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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Daily Crunch: Pre-Valentine Edition
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Firefox 5 UI mock-ups from Mozilla: pinned sites, slicker search bar, and more
Over the last few days, Mozilla's lovely Are We Pretty Yet? has been steadily accumulating Firefox 5 interface mock-ups. If you haven't visited AWPY before, its primary purpose is for listing and fixing bugs in the Firefox 4 UI -- but it seems it will now also be used to showcase potential interfaces for Firefox 5.The mock-ups include concepts for 'desktop apps', which are Firefox's answer to IE9's pinned sites, and hopefully they'll re-use the same meta tags so that website developers won't have to accommodate both browsers. Presumably a similar interface will be used for Open Web Apps when they finally emerge, too.
There are some suggested changes to the search bar, mostly to make it more streamlined -- and no sign of it being merged with the location bar, like Chrome or IE9.
Firefox Sync looks like it will be more prominently advertised, both on the about:home default start page, and in Remember Password and Edit Bookmark dialogs.
Finally, it looks like enabling/disabling and updating add-ons could be significantly streamlined in Firefox 5. It seems a little odd to break out into a separate window after moving to a tabbed add-on manager in Firefox 4, though.
It's unlikely that any of these are more than design concepts at the moment, so don't get too scared or excited. We shouldn't have long to wait before real builds of Firefox 5 begin to emerge, anyway -- probably by the end of March.
There are a couple of full-size screenshots of the mock-ups after the break.
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Firefox 5 UI mock-ups from Mozilla: pinned sites, slicker search bar, and more originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Microsoft details Windows Phone 7 update problem, 'small number' of Samsungs affected
Redmond is opening up and offering a few facts, stats, and tips around its first update to Windows Phone 7 -- an update that didn't go smoothly for everyone -- and it sounds like there are at least three distinct failure modes, two of which are pretty simple to fix. The company figures that somewhere around 10 percent of users attempting the upgrade encountered a problem, but of those, "nearly half" failed because they lacked a proper internet connection or enough disk space (turns out the update process takes a backup of the phone's contents just in case something goes horribly awry). Most of the remainder may have been swept up in the issue affecting "a small number" of Samsung devices, an issue that the company says it's working to fix as quickly as possible -- and in the meantime, they've turned the update off for those models. Put simply, when you get prompted to install the update, Microsoft simply recommends that you've got plenty of hard drive space on your PC (you can't do this one over the air) and a solid connection to the interwebs; some 90 percent succeeded in installing the new code, which isn't too shabby considering this is the very first update to the platform they've attempted so far. Let's just hope that brick rate is down to zero by the time the good stuff comes, right?
Microsoft details Windows Phone 7 update problem, 'small number' of Samsungs affected originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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YouTube Ad Blitz 2011 lets you watch, share and rate Super Bowl ads
YouTube Ad Blitz is an official YouTube channel going strong since 2007, with over 21 million channel views. It shows all Super Bowl commercials, uploaded instantly once they're broadcast in-game. Saw an ad you liked? Now you can watch it again! Better yet, the channel makes it super-easy to share ads with friends who missed them during the game.
A big part of the fun is being able to vote for your favorite commercials; it's actually an official contest, with rules written up by lawyers and all. The contest goes on until Feb 14th, and you can vote as you watch, using the thumbs up/thumbs down buttons on each video.
At any rate, contest or no contest, this is a beautiful showcase of the latest and greatest in advertising.
YouTube Ad Blitz 2011 lets you watch, share and rate Super Bowl ads originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Facebook Messenger iPhone app lets you voice chat with your friends
Grab Facebook Messenger for $2.99 in the App Store, and you'll have a convenient way to voice chat with your Facebook friends on-the-go. Select a friend's name from your contact list, tap the call button, and they'll receive a link to complete the connection in their current Facebook tab. Once your friend clicks through, your VoIP chat session is ready to go. GigaOm reports a slight delay on both the desktop and iPhone app, but overall reviews are very positive so far.
Curious to see how it works? Check out the video demo after the break.
