe Flash provides the best platform for video distribution needs of YouTube, which is why our primary video player built with it,” he added.
Google actually start showing some YouTube videos with HTML5 in January, but the program is still experimental.
Adobe Flash is working hard to keep relevant despite the threat of Web technologies and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, Apple’s disparaging about Flash. Moreover, they started spreading the Flash version of Mobile, with its first Android as a platform.
In addition to releasing the iPhone 4 in the arena Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2010, San Francisco, United States, Apple also introduced an operating system that has obtained a new gloss.
Apple now calls the operating system with a new name, iOS. He offers about 100 features of which are updates of previous operating systems.
Along with the advent of the iPhone 4, iOS can also be downloaded free of charge for the devices iPad, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and the iPod touch second and third generation 32GB and 64 GB version.
In his welcoming speech, Apple founder Steve Jobs, revealing some new features of the iOS platform. Among others, multitasking capabilities, iBook, advertising, as well as file management, presented the application, and support for wireless keyboards.
As quoted from the site Mashable, iOS 4 also provides an update on the regulatory function and Mail applications. Now, iPhone applications can be categorized into separate folders.
Users can manage up to 2160 applications in their gadgets, by using features drag-and-drop that was so familiar to the user.
For checking email on iPhone, users now only need to check in a single integrated inbox (threaded message). Users can open an email attachment using third-party applications.
iOS platform will also support the customization of making iTunes playlists, tap-to-focus video camera’s zoom function of up to five times, and features photo named ‘Faces and Places’.
This feature will allow users to view and sort photos based on where they take photos and who appears in the photo.
Now, applications can also be awarded to someone else, the main screen wallpaper is also more easily replaceable, a talker spelling were implanted into the Mail and other applications, as well as a Bluetooth connection could also support a wireless keyboard.
At Apple’s biggest developers meeting,2010’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in California, at the launch of Apple iPhone 4, Apple also introduced the latest version of the Web browser, Safari 5.
Apple’s Safari 5 claimed had 30 percent faster performance than Safari 4. In fact, Aplle dared to claim the speed of Safari can be two-five times faster than Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and three percent faster than Google Chrome 5.0.
According to Cnet page, the speed can be achieved because of Apple’s Safari 5 adopts DNS prefetching, which is explained technique addresses or domains in the tabulation of Web addresses, much like looking in search engines.
Reportedly this technology not only supported by Google, Apple also took Microsoft Bing DNS prefetching to speed up the process. In addition, speed is aided by an increase or improvised Safari’s JavaScript engine, Nitro.
In addition to relying on speed, there are a number of new features embedded in the company’s Macintosh creator of the brand new browser. For example, Safari Reader, which can shorten an article with Bing support. Features designed to maximize the reading room, good for one page or several articles (multiple).
Other features, Safari 5 also has support HTML5 browsers to improve performance when reading HTML code. But this is not a new feature, for Firefox, Chrome, and Opera had already adopted it. With HTML5, Safari 5 can display full-screen video, geo-location, drag & drop,even WebSocket.
Interestingly, this time Apple gave Safari developer tools that allow developers any more free to add features and functions on the Safari browser 5. Not only that, browser performance is also accelerated when operated on Microsoft Windows.
Safari 5, with a capacity of 31 MB, it can be downloaded starting today via Apple website. However, at least you need to have a PC operating system Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Meanwhile, for the processor and memory, your PC is powered by a minimum of 500 MHz Pentium-class processor and 256MB RAM.
LAS VEGAS – Since Google Chrome released, the speed of JavaScript in the browser’s performance is still less than its competitors.
Seeing this, Google will answer these criticisms in the latest series of Chrome 5.0.375.29 Beta running on Linux, Mac and Windows. Google promised to improve JavaScript performance again.
JavaScript performance in Chrome will have the support of Google’s V8 technology. According to Google, Chrome 5.0.375.29 Beta claimed will have speeds up to 30 to 35 percent than its predecessor, depending on the benchmark used by JavaScript.
Cited by IT Management, Thursday (05/06/2010), overall, the performance of JavaScript benchmarks have been increased to 305 percent on the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark since the first beta release of Chrome in the year 2008.
Some tool vendors other browsers such as Opera, Apple and Mozilla have all been actively competing for the last few years in the field of JavaScript performance. At various points, each vendor claiming the upper hand over their rivals.
