Tough? Rugged? Waterproof? Check, check, check. Sony's new Bloggie Sport camera has all of that, and it's trying hard to move on and prove that while FlipVideo is gone, there's still a market for portable, pocket-friendly camcorders. This new one shoots 1080p at 30 frames per second, and it'll capture 5.1 megapixel still shots. It's waterproof,...
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Sony Reveals Rugged-To-The-Core Bloggie Sport HD Camcorder
Tough? Rugged? Waterproof? Check, check, check. Sony's new Bloggie Sport camera has all of that, and it's trying hard to move on and prove that while FlipVideo is gone, there's still a market for portable, pocket-friendly camcorders. This new one shoots 1080p at 30 frames per second, and it'll capture 5.1 megapixel still shots. It's waterproof,...
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Suspect in killing of Afghan civilians identified
The soldier suspected of shooting 16 Afghanistan civilians has been identified as Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, a U.S. official confirmed Friday.
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How Developers Are Optimizing Apps For the iPad's Retina Display
Well, today is the big day. Diehard Apple fans around the world are either enduring endless lines or eagerly awaiting the UPS truck from the comfort of their own home. They're all doing the same thing: Pulling open that pristine, white packaging to reveal the latest coveted gadget from Apple's overseas factories: the new iPad.
Apple isn't the only one that's been busily prepping for today. App developers everywhere have been recoding and resubmitting their work to the iTunes App Store to take advantage of the new device's specs. More than anything else, it's the iPad's super-high resolution retina display that's giving developers the most compelling reason to push out an update.
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With its resolution of 2048 x 1536, the iPad's retina display can make even the most well-designed apps look dramatically better. The screen, as Tim Cook proudly pointed out, has 1 million more pixels than an HDTV set. Naturally, any app that puts a strong emphasis on its visual appearance stands to gain in terms of design aesthetics and user experience.
Enhancing Games and the Reading Experience
A number of popular apps have already pushed out updates. One of the categories best-suited for the retina display is, of course, games. That's why Apple demoed Infinity Blade II during the iPad's launch last week, which by all accounts looks stunning on the new device. Other iPad games that have been updated in the last 24 hours include Labyrinth 2 HD, Modern Combat 3 and Mass Effect Infiltrator.
Besides gaming, one of the activities people do the most on their iPads is reading. The developers of some of the platform's most widely used reading apps wasted no time ensuring the experience on the new iPad lives up to its potential. Amazon optimized its Kindle app, as did Readability, the Instapaper-style, clutter-free reading app that just landed on the iPad two weeks ago. Popular news apps like The New York Times and The Daily are ready to go with sharper text and richer graphics, while Flipboard, the frontrunner in the personalized, social magazine space, just got even prettier.
Some other newly-updated iPad apps that have been well-received include Evernote, Tweetbot, Mint, Skitch and Sketchbook Pro.
Optimizing For the Retina Display: What's Involved?
While a small flood of app updates have come out over the last 24 hours, the new iPad has only been in people's hands for a less than that, so we should expect to see many more apps get optimized in the weeks to come.
From a development standpoint, making one's app retina display-ready is fairly straight forward. It's mostly just a matter of including higher-resolution graphics and, when applicable, enhanced video content. This process can be a little more intensive for apps that are heavier on images and animations.
For iOS developers who have already put in the work to update their iPhone apps to look great on the iPhone 4 and 4S, much of the hard work is already done. Text-based content translates pretty well to the retina display on its own.
"Eventually, every app will need to be retina compatible," said Jonathan George, CEO of Boxcar, a push notification service that is about to release an update to their iPad app. "When we transitioned from the iPhone 3G to the iPhone 4, users complained about how "ugly" the apps were until each app transitioned."
Optimizing for the iPad's new high-resolution display is well worth the effort for developers, but it doesn't come without its drawbacks. The most widely-discussed drawback is the increase in the overall size of the applications. Some apps have seen massive jumps in the amount of space they take up on the device. The extent of this issue truly depends on the nature of the application and how graphics-intensive it is, but in many cases the size of app can double or triple as a result of being optimized for the retina display.
Another, albeit much smaller, frustration is waiting on Apple's approval. "I'm disappointed that our update is not out on the first day of availability," said Ryan Kairer, who recently submitted an upgrade to his MacHash News app to the iTunes Store. "I submitted updates for my apps six days ago and they are still in the queue."
Cold Conditions Defeat the CRT Machines at Aragon Test
While it was the wind that curbed the CRT riders assembled at the Motorland Aragon circuit on Thursday, on Friday it was the turn of the cold. Though the wind had dropped, temperatures remained low, leaving the CRT riders with problems keeping heat in the tires for more than a few laps, and badly curtailing their already cramped testing plans. The legacy of the wind was a dirty track, with sand having been blown onto the surface, making it rather treacherous, and facing a cold, dirty track, most of the riders put in only a few laps on Friday, concentrating on other areas instead, such as riding position.
