Archive for September 14th, 2011

Up close with Kobe Bryant in Singapore

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Kobe Bryant will meet the public at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands at 10pm on Saturday night, 17 September 2011.

Fans of Kobe Bryant can meet him at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands on Saturday (17 September 2011) at 10 pm.

Fans of Kobe Bryant can meet him at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands at 10 pm on Saturday (17 September 2011).

Marina Bay Sands will be hosting American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant on Saturday, 17 September 2011 through a series of private and public events including a basketball workshop for youths, and a public appearance at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands.
“We are excited to offer youths a once-in-a-lifetime experience from a legendary athlete through a personal hands-on basketball clinic with one of the greats of modern basketball,” said Mark Juliano, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Marina Bay Sands.
A total of 52 youths under the purview of Singapore’s Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, and 12 junior athletes from The Basketball Association of Singapore will participate in a half-hour basketball clinic at Marina Bay Sands on Saturday, where Kobe will share tips on how to sharpen one’s basketball techniques.

The five-times NBA championship winner aims to further promote key values of sportsmanship and teamwork through the sport, and motivate the youths to live their dreams and strive for the best opportunities that they can achieve.

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Windows 8 screenshots

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Here are some screenshots from the Windows 8 developer preview during the ongoing BUILD conference (13-16 September 2011) in the Anaheim Convention Centre.

Windows 8 will be Microsoft’s attempt to wrest market share in the fast growing tablet market from market leading iPads from Apple and the whole slew of tablets based on Google’s Android.

Click on the images for a larger view. These screenshots have been provided by Microsoft.

The personalized lock screen shows unread emails and other app notifications.
The personalized lock screen shows unread emails and other app notifications.

See apps and content at a glance on the start screen.
See apps and content at a glance on the start screen.

Pick the files you want to send or share from one place.
Pick the files you want to send or share from one place.

Touch browsing seems fast, fluid and intuitive.
Touch browsing seems fast, fluid and intuitive.

Large buttons for typing on the touch keyboard.
Large buttons for typing on the touch keyboard.

The thumb keyboard to avoid having to reach into the centre of the screen.
The thumb keyboard to avoid having to reach into the centre of the screen.

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Windows 8 developer preview

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

At the developer-focused BUILD conference, Microsoft has showcased a detailed preview of the next major release of Windows, code-named “Windows 8”, including new tools for developers to write applications for the new operating system.

The ongoing BUILD conference (13-16 September 2011) is being held in the Anaheim Convention Center. Here are some screenshots of the preview. Windows 8 is not expected to be come out of beta until at least the second half of 2012.

Main features

The user interface (UI)  is centred around a touch interface, although it works with a mouse and keyboard too. Microsoft calls the UI “Metro” style – displaying important information first, whilst emphasising simplicity and user control. Internet Explorer 10 aims to provide a fast and fluid touch-browsing experience.

On the start screen, apps form the focal point, the Apps “tiles” fill the entire screen. The apps work together and communicate with each other in Windows 8. For example, photos can be selected and shared from different apps via email, Facebook, Flickr or the hard drive.

The ongoing BUILD conference (13-16 September 2011) is being held in the Anaheim Convention Center.

The ongoing BUILD conference (13-16 September 2011) is being held in the Anaheim Convention Center.

If you use multiple devices, Live roams all the content from the cloud services you use most — photos, email, calendar and contacts — keeping them up-to-date on your devices, be it a desktop, laptop, netbook, tablet or smartphone. With SkyDrive, you can access your files, photos and documents from virtually anywhere with any browser or with Metro style apps in Windows 8.

Windows 8 is an enhanced Windows 7 with lower memory footprint, and runs even on low-end hardware. For PC users, Windows 8 features an enhanced Task Manager and Windows Explorer and new, flexible options for multimonitor setups.

For developers, the Windows Store will allow developers to sell their apps anywhere Windows is sold worldwide, whether they’re creating new games or familiar productivity tools. For games developers, DirectX 11 gaming power underlies Windows 8, allowing the easy creation of full-screen games with smooth, flicker-free action.

Hardware wise, Windows 8 supports ARM-based chipsets, x86 (including x32 and x64) devices, and sensors. It promises instant-on and long battery life for ultrathin PCs and tablets, and is backward compatible with software/devices that run on Windows 7.

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