Why was time element removed from HTML5?

Last year, the time element was removed by the editor of HTML5 Mr. Ian Hickson. According to him this feature wasn’t playing a role as of 2 of its prime function cases, that is simpler CSS styling and to specify dates of publication for website docs. He further said that the <data> element is better at typing dates in format which is readable by machine, as compared to <time> element.

He further added, that this element is already substituted by Opera browser and while it is also performing on famous websites like Reddit, the ‘Boston Globe’ and also in the built-in theme of WordPress CMS.

As a fact HTML5 hasn’t yet got in a perfect shape, that is to say it is still in its early stages, thus saying that the <time> element is not being used by anyone ahead of its official approval isn’t quite a thing which is making any sense.

Time element returned in HTML5

After the deletion of time element from HTML5, the group of W3C which runs HTML5 made a step in the direction to take precedence over Mr. Hickson’s verdict, and thus time element has now returned to HTML5.

The W3C group didn’t just add time element back in HTML5, they also improved its feature notably. Despite the fact that nothing has modified in the human-readable component means namely, any object between <time> </time> — the datetime feature has been filled with new functions.

Some improvements…

The original edition of time element feature was pretty exacting; since you had to submit a detailed date under the records of original specification datetime.  Let’s do it practically, for the sake of better clarity:

Example: If you wanted to mark up the present date, you would have done this:

<time datetime=”2012-02-20“>February 20, 2012</time>

The example above demonstrates that you previously needed to specify the exact date, but what if you could mention a year or month? For example if you want to mark up blog archives based on date, or some data in record when you don’t know the exact date? So this new date feature lets you do that easily without the need of specifying exact date.

Now, all you have to do is specify something like <time datetime=”2012-02″>. From now onwards it will check just the year without the need of month. Many other features like week inclusion and a precise date without the specification of year (for mentioning occasion and special dates, e.g. holidays which take place often) has been included in time element.

But still you have to keep two things in mind while using the <time> element. Primarily, you still won’t be able to indicate dates previous to the Christian time, and secondly, the pubdate element perhaps has been reduced from the specs of HTML5. Actually, pubdate is a Boolean characteristic used for signifying dates of publication, which is however still there in the WHATWG edition of HTML5, but there’s a suggestion passing on to drop this feature.

Web development updates in Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Here is a list of important features and updates which have been integrated in Visual Studio 2008 SP1:

• Class records and website application projects in Express
• Renaming support integrated for WCF
• Formatting for JScript
• Support for SQL Server 2008
• Design view having multiple selection feature
• Support for dynamic data templates
• Extra support for peripheral JScript data
• Support for IIS section and handler patterns
• Support for adding ADO.NET reference of data service in website projects

Class records and website application projects in Express

Class records and website application projects have now been integrated, which lets you control features that are only accessible in Standard edition of Microsoft Visual Studio and beyond before. It now has project-to-project orientations and the website application development assemble system. If you want to build one of these web projects, just head over to File > New Project.

Renaming support integrated for WCF

You can now rename WCF classes which are inside your Websites and Website application developments (internally).

Formatting for JScript

Formatting for JScript has now been allowed together in aligned code blocks and .js pages.

Support for SQL Server 2008

Microsoft Visual website developer express edition now has support for SQL Server 2008 Express (Beta). You can now drag and drop particular data SQL 2008 in the designer directly from the server explorer (‘SqlDataSource’ and ‘ObjectDataSource’ also included). The database publishing setup can now be used in Microsoft Visual Studio by right clicking on a nodule in the Server Explorer, then select “Publish to provider…” in order to publish to SQL Server 2008 database and from the same link.

Design view having multiple selection features

You can now control multiple selections in Design view, but there are some limitations on the functionality for now, this is the list of features to be included:

1. CTRL + mouse click for multiple selection
2. Support for applying property to compound controls available  in the ‘Properties’ window
3.  Complete and virtual secondary items available in position menu
4. Commands for resizing, aligning and ordering menus
5. Delete option for multiple controls
6. White tab indicating the primary selection

Support for dynamic data templates

Support for dynamic data and individual framework has been included. New templates have been included for both the website and WAP to start working on these features.

