Monthly Archives: February 2011

From Transportation to Pixels

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

“Finally, we believe in honesty in design. A user interface is created of pixels, so in Metro we try to avoid using the skeumorphic shading and glossiness used in some UI’s that try to mimic real world materials and objects.” … Continue reading →

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Search Optimization and Its Dirty Little Secrets – NYTimes.com

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

No wonder why the authorities in Texas have started an investigation on how some websites appear at the top and some are “banned”…     Search Optimization and Its Dirty Little Secrets – NYTimes.com

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Green technology isn’t just a trend and Lenovo has the first certified laptop

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Lenovo had some problems with Greenpeace in the past, but it seems that they learned their lesson well. UL announced that it has issued its first-ever Gold level Sustainable Product Certification for the laptop category to the Lenovo ThinkPad T420, scheduled … Continue reading →

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Ανάπτυξη παιχνιδιών για συσκευές με Windows Phone 7

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

Διαβάστε τι λέει ένας έλληνας developer, o Μάριος Καραγιάννης, για τις εμπειρίες του από την ανάπτυξη 2 παιχνιδιών για WP7. Δοκιμάστε και εσείς, δεν είναι κάτι εξωτικό…  “Για πρώτη έκδοση πάντως, πιστεύω ότι η Microsoft, αν και αργά, (ξανά)μπαίνει πολύ … Continue reading →

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Nokia and Microsoft – an unholy alliance?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

We are living in interesting times… Nokia and Microsoft are “shaking hands” on many different things and not just a smartphone OS platform. Till now they were considered to be “enemies” even though they had already agreements on Exchange and … Continue reading →

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European Union’s ‘One charger for all’ is the final solution

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

The end to multiple chargers… onechargerforall.eu I wonder how Apple will handle EU’s requirement for micro-USB connectors. They have to show a solution till the end of 2011. The text below says: “For phones that do not have a Micro-USB interface … Continue reading →

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Turn your iPhone to a Windows Phone 7

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

There must be a reason to do something like this. Getting tired of app icons? Maybe… Live tiles are more efficient? Probably… For some, it’s pure blasphemy.    [Preview] OS7 – w/Live Tiles.

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Batteries That Breathe: lithium-air

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

A new technology in batteries promises double the energy for the same volume and 5 to 20 times the energy for the same weight! It seems that research to enhance batteries for electric cars will bring to us more “juice” … Continue reading →

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Adobe prepping “Creative Suite 5.5 Digital Publishing” for iOS, Android development

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

Flash has finally entered iPhone and iPad through the back door. Flash Pro CS5 is already packaging flash apps for iOS but don’t expect to have the exact functionality (and performance) you can have on a desktop machine. Especially animations … Continue reading →

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