Archive for the ‘Software’ Category
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
In less than one year, 100 million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store.
Apple's Mac App Store tops 100 million downloads.
“With Autodesk products in both the App Store and Mac App Store, we can reach hundreds of millions of Apple users around the world,” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president of Platform Solutions and Emerging Business at Autodesk. “With our free AutoCAD WS and the more powerful professional drafting tools of AutoCAD LT, we’re using the Mac App Store to deliver new products and reach a growing base of new Mac customers.”With thousands of free and paid apps, the Mac App Store brings the App Store experience to the Mac.
Users can buy apps using their iTunes account, and download and install them in just one step.
Apple’s App Store now has more than 500,000 apps.
Overall, customers have downloaded more than 18 billion apps and continue to download more than 1 billion apps per month.
The Mac App Store offers thousands of apps in Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories.
“The Mac App Store has unparalleled reach and has completely transformed our distribution and development cycle,” said Saulius Dailide of the Pixelmator Team. “Offering Pixelmator 2.0 exclusively on the Mac App Store allows us to streamline updates to our image editing software and stay ahead of the competition.”Users can browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what’s hot, see staff favourites, search categories and look up top charts for paid and free apps, as well as user ratings and reviews.
The Mac App Store is included with Mac OS X Lion and is available as a software update for any Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
Mac developers set the prices for their apps, keep 70 percent of the sales revenue, are not charged for free apps and do not have to pay hosting, marketing or credit card fees.
Tags:Apple, Apps, downloads, Mac, Mac OS
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Monday, December 12th, 2011
The long-battery-life Huawei Honor smartphone was launched on 7 December 2011 and will be available in Singapore from 16 December at S$528 (incl 7% GST).
| Networks |
WCDMA/HSPA+ 900/2100 MHz; GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Speed |
HSPA+ DL 14Mbps/UL 5.76Mbps |
| Display |
4″ FWVGA (854×480 pixels) capacitive touch screen |
| Operating System |
Android Gingerbread 2.3 |
| Memory |
512MB RAM, 4GB ROM, up to 32GB micro SD |
| Camera |
8 megapixel autofocus HD and 0.3 megapixel |
| Size/Weight |
122mm x 61.5mm x 10.9mm (LxWxT) / 135g |
| Connectivity |
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, micro-USB connector, 3.5mm audio jack, DLNA-certified |
| Processor |
1.4 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon |
| Audio |
FM radio, MP3 ringtones, Dual-MIC |
| Battery |
1900 mAh Lithium-ion |
| Sensors |
Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, Gyro, compass, Assisted GPS |
| Additional |
Access to CloudDrive (available end Q1 2012) |
Tags:Android, Gingerbread, Honor, Huawei, smartphone
Posted in Android, Cloud, Gadgets, Huawei, Phones, Prices, Specifications | 3 Comments »
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
The Lumia 800 was launched in Singapore on 7 December 2011 and goes on sale today at a RRP of S$775 (excl GST and no contract).
Nokia Lumia 800 on Microsoft Windows Phone 7. Click on image to see full data sheet.
The “social” Nokia Lumia 800 comes in 3 vivid colors (cyan, magenta and black) and promises great Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer 9.
Nokia Lumia 800 comes in 3 colours
It features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor.
The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music.
The main technical specifications of the Nokia Lumia 800 are summarized below.
