Dec 21

Apple iAds Producer helps you produce iAds for iOS devices

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We know how it is, you want to be a hotshot developer, but all that coding sounds like daunting work. Never mind, Apple’s got your back with its new iAds producer, which automates all the HTML5 and CSS3 stuff into the background and leaves you to focus on the crucial task of picking out templates and components for your perfect iAd. To be fair to this new dev tool, it does more than merely dumb down the design process. It also includes “sophisticated” JavaScript editing and debugging, a built-in simulator for testing your creation, and a project validator that checks your code for common errors. Hit the source link to give it a try.

Apple iAds Producer helps you produce iAds for iOS devices originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 17

Kindle for Android updated with periodicals and integrated web store, can be installed on SD card

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Version 2.0 of Amazon’s Kindle for Android software has snuck out tonight, bringing with it access to the company’s library of newspapers and magazines, the ability to purchase content in-app, and the freedom to choose where you want to store the app itself, which is now happy to reside on your microSD card. Other additions include social networking updates of your reading progress, the appearance of chapter titles in the reader status bar, zoom for images and graphics, and the volume keys doubling up as your page turners should you wish them to do so. The updated app’s available in the Market now — you know what to do with that QR code, right?

Kindle for Android updated with periodicals and integrated web store, can be installed on SD card originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 16

Motorola ‘Stadia’ trademark application hints at device with gaming / fitness features

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It’s not exactly a ton to go on, but a trademark application recently filed by Motorola for the word “Stadia” has at least opened up a few interesting possibilities. While the (as yet nonexistent) device in question is seemingly phone-related given the goods and services Motorola is hoping to have covered, the application also specifically mentions a “game device in the nature of handheld units for playing electronic games for use with external display screen or monitor,” along with a number of fitness-related functions like heart rate, speed, and calorie monitoring. That latter bit is further backed up by a separate “Stadia” trademark application filed by Motorola back in November, which specifically covered “fitness monitoring devices.” What does it all mean? If we had to guess we’d say it’s some sort of fitness accessory designed for use with a phone (possibly with some game-like features). Unfortunately, guessing is about all we can do at the moment.

Motorola ‘Stadia’ trademark application hints at device with gaming / fitness features originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 30

The Fingerist turns your iPhone into an iKeytar, available now

Posted in: app, Apple, application, apps, controller, game, guitar, iPhone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, Music, peripheral, speaker, Today's Chili

Remember The Fingerist, the guitar headstock-themed speaker and case for your iPhone or iPod touch? You know, the one with the shoulder strap for public (and private) performances with all of your favorite music making apps? Well, it seems that it’s finally available in the states. Indeed, there has been so little fanfare behind this announcement that the company responsible, Evenno, hasn’t even acknowledged it on its site. But don’t worry: we found this bad boy for $150 on Amazon. And if that’s not enough, iLounge has done a series of hands-on photos (see the More Coverage link, below). Or, if you’re like us, you can skip the thing altogether and groove to Rick Wakeman after the break. We do have one more thing to say about the Fingerist, however: at least it’s not endorsed by this guy.

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The Fingerist turns your iPhone into an iKeytar, available now originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 24

iPhone gets UberTwitter client, BlackBerrys have one less reason to exist

Posted in: app, Apple, application, AppStore, iPhone, social networking, SocialNetworking, Today's Chili, twitter

If the name UberTwitter sounds familiar, that’ll be because it’s one of the more popular mobile Twitter clients, accounting for 10 million tweets each day from BlackBerry users around the globe. And now it’s also available on the iPhone. Citing the “growing dominance” of Apple’s one-device-to-rule-them-all mobile platform, the UberTwitter crew has decided to expand its offering with a new open beta, which is available to download now. The major distinguishing feature being touted is something called UberView, which allows access to links within tweets without exiting the app or opening up a new window within it. Looks a pretty slick idea, but there are still some early issues to be ironed out — as with all beta iterations — and a final v1.0 should be ready to do battle with Twitter’s official app by the middle of December.