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Facebook Messenger iPhone app lets you voice chat with your friends originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Mockingbird is a fantastic in-browser tool for creating website wireframes
Mockingbird is like a digital version of the back of a napkin, but on steroids. It runs in-browser, and is powered by the magic of HTML5 (so it might work on an iPad). Mockingbird provides you with a rich toolbox of UI widgets like buttons, rectangles (both rounded and "regular") and image placeholders, as well as more Web-specific elements like a "search box" or vertical/horizontal navigation bars.
All you have to do is drag-and-drop the elements around the screen and resize them until it looks just right. I've tried it with one website mockup, and the result was pleasingly clear - it communicated exactly what I had in mind.
Mockingbird is a paid service (starting at $9/month) but you can use the tool itself even without an account - you just won't be able to save your work. That's not as bad as it sounds, because more often than not you may just want to relay a quick idea.
Mockingbird is a fantastic in-browser tool for creating website wireframes originally appeared on Download Squad on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Android '2.4' Gingerbread will arrive in April, will support dual-core Honeycomb apps
No, that's not a typo: an update to Android 2.3 will arrive in April to allow single-core smartphones to run Honeycomb's dual-core apps. The news comes from hardware manufacturer Viewsonic, which insists the new version will be numbered 2.4 -- and it won't be called Ice Cream as expected; it will just be an updated version of Gingerbread.Apparently the only change between 2.3 and 2.4 is the support for Honeycomb apps, which are designed to run with a dual-core processor -- and Android 2.3, as it stands, only supports single-core processors. Viewsonic is releasing a 'jumbo' smartphone with a 4.1" screen, which is why it understandably wants access to the Honeycomb library of tablet-oriented apps.
We're not sure why Google would break away from its now-famous versioning system. It's also odd that this news comes from a third party, and not Google itself. We wouldn't be surprised if this actually turns out to be version 2.3.3 or 2.3.4, rather than 2.4. The same source at Viewsonic also says that Ice Cream will be 3.1, and thus another tablet-oriented OS -- which would mean that the next smartphone version of Android could begin with 'J.'
Our money's on Jello.
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BlackBerry PlayBook Scrapbook app creates and shares fun photo collages (video)
As you can see in the video after the break, Scrapbook makes it easy to throw together (almost literally) fun photo collages on the PlayBook which you can then share with your friends. Scrapbook also lets you add cartoony speech, thought balloons and other stick-on elements to your creations, and it sure looks like a lot of fun to use.
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BlackBerry PlayBook Scrapbook app creates and shares fun photo collages (video) originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apple holding iPad 2 event on March 2
As rumored, Apple will indeed be holding an iPad 2 event on March 2 with the tag line: Come see what 2011 will be the year of. Start your predictions in the comments! [Engadget] Apple holding iPad 2 event on March 2 is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. [...]Apple holding iPad 2 event on March 2 is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
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Five Things We Want From the New iPad, and Why
Apple will announce the iPad 2 next Wednesday, March 2nd, as made rather obvious by invites sent out to press this morning. Apart from the new iPad, that means one thing: speculation. I’m not immune, so here’s my list of things I think will make it into an already capable machine. I have stuck to [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/five-things-we-want-from-the-new-ipad-and-why/
WinPho 7 Update Gives Some Phones Fatal Brain Spasm
Microsoft released its first software update for Windows Phone 7 this week -- and promptly stubbed its toe. The update reportedly caused problems with Omnia 7 and Focus smartphones, both made by Samsung. Some users complained that the update left their phones "bricked," or rendered completely inoperable. Microsoft has apparently temporary disabled the update for these devices.
SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone & iPad updated with video-out support
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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone & iPad updated with video-out support originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Free iPad a Day Giveaway From Zagg
Everyone loves a great contest, especially when it’s free to enter and involves giveaways! How would you like the opportunity to win a free iPad? For all of February Zagg will be giving away a free iPad to one lucky winner each day of the month! You can enter the contest once a day simply [...]
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What Can 3D Do for the Web?