| Networks |
WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Speed |
HSDPA cat 10: 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA cat 6: 5.76 Mbps |
| Display |
3.7″ WVGA (800×480) AMOLED capacitive touch ClearBlack display with pinch zoom, 2.5D curved glass seamlessly integrated to unibody |
| Operating System |
Windows Phone 7.5 – Mango |
| Memory |
512MB RAM, 16GB storage |
| Camera |
8Mpix auto-focus Carl Zeiss, LED flash, Video capturing MPEG-4 720p @ 30 fps |
| Size/Weight |
116.5 mm x 61.2 mm x 12.1 mm (LxWxT) / 76.08 cc / 142 g |
| Connectivity |
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, micro-USB connector and charging, 3.5mm AHJ connector, Accelerometer, Proximity, Magnetometer, ALS |
| Processor |
1.4 Ghz Single Core MSM8255 (WCDMA) |
| Audio |
MP3 player, Audio jack: 3.5mm, Supported codecs: mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, m42, m4b, wma, EVRC, QCELP |
| Battery |
1450 mAh |
| Talk time |
(GSM/WCDMA) up to 13 h/9.5h |
| Standby time |
(GSM/WCDMA) up to 265h / up to 335h |
| Music playback |
up to 55 hours |
Tags:Lumia, Lumia 800, Mango, Microsoft, Nokia, smartphone, Windows Phone 7
Posted in Gadgets, Lumia, Microsoft, Nokia, Phones, Prices, Specifications, Windows Phone 7 | 7 Comments »
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
The Lumia 710 was launched in Singapore on 7 December 2011 and will hit the shelves in a few weeks at a RRP of S$505 (excl GST and no contract).
Nokia Lumia 710 on Microsoft Windows Phone 7. Click on image to see full data sheet.
Nokia Lumia 710
The Nokia Lumia 710 can be personalized with exchangeable back covers and is designed for instant social & image sharing, and promises a great browsing experience with IE9.
It is available in black and white with black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers.
With the same 1.4 GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 promises to deliver high performance at an affordable price.
The main technical specifications of the Nokia Lumia 710 are summarized below.
| Networks |
WCDMA 900/1900/2100, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Speed |
HSDPA cat 10: 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA cat 6: 5.76 Mbps |
| Display |
3.7″ WVGA (800×480) TFT capacitive touch ClearBlackTM display with pinch zoom |
| Operating System |
Windows Phone 7.5 – Mango |
| Memory |
512MB RAM, 8GB storage |
| Camera |
5Mpix auto-focus, LED flash, Video capturing MPEG-4 720p @ 30 fps |
| Size/Weight |
119mm x 62.4mm x 12.5mm (LxWxT) / 81.1cc / 125.5g |
| Connectivity |
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, micro-USB connector and charging, 3.5mm AHJ connector |
| Processor |
1.4 Ghz Single Core MSM8255 (WCDMA) |
| Audio |
MP3 player, Audio jack: 3.5mm, Supported codecs incl.: mp3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, wma |
| Battery |
1300 mAh |
| Talk time |
(GSM/WCDMA) up to 6.9 h/7.6h |
| Standby time |
(GSM/WCDMA) up to 400h |
| Music playback |
up to 38 hours |
Tags:Lumia, Lumia 710, Microsoft, Nokia, smartphone, Windows Phone 7
Posted in App, Gadgets, Internet Explorer, Lumia, Microsoft, Nokia, Phones, Prices, Software, Specifications, Windows Phone 7 | 4 Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
For business folks who need a long battery life, check out the Huawei Honor (S$528 incl GST), which features a 1,900 mAh battery, a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and an 8 megapixel HDR-enabled camera.
Huawei Honor (S$528 incl GST) will be available in Singapore from 16 December.
The high capacity battery promises to provide the longest battery life among smartphones in the 4-inch screen range – lasting up to three days on a single charge
“Huawei Honor is a high performance smartphone which is simple-to-use, but also packed with advanced technology that allows people to communicate, connect, entertain and share content easily,” said Alan Wong, Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei Device, South Pacific Region.Huawei Honor runs on Android Gingerbread 2.3 operating system and has a 16M true colour Full Wide VGA capacitive touch screen (854×480 pixels).
Its 10.9 mm thin body weighs 135g and includes a gyroscope, G-sensor, and proximity and light sensors.
The smartphone is DLNA-certified to enable interoperability with other DLNA-certified devices such as digital cameras, game consoles and TVs.
This makes it easier to share digital photos, music and videos between different devices.
Here are the main tech specs for the Huawei Honor.
Honor customers will get access to Huawei’s ClooudDrive, which will be available in Singapore by end Q1 2012.
This frees users from the constraints of on-board storage, by storing their media files in the cloud.
The Huawei Honor will be available in Singapore from 16 December 2011.