Note: The templates which are integrated in Microsoft Visual Studio SP1 does not have the Dynamic data setup by default, for this you’ll have to manually download the wizard from the official website.

Extra support for peripheral JScript data

Microsoft Visual Studio SP1now supports the intelli-sense engine to operate with peripheral data such as for Ext, jQuery, and archetype.

Support for IIS section and handler patterns

Microsoft Visual Studio SP1 now has 2 fresh templates integrated in WAP developments and class records, from which one is for an IIS unit and the other for IIS handler.

Support for adding ADO.NET reference of data service in website projects

VS Studio SP1 now has support for adding ADO.NET reference of data services in websites projects accordingly. This transfers a call to execute a process over a source to the corresponding procedure on the records model that the source signifies.

Web development

Web development is the procedure of creating webpage’s through special coding which is recognized by the browser. This is not a normal language, actually it’s a language built for the browser’s engine to read and display the result in front of the user. When it was in its early stages, very few people were aware of it, and at that time only basic web pages were developed, but in the present stage, more and more people are diverting to this field, and creating dynamic web pages for giving a presentable look to a website making it more user-friendly.

In the present stage…

Now it has been very easy and costless to develop a website, since there are many companies and freelancers available for creating websites at a nominal cost. At the present stage, we have many free platforms and application to develop individual web pages without much of the effort, which was a thing of concern in the early stages of web development, when there was only HTML available. This has encouraged many people from all over the world to for developing their websites on day to day basis and hence taking part in the growth of web development status.

This generation of web development is based on the new technologies which help a user to develop a website very easily and yet instantly. Rather than operating executable codes for web purpose on computers, developers are getting engaged more and more with online applications so as to make new and fresh content.

Types of programming languages and applications used in present era

These are the programming languages and applications which are commonly used in the present era to develop web pages:

• HTML 5: HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is a basic programming language used for developing web pages. This language consists of tags which are opened and closed in angle brackets. HTML5 is being used nowadays to develop web pages since it enhances the interoperability and diminishes developing costs. HTML5 has new features for entrenching audio content, video content, graphics content, client-side data storage, and interactive docs. The latest version of HTML also consists of new elements in it like <footer>, <figure> and <nav>.
• Adobe Dreamweaver: Adobe Dreamweaver can be used both on Mac and Windows. It has a very user-friendly interface which helps a new user to develop web pages easily (basic knowledge of HTML is however necessary). Latest edition of Adobe Dreamweaver has support for JavaScript, CSS, and many other server-side languages and different frameworks such as ASP, Scriptlet, ColdFusion, and PHP.
• CSS 3: CSS (Cascaded style sheets) helps reduce the number of HTML codes and to bring the utmost results. CSS 3 and HTML 5 are used to create dynamic web pages, nowadays.
• PHP: PHP is a basic-function server-side language initially built for to carry out the procedure of Web development in order to create dynamic websites. PHP is one of those languages which are directly embedded into the HTML source coding, instead of calling/specifying a peripheral file to run the data.
• JavaScript: It is a modern programming language that helps in making dynamic web pages. JavaScript has more features which HTML doesn’t, and therefore it is used commonly to develop dynamic web pages. It can also be used to create easier navigations on web pages.
• Ajax: Ajax is a programming language which is formed by a set of interconnected web development methods used for asynchronous web applications to support the client-side.

All this problems which are faced by Google TV are only due to one obstacle, Apple TV. Experts say that it is time now for Google TV to shine but the question still stands that how it would be able to beat the Apple TV. Last month in Paris at LeWeb, Eric Schmidt made a statement that was quite bold. He said that before 2012’s summer most of the TVs will be having Google TV embedded. To himself, he seemed pretty confident but to the public he seemed a bit mad. This is due to the fact that Google TV is not able to make any positive impression until now. But obviously there was something about which we were not aware and Eric was aware of so later we got to know the key to his confidence of making that particular statement about Google TV.

