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The Chrome Web Store welcomed a new arrival today, and it goes by the name of appMobi XDK. While the addition is targeted squarely at developers, it’s entirely free and packs quite a doozy — cross-platform HTML5 software development from within the web browser. As you might expect, the tool is perfect for making applications to run within Google Chrome, but get this… it’s also capable of creating native apps for submission to Apple’s App Store and the Android Market. Like any competent development environment, it features a full set of debugging tools, along with the ability to test your apps via on-screen emulation and directly from your target device. Hardware integration is accomplished with JavaScript hardware abstraction, which enables access to the camera, GPS, accelerometer and the like. Further, the platform boasts full compatibility with PhoneGap, which means you can easily transition if you’ve got a project in the works. If you’re already hooked, be sure to check out the PR after the break, which describes such goodies as in-app purchasing and secure user authentication, which are made possible with appMobi’s cloud services.

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appMobi XDK delivers free cross-platform dev environment to Chrome Web Store originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re headed over as we speak to get an early look at what TouchWiz has in store for Tab 10.1-totin’ New Yorkers, but in the meantime, Samsung’s served up a laundry list of details (after the break) to clue everyone in on what it’ll bring. Aside from pushing the TouchWiz UX overlay atop Android 3.1 (Honeycomb), the new digs will also enable Samsung Kies 2.0 support for PC and Mac, solving an issue we spotted a few weeks back. For those unfamiliar with Sammy’s Android dressings, this one promises to bring a Live Panel (described as a magazine-like widget view for immediate access to weather, social updates, email, and news on the home pane), a Mini Mode Tray (providing one-touch access to commonly used apps), Clipboard (it’s copy and paste, advanced), Photo Editor (it edits JPEGs, y’all) and the token Indicator Quick Panel (which enables users to quickly toggle on / off WiFi, notifications, sound, brightness and settings in lower right hand corner of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 display).

Of course, proceeding with the update means that you’ll get Amazon’s Music Cloud Player, the Kindle app and ‘Words with Friends’ preloaded, but enterprise folk can at least look forward to full support for Exchange ActiveSync version 14, on-device encryption and compatibility with Cisco’s VPN / Sybase MDM / WebEx. Still hungry for more? How’s about wireless printing to any “compatible” printer, as well as a bolstered Swype app that enables resizing of the keyboard and movement of the keys to any position on the panel. You’ll also find Adobe’s Flash Player 10.3, a redesigned Samsung Media Hub service and a promise that all Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners will start to see it beginning August 5th. If you’re eager to get prepped for Friday’s release, hit the source link to setup a required Samsung account; once registered, you’ll be notified when your device is ready for the upgrade and given drop-dead simple steps to complete it. Naturally, we’ll be bringing you an early look of the changes as soon as humanly possible.

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Samsung details TouchWiz UX update for Galaxy Tab 10.1, OTA rollout goes public on August 5th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You’ve seen us on Flipboard, Boxee, Roku and even the world wide web. And now, you can see even more of us, slotted between some of the world’s greatest technology sites in Editions. It’s a snazzy new iPad news app, taking its place alongside a smattering of formidable alternatives while presenting a highly customizable view. Upon first launch, you’re presented with a veritable plethora of options, enabling users to create an “Edition” consisting of local news, technology, business, politics, etc. You’re even able to add and subtract actual news sources from within a category, amongst other subtle personalization tweaks. Of course, you can download our app on a handful of platforms, but if you’re looking for a bit of variety (and really, why wouldn’t you be?), hit the source link to give ‘er a go. It’s free, after all.

Update: Seems to be US-only for now, but we’re told it’ll hit the UK and Canada “in the coming months.”

Disclaimer: This app was created by AOL, who keeps the lights on around here.

Editions iPad app: yet another way to ingest your technology news (and Engadget!) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on April 27, 2006 by CyberNet.

For a limited time you can get AceHTML Web Site Development software for FREE (Retails for $69.95). For those people that don’t feel like busting the bank to get Dreamweaver then you will find this to be a good alternative. The feature list for AceHTML is pretty extensive and supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, XHTML, Perl, JSP, WML and PHP.

Before you get all excited let me warn you that you cannot design pages visually as you can with Dreamweaver. However, this does do a nice job for those people that actually code a site instead of visually editing a site.

To get this for free you will have to follow the link below. It will ask you for a promotional code which you should input dynamicdrive into the text box. When you are installing the software you need to be careful because I almost installed a “sponsor toolbar” that is bundled with the installation. They offer you the option not to install this but they try to get it past you.

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When Google Maps launched their "Street View" last week it started a huge spectacle of people looking for odd photos. Some of the things people found were quite funny, but I’m glad that Google launched such a feature because it helps people become familiar with areas that they haven’t visited.

It’s definitely a cool feature, but let the truth be told that it doesn’t stack up to what Microsoft’s Photosynth can do. If you haven’t heard of Photosynth then I’m sure you’ll be quite impressed. It essentially "assembles" images into a 3D world that you can navigate, and it is even more amazing than it sounds.

The downside to Photosynth is that it requires a lot of processing power to assemble the images together into a structural model that can be navigated. For that reason it hasn’t been opened up to the public yet, so you can’t upload your own pictures to see what this thing can really do.

However, they have taken a big step forward in helping prepare a piece for BBC’s new series entitled "How We Built Britain." The PhotoSynth team has spent 6-months preparing image mashups for Ely Cathedral, Burghley House, the Royal Crescent, Bath, the Scottish Parliament Buildings, and Blackpool Tower Ballroom. As long as you’re running Internet Explorer or Firefox, feel free to check them out yourself (it does require that you install an add-on though).

For those of you who don’t feel like installing anything, I have put together a 4-minute video demonstration of each place they have implemented:

Pretty cool, huh? I thought it was awesome being able to fly around all of the different places, and it definitely gives future tourists an inside look at popular areas.

Whether the Photosynth team will ever be able to increase the performance of the image assembling process is still a question that I find myself asking. It took them 6-months to prepare these galleries, so making something available for consumers to use would not be an easy task. Although the video in this post by the Photosynth team implies that there are other things this technology can be used for.

If you’ve got some photos of Britain that you don’t mind including in the project, they can be submitted at BBC’s site here. Alternatively you could upload your photos to this Flickr group.

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