In 2009, director James Cameron made people love seeing 3D movies in the theater again. In 2010, electronics companies began offering the first in-home stereoscopic 3D TV sets, and content providers launched Blu-ray 3D and broadcast 3D channels. Now it's 2011, and there are still big changes happening in the 3D space, but there's one major source of media and entertainment that hasn't really come a-knocking to the 3D door yet.
Motorola Xoom Launches Without Flash
Motorola’s $800 white elephant, the Xoom tablet, will ship without Adobe’s Flash browser plug-in. The news, gleaned from small print on Verizon’s new Xoom pre-order page, has been confirmed by both Motorola and Adobe.
Update: The $800 launch price for the Xoom has been confirmed by the company’s press release. It will also be available for [...]
Update: The $800 launch price for the Xoom has been confirmed by the company’s press release. It will also be available for [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/motorola-xoom-launches-without-flash/
Samsung launches five more i-Function NX Series lenses, we long for broader compatibility
Samsung launches five more i-Function NX Series lenses, we long for broader compatibility originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ShopSavvy Will Integrate Groupon In Its Apps [Apps]
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Dell rolls out updated XPS 15, XPS 17 laptops
Dell rolls out updated XPS 15, XPS 17 laptops originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Lavasoft Rogue Gallery puts fake antivirus and rogue applications on display
It's hard for less-savvy computer users to stay out of trouble on the Internet, and part of the problem is that they just don't know how to identify potential threats. Fortunately, there are plenty of great online resources you can use, or point your friends and family to. We've already covered the excellent Facecrooks, which helps users avoid trouble on Facebook, and today we're taking a look at the Lavasoft Rogue Gallery.
Lavasoft is the company behind Ad-Aware, the granddaddy of adware removal apps. Though its malware cleanup crown has been snatched away by Malwarebytes in recent years, Ad-Aware remains enormously popular -- and Lavasoft provides a nice public service by displaying the fake antivirus (fakeAV) and rogue applications it discovers for all to see.
Rogue applications are those nasty programs which appear to be useful utilities like antivirus or Windows tune-up tools. In reality, of course, they're some of the nastiest threats around. They're easy enough to spot if you know what to look for, so spending a few minutes going through the Lavasoft Rogue Gallery is highly recommend to anyone who needs a bit of help avoiding Internet dangers.
Lavasoft is the company behind Ad-Aware, the granddaddy of adware removal apps. Though its malware cleanup crown has been snatched away by Malwarebytes in recent years, Ad-Aware remains enormously popular -- and Lavasoft provides a nice public service by displaying the fake antivirus (fakeAV) and rogue applications it discovers for all to see.
Rogue applications are those nasty programs which appear to be useful utilities like antivirus or Windows tune-up tools. In reality, of course, they're some of the nastiest threats around. They're easy enough to spot if you know what to look for, so spending a few minutes going through the Lavasoft Rogue Gallery is highly recommend to anyone who needs a bit of help avoiding Internet dangers.
Lavasoft Rogue Gallery puts fake antivirus and rogue applications on display originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tiny House Makes Webcam Users Look Like Giants
Ryuji Nakamura decided that he’d turn himself into a giant. A virtual giant. With some paper, a sharp blade and a few minutes of careful cutting and folding, Nakamura came up with this webcam covering house, which makes any video conferencer look as if they are a huge monster, peering one-eyed through the window of [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/tiny-house-makes-webcam-users-look-like-giants/
Android '2.4' Gingerbread will arrive in April, will support dual-core Honeycomb apps
No, that's not a typo: an update to Android 2.3 will arrive in April to allow single-core smartphones to run Honeycomb's dual-core apps. The news comes from hardware manufacturer Viewsonic, which insists the new version will be numbered 2.4 -- and it won't be called Ice Cream as expected; it will just be an updated version of Gingerbread.Apparently the only change between 2.3 and 2.4 is the support for Honeycomb apps, which are designed to run with a dual-core processor -- and Android 2.3, as it stands, only supports single-core processors. Viewsonic is releasing a 'jumbo' smartphone with a 4.1" screen, which is why it understandably wants access to the Honeycomb library of tablet-oriented apps.
