3D Movies Are Coming Soon to iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android

Here’s something you probably didn’t know your iPhone could do: display movies in 3D. Actually, it can’t quite yet. But a company called Spatial View is launching an online 3D movie store, 3DeeCentral, and it has submitted an app that grants access to it for review by Apple. It’s not going to be native three-dimensional video but still offers similar results and the cool thing is you won’t have to wear those hideous polarized glasses! 3DeeCentral should be available later in the fall and should cost < $20 when it releases for iOS and Android devices. ...

October 1, 2010

Facebook Movie “The Social Network” Releasing Today (not in India)

The Social Network is a movie about the founder of the most popular social network website ‘Facebook’ till date. This movie with tag line “You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies” is directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin. It is officially releasing today in USA and Canada. The release date in India is on 10th December 2010. Jesse Eisenberg plays the role of Mark Zuckerberg, the talented CEO of Facebook. The movie was adapted from Ben Mezrich’s 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal, the film focuses on the early years of Facebook, founded in 2004. ...

October 1, 2010

Google’s New Image Format “WebP”, plans to kill JPEG

In its continuing attempts to make the web faster, Google is trimming down the size of image files, which make up about 65% of the bytes on the web. Google announced that it is releasing a developer preview of a new image format WebP. An alternative to the JPEG format, which is typically used today for web pictures and images, WebP should “significantly” reduce the byte size of images, Google promises. ...

October 1, 2010

Google launches online database of Android Phones

If you are new to the Android Phone market, Google just made the process of comparing devices a lot easier with the launch of their Google Phone Gallery. This new online database includes all the major Android manufactures along with most of the carriers that sell their phones Android phones can be sorted by alphabetical order or release date. Users can even add up to three devices for a side-by-side comparison. Currently, only phones with Google Mobile Services are listed. ...

September 30, 2010

Developers see bright future of Android

Apple rules the short term but Android holds more promise in the long term. A survey released by SiliconValley.com says that majority of the 2400 polled developers believe that Android will be the platform for the future. Few key points in the survey - 72% of developers say Android “is best positioned to power a large number and variety of connected devices in the future” – while only 25% said iOS will rule the new device world Nearly 56% of developers said they favored Android’s long-term outlook as a platform for them to make money, while 37% picked iOS 76% said iOS presents the best moneymaking opportunities, while 19% chose Android 88% said Apple has the best app store, while only 10% said that of Android

September 28, 2010

Microsoft shutting down ‘Spaces’–ties up with WordPress

Nearly six years after launching its own blog publishing platform, Microsoft is effectively ending development of Windows Live Spaces and announcing a partnership to upgrade users of the service to WordPress.com. The companies just made the announcement at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. “Automattic is a company filled with great people focused on blogging and how to continually make their blogging experiences better and better,” says Dharmesh Mehta, director of Windows Live product management, in a blog post. ...

September 28, 2010

RIM outs PlayBook–the BlackBerry Tablet!

Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the new professional-grade BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and BlackBerry Tablet OS. 7" LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing 1 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD video recording Video playback: 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV Audio playback: MP3, AAC, WMA HDMI video output Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB, charging contacts Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java Ultra thin and portable: Measures 5.1"x7.6"x0.4" (130mm x 193mm x 10mm) Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g) Additional features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook will be shared on or before the date this product is launched in retail outlets. RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future. The BlackBerry PlayBook is expected to be available in retail outlets and other channels in the United States in early 2011 with rollouts in other international markets beginning in (calendar) Q2. ...

September 28, 2010

Confirmed! Windows Phone 7 to Launch on October 21

Microsoft will launch a wide range of Windows Phone 7 devices on October 21 in UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain (US launch date is not confirmed yet). Microsoft will be holding an open house on the 11th of October in New York City where the focus is expected to be Windows Phone 7 and Kinect. The holiday season could explain a November launch for WP7 in the US. ...

September 26, 2010

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Launches $100M Startup

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a blog post confirming his commitment to Newark’s public school system with $100 million foundation called Startup: Education. Saying that, “Education has always been important to me and my family,” Zuckerberg then goes into length about his views on education and the, “many different challenges all facing education at once.” Mark Zuckerberg sat down with Oprah to discuss his new Startup:Education foundation that he officially announced in the blog post. ...

September 25, 2010

“Seabird”–Android Based Concept Phone from Mozilla

Last week, people were buzzing over Facebook Phone, now its time to give some to Mozilla. Earlier today, Mozilla labs unveiled Seabird – an Android based concept phone. You may have seen a lot of mobile phone concepts, but the one you are going to see below will blow you away, seriously this is one of the best concepts ever made. It was created Billy May, a community member in the Mozilla Labs community. ...

September 24, 2010