Windows Phone 7 Series to integrate Xbox LIVE? Thanks to Eric Rudder, Microsoft’s senior VP of technical strategy, showing off a 2D arcade-type Indiana Jones game on a prototype Asus smartphone, Xbox 360 and Windows 7 PC during the Tech-Ed Middle East 2010 in Dubai. The XNA, Silverlight, and .NET framework all make this possible. Interestingly, if you’re using a Windows Phone 7 Series phone to play, you can enjoy touchscreen and accelerometer controls. Video follows after the jump. Continue reading ‘Video: Windows Phone 7 mobile gaming showcased at TechEd 2010′
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Developer of ShopSavvy, Big in Japan, has announced that it has acquired Snappr, a pioneer in mobile barcode scanning and creator of the first iPhone application capable of scanning 2D barcodes. The company will incorporate Snappr’s technology into ShopSavvy, the leading comparison shopping app for Android and iPhone users.
“Snappr took the concept and technology of two-dimensional QR Codes and packaged them into an easy to use Web service and mobile application,” said Alexander Muse, co-founder of Big in Japan. “We are busily working to integrate their technology into ShopSavvy as we expand the functionality and value of the application for both users and retailers.” Continue reading ‘Big in Japan acquires Snappr to expand ShopSavvy Barcode Scanning’
Adobe Systems has released a new version of its Photoshop.com Mobile app for Android phones. Photoshop.com Mobile 1.1 for Android adds new Contrast and Brightness editing tools, as well as new fun photo effects: Vibrant, Pop, Vignette Blur, Warm Vintage, Rainbow, White Glow, Soft Black & White.
Adobe also makes Photoshop.com Mobile editor available to third-party android applications! It means that any developer of an Android application can actually embed the editor into their application.
If you are a developer and are interested in learning more about using the Photoshop.com Mobile editor in your product, visit Adobe’s site for more details and the source code.
Palm webOS Software Development Kit version 1.4 is now available for download on the Developer Portal.
Palm webOS 1.4 SDK (build 419) updates:
+ webOS incorporates WebKit 4, which features enhanced CSS support and numerous other improvements
+ The webOS implementation of the HTML 5 Media API has been updated, bringing closer conformance to the spec and incremental improvements to audio performance
+ The Camera API has been extended to let an app initiate video capture, in addition to image capture
+ The V8 JavaScript engine used in webOS has been updated
+ Numerous tools fixes and enhancements
+ Emulator ROM updated to webOS 1.4
+ Updated Framework to revision 330
+ Template rendering performance is significantly improved
+ The Camera API has been extended to let an app initiate video capture, in addition to image capture
+ and more.. (Release Notes here)
Microsoft and researcher Chris Harrison, from Carnegie Mellon University, have been working on a new technology simply known as Skinput which is a unique interface that is somehow projected onto our skin – a method that allows the body to be appropriated for finger input using a novel, non-invasive, wearable bio-acoustic sensor. Video follows after the jump. Continue reading ‘Microsoft’s Skinput: Appropriating the Body as an Input Surface’
If you’re one of the top developers in Android Market with one or more of your applications having a 3.5 star or higher rating and more than 5,000 unique downloads, you will receive an email from Google about “Device Seeding Program for Top Android Market Developers”: Continue reading ‘Google gives FREE Nexus One or Motorola Droid phones for Top Android Market Developers’
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Mobile is now available for FREE download. Connect Pro Mobile offers users mobile access via an iPhone or iPod touch to rich communications including collaborative meetings, training sessions and Web seminars. This application was developed using the Flash platform and the Packager for iPhone to publish it as a native iPhone application.
You can watch and listen to live presentations including real-time presenter webcam video and screen sharing demonstrations. You can see who is in the meeting at any given time, and collaborate with others using live text chat. VoIP meeting audio will broadcast straight to your device over a WiFi or 3G connection, or the meeting host may give you the option to join a telephone conference call.
Adobe will be able to use the same code to deliver this application on other mobile devices when AIR for mobile devices becomes available later this year. Adobe also anticipates iPad users will be able to take advantage of Connect Pro Mobile as well.
TAT (The Astonishing Tribe) has been developing a new augmented reality application for cell phones. The Recognizr app will enable Android phones to recognize your buddies’ faces and what web services and social networks they’re connected to, like Skype, YouTube, Facebook, and more. By aiming your cellphone at someone’s face, the app will associate it with profile pictures in your contact lists.
You can check out the Recognizr face recognition demo video below. The facial recognition app is expected to hit the Android Market in the next few months. Continue reading ‘Recognizr brings face recognition to Android’
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