In addition to improvements V8, Chrome 5.0.375.29 Beta is the first beta version of Chrome which directly integrate the Adobe Flash Player plugin as part of the browser. Unlike other browsers which is separate from the Flash browser plugin, it seems Google has taken a different route.
“You will automatically receive security updates and features to the Flash Player with auto-update mechanism for Chrome,” wrote Mads Ager, a software engineer at Google, in a blog posting.
Security researchers in the past have reported that Flash is a dangerous risk for web users, who rarely update the software regularly to avoid the latest security vulnerabilities. potential problem could be solved by the automatic update of Google.
In addition, Google Chrome also develop the ability to synchronize the new beta release. Chrome has the ability to bookmark-syncing since August 2009. Starting with Chrome 5.0.375.29 Beta, users can also synchronize your browser preferences, such as the startup settings and themes as well.
SAN FRANCISCO – In the future, the format of HTML5 will be very important for the browser service providers, in promoting a richer web applications, Smooth web site design, interactive and interesting web. Thus the recognition of the General Manager of Internet Explorer (IE) Dean Hachamovitch
“HTML5 specification describes the support of the video without specifying a particular video format. We think H.264 is a very good format for her support HTML5, IE9 later will also support H.264 video playback,” he explained, as quoted by Softpedia, Sunday (5 / 2 / 2010).
“H.264 is an industry standard, with extensive hardware support and strong. Because of this standardization, you can simply accept what you are recording, even with the video on a normal camera, then put it on the site with the operating system or device with the support of H .264. For all these reasons, we focus on the HTML5 video and H.264 support, “he added.
Although the video format will be very interesting if paired with H.264, Hachamovitch admitted that the majority of Internet video is still dominated by Flash-based.
“Flash does have some issues, particularly around the reliability, security, and performance. Even today, Flash is still a vital part in providing the best customer experience on the site until today,” he said.
Some time ago, I heard rumors that Google was preparing for new business, an Android-based TV. With this technology, Google will integrate the web with TV.
Google TV technology called streaming TV was carrying the concept of web-based, including the ability of a web browser application, with the large size TV in the living room ready to be enjoyed. In addition, the Google TV is also connected directly to television sets and other devices such as Blue ray player.
Reportedly the user can access Internet functions such as online search, and play YouTube videos. There are also web applications for games, social networking and Google’s Wave. With this form of communication via the Internet, sharing photos, videos or maps can be enjoyed through a TV.
A Metamorphosis HDTV into a giant web terminal, is now simmering ripe-ripe by Google. With this, Google will compete with the internet industry players such as Netflix streaming TV, Vudu, or Apple TV.
As quoted from Yahoo News, Sunday (02/05/2010) The search engine giant will partner with Intel, Sony, and Logitech. Maybe this is the first television products that use the ‘brains’ Intel Atom.
Google TV is also going to use the Android operating system and technology to Logitech and Sony. Touch screen television will also be equipped with a keyboard making it easier for users surfing the virtual world.
When the time comes? Just wait for the results of Google conference titled ‘Google I / O conference’, which was held May 19 to 20 coming in San Francisco. About 3,000 developers would gather there.
SAN FRANCISCO – incessant spread of smartphones makes two Linux developers interested to create mobile operating system.
Apple released IOS 3.2.1 upgrade to patch the problem of WiFi that mostly complained by iPad users.
Google provides tools for software developers kit (SDK) in the form of Inventor App for Android to make it easier for software developers to create applications for devices based on Android operating system.
SAN FRANCISCO – Just a few weeks after Google launched Google Voice for mobile phones, hundreds of internet users ask for Google to make the application accessible on the desktop.
CALIFORNIA – Google is one of the biggest supporters of a collection of Web technology that reproduces many important features such as Adobe Flash. In fact, HTML 5 is currently threatening the era of Flash.
At Apple’s biggest developers meeting,2010’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in California, at the launch of Apple iPhone 4, Apple also introduced the latest version of the Web browser, Safari 5.
LAS VEGAS – Since Google Chrome released, the speed of JavaScript in the browser’s performance is still less than its competitors.
SAN FRANCISCO – In the future, the format of HTML5 will be very important for the browser service providers, in promoting a richer web applications, Smooth web site design, interactive and interesting web. Thus the recognition of the General Manager of Internet Explorer (IE) Dean Hachamovitch
Some time ago, I heard rumors that Google was preparing for new business, an Android-based TV. With this technology, Google will integrate the web with TV.