Category archives: Apps

 

 

Splashtop brings Windows 8 Metro Testbed to Apple's iPad (video)

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This has gotta be uncomfortable for the iPad . Now, Windows 8 tablet developers — or anyone, for that matter — can test their apps and play with the Microsoft’s Metro interface from within the confines of Apple’s ubiquitous tablet. The functionality is made possible by Splashtop , which is known for its remote desktop apps that are currently available for Android and iOS. It seems that a good amount of effort went into this application, known as the Win8 Metro Testbed, which offers the same swipe capabilities that will be available on a native system. This includes the ability to swipe from the left to switch apps, swipe from the right to reveal the Charms menu, and pull down from the top to close an application. Splashtop’s Win8 Metro Testbed is currently available for a promotional $24.99 in the iTunes App Store, whereafter it will sell for $49.99. You’ll find the full PR and a quick video tour of the app’s functionality after the break. Gallery: Splashtop Win8 Metro Testbed for Apple iPad Continue reading Splashtop brings Windows 8 Metro Testbed to Apple’s iPad (video) Splashtop brings Windows 8 Metro Testbed to Apple’s iPad (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | iTunes | Email this | Comments

 

Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America

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Via its blog site, Netflix announced that version 2.0 of its Windows Phone app is now ready for your downloading pleasure. The refresh hands the application a passport to head over to the United Kingdom, Ireland as well as 47 other countries in Latin America. In addition to its global quest, Netflix added an array of new bits in the update, including subtitles, closed captions and an alternate audio option, while performance improvements and the promise of a more pleasant browsing / viewing experience are also in tow. Naturally, you’ll need a Mango-flavored Windows handset to enjoy the app; if that’s you, the source link has something you clearly need. Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Netflix Blog , Windows Phone Marketplace | Email this | Comments

 

BBC Sport connected TV app launches on UK TiVos, brings BBC News along

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As a part of the BBC’s run up to this year’s Olympics, it is bringing new approaches to broadcast technology in a number of ways including 3D , online streaming, multiple HD channels and now, connected TV apps. Today it’s launching a BBC Sports app for connected TVs that bring in new interactive features via the BBC Red Button which will first appear on Virgin Media’s TiVo platform , along with a port of its BBC News app . First up for the interactive treatment? F1 racing , starting with the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend. In the app viewers can access live coverage of the race, highlights from previous races, and multifeed coverage of the race including in-car cameras and driver trackers. There’s a video demo and press release embedded after the break (viewable in the UK only), and the Sports app is expected to hit more devices before the Olympics starts, although it’s unclear which ones. Continue reading BBC Sport connected TV app launches on UK TiVos, brings BBC News along BBC Sport connected TV app launches on UK TiVos, brings BBC News along originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | BBC Internet Blog | Email this | Comments

 

That's right, folks: Instagram now supports HTC One X

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Upon it’s debut, one notable smartphone was curiously absent from Instagram’s list of supported devices: the HTC One X . Thankfully, all of that worry is now behind filter lovers, as the latest update for this Android app has added support for HTC’s premiere superphone and its stellar camera. In addition, the refresh is said to deliver better support for all devices based on NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 platform, provide better support for tablet users and squash a nasty bug that’d caused Instagram photos to not appear in the gallery. With this issue behind us, we can now resume living our lives without worry or fear. That’s right, folks: Instagram now supports HTC One X originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Google Play Store | Email this | Comments

 

Google Chrome 19 beta brings live tab synching to the fold

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You know the score. You’ve stepped away from your desktop, and then you think to yourself, “Damn. If only I could remember that website I’d just visited.” Now, users of Google Chrome’s latest beta will no longer have that worry. The latest incarnation of Google’s web browser gives users immediate access to all of their tabs, across all devices, which can be found within the new tab window. Here, users will discover an “Other devices” menu that gives quick and easy access to all those sites you just visited — yet for the life of you, can’t seem to remember. According to Google, beta users will see this feature gradually roll out over the coming week. Not a moment too soon, either. Google Chrome 19 beta brings live tab synching to the fold originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Google Chrome Blog | Email this | Comments