LG has smelted its own service of Smart TV with Google TV powered with best Android. Many things will be offered by its set like abilities of video conferencing, social networking and integration of services of Google and YouTube. LG surely understands that many other companies would be doing the same in the future that’s why it has do something better to remain a part of competition. If a manufacturer who is famous for its devices is on the run with Google then it is sure that some other manufacturers would be also on board. All this leads to just one fact that Google TV is back in action. It is planning to hit back only because of Apple Company as it is putting finishing touches to the TV sets of its own. Apple TV was nothing more than a side-project for Apple Company evens then it made a positive impact on the public.

The tech market is a place where competition is beyond tough. It is not just a game between Google and Apple Company; instead it is a game between Panasonic, LG, Sharp and many other manufacturers. The whole game is the same as the game of Apple and Android. It is like 3 different kinds of I-Phones facing hundreds of handsets of Android. Google TV was not able to achieve what it hoped but this time it seems that Apple TV would be facing a real rival.

The updated news concerning this problem is that discussions have been done with OnLive but there’s no noticeable change until now. The application is still under the approval system of Apple Company. The announcement of the release of this pair of applications was made on the 8^th of December and it was clearly mentioned by OnLive that the application for I-OS will be released bit later than the Android. It told that it was actually waiting for the approval from the Apple Company. But now, almost a month has passed and it has still not appeared on the application store of I-Tunes of Apple Company.

Undoubtedly, the process of application approval on I-OS has always been an issue. This process of Apple Company is notoriously rigorous. This much delay of approval of OnLive application on I-Pad shows that due to some technical reasons all this has fallen foul and OnLive is not been able to meet the guidelines of the Apple Company. The sad part among all this is that OnLive is not replying to this matter for further news. People have started thinking about this their own way as OnLive is not answering back. Some people are suggesting that OnLive is ashamed of its fail that’s the reason it is not replying. Some are saying that it might be waiting for the best time to release it on I-OS. Nobody is actually aware of the fact and people will keep turning their imaginations into rumors until OnLive will make a sensible statement regarding this particular matter.

There is some other possibility too if the technical problem is not the issue of disapproval. All this might be centered around model of business of gaming based on subscription that is been used by OnLive.  Now, Apple Company allows for in-application subscriptions although it still seems that Apple Company is not completely ready for all this. OnLive is not the 1^st one to face this issue of approval with I-OS. Big Fish games also encountered the similar problem with Apple Company. Convincing Apple Company regarding charging customers for using application is a hard nut to crack but the news of approval will be heard shortly, hopefully.

The first lowlight in the list is Nintendo 3DS. The problem that was concerned with this gadget is that a stellar line-up for games that were promised to be launched on it was never materialized. Nobody is able to understand the reason it is called 3D-screen. Nobody also includes Nintendo Company itself. 2^nd on the list is Xperia Play by Sony Ericsson. It was given the name ‘Play-station Phone’ due to its tactile controls but unfortunately it was not even able to stand somewhere near Play-station. It was flawed from the beginning. Its screen is awful, its chassis are chubby and lacks distinctly of Play-station games.

3^rd on the disappointment list is HTC Cha-Cha. At its release, people were hyper excited because it was counted among anticipated face-book phones. The fact is that all the hype shattered down after people used it and gave their feedback. Its buttons are pretty far apart and its screen seems micro. 4^th on the list is Blackberry Playbook. It is truly counted as a big disappointment mainly because Blackberry has a wide range of users and it was unable to stand at that level. It is a tablet and guesses what? Its e-mail application is still not out. Its performance is also lackluster.

5^th gadget on the list of lowlights is Motorola Xoom. Android is loved a lot, especially Ice-Cream Sandwich, but somehow Honeycomb failed. Honeycomb is Android’s tablet-optimized predecessor. Xoom is just dull although there are no issues with the core. The thing that really hurts is it priced equally to I-Pad 2 but not stood even closer to it. 6^th gadget on the list of disappointments is Nokia N9. Its design is spectacular. Its software is intuitive. It should have been amongst the best of this year but unfortunately it is not. Windows Phone is adopted by Nokia for its smart phone and this shows that Nokia itself destroyed its phone’s future.