We're not sure why Google would break away from its now-famous versioning system. It's also odd that this news comes from a third party, and not Google itself. We wouldn't be surprised if this actually turns out to be version 2.3.3 or 2.3.4, rather than 2.4. The same source at Viewsonic also says that Ice Cream will be 3.1, and thus another tablet-oriented OS -- which would mean that the next smartphone version of Android could begin with 'J.'
Our money's on Jello.
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Daily Crunch: The Batman Cometh Edition
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Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/17/daily-crunch-the-batman-cometh/
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Kinect SDK Could Open New Worlds for Motion-Controlled Interfaces
Science fiction enthusiasts could probably connect over plans Microsoft announced Monday for Kinect, the company's interactive gaming add-on for the Xbox 360. A software developers kit is on the way, Microsoft representatives told journalists at a sneak-peek event that featured a Kinect digital rendering right out of the classic simulation movie "Westworld."
Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/71922.html
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Samsung develops mobile DRAM capable of 12.8GB/sec data transfers, making all other memory jealous
Samsung develops mobile DRAM capable of 12.8GB/sec data transfers, making all other memory jealous originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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YC-Funded HelloFax: Sign And Send Faxes From Your Browser, Without The Hassle
In a perfect world, the fax machine would have taken the hint by now and made a graceful exit as it was supplanted by superior (and more environmentally friendly) technologies like email and e-signatures. Alas, faxes are still around, and some businesses insist on using them on a daily basis. Fortunately companies like eFax have sprung up to serve as stand-ins for fax machines, and now there's a new Y Combinator-funded startup that's looking to make life even easier. Meet HelloFax. Now, online fax services aren't anything new. eFax and MyFax (which was just acquired by the former) both offer robust services to deal with faxes without having to actually own a machine. At least, that's the promise. But HelloFax founders Joseph Walla and Neal O'Mara say that these services make it a pain to actually fill out forms and sign documents, which leads people to print them out, sign them, and then scan them into their computers to send them back (which sort of defeats the point). HelloFax wants to fix this.
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Why Nobody Can Match the iPad?s Price
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad last January, the biggest surprise wasn’t the actual product. (Many shrugged and called the iPad a “bigger iPhone.”) It was the price: Just�$500.
Nobody expected that number, perhaps because Apple has traditionally aimed at the high end of the mobile computer market with MacBooks marked $1,000 and up. And perhaps [...]
Nobody expected that number, perhaps because Apple has traditionally aimed at the high end of the mobile computer market with MacBooks marked $1,000 and up. And perhaps [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/ipad-price/
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Walking Stick Wobbles But it Won?t Fall Down
Like a Weeble toy mates with a basketball player, the Balance Stick won’t fall down. You can hobble along, pause to buy a pack of cigarettes or a fifth of scotch and just let go of the stick. It will stay beside you, upright and waiting obediently by your side, slightly wagging its handle until [...]
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/walking-stick-wobbles-but-it-wont-fall-down/
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Opera 11.10 Barracuda incoming
With nothing more than the most tantalizing of teasers, the Opera team has just announced that an early build of Opera 11.10, codenamed Barracuda, will emerge "in the near future."As far as Barracuda's feature set is concerned, all we know is that "another popular Opera feature will be taken to the next level."
If any of Download Squad's seven Opera users are out there: shall we take some bets on which feature the Opera team is hinting at? Our money's on hardware acceleration, though that doesn't really fit with Opera's hint...
Opera 11.10 Barracuda incoming originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Anonymous posts decompile of Stuxnet worm
Anonymous have now posted a decompile of the Stuxnet code for all to see, though whether or not the group has any plans for the worm itself remains to be seen. At present, Anonymous is more focused on publicizing the HBGary emails and shedding light on some of the company's seedier dealings -- which included an offer to sell a botnet.
Anonymous posts decompile of Stuxnet worm originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Best Stories of Today, February 21, 2011 [Total Recap]
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