 

Adobe Mobile Reader 10.2 adds signature, form support

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For years, you’ve been eager to dump that aging landline-tethered fax machine , but those occasional signature requirements have forced you to delay the disposal, time and time again. Well it might just finally be time to kick that beige beast to the curb. The latest version of Adobe Mobile Reader for Android and iOS effectively negates that need for scanning signatures, delivering that functionality through an in-app Ink Signature tool instead. You’ll also want to take Note of the free-hand drawing option, text markup feature, sticky notes, EchoSign integration, intra-document link and form support, search tool and thumbnail navigation — all available in Mobile Reader 10.2. There’s also an update to the desktop app, Adobe Reader X (10.1.3), which includes the same Ink Signature Tool and EchoSign integration available in the mobile version. Click through to our source link for all the juicy deets. Continue reading Adobe Mobile Reader 10.2 adds signature, form support Adobe Mobile Reader 10.2 adds signature, form support originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Adobe Blog | Email this | Comments

 

Microsoft brings Word, PowerPoint, Excel to Symbian Belle handsets

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As promised , Nokia and Microsoft have made the mobile versions of Word, PowerPoint and Excel available to select Symbian Belle handsets. Earlier this year, the duo heralded the release of OneNote, Document Connection, Lync and PowerPoint Broadcast. With this latest software add, the Office suite for Symbian is (seemingly) complete. Those of you rocking an E7 , C7 , C6-01 , X7 , Oro , 700 , 701 or 603 can acquire the fresh bits by launching the Nokia Software Update utility. Not bad for a dead mobile operating system. Microsoft brings Word, PowerPoint, Excel to Symbian Belle handsets originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink PhoneScoop | Nokia Conversations | Email this | Comments

 

Amazon adds in-app purchasing to Appstore for Android devices, Kindle Fire

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Amazon’s Appstore has offered a typical application acquisition experience, save for one important detail: in-app purchasing. Beginning today, devs can now take advantage of the familiar revenue booster already available in the iOS App Store and Google Play , through the use of the Amazon Appstore In-App Purchasing API. The service will enable Android device and Kindle Fire users to pick up expansion packs, virtual gaming currency or manage subscriptions from within individual applications, with the same one-click purchase experience available in Amazon’s online store. A handful of top devs like Disney and Conde Nast have already hopped on board, but those of you who haven’t received an early nod from AMZN can now join in on the fun as well. Click past the break for a brief video intro from the e-tailer, along with a handful of testimonials in the full press release. Continue reading Amazon adds in-app purchasing to Appstore for Android devices, Kindle Fire Amazon adds in-app purchasing to Appstore for Android devices, Kindle Fire originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Amazon | Email this | Comments

 

