The latest leaked screenshots of the upcoming Max OS X release confirm that the most sweeping changes to the operating system won't be visible. Apple said that Mac OS X 10.6 would focus more on improving the performance and stability of the operating system, rather than adding features.
The YUI library turned 3 years old and is coming with a new release. The framework has really grown-up to provide a solid foundation on which to build upon and developers are certainly benefiting from it’s excellent documentation and QA.
Developers have been asked to send videos of applications based on the company's technologies, which could be featured on the code.google.com site or Google developer blogs.
When Windows Mobile 6.1 came out last year, there wasn’t much there for touch screen phones. However, 6.1 made the non-touch smartphone 1000 times more user friendly with the sliding panels and fluid Home screen. 6.5 brings touchability and ease of use to touch screen devices.
The smartphone is increasingly becoming the platform of choice for a wide variety of application providers. At the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona all the unveiled tools - a webconferencing application and two social networks, respectively - for the growing number of smartphones coming from several vendors.
Bespin proposes an open extensible web-based framework for code editing that aims to increase developer productivity, enable compelling user experiences, and promote the use of open standards.
Devices with Flash Player 10 are expected to hit the market starting in early 2010. About 40 percent of all phones that are shipped today use this version of its technology. But because Flash Lite doesn't allow for the same functionality as what's available on the Flash 10 desktop version of the technology, mobile users are missing out.
Version 2.0 of the open-sourced video jukebox is coming with some changes in order to improve it's usability. One major change is that you can now pop out your playback screen from the main player and you can continue watching videos while you surf in Miro for more videos.
While Adobe calls the site a "marketplace," the applications on it are actually free for download and not for sale. Adobe has improved the search and download capabilities of the site, as well as added RSS feed and other features that make it easier for developers to share applications.