- Microsoft unveils new IE9 Developer Preview and Test Drive site
Microsoft is continuing to push on its?Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) project, hoping to continue early momentum that has brought some new sheen to the venerable brand.
The company is releasing a new Developer Preview, the 6th for IE9, and a new Test Drive website to allow the masses to interact with the underlying technology of the browser without committing to using it. - New in Google Maps for Android: Updated reviews, search filters, and Latitude real-time updating
Google has announced a new set of features for Google Maps for Android, allowing smartphone users to search for Place reviews, change specific filters on search results and update their Latitude locations in real-time. - Twitter Debuts Official App for Windows Phone
Twitter has just announced an official mobile app for Windows Phone. The application is available immediately for all Windows Phone 7 devices.
Twitter also?says this app is particularly fast and brings users all of the features that you’d expect from Twitter.? - Electrostatic feedback: how future touchscreens might shock us
Toshiba and Senseng have developed a prototype of an electrostatic variant of vibrotactile feedback for touchscreens in other words, they’ve developed a way for users of smartphones, tablets and other touchscreens to get tactile feedback from their devices using static. - Flickr Now Lets You Sign Up With Your Google Account
Flickr announced today that Google would be its first partner in its introduction of?OpenID for new account signups. Starting today, anyone can sign up for a new Flickr account using their Google account. - Adobe Demos Flash-to-HTML5 Conversion Tool
When we talked to Adobe’s Paul Gubbay about how?the company sees Flash and HTML5, he made it clear that Adobe is very interested in supporting both platforms.
At Adobe’s MAX conference the other night, that message was made manifest with a live demonstration of a?Flash to HTML5 conversion tool, which is currently in the works. The tool is incredibly impressive in that it can convert full Flash animation into HTML5 on the fly.
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Morning News Update, October 28 2010
- Myspace Accused Of Ripping Off Stealth Startup Pinterest
This morning?Pinterest co-founders Ben Silberman, Paul Sciarra and Yashwanth Nelapati woke up to a barrage of?tweets,?So @myspace has completely ripped off @pinterest. It really pisses me off when an old, tired hack tries to undermine hardworking inovators. [sic]?Myspace revealed its new redesign last night and Pinterest users quickly picked up on the similarities between the two site aesthetics, leading to an?intense Twitter debate. - Sencha Takes On Flash With HTML5 Animator
Sencha is making a big bet on HTML5. The company, which was formerly known as Ext JS, raised a hefty?$14 million round led by Sequoia Capital in June. Since then it has been perfecting its HTML5 framework Sencha Touch a framework that lets you build mobile web apps for iOS and Android that feel?almost native and are also cross-platform. And today, the company is adding another big addition to its product suite:?Sencha Animator. - Flickr takes a Twitter cue; introduces suggested friends and Facebook contacts
Given that, from the start, Flickr was intended to be a social photo sharing platform, the latest move from the company comes as no surprise.
According to the?Flickr blog, the site is introducing a People You May Know feature. - Apple holding “secret summit” with select iOS devs next week
Business Insider is reporting that Apple is set to hold a?secret iOS developer summit next week. The event apparently begins next Tuesday and will run for three days. While Business Insider doesn’t have any firm details yet, they speculate that the purpose of the summit is to improve the quality of apps on iOS devices in order to stave off competition from Google’s Android App Store. - Google makes some design changes to Gmail in mobile Safari
The first change is a that scrolling now mimics the speed of your swiping on the screen, making longer messages easier to read through. The second change is that the toolbars within Gmail are now locked while you scroll (they used to appear after you were finished scrolling).
Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong photos
Those are all public Flickr photos of our journey.
Have fun browsing through them and feel free to comment!
I’m back
…just wanted to let you know that I returned from my journey.
Look out for some upcoming pictures in my Flickr stream!
I’ll be gone
Dear readers,
I’m just writing to let you know, that I’ll be gone for a while now.
First I’m going to work at the Frequency Festival in St. Pölten for the next few days as IT administrator.
I’m especially looking forward to see Skunk Anansie, Muse, Massive Attack and 30 Seconds To Mars.
After the Festival my girlfriend and me are heading for our big journey which will take us to the following places:
- Singapore
- Cairns
- Brisbane
- Gold Coast
- Byron Bay
- Sydney
- Adelaide
- Alice Springs
- Melbourne
- Hong Kong
- …and probably a few more down under
I can’t wait until I’m back in my favorite country Australia! 🙂
Maybe – if I have net access – I’ll update this blog or my Flickr Account with some news while traveling but I’m not sure if I’ll find the time and motivation, so don’t bet on it 😉