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May
May
Interactive Books on iPad
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iPad eBooks have become very popular lately, and after Apple iBooks update there has been much discussion of interactive ebooks that readers can interact with. The latest-gen ebook s contain embedded videos and dynamic content, so they need never be out of date. Books can also contain links to websites, so that published ebooks are more of a dynamically-revised wiki than a volume of information current at a particular point in time. The revolution marks a step from a digital representation of printed matter to computerized encyclopaedic multimedia files presenting a much more rounded approach to any subject.
Yet the idea of interactive books printed matter is not at all new - [...]
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May
May
Adobe has launched Creative Suite 6 in beta and its new Creative Cloud service. Creative Cloud is a hosted-software service. Users can pay monthly for a Creative Suite, instead of having to shell out $1299 and above in one go, at $50 per month for one year (or $30 per month if you already use CS3/CS4/CS5). There's also a no-commitment monthly payment scheme, costing $75, useful for one-off projects or perhaps for training yourself to use CS5 professionally without buying a full copy befoer you land the job.
For their money subscribers get access to the complete Creative Suite palette of 14 different programs, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Fireworks, and so [...]
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Apr
Apr
PeekTab App
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Retina-X Studios recently launched PeekTab app, a multi-platform monitoring program to be installed on tablets. Parents or sinister employers will be able to secretly monitor tablet use.
The new monitoring system is available for both iPads and Android devices, and runs silently in the background, recording all activity on the tablet and sending it to a secure online control panel over the internet. Real charming program, this one.
The control panel can organize and display information to parents or employers from any web browser, allowing remote monitoring on the tablet in real time. Using the software enables the person monitoring the device to look through web history, [...]
Categories : app
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Apr
Apr
IGZO technology coming soon
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Apple is preparing its new TV called iTV to be released later this year. New technology IGZO (indium, gallium, zinc, oxide) display, made by Sharp, is to be implemented on this new iTV as well as other Apple products.
Rumours are that smaller thin film transistors used in these displays will increase pixel transparency, resulting in as much as 90% smaller energy consumption. IGZO screens will offer twice the detail with same transparency levels. This will effectively begin the new era of smart TV. Less power equals to smaller battery size and that will bring us thinner and lighter TVs, smartphones and portable computer devices.
New Ivy Bridge processors as well as new IGZO [...]
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Apr
Apr
Build your own app! Cocos2d
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Ever wanted to become an app maker? Sounds complicated right? With apps for just about everything under the sun, you wonder if your efforts would be fun and rewarding?
How do you start? You need a computer (check), time (will make it) and a bit of programming knowhow (ouch!).
Now there is an app that teaches you the basics of Xcode needed to design your own app. The app that offers you this tutorial on very much a "Hello World" style is called Cocos2d guide: tutorials for Xcode. There are 15 lectures, from simple graphics creation to making your own sound.
Cocos2d is a powerful framework for building 2D games and you can use it to create your own apps. Cocos2d guide: tutorials [...]
Categories : app
