Monday, June 21, 2010
deadline for entry submissions for the 2010 Gettie Awards is rapidly approaching
Deadline for entries is June 25th, 2010 6.00 PM Pacific Standard Time - The Gettie Awards is the premier event designed to showcase the world's most successful and innovative mobile applications. See http://www.gettieawards.com
Friday, June 18, 2010
Did GoWalla Just One-Up Foursquare with their USA Today Partnership?
A new partnership between social location player, GoWalla and USA Today may have just one-upped foursquare with a match made in heaven! Designed with the frequent traveler in mind, the deal encourages travelers to use the partner deals while on the move… definitely an ideal arrangement as social checkin is a favorite thing to do for people while they travel… additionally, think about it… who doesn’t grab a USA Today when on the road or at an airport?
Through the Gowalla location-based social network, USA TODAY will make airport travel easier to manage and more fun along the way. After Gowalla users check-in at any of the nation’s busiest airports, they will be presented with one of three USA TODAY Travel features:
Through the Gowalla location-based social network, USA TODAY will make airport travel easier to manage and more fun along the way. After Gowalla users check-in at any of the nation’s busiest airports, they will be presented with one of three USA TODAY Travel features:
- “Today in the Sky” Content
- USA TODAY Airport Guides
- USA TODAY Trips
Thursday, June 17, 2010
GIS Cloud Computing Company, Skygone, launches theGISmarketplace.com
Skygone Inc., an innovative GIS Cloud Computing company, today announces the launch of the theGISmarketplace.com a platform that showcases pre-configured GIS applications hosted on Skygone's Cloud infrastructure. TheGISmarketplace.com provides users with a one-stop shopping experience to search for, evaluate, and purchase hosted solutions from many leading GIS vendors. See more
Cloud computing governance must improve
Governance of cloud computing is too reactive, technology-centric and piecemeal and must improve dramatically according to Ovum. Ovum believes a new approach is needed as cloud computing, the latest in a series of disruptive trends affecting IT departments, cannot thrive without an effective governance framework that promotes and ensures coordination between IT teams. SEE More
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Aava Mobile's Hardware-Enhanced Virta Android SDK Speeds Development of Android Apps
Just in time for Computex 2010, Aava Mobile (http://www.aavamobile.com) announced Virta™ Android, a hardware-enhanced software developer kit (h-SDK) for Android developers wishing to write applications for smartphones and tablets running the newest Intel® Atom™ Z6xx Series processors (previously codenamed "Moorestown"). The Virta Android is a fully functioning x86 smartphone that comes pre-loaded with a tailored Android SDK ported to Intel Atom processors.
Dev Tip - MeeGo v1.0 for Netbooks
The MeeGo Netbook user experience is the first to appear, with the development of the MeeGo Handset user experience moving to the open in June.
The MeeGo Netbook User Experience includes:
- Visually rich Netbook user experience, building on the latest open source technologies.
- Instant access to your synchronized calendar, tasks, appointments, recently used files and real-time social networking updates through the home screen.
- Aggregation of your social networking content. This allows you to see your social networking activities on one screen, easily interact with your friends, and update your status and site information.
- For a fast and rich Internet experience the MeeGo Netbook user experience integrates Google Chrome or, if you prefer a fully open source browser solution, Google Chromium is also provided. Soon we will be releasing the MeeGo Handset user experience which will use the Fennec Mozilla Browser.
- Easy to use applications for email, calendar and media player.
- Highly optimized for power and performance.
- Languages: Japanese, Korean, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Swedish, Polish, Finnish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, English, British English
- See more at http://meego.com/
Meego battles the odds in platform war
Announced in February, MeeGo will effectively combine Intel's netbook-focused Moblin platform with Nokia's cross-platform application framework, Qt, and the cellular integration work Nokia has done in its own Maemo Linux flavour. Its flexibility means MeeGo devices will likely become commonplace in a short space of time. However, Ovum doubts Meego's short-term ability to upset the increasingly vertically integrated, vendor-driven offerings from Apple, Google, and Microsoft. See more on this latest research
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