Here’s a quick summary of what was shown and announced about the Samsung GALAXY Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 after the break:
Oct 192011
Oct 192011
BlackBerry BBX is the next generation mobile platform that takes the best of the BlackBerry platform and the best of the QNX platform to connect people, devices, content and services.
The BlackBerry BBX platform will include BBX-OS, and will support BlackBerry cloud services and development environments for both HTML5 and native developers. BBX will also support applications developed using any of the tools available today for the BlackBerry PlayBook – including Native SDK, Adobe AIR/Flash and WebWorks/HTML5, as well as the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps – on future BBX-based tablets and smartphones.
Additional announcements and highlights from BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 include:
- BlackBerry WebWorks and HTML5 apps compatible with current BlackBerry smartphones and tablets will run on future BBX-based devices - http://developer.
blackberry.com/html5 - Native SDK for BlackBerry PlayBook goes gold; released for general availability
- BlackBerry Cascades is a rich user interface framework coming to a future release of the Native SDK.
- SDK for Adobe AIR Now Supports Adobe AIR 3.0
- BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Developer Beta now available, includes BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps - https://bdsc.webapps.
blackberry.com/android/bpaa/ - BlackBerry Open Source Initiative to port popular Open Source libraries to the BlackBerry PlayBook platform, like Bullet Physics and Box2DX, scripting languages like Lua, multimedia libraries like OpenAL and SDL, gaming frameworks like Cocos2DX and general-purpose libraries like Boost and Qt. - http://blackberry.
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Oct 192011
Hey guys, for those who don’t know yet, the launch of the first and newest Ice Cream Sandwich is going to be announced soon. Go to http://youtube.com/android to watch the launch streamed live. It will start at 10am October 19th 2011 Singapore Time.
Here are the various global timing:
04:00PM - Hawaii (October 18th)
07:00PM - Pacific (October 18th)
08:00PM - Mountain (October 18th)
09:00PM - Central (October 18th)
10:00PM - Eastern (October 18th)
03:00AM - London (October 19th)
04:00AM - Paris (October 19th)
06:00AM - Moscow (October 19th)
10:00AM - Singapore (October 19th)
11:00AM - Tokyo (October 19th)
Oct 192011
Hey what did I tell you? That’s the Motorola RAZR, and it will be available at all three local telecommunications operators – SingTel, StarHub and M1 – starting from early November.
Here’s the quick rundown:
- 1.2 GHz dual core processor with 1GB RAM
- 4.3″ Super AMOLED with Gorilla Glass and splash-guard coating (even on the electronic boards inside)
- Super thin body with sculpted glass and diamond-cut aluminum accents and KEVLAR fibre coating
- Running Android 2.3.5
- Motorola MotoCast app, the power to stream or download content from your PC straight to your device
- front-facing 720p HD video camera and 8-megapixel rear-facing camera
- Smart Actions – a preloaded app on Motorola RAZR that lets you automate everyday tasks and enable better battery life
What do you think? I’m drooling already.
Find out more about the new Motorola RAZR here.
Oct 182011
The Canon EOS-1D X is capable of a continuous shooting speed of 12 frames-per-second, making it the world’s fastest full-frame DSLR, powered by the new Dual DIGIC 5+ image processor. A summary of other key features include:
- 18.1MP full-frame (35mm) sensor
- Image noise control improved by 2 stops
- Next generation high-density reticular 61-point AF system
- New shutter unit with carbon fibre shutter blades promises 400,000 shutter count
- Advanced EOS Movie features for better compatibility with video production workflows
- Dust-proof and drip-proof magnesium alloy body, with new carrier wave-based dust removal system
Amazing features, but I’m wondering where does the next Canon 5D Mark III (if ever) stand with all these improvements from the Canon EOS-1D X.
Full press release after the break. Continue reading »
Oct 182011
Remember the awesome image deblurring technology Adobe showed off during Adobe MAX 2011? Check out the video above. The official videos from Adobe is now available for consumption.
