Year: 2010

Apple web page extols virtues of HTML5

Apple web page extols virtues of HTML5

Posted by | Jun 4, 2010 | , |

Apple has posted a new web page,”HTML5 and web standards” (http://www.apple.com/html5/), praising the virtues of HTML5, which Apple (or at least Steve Jobs) prefers over Adobe’s Flash.

HTML5 is being developed as the next major revision of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the core markup language of the web. It’s touted as the next standard for HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0 and DOM Level 2 HTML and is designed to to reduce the need for proprietary plug-in-based rich internet application (RIA) technologies such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX.

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Alas, no iPhone-iPad tethering

Alas, no iPhone-iPad tethering

Posted by | Jun 4, 2010 | , |

If you were hoping to take advantage of AT&T’s recently announced iPhone tethering capability in the U.S. to provide an Internet connection for their iPad, well, you’re gonna be disappointed.

Responding to a question posed on “TechFlash” (http://www.techflash.com/) by Steve Rubel, an AT&T spokeswoman told the publication via email that it won’t be possible to tether the iPhone to the iPad to share Internet access with the Apple slate. Rubel says that’s because the iPad doesn’t have any USB ports to enable a wired connection between the devices.

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MemoryMiner 2.1 adds HTML5-based web viewer

Posted by | Jun 4, 2010 | , |

GroupSmarts has announced MemoryMiner 2.1 (http://www.memoryminer.com/), an update to their digital storytelling application for Mac OS X. Designed an an complement the iLife suite, MemoryMiner is all about capturing and exploring your life memories.

It allows anyone to zero in on the stories depicted in their photos by linking them to each other based on people, places and time. While photos are used as the starting point, the goal is always uncovering the backstory.

New features in 2.1 include:

° A new HTML5-based web viewer with Ken Burns style pan and zoom;

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nova media offers support for mobile Internet connections in South Africa

Posted by | Jun 4, 2010 | , |

nova media (http://www.novamedia.de) has launched support for South African mobile networks with its 3G connection manager launch2net Premium and 3G surfsticks.

launch2net Premium now includes connection settings for the South African networks Cell C, MTN, Rentafone, Virgin Mobile as well as VodaCom. All nova media 3G surfsticks support the 900 and 2100 MHz frequency range used in South Africa and come bundled with launch2net Premium in a version for Macs.

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Speed Download for Mac OS X speeds to version 5.2.17

Posted by | Jun 4, 2010 | , |

Yazsoft (http://www.yazsoft.com) has released Speed Download 5.2.17, the latest version of its Mac OS X download manager that combines four products: a download manager with auto-resuming downloads, a secure FTP client, a file sharing utility with full encryption, and .Mac/iDisk/WEBDAV connectivity.

The upgrade offers offers optimized performance and more reliability. Speed Download requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher. It costs US$25 for a single-user license. Speed Download is available in US English, French and Polish localizations.

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