Adobe Systems has signed an agreement to acquire Nitobi Software, the creator of HTML5 mobile app framework PhoneGap and PhoneGap Build. PhoneGap is an open source platform for building cross-platform mobile applications with HTML5 and JavaScript.
Steve Jobs had been suffering from various health issues after his surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in August 2004. He had undergone a liver transplant in April 2009 after which he returned to work for a year and a half before his health issues didn't appear again. Apple's employees will remember his statement in August that if there ever came a day when he could no longer meet his duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, he would be the first to let them know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
Read MoreAfter the release of Adobe Flash Player 11 the Founder and Technical Director Tim Sweeney presented the Unreal Engine 3 technology running fully inside an Adobe Flash-based environment. During the Adobe MAX 2011, Adobe’s annual conference for developers, designers and business leaders, also took place live technical demonstration of “Unreal Tournament 3,”. The first-person shooter game was visually enhanced for an even more satisfying real-time experience inside Adobe Flash Player 11.
Apple finally announced the next smartphone at the Apple iPhone event today. The new features of the iPhone 4S appeared to be a faster processor and better graphics performance. But the most important innovations that iPhone delivers is the unique combination of these new features and the new version of the iOS mobile operating system that works seamlessly together. IPhone 4S plus iOS 5 plus iCloud is a breakthrough combination that makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone ever, according to the senior vice president of worldwide marketing Philip Schiller.
How much of an update the next iPhone will be? Shall we see some noticeably new features in the new iPhone 5 as a result from the longer wait? The answer of those questions we will have tomorrow morning, when Apple holds its "Let's Talk iPhone" event. The iPhone 4 was a big step up from the 3GS, which itself was basically the iPhone 3G with a better camera and speedier insides. The iPhone 4 also did the camera and speed tricks, while adding a considerably sharper screen.
Tim Cook finally gets his chance to stride out from under Steve Jobs' shadow, and he could not have picked a better time or device to mark his unofficial debut as Apple Inc's CEO. The latest generation of the iPhone -- still the smartphone industry's gold standard after four years -- is expected to see the light of day this Tuesday, just in time for the holidays.
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