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iPhone gets UberTwitter client, BlackBerrys have one less reason to exist originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 23

Sony Reader app hitting iPhone and Android devices in December

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Playing catchup, are we? Sony’s hot on the trail of Amazon and Barnes and Noble, who already have e-reading apps for the Android and iOS platforms, with its own freshly announced Reader offering set for release next month. The functionality in this upcoming slice of software will be familiar: you get to access books already purchased at the Reader Store or pony up cash for new ones, while making bookmarks, notes and highlights on your mobile device. Throw in adjustable fonts and you’ve got your boilerplate beginning to a decent mobile e-reader. Now you just need to pick your fave ebook purveyor.

Sony Reader app hitting iPhone and Android devices in December originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 19

Copia’s ‘social reading’ platform goes live, abandons hardware plans

Posted in: app, application, Books, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, social networking, SocialNetworking, Software, Today's Chili, video

We might be busy refilling our inkwells in preparation for CES 2011, but let’s not forget that some of the CES 2010 exhibitors are still working feverishly on bringing their innovations to market. Copia is one such company, though in the time between its January debut and today it’s had to abandon its plans for own-brand e-readers and has fully transitioned itself into a software offering — with apps available for the desktop, iPad, Windows Phone 7 now, and Android and other touch devices following soon. Copia allows Facebook Connect logins, which should give you a hit at its premise — it aims to meld an ebook store in with a vibrant and active online reading community, with a litany of social and sharing features making it perhaps more attractive than the somewhat more limited social skills on offer from the current ebook market leaders. Unannounced OEM partners have been engaged to deliver the Copia platform on upcoming e-reading devices, though whether the whole thing sinks or swims will be entirely up to you, the user. See a video demo of what Copia’s about after the break.

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Copia’s ‘social reading’ platform goes live, abandons hardware plans originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 17

Windows Phone 7 will work with third party browsers, so long as they’re based on IE? (video)

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Internet Explorer not stirring your cup of Windows Phone 7 tea correctly? Well, you now have an alternative in the form of a new browser that’s arrived in the Marketplace: Browser+. It does seem to have been built on IE code rather than its own framework, so don’t get your hopes up for Chrome to Phone on WP7 any time soon. Anyhow, the new app’s been given a test drive by a couple of sites, who note it integrates a view of your current tabs and a Google search box right into the general web view, providing a slightly more accessible interface than the default option, while also throwing in a private surfing mode for the paranoid among us. A few crashes and bugs have been spotted in Browser+ so far, but hey, it’s cheap and it at least gives us hope for a less monotheistic browsing experience. See it in video action after the break.

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Windows Phone 7 will work with third party browsers, so long as they’re based on IE? (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 11

App review: Wall Street Journal Tablet Edition for Android

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We’d always thought this was going to be the year of Android tablets, but until the day Google gives its full blessing for the tablet form factor, the market will still be lacking in apps that make good use of the extra screen estate. Funnily enough, today the Wall Street Journal took a leap of faith and pushed out an Android version of its tablet app, just in time to ride on the Samsung Galaxy Tab’s first wave. In many ways, WSJ’s Android app appears to be a slimmed down version of its iPad equivalent. Once logged in with a subscription account, users are greeted by the same start screen for choosing your papers, which are automatically downloaded at launch. Naturally, once the papers are on your device, you can read them regardless of internet connectivity, and you can save your favorites to a dedicated area there for quick access as well. More after the break.

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App review: Wall Street Journal Tablet Edition for Android originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 11

Wall Street Journal releases Android Tablet Edition app, phones need not apply

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Given that the first truly respectable Android tablet just came out, the Wall Street Journal is timing its Tablet Edition app release pretty much perfectly. It aims to offer a faithful reproduction of the printed version of the paper while augmenting it with full-screen video, market data, customization options, and the ability to save articles for offline reading. $3.99 will net you a week’s worth of access on both Android and iPad Tablet Editions along with subscriber privileges on WSJ.com. The app itself is free, so if you have a Galaxy Tab just hanging around (it doesn’t work on phones, we’ve already tried on a Desire Z) you can give it a test-drive — it’s certainly what we intend to do, check back later for our impressions!

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Wall Street Journal releases Android Tablet Edition app, phones need not apply originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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