7^th and 8^th on the list are Motorola Atrix and Dell Inspiron Duo. The dock integration of Atrix laptop is wobbly and expensive compared to Galaxy S2 which seems a much better choice. Inspiron is the worst of all the mentioned gadgets because it is expensive, slow and enormous. 9^th gadget is HP Touchpad. At first, it seemed a nice rival to the big player but it got failed in the end due to simple reasons like price, sluggish look, lack of applications and cheap hardware. Last on the list is LG Optimus 3D just because of a single reason, it lacks in updates.

Early rumors about Xbox 720 were basically related to its name ‘Xbox 720’. This name got predicted since the release of Xbox 360 as the concept behind this is an obvious mathematical calculation. Let us make this rumor a bit clearer. Early in 2011 Microsoft mentioned on a page of horse job that it required a senior performance engineer and architect for the architecture group of Xbox console. It also required a senior architect of graphics hardware and engineer of hardware design. The important thing that pointed towards the working of Xbox 720 was the one thing that was clearly mentioned in the job posting. It was stated that those applicants who would be selected successfully would work on delivering and defining the architectures of next-generation console from conception that will be through implementation. This statement shows crystal clearly that something big is going in the headquarters of Microsoft.

The next hint is a crazy clue because Xbox 720 has already done its debut advertisement stunt in a Hollywood flick. Yes, it’s true and it is also true that very few have noticed this in one of the latest movie ‘Real Steel’. It is a mad movie based on fighting of robots. In the movie you can see the advertisement banners of Xbox 720 in the arena where grand event takes place. If you have missed that then search for a freeze-frame of that scene, you can easily find it on the internet.

It will most probably unveil at CES this year. CES will take place in Las Vegas. This news is from a source that is pretty close to the great Microsoft. But if not in CES then it might get released at E3 Expo of this year that will held in the month of June. It will surely not get delayed till 2013.

We all know how popular OnLive has become in such a small period of time and we are also aware that XBLA offerings are gaining popularity. It leads to a theory that discs will eschew altogether by Xbox 720 and the contents will simply be fed to you through massive servers of Microsoft. If this theory is being applied that we can think of the release after some more months, may be a year, because everyone doesn’t have access to lightning speed internet connections. All we can think right now that Xbox 720 is the future of the gaming world.

1. Near Field Communication (NFC) is the technology we use daily. It includes all these Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared and all other related stuffs. But in 2012 it will get better. In this upcoming year it will go mainstreaming properly. Google Wallet is also landing on the shores of this technology. One of the plans of Blackberry is also amazing with this tech. Into your phone the Blackberry will embed the security pass of your work due to which you will not be needing any physical pass.
2. Speech recognition is something we saw in 2011, thanks to Siri by Apple. In the upcoming 2012 this tech will be taken to a next level as Google’s Majel will be landing on Android smart phones. It will be similar as Siri but hopefully better than it.
3. 2D printing seems Stone Age according to today’s highly tech era. It’s time to turn to 3D printing finally in 2012 because services similar to Sculpteo are on their ways.  Big companies of printers are also working towards 3D printers that can easily be used in home.
4. Everyone got aware of smart TV in 2011 but in 2012 everyone would be crazy about having a flat screen TV by Apple. This TV would be controlled completely by Siri which means that you will be just calling your favorite channels, shows and application and you will be having them on your Apple TV.
5. Phones with the cameras that contain optical zoom have only been made by the Samsung now but in 2012 we’ll see the better made by other manufacturers. Nokia is already ahead with its technology of cameras in the phones.
6. We’ll going to see some tablets in 2012 that will be containing super high resolution. Apple is working towards it and we’ll see an eyeball-stroking resolution in the upcoming I-Pad 3. The resolution is said to be of 2048×1536 pixels. But this doesn’t ends here as Samsung is planning to gave a competition by making a slate of 11-inch that would be containing a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels. It would be running on ICS by Android.
7. The smart phones of 2012 would be containing quad-core processor, thanks to Tegra 3 chip made by NVIDIA to provide an initial point. Android will surely have its benefit in the beginning but Apple will hit back by releasing I-Phone 5.