What’s new for designers, April 2012

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The April edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery plugins, blogging platforms, coding resources, productivity and business tools, responsive design resources, and some really great new fonts. Many of the resources below are free or very low cost, and are sure to be useful to a lot of designers and developers out there. As always, if we’ve missed something you think should have been included, please let us know in the comments. And if you have an app or other resource you’d like to see included next month, tweet it to @cameron_chapman for consideration. Story Wheel Story Wheel is a new app that lets you take your Instagram photos and tell the story behind them. Just connect it to your Instagram account, then record your story, and create a nostalgic slideshow you can share with the world. TriggerApp TriggerApp is a project, team, and client management app that includes invoicing. It’s cloud based and powerful, yet incredibly easy to use. Anchor CMS Anchor CMS is a PHP5-based content management system created specifically for art-directed blogging. It has a powerful but simple theming engine, an uncluttered admin interface, and is completely free. Ingrid Ingrid is a fluid, lightweight CSS layout system that makes it easier to design re-flowing responsive layouts. It’s extendable and easy to implement, and doesn’t get in the way of your creativity. Instagram for Android Instagram has long been available for iOS, and it’s definitely among the top apps Android users seemed to want their own version of. Now it’s here: Instagram for Android. It’s a fast and fun way to share your photos. Just take a picture, choose a filter, and then post to Instagram (you can share to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, too). 15Five 15Five is a web app that makes it easy for upper-level management to keep track of what their employees are doing, without being obtrusive. Employees just take 15 minutes at the end of each week to write a report that can be read in 5 minutes. The reports can then be condensed into a single report for the CEO (or other top-level managers). Billable Billable is probably the easiest to use invoicing app on the market. Just edit the invoice that appears on the screen when you load the page, and then either save it (you can only save the current invoice, from what I gathered), export it as a PDF, or print it. Invoicebus Invoicebus is an easy to use app that lets you create invoices and quotes via a WYSIWYG editor. It supports all currencies and partial payments, lets you email docs or save them as PDFs, send payment reminders and get alerts when a client views a document you sent, and more. There’s a free plan that allows up to 3 clients, or paid plans for more. Wookmark jQuery Plugin Wookmark is a jQuery plugin for creating dynamic column grid layouts that automatically rearrange based on the browser’s viewport. Just download the JS file, include it on your site (along with jQuery), and run it on your content. From there, you can adjust the container, offset, and itemWidth. Adipoli jQuery Image Hover Plugin Adipoli is a simple jQuery plugin that gives you a variety of transitions for hovering over images. There are more than 20 transitions available, including grayscale to color, popouts, and many more! Backstretch Backstretch is a jQuery plugin for adding a dynamically resized background image to your pages. It resizes as the browser viewport changes, making it ideal for responsive designs. PageScroller PageScroller lets you add animated page targets to your website for smooth scrolling between content. You can choose to have left or right side nav, top nav, and next and previous buttons, and it comes with eight elegant skins! Rhinoslider Rhinoslider is a flexible jQuery slider/slideshow plugin. It offers multiple effects, each of which can be applied to run in different directions. New effects can be created by adjusting the settings of existing effects. CSS3 Responsive Slider CSS3 Responsive Slider is an image slider/carousel that resizes automatically based on the browser viewport, all without JavaScript! It works in Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari, with partial support in IE9. Fontomas Fontomas is an icon font generator that makes it easy to create a font that only contains the icons you want to use. Just select your icons, rearrange them, and then save. You can even load fonts (SVG/Cufon) from your own computer. Intype Intype is a text editor for Windows that offers advanced editing features like smart column selection, snippets, and multi-selection. Extension bundles let you add snippets, themes, or even language grammars (there are several already supported, including HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, Ruby, and more). SearchMeme SearchMeme is a free jQuery plugin that generates a small search button that expands into a text box when clicked on. Place it in your sidebar, your header, or anywhere else on your site. SnipSave SnipSave lets you create an account and save code snippets from anywhere. You can then edit or delete those code snippets from the easy-to-use interface. Akordeon Akordeon is a free, lightweight jQuery plugin for creating accordion layouts. It’s fully customizable and can display large chunks of content in a limited space. Morris.js Morris.js is a lightweight library that makes it easy to draw time-series