Tags:Android, cloud, Gingerbread, Honor, Huawei, smartphone
Posted in Android, Cloud, Events, Gadgets, Huawei, Launch, Phones, Prices, Specifications | 3 Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Huawei has announced the availability the Vision which available in Singapore at S$$438 incl GST.
Huawei Vision (S$438 incl GST) with its "3D" carousel User Interface.
The Vision is Huawei’s most stylish smartphone yet, featuring Huawei’s stunning “3D” user interface. “3D” as in a carousal animation display for its app menu, rather than the visualisation of three dimensional physical objects.
“The Huawei Vision represents a smartphone crafted with the perfect balance of technology and style in mind,” said Alan Wong, Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei Device, South Pacific Region.Huawei Vision features a 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen and has an aluminum alloy uni-body in silver, and crystal sculptured curved lens for its screen.
It measures only 9.9 mm at its thinnest point and weighs 121g.
The smartphone was bestowed the iF Design Award 2012 recently for its design.
Huawei Vision sports Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon processor and runs with Android Gingerbread 2.3 operating system.
It supports 720p video recording and has a 5 mega pixel auto focus camera with LED flash.
Other features include Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, high-speed WiFi 802.11b/g/n for Internet connectivity, and the full range of messaging tools – SMS, MMS, email, push mail and IM.
Here are the main tech specs for the Huawei Vision.
Tags:Android, Gingerbread, Huawei, smartphone, Vision
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Thursday, December 8th, 2011
More breakout sessions for detailed presentations and discussions between BlackBerry developers and experts from RIM and partners.
Breakout sessions during DevCon Asia fostered interaction and engagement amongst the BlackBerry developer community.
The breakout sessions were organized along several parallel tracks and covered a wide spectrum of topics, from technical issues to commercial and monetizing topics.
The sessions are listed below for both days:
“Ask the Experts” track
- Ask the Experts: Developing Enterprise Applications
- BlackBerry WebKit and BlackBerry WebWorks Platform Development
- Go-to-Market Strategies
- BlackBerry Platform Services
- The BBM Social Platform
- Java Development for BlackBerry 7
- BlackBerry Tablet OS Development
(more…)
Tags:BlackBerry, DevCon, DevCon Asia (Singapore), RIM, smartphone, tablets
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Thursday, December 8th, 2011
For its launch of the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, Nokia has made it clear that it is not just launching these two handsets.
Niklas Savander, Executive Vice President, Markets, Nokia Corporation flew in from Finland to expound the virtues of the Lumia product line in Singapore.
Instead, it is launching a holistic mobile experience for the smartphone user – from the hardware performance to the software user interface, right down to the ecosystem of applications for users and development tools and environment for developers.
Tracey Fellows, Area Vice President, Microsoft Asia Pacific
The launch event was a testimony to this holistic approach.
There were customized sessions to woo different segments of that ecosystem.
The first session of the day was a “fireside chat” where Nokia and Microsoft executives briefed developers how they are developing and building the ecosystem.
Nokia is working with global and local developers to create new, innovative and differentiated apps and content for all Nokia devices.
Emphasis has been placed on supporting local developers transition to develop for the Windows Phone platform.
Ask Andrej Sonkin about how excited he is with the Lumia. He is the Head of Smart Devices for Nokia Southeast Asia Pacific.
It is also partnering with local institutions to actively develop applications.
This was followed by the keynote conference when the actual products were launched, and guests and media had a chance to hands-on the handsets and accessories.
Key executives from both Nokia and Microsoft were on hand for interviews to go into details with their plans for the Singapore market and their local focus, as well as the product specifications for the Nokia Lumia range of products.
The launch event was wrapped up with a bum-boat ride to Clark Quay for a party at Read Bridge.
Tags:Apps, Lumia, Lumia 710, Lumia 800, Microsoft, Nokia, smartphone, Windows Phone 7
Posted in App, Browser, Events, Gadgets, Internet Explorer, Launch, Lumia, Microsoft, Nokia, Operating Systems, Opinion, Phones, Software, Tech news, Windows Phone 7 | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The first Nokia smartphones based on Windows Phone debut in Singapore. Lumia 800 (S$775 excl GST) will be available in Singapore this Saturday on 10 Decmeber 2011. Lumia 710 (S$505 excl GST) will arrive shortly.