Undoubtedly, 2012 will be full of astonishing technologies all you tech addicts have to do is stay patient.

Still, the fact can’t be denied that no matter on whatever platform it has been released, it is been loved by everyone who is playing it on their devices. The amazing thing is that decade ago we needed a black box so we can run this game and now we can play it on portable devices. It is been working great on SG2 and the touch-screen controllers are also great. Overall, people are truly happy with this step of Rock-star Company especially because people have revived so many memories by playing this game.

But if you check out the review scores then you’ll definitely get to see a great discrepancy as large numbers of Android users have given this game 1 star as a rating out of 5 stars although undoubtedly the game deserves full 5 stars. The reason for this is simple, incompatibility for sure. Making a game and testing it on Android is not only a blessing but also a curse. It proved to be a blessing because by developing it on Android you can play the game on a large range of devices containing Android. It is a curse because you don’t get the results what you actually expect from Android.

Although it is totally possible to limit GTA 3 according to the configurations of Android devices but this is something that Rock-star didn’t do. The reason of not doing this was that Rock-star wanted everyone to enjoy the fun of this game as the game was very popular 10 years back when it was released on play station. Android users are already unhappy with the performance they are getting on their smart phones and even a worse thing is happening to them. You can only refund the application in 15 minutes after the purchase of an Android application but unfortunately users can’t refund the amount in this case because GTA 3 is an enormous game and takes more than 15 minutes to get completely downloaded after the purchase.

The only solution to such problems of Android is working hard to make things better. They should figure out the flaws and get then removed or at least get them improved otherwise Android will not exist after sometime. The year 2011 is almost to the end and Android has already faced number of problems so it should better make a new year’s resolution that it should try hard to get better or else.

1^st application that will make your day on Christmas is Zee-box. It is easily available on Mac, PC and I-OS free of cost. Just spruce it up a little more with the ace companion application. Zee-box informs you with the facts regarding whatever you are watching. It also keeps you update about your friends from face-book and twitter, in case something better has been found by your friends that you should know. For each and every program there is also a twitter stream that is live.

2^nd application that will do its part is OnLive. It is also a free application but it is exclusively available only on Android. If you are stuck on the Christmas day on home and getting heavily bored after the yummy feast of Christmas then this application is surely a nice choice to get a relief from boredom. All you have to do is bring OnLive application on your tablet or smart phone that contains Android. There are not many games that run with touch-screen controls only but one game amongst them is totally amazing and it is known by the name L.A Noire. It is truly a revelation playing that game on your tablet or smart phone.

An application by the name ‘Hardest Game Ever’ is the 3^rd application that will help in making Christmas day better. It is exclusively available only on I-OS and costs 0.69 pounds. You have to do chunks of waiting on the day of Christmas for almost everything; waiting for dinner, waiting for the opening of presents, waiting for the opening of the port and for many other things. So, if this wait is disturbing your fun on this great day then this application will do the part of maintaining the joy on that day. This application is actually a collection of mini games that are infuriatingly addictive. The added bonus with this application is that it will entertain the young ones till no extent.

Last application involved in making your day on Christmas is I-Tunes 12 days of Christmas. It is a free application that can only be run on I-OS. This year Apple is doing the usual trick that it does on all previous years at the time of Christmas. It is distributing 12 free stuffs through I-Tunes. 1 free item is distributed per day, ranging from movies to albums to applications. Just download the application that is official and soon you will be sent notifications regarding what you can win on that particular day. Christmas is a fun time so enjoy the day to the fullest. You’ll surely be able to find more such applications for Christmas but the mentioned applications truly deserve a try.

It has been about 8 months since Galaxy S 2 has been released in the market. This long time is enough for a smart phone in an always-moving market of phones to drop off the chart of sales but somehow that is not the case with Galaxy S 2. It is still being sold at bucket load. Many people are not able to understand this unusual situation with this smart phone. Some think that it is due to stagnation of Android and some think that S 2 has become genuinely world-beating. Well, the answer is not really simple.

