NASA has released an Android application, called NASA Spinoff. The app is very purple, as you can see from the screenshots below, and it basically intends to be a mobile version of the NASA Spinoff publication, which features successfully commercialized NASA technology.
Read MoreMozilla has announced the availability of the ninth beta of Firefox 4. The new version of the browser is relatively mature at this stage of the development cycle, the focus is largely on optimization and bug fixing. In a statement at the official Mozilla blog, the organization indicates that this beta is ready for more widespread testing.
Read MoreJoomla 1.6 has been released after three years of development. The latest release of the popular CMS comes with plenty of new features and changes, like better privilege control for users, better category structure and better international support.
Read MoreGoogle previously simplified attaching to and downloading from Gmail messages and uploading to Google Docs by adding HTML5-powered drag-and-drop to their Web interfaces. Currently, only Google Chrome and Firefox are supported.
Read MoreYesterday, Google launched a new version of Google Goggles that’s faster and smarter than ever before. The new Goggles 1.3 client for Android can scan barcodes almost instantly. All versions of Goggles can now recognize print ads in popular magazines and newspapers. Finally, Goggles has also learned a fun new trick for Sudoku fans.
Samsung and Adobe announced at the CES that Samsung’s Smart TV platform will be the first to integrate support for Adobe AIR 2.5 for TV, making it easy for developers to build, distribute and monetize standalone applications through Samsung’s Smart TV applications store, Samsung Apps.
Sony's still unannounced PlayStation phone could be one of the worst-kept secrets in the technology industry. Just a couple of days after images of what appears to be a PlayStation phone leaked on a Hong Kong forum, several more photos have been published on a Chinese Web site, called IT168.
Taking aside the fact that the Chrome Web Store is just a month old at this point, and the main device for using it was only sent to a limited amount of beta testers—it looks like not that many people are actually using the Web Store to buy web apps.
Read MoreThe Mac App AStore is now available as a software update for any Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. With plenty of well-known Mac apps, desktop versions of favorite iPhone and iPad apps, and even some brand new offerings, it's already looking like every Mac user's dream.
Read MoreDuring a press briefing today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky revealed some of the company's plans for Windows 8, the next major version of its flagship operating system. One of the most significant revelations is that Microsoft intends to support the energy-efficient ARM architecture alongside x86.