Nokia Lumia 800, Windows Phone 7, S$775 before GST
Nokia Lumia 710, Windows Phone 7, S$505 before GST
Nokia kicks off Christmas vigil with a new beginning – the Nokia Lumia 800 promises consumers the best integrated social experience and fast Internet browsing, bringing content to life for the consumer.
Nokia Lumia 800 comes in vivid colours
Judging from my hands-on with the sleek looking gadget so far, it has every chance of fulfilling that promise.
From the few Windows Phone 7 smartphones available thus far, the Lumia 800 seems to deliver the best Windows Phone experience on the market.
The Lumia 800 comes with in vivid colours and is housed in a sleek, polycarbonate body with a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display.
Containing Carl Zeiss optics, it offers users an instant-share camera experience and HD video playback, and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch access to social networks.
Here are the main tech specs for the Nokia Lumia 800.
Nokia Lumia 710 comes with interchangeable covers
For those looking for a more fun and personal device, the Lumia 710 comes with colorful changeable covers and is more affordable.
Here are the main tech specs for the Nokia Lumia 710.
Both models include signature Nokia experiences optimised for Windows Phone, including Nokia Drive, Nokia Maps and Nokia Music.
Nokia has also introduced the on-ear Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset and the in-ear Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster, intended to shoe-in a range of premium audio accessories to complement the Nokia Lumia range of smartphones.
Tags:Lumia, Lumia 710, Lumia 800, Nokia, smartphone
Posted in Accessories, App, Audio, Events, Gadgets, Internet Explorer, Launch, Lumia, Nokia, Operating Systems, Party, Phones, Prices, Software, Specifications, Windows Phone 7 | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The conference kicked off with a general session to update developers on the latest developments around the BlackBerry platforms, followed by multi-tracked technical, practical and insight sessions that zero into the details.
BlackBerry DevCon Asia in Singapore Suntec from 7-8 December, 2011.
The break-out sessions were helmed by specialists from Research In Motion (RIM) and its partners and delved into wide ranging topics from technical issues to commercial and monetizing approaches.
Gregory Wade, Regional Managing Director, East Asia, RIM
Delivering the keynote address was Gregory Wade, Regional Managing Director, East Asia, RIM.
He revealed there were more than 1,000 registrants for the DevCon Asia event in Singapore.
Wade quoted a GfK report that for the first half of 2011, BlackBerry was the number one smartphone in multiple countries in Asia, including Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
He said that more than 3 million BlackBerry fans were engaged on social media channels in Asia.
Alec Saunders then updated developers of BlackBerry Jam – RIM’s initiative to provide a one-stop-shop for all BlackBerry developers to assess a wide array of developer resources.
Alec Saunders, VP, Developer Relations & Ecosystems Development, RIM
Saunders is the VP, Developer Relations & Ecosystems Development at RIM.
The initiative was announced at the BlackBerry DevCon Americas in October. Since then, a BlackBerry Jam communities have sprung up all over the world linking experts, partners and developers for all to be more successful on the BlackBerry platform.
George Staikos then delved into the new BlackBerry platform – previously named BBX but now renamed to BB10. Staikos is the VP, Web Technologies at RIM.
BlackBerry Jam Communities around the world
He also described the two choices of runtime environments available for developers. The Native runtime environment was for “spectacular” performance whereas HTML5 will enable the dream of “write once deploy everywhere”.
RIM will return DevCon Asia to Thailand in the future.
Whilst the native environment will serve as the bridge between POSIX based systems and BlackBerry 10 and allow rapid porting of native applications, HTML5 is the mass application platform for the future.
The cross-platform, cross-device HTML5 can serve as the bridge between BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry 7 and BlackBerry 10 and is the obvious choice for modern application development.
BlackBerry is therefore fully committed to HTML5.
Tags:BlackBerry, DevCon, DevCon Asia (Singapore), Playbook, RIM, smartphone, tablets
Posted in BlackBerry, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry Tablet OS, Events, Figures, Operating Systems, Phones, PlayBook, RIM, Seminars, Tablets | 3 Comments »