Something indefinable has somehow happened with Android due to which it is left with sub-markets of very distinct set. In the beginning, all new Android phones that were introduced in the market were able to hit the shelves of all top ends but now this situation has totally changed for Android. The price differences in the market have reached to such an extent that Android seems like a device that people buy for rough use and holds no value. People are ready to spend few 100 for such a privilege that is being provided by Samsung and have kept Android as an option if they are only interested in face booking. People have developed a mindset that for small purposes they’ll probably buy a budget handset of Android. This is where Android lies today, especially in UK.

A distinct middle-ground has opened up due to such sort of choice of public. It is both, hazardous and unprofitable. It shows that similar companies to HTC are in grave danger of finding themselves completely stuck. If you are thinking that why only HTC is being mentioned and not Motorola or LG then here is your answer. Well, sales figures of HTC have dropped drastically and for 2011’s 4^th quarter predicted sales growth for HTC is 0%.

HTC has tried hard enough to stay a tough competition in the game but unfortunately it was not able to give a good competition to Galaxy S 2 this year. Here, the mistake of HTC is that it releases an awful amount of handsets with middling speculations. No other company does like this except HTC. Some current handsets that have been released by HTC have similar configurations so it shows that there is no reason that people will become excited and impatient for its next release. So, if HTC has any intentions of staying in the game then it should do something about this situation otherwise the upcoming generation will not be aware of the word HTC in future.

Unfortunately, the release of the upcoming big thing by Blackberry has been delayed by the manufacturer RIM. The renaissance that has been promised by the Blackberry is still on hold. The subscribers of Blackberry smart phones are eagerly waiting for the 1^st dual-core phone by Blackberry that has been named as Blackberry 10. What’s making the users mad is that its release has been delayed and hopefully it will release in the end of 2012. People just can’t wait for this much as they are already very impatient regarding these things so RIM has made a confession to its faithful users for this delay.

The thing about which RIM should truly worry is the name of Blackberry. 2011 didn’t prove to be good enough for Blackberry due to which many users of it started diverting towards other famous companies of smart phones. It started to face a nice draw back especially after some outstanding releases by HTC. So, it is time that RIM should prepare itself to regain what has lost rather than delaying for which the users are waiting so crazily. The fact can’t be denied that people have started discussing that whether it is worth to wait for Blackberry 10 or not.

The images of Blackberry 10 somehow got leaked in London. When people found about it they simply got crazy and their level of impatience increased. In those images they saw a magnificently styled smart phone that is also very well-designed and had a logo of Blackberry at the front bottom. After the pictures got leaked and almost everyone saw it then Blackberry forcefully announced that the phone in the images is Blackberry 10 which will release soon. Its processor is dual-core with a RAM of 1GB. Blackberry 10 might be the thing that will help Blackberry to achieve its goodwill back but the flaw RIM did was that it delayed its release. The thing to worry is that will these configurations will still seem tasty at the time the phone will become market because meanwhile many smart phones would have released with similar speculations by many other companies.

As Amazon.com is one of the most popular websites of online business so it have a great PR due to which people got to know about Kindle Fire very quickly and it got nicely advertised. Amazon has announced last Monday that new software update will be released soon for Kindle Fire and the new update will improve Kindle Fire’s performance. It will be released in 2 weeks. Although it has not reached the level of Apple and Microsoft but it is trying hard to improve itself to their level. Some users have complained that Kindle Fire have slow browsing of internet. It even shows some troubles regarding wireless connection. People know that many customers have bought Kindle Fire of Amazon.com especially due to its low price but what people don’t know is the exact number of device that were sold by Amazon.com. When media asked about it then Amazon simply told that millions of tablets were sold.

An e-mail was sent to AFP inquiry by Amazon.com and in it Amazon informed that the most successful item ever released by it is the Fire tablet. It even informed in the same e-mail that they try to give to the customers what they demand for so they continue to do betterment with their products as it is for the satisfaction of the customers. This is the reason they have decided to launch a software update because some customers are not completely satisfied by the performance of Kindle Fire. Media got aware of the release of the update through the same e-mail because in the e-mail it was also mentioned that within 2 weeks they are rolling out a software update for Fire tablets that will hopefully transform the performance of it and it will transform for good. Touch navigation will also be improved by it.

