Microsoft today launched its first Android application: Tag. Already available on other competing platforms (BlackBerry, iPhone and Symbian), this application allows as usual to scan the bar code owner of Microsoft and interpret. The application can then take several actions, such as pointing the browser to a site or view an electronic business card.
Despite its ambition in the field of mobile, with the recent announcement of Windows 7 Phone, Microsoft enriches and again the kiosk to download a mobile operating system competitor, provided the second highest in this case, after s 'be interested in leading the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch, which already includes three of its applications.
Logic suggests that Microsoft is also adapting the application Bing, he recently launched on iPhone, the mobile platform of its great rival Google. Meanwhile, the Tag application is now available free on Android Market.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Android: Adobe releases Photoshop API Mobile
After announcing the imminent arrival of Flash Player 10.1 and the AIR platform on the Android system, the Adobe also intends to promote its tools photo editing. On one of his blogs, in fact, Adobe announced the opening of the interface application programming Photoshop.com Mobile Editor for the Android system. "This means that any developer can integrate our editor in their applications," explains team.
In practice these editing tools may for example be embedded within a mobile publishing application for retouching a photograph before putting it online on his blog. Adobe may also be a strategy to overtake Google, which recently acquired the online editor Picnik and could use this technology to bear on Android. Developers wishing to find more information can go to this page.
Adobe also announced the availability of Photoshop.com Mobile Editor 1.1 for Android. Available for free via the Android Market, this new version adds options settings of contrast and brightness. Users also find a new range of effects.
In practice these editing tools may for example be embedded within a mobile publishing application for retouching a photograph before putting it online on his blog. Adobe may also be a strategy to overtake Google, which recently acquired the online editor Picnik and could use this technology to bear on Android. Developers wishing to find more information can go to this page.
Adobe also announced the availability of Photoshop.com Mobile Editor 1.1 for Android. Available for free via the Android Market, this new version adds options settings of contrast and brightness. Users also find a new range of effects.
In the U.S., Android 2.0 + is a complete navigation gestures
On his blog dedicated to mobile technology, Google announced the availability of a new application called Gesture Search. Available in Google Labs, however the software is available for versions 2.0 and higher system Android, to say as little compatible terminals today.
To simplify queries, Google already offers the voice search across the Atlantic, however, Yang Li, a researcher for the firm in Mountain View, said: "It may be that you are in an environment where it is inappropriate to speak." Gesture Search allows you to draw your fingertips a letter to automatically check for contacts, applications, media files or favorites beginning with that letter. Google states that the application is able to analyze the letters resemble one another (eg C, G) and the engine will return results for each of them. Moreover, the selection of an element after such requests will be analyzed to optimize the search.
To simplify queries, Google already offers the voice search across the Atlantic, however, Yang Li, a researcher for the firm in Mountain View, said: "It may be that you are in an environment where it is inappropriate to speak." Gesture Search allows you to draw your fingertips a letter to automatically check for contacts, applications, media files or favorites beginning with that letter. Google states that the application is able to analyze the letters resemble one another (eg C, G) and the engine will return results for each of them. Moreover, the selection of an element after such requests will be analyzed to optimize the search.
Opera Mini adapted native version for Windows Mobile
In Opera Software, an Internet browser may hide another. Only he launched a major new version for PC announced that the publisher have adapted Opera Mini for Windows Mobile. If this browser for lightweight mobile phone was already available on this operating system through the Java platform environment, the native version promises a leap in performance and user experience.
One of the main attractions of Opera Mini is the compression on the fly websites, which are transmitted through the Opera servers. Failing to ensure confidentiality flawless, this method reduces the traffic and therefore speed up the loading of pages. An appreciable gain in connection with billing for consumption, especially traveling abroad.
One of the main attractions of Opera Mini is the compression on the fly websites, which are transmitted through the Opera servers. Failing to ensure confidentiality flawless, this method reduces the traffic and therefore speed up the loading of pages. An appreciable gain in connection with billing for consumption, especially traveling abroad.
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