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US government approves Monsanto seed experiment across America
For the first time, the U.S. government has signed off on a large-scale experiment with genetically modified crops from Monsanto engineered corn seed.
South Sudanese man gets to know his father, his country
After years in exile during the war, the son of an independence fighter returns to Juba, capital of South Sudan. It isn't always comfortable, but it is his home.
Just as war chewed up his country, it gnawed away at Nuer Maker Benjamin's relationship with his father.
Just as war chewed up his country, it gnawed away at Nuer Maker Benjamin's relationship with his father.
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Sprint Terminates Hosting Agreement With LightSquared
Due to unresolved interference issues, Sprint has terminated its 15-year 4G network agreement with LightSquared. We heard rumors this might be coming, and now, Sprint has made it official. The announcement comes after LightSquared was unable to find a resolution to interference issues found by the Federal Communications Commission which cited...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Alternative PC Tablets Like the iPad
Over the past two decades, alternative PC tablets like the iPad have been developed by computer entrepreneurs like the late Steve Jobs to make people?s lives easier in many ways, as well as more entertaining. The iPad was first released in 2010 and within a year, it had sold more units than all other tablets put together. Already it has been updated once, and the iPad 3 may be released within the next month or so – although even now [...]
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Clueless Clooney Is At It Again
George Clooney was arrested (along with his father Nick) outside of the Sudanese Embassy for staging a protest. How come Clueless Clooney doesn't stage a protest at the White House against his boy Obama's drone bombings in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia that have killed many innocent civilians?
Darren Criss Has Been Offered The Hosting Gig On ?The X Factor?
Big news on The X Factor front. While we wait to find out if Britney Spears will sign on to host the upcoming second season of the show, we are learning today that Glee star Darren Criss has been offered the hosting gig on The X Factor. The former host, Steve Jones, was axed last [...]
Republican candidates face big Latino problem
The stances Mitt Romney and his GOP presidential rivals have adopted on issues like illegal immigration appear to be driving away many in the key voting bloc.
When Mitt Romney heads to Puerto Rico on Friday on the hunt for delegates before Sunday's primary, his campaign hopes to telegraph his message not just to American voters of Puerto Rican descent but to the broader universe of Latinos, who will play an outsized role in November.
When Mitt Romney heads to Puerto Rico on Friday on the hunt for delegates before Sunday's primary, his campaign hopes to telegraph his message not just to American voters of Puerto Rican descent but to the broader universe of Latinos, who will play an outsized role in November.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
SXSW 2012: Hype doesn't phase the Alabama Shakes
All this attention seems a little new to Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard. She confessed, near the end of her set on the second night of the South by Southwest festival and conference, that she has no "urban wisdom" to...
UPDATE 1-Iran buys US wheat again, trade set to grow
March 15 (Reuters) - Iran has purchased 60,000 tonnes
of U.S. wheat, the U.S. government said on Thursday,
raising the two-week tally to 180,000 tonnes, which industry
sources said reopened grain trade ties between the two countries
embroiled in a stand-off over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. 
of U.S. wheat, the U.S. government said on Thursday,
raising the two-week tally to 180,000 tonnes, which industry
sources said reopened grain trade ties between the two countries
embroiled in a stand-off over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Azhar Ahmed, racial comments and Facebook hate pages
Yesterday Digital Journal reported on the arrest of 19-year-old Azhar Ahmed, in connection with a comment that he made on Facebook. Now the hate comments and pages start in revenge.
Make Easter Gifts from Office Supplies
If you should happen to find yourself stuck behind your desk waiting for something-or-another and trying not to lose your mind from boredom, Heather from Shades of Tangerine came up with a whole set of crafts using things that are probably already hanging out in your drawers!� She made bunny rings, Easter stickers, and a cute little origami basket to hold everything, all using common ...
Better health care via texting in the developing world (video)
Health care can be difficult to access for rural residents in the developing world. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das talks to Medic Mobile's CEO to find out how the company is working to change that.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Back to school with '21 Jump Street'
Things have changed since Johnny Depp did the undercover cop at high school gig. Nerds are cool now. Perhaps the time is right for the Jonah Hills of the world.
Things have changed since Johnny Depp did the undercover cop at high school gig. Nerds are cool now. Perhaps the time is right for the Jonah Hills of the world.
Things have changed since Johnny Depp did the undercover cop at high school gig. Nerds are cool now. Perhaps the time is right for the Jonah Hills of the world.
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