It is not so bad to use but the fact can’t be denied that Kindle Fire is not giving any profit to Amazon.com instead the products that customers of Amazon buy through it is actually giving it the profit so overall it is not truly a thing to worry by Amazon.

It is good news for those people who own an I-Pod touch or I-Phone that their dream of Christmas telly-watching has finally came true and all thanks goes to BBC. BBC has released an application and it is much similar to the version of I-Pad. Now you can listen to programs of radio and can watch telly shows via 3G. This service is available on all the networks of mobile. At first, the I-Player was only accessible via websites of mobile but this new application offers more features due to which experience of radio and watching live TV has been improved. According to Beep these include hopping of live channel due to which you can easily switch between channels that are live. You can also do background listening which means that you can run an application at the same time you’re listening to radio and you’ll not be interrupted by that. The playback has also been improved.

3G streaming is the most important option of BBC I-Player application. It lets you use the applications of I-Pad and I-Phone so you can tune in without even needing the network of Wi-Fi. 3G option has always been proved to be a fun option as it allows you to surf around on the internet no matter wherever you are because it doesn’t need a Wi-Fi connection, in fact, 3G is an internet service itself. If you are feeling low just because you don’t own an I-Pod touch, I-Phone or I-Pad and you can’t use this application then don’t worry because soon 3G streaming will be enabled by BBC via its website of mobile. Although, it should not be forgotten that an Android I-Player application is already there and it is less restrictive.

As we’re discussing I-Player by BBC then I think it is worth reminding you that it is not just for watching telly films. You can watch all the BBC stuff on this new application because this application belongs to one of the most famous channel of the world and this channel is a British channel. This channel shows numerous programs including news which means all these programs can be watched.  It is a small application with complete package of entertainment.

Like always the applications of Android that are territory locked are easily unlocked by the people of XDA Developers and then APK install is posted by them for that file so everyone can try these files. Same happened with the Android application of Google Currents. It was available on forum just within hours. All these hacks do have issues and they are always used on the risk of user himself but people haven’t countered much problem with the work by XDA so it is pretty safe to use it.

Simply download the APK file, run it from the menu of downloads in the browser and give some time so it can be installed. It may happen that you need to go to the option of settings and allow the installation from the sources that are unknown but once it is installed then hopefully you’ll not be facing any problem. These hacks of territory locked applications of Android are mostly used by the users of UK because they have an unusual craze for these applications.

The Google Currents has already been tried on HTC Sensation XL and fortunately it is working totally well. It was a nice step to give this application a spin on such a smart phone as it is bit better compared to some commonly used HTC phones. It is even possible to add other subscriptions of RSS and make search within the application but unfortunately the presentation of these aren’t so glorious. The story’s 1^st paragraph can be seen but for reading further more clicks have to be made either in the window of the application or into browser. The problem that will occur due to this is that the loading would be so slow that you will feel like breaking the phone into pieces and multi-touch gestures are not even supported this way.

This application is nicely polished although it doesn’t prove to be much friendly when it comes to face book and twitter but you have the second option here, Google+. The I-Phone UK users are currently unlucky with iOS but they do have Flip board, right? So, try to be social and share as this means to be fun.

As latest technologies are compressing day by day people have started to accept this that in just few years the games that we should play on gaming consoles would be played on mobile phones. The innards of the mobile phones are being built to a point where the power of processing will soon reach to the level of today’s gaming consoles. The graphics is getting better along processor in every new upcoming mobile phone especially the mobiles phones which are being made by HTC.

It will be totally useless to play console games on the touch screen phones but this can get incredibly better if you simply attach an HDMI cable to the smart phone and then connect it to your TV. This way you will be able to play the game on TV with HD resolution but one thing that still bugs is the controller of the game. Well, that’s also not an issue anymore. Just connect a controller that runs on Bluetooth. If you have any idea what you have done then you’ll surely understand that a console-quality game is being played by you on a TV through your phone.

