Archive for the ‘Computer’ Category

Verizon will be launching a variant of the Samsung NC150 netbook with integrated Global Access dual-mode CDMA/HSPA aircard in the second week of July on the 8th, with Best Buy launching the netbook today. The NC150 features a 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, a 10.1 inch WSVGA display, 160GB hard drive, Bluetooth and [...]

Adobe has formally rolled out the final version of Flash 10.1 for Windows, with Mac OS X and Linux versions due out in a later timeframe.  Major changes to 10.1 center on improved video functionality including video decoding, caching, streaming and memory management along with GPU acceleration on supported chipsets. [Download]

Adobe has updated their “Gala” preview Flash Player release for Mac. The updated version of Adobe Flash is a superset of their ongoing Flash 10.1 Preview Release cycle. Specifically, it adds support for Apple’s new hardware acceleration for non-QuickTime video codecs. This support was added to the operating system, apparently, specifically for Adobe to tap [...]

Remote access application developer LogMeIn has released a beta version of its Ignition remote access application for Android following up on the release of the iPhone version earlier this year. The Ignition application allows remote access to computers and supports file sharing along with document editing. The application is available on the Android Marketplace for [...]

Intel has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Atom Z6 series of processors intended for use in devices running MeeGo and Android based on its Moorestown smart device platform. The processor line will be set at 1.5 GHz for mobile applications, while another application for tablets increases clockspeed up to 1.9 GHz, with no [...]

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Palm has begun to notify app developers that the next webOS release candidate is forthcoming, with applications delveloped with the PDK plugin requested to be tested against the release to ensure app stability, as well as apps developed with other tools to ensure compatibility. The above notification places Palm’s goal of adding PDK developed aplications [...]

The latest iPhone and now iPad compatible jailbreak in Spirit is now available for download. The jailbreak is untethered and functions on OS versions 3.1.2, 3.1.3, and 3.2, with any issues arising from the hack requiring a full restore prior to attempting again. This follows the jailbreaking of the iPad almost 24 hours after official [...]

Mozilla has released a new beta version of its mobile browser code-named Fennec for download and evaluation on the Nokia N900. Key new features in this version include compatibility with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux for development work, portrait browsing, form auto-complete, context menu, volume key zoom support, and the capability to export pages [...]

Nokia has released its first version of the Qt SDK which is currently in beta. The SDK will allow developers to create and compile programs for Symbian 3.1 all the way up to Symbian^3, Maemo and MeeGo. In terms of tool and API depth, the SDK is nearly complete with the Qt class library which [...]