graphs that actually look good, using jQuery and Raphael. Via.Me Via.Me is a new way to share photos, videos, stories, and sounds. There’s a web interface as well as an iOS app, and you can sign up with Facebook or Twitter. Noty Noty is a jQuery plugin for creating alternative alert and other notification messages (such as success, error, and confirmation). Notifications can be placed in a variety of areas, and the API allows you to customize the text, animation, speed, buttons, and more. PSDCovers With PSDCovers , you can create 3D product mockups in Photoshop using your 2D designs. You just choose and download the product shot you want to use, locate the appropriate Action, run “Step 1″ to create a template, position and scale your 2D design on that template, and then run “Step 2″ to generate the 3D result. Comcure Comcure offers forever free backups for your website. Just set up the automatic backups, and then forget about it. Comcure will run backups according to schedule, and will email you if there’s ever an issue. It even backs up your MySQL databases, and your backups will be stored at two of their five worldwide datacenters! Slidedeck2 Slidedeck2 is a WordPress content slider. It lets you create photo and video galleries, post sliders, social feed sliders (for Google+, Instagram, and Twitter), and more. OK The Creative Finder The Creative Finder has a new look. And along with it they’ve added more features, including new account types, mobile portfolios, and more. Breezi Breezi is a new website builder that makes it easy to design, edit, and launch beautiful websites in minutes. One of Breezi’s best features, and what sets it apart from most other website builders, is that it has exceptionally well designed templates to get you started. And through the end of April, when you sign up for a new site, you’ll get it free! Twitter Follow Box Twitter Follow Box adds a facebook-like box style widget for Twitter. It’s a simple jQuery plugin, but has enough options to customize the widget to match your site’s design. Nagasaki (free) Nagasaki is a free typeface designed by Sasha Iacob, inspired by the ’57 poster “Hiroshima”, which was designed by Wim Crowell. It’s perfect for posters, flyers, and other pieces where you need a big, bold display font. Sablon Type (free) Sablon Type is based on din-bold outlines using the add and subtract circles around the edges. It’s a handmade EPS font that’s licensed for both personal and commercial use. Average (free) Average is a new, free Google Web Font designed by Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni. It’s a serif font that was created after extensive research into text typeface families from various periods in history. Bobber (free) Bobber is an alternative slab serif typeface with its own distinct style. The font is available as an .ai archive. Henry (free) Henry is an all-caps, vintage style typeface based on vintage cars and fonts from the 1960s. Silver Fake (free) Silver Fake is a free slab serif typeface. It’s simultaneously modern and retro, with unique letterforms and some alternatve characters. Hem and Haw ($25) Hem and Haw is a stitched sans serif display typeface, designed by Ray Larabie for Stella Roberts Fonts. It was rebuilt from the former freeware design “Stitchen”, now with a more complete character set, including punctuation and currency symbols. Taco Wagon ($15) Taco Wagon is a distressed display font inspired by Mexican hand-painted lettering. It includes a separate file for the drop shadow, so that it can be colored independently. Sunset Strip ($79) Sunset Strip is a pretty script font designed by Jason Walcott for Jukebox Type. It includes a full collection of characters, including alternates. Sanchez ($126) Sanchez is a slab-serif typeface that strongly resembles Rockwell, except with rounded edges. It includes 12 variants, and is the first display typeface family from Linotype. Sansational ($139) Sansational is a display sans serif typeface that includes six variants. It’s a casual font, with a playful touch, designed by Jason Walcott for Jukebox Type. Written exclusively for WDD by Cameron Chapman . Know of a new app or resource that should have been included but wasn’t? Let us know in the comments! Design and sell your first iPhone game – only $59! (reg. $249) Source

 

OnLive Desktop migrates to Windows Server 2008, sidesteps licensing concerns?

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Just this time last month, we reported that OnLive was in hot water with Microsoft over the company’s ostensible lack of proper licenses for its remote virtualization software — you know, the app that gave Android and iOS users free access to Windows 7 and Office 2010 . Just recently, OnLive Desktop transitioned to Windows Server 2008 R2, and while neither company has confirmed suspicions, the move may be sufficient to satisfy the licensing requirements for both the operating system and Microsoft Office. Due to their similar foundation, most consumers are unlikely to notice the difference with the Aero theme active, and while the Windows 7 virtual keyboard is no longer available, OnLive has already replaced it with a mobile-inspired alternative. Let this be a lesson, kids: it helps to play by the rules — especially when there are plenty of loopholes. OnLive Desktop migrates to Windows Server 2008, sidesteps licensing concerns? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink Ars Technica | OnLiveFans | Email this | Comments