OnLive is a service of streaming through which through which top-end games can be played on any device that is web-connected. For this service, all the credit goes to the unimaginably powerful servers of USA. Although it is being under-promoted in the UK but this hitch is temporary as HTC has involved in it now. In coordination with BT, OnLive is being brought to HTC Flyer tablet by HTC. Then top games can be played on a tablet of 7-Inch with a Bluetooth controller’s help and a subscription per month.

Although there are many smart phones by many different companies but only HTC is able to do it as it has nothing to lose if it does this. If Microsoft gets involved in such a thing then it will be killing its own sales of Xbox 360. If Sony Ericsson gets involved in such a thing then it will affect the sales of Play station. LG, Samsung and some others are busy in releasing Smart TV so they will also not get involved in it. So, this gaming thing can only be done by HTC and it will most probably happen soon.

H1Siri is available in only those I-Phone 4 handsets which are already Jail broken but now it is also available through store of Cydia. As there are certain dangers involved while jail breaking the handset of I-Phone so it is always better to get it done by an expert but if you want to give it a try then we can help you out but do remember one thing that if something goes bad then it is not our fault and you’re totally responsible for it.

For Siri integration you need to follow some simple steps. The 1^st thing you need to do is open jailbreakme.com through your I-Phone 4. The front page of the web looks similar to application page of application store. Then look for the application named Cydia and install it in your I-Phone 4. As soon you will install it, you’ll be able to see it on your I-Phone’s home screen. Then access the Application store of Cydia. Remember, although you update the software of your I-Phone, you will lose jailbreak but the risk of your I-phone being knackered still continues.

The next thing you need to do is do the setting. In Cydia, first click the manage button. It will take you to some more options. There you look for link named sources and then click it. Then go for the edit button where you will find an option by the name add, click it. Soon after getting into that option put the following link, http://www.iphone3gsystem.fr/cydia and after it press the link of add source. All you need to do is install it then by following simple instructions.

The H1Siri by Cydia works extremely fine. If we consider the function of H1Siri in the term of its tasks then it has shown no problems up till now. The function of setting up meetings is working correctly; timers, alarms and sending of texts are also working great. Only thing that is causing an issue is the things that are concerned with Apple directly like chatting of Apple’s server and Siri. These things won’t fly because they require the true Siri by Apple.

Although all this stuff is kind of ill-legal and not allowed but that doesn’t mean they won’t work. It is obviously a little bit black market so if it cause any troubles or won’t work the way you expected so don’t feel low because these things do have issues.

Android is keep advancing itself according to the public demand and time by time we get to see new versions of Android. Currently Android 4.0 ICS has been released by source project of Android x86. This new version of ICS can be run on x86 processors. Processors use a kind of architecture and that architecture is known by the name x86. These processors are those that power Windows and Apple desktop computers. This is the main thing that help AMD and Intel make money. Processors of smart phones of today have a completely different processor compared to x86 processor. But with the help of this new ICS version the Google’s OS can be run on machines like net-book, all-in-one desktop and Mac Book Pro. The benefit of running Google’s OS is that it is a powerful, mean and a lean operating system.

If you are thinking that it might not work on your touch screen PC then just forget it because you are lucky as it works on touch screen PC too. According to Chih-Wei Huang, the developer of x86 processors, the support of multi-touch in x86 that is build of ICS already works. The things that are currently causing problems and which are not being supported by x86 processors is the Ethernet, camera and sound but they are working towards it and hopefully we’ll get to see it first. It is being heard that citizens of UK will be first privileged with this new technology.

Android is of course not something new on notebooks. X86 systems were supported by Stock Android but until the version 1.6 of Android was released by the name Donut. There were some Windows/Android releases too such as Acer Aspire 1 D250 but all these were not much liked by the users because they complained that these systems were ropey, slow and Android even lacked when it comes to features. But Android got improved since then and we got to see that the new ICS has the ability to change the laptops or the upcoming Ultra-book into a different beast.

The fact is that some people are getting sick of this attitude of many people around us. People should stop