The sneaks are intended to give Adobe MAX 2011 attendees a look at future technologies. These technologies may, or may not, make it into future versions of Adobe products. The demos are currently being hosted on AdobeTV, and include:
- Image Deblurring – removing blurriness from digital photos caused by camera shake while the pictures were being taken;
- Local Layer Ordering – a new way for graphic designers to create layered compositions that better reflect the way real world objects act;
- InDesign Liquid Layout – using InDesign to create high quality magazines that automatically adapt layouts across devices and screen orientation;
- Near Field Communications in Adobe AIR – using Adobe AIR to create applications that communicate with the physical world;
- Automatic Synchronization of Crowd Sourced Videos – synchronizing video clips taken with different cameras and from different vantage points into a single immersive video;
- Reverse Debugging in Flash Builder – the ability to step backwards in time while debugging a Flash application to better find the root cause of bugs;
- RubbaDub – automatically replacing the dialog of a video clip with separately recorded audio with perfect synchronization;
- Pixel Nuggets – searching through a large library of images by identifying images that contain the same people, backgrounds, landmarks, etc.;
- Monocle – a new visual tool to help developers find and fix performance problems in Flash applications;
- Video Meshes – an entirely new way to edit videos, including the ability to create 3D fly-throughs of 2D videos and change focus and depth of field;
- GPU Parallelism – using a device’s graphic processing unit (GPU) to accelerate performance of general purpose computing.
I’m excited for the future of Adobe, and the possibilities of what the creative industry can gain from all these new technologies.
Oct 182011
RIM is offering a selection of free premium apps worth more than USD$100 to customers around the world as an expression of appreciation following the recent service disruptions that affected customers in Europe, the Middle East, India Africa, Latin America and North America. These premium free apps will be made available starting October 19, 2011 until December 31, 2011.
The complete selection of premium apps will become available to download at BlackBerry App World over a period of four weeks beginning Wednesday, October 19th. The selections over this period will include the following (with more to come):
- SIMS 3 – Electronic ArtsBejeweled – Electronic Arts
- N.O.V.A. – Gameloft
- Texas Hold’em Poker 2 – Gameloft
- Bubble Bash 2 – Gameloft
- Photo Editor Ultimate – Ice Cold Apps
- DriveSafe.ly Pro – iSpeech.org
- iSpeech Translator Pro – iSpeech.org
- Drive Safe.ly Enterprise – iSpeech.org
- Nobex Radio Premium – Nobex
- Shazam Encore – Shazam
- Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant – Vlingo
RIM’s enterprise customers will also be offered one month of free Technical Support. Current customers will be offered a complimentary one month extension of their existing Technical Support contract, and customers who do not currently have a Technical Support contract will be offered a one month trial of RIM’s BlackBerry Technical Support Services – Enhanced Support, free of charge. Additional details about the program and information about how to register will be available at www.blackberry.com/enterpriseoffer.
Oct 172011
Google is doing their clean up of their services, and Google Buzz is the next one to get the axe, among other services. Google Buzz will be decommissioned in a few weeks together with the Buzz API (November 14th 2011).
Other services that will be phased out on January 15th 2012 includes: Code Search, Jaiku, iGoogle Social features, University Research Program for Google Search.
Focus, and making Google lean once again. Will anyone miss any of these services?
Oct 172011
Do you have what it takes to host a YouTube channel showcasing the latest in consumer technologies, local news and events, as well as content aimed at engaging social media users? Do you have the personality to become the next Social Media Star of SingTel?
Open to Singaporeans and Permanent Residents, the casting call will be run on SingTel’s Facebook page from October 15 to November 8 2011. The winner will walk away with a $10,000 cash prize and a contract to host the YouTube programme.
If you’re interested, submit a photo, short video introduction, and bio of yourself. The judging panel will consist of SingTel senior executives, as well as popular local bloggers and celebrities. Out of all the public submissions, only 20 will be selected. After that, only one winner will be selected by public voting (30%), and celebrity judges and SingTel senior executives (70%).
For more details, go to facebook.com/singtel. Oh, and only females are eligible. Sorry guys.
Hmm, I wonder if I can be one of the judges. 
Oct 172011
Google is in the midst of the largest redesign in its history, with more changes to come. Many have wondered who let the designers out of their cage at Google and set them on the path of making Google’s products more focused, effortless, and elastic. You’ll be surprised at the answer (hint – who else?). Jon Wiley, lead of the user experience team from Google, shares what has changed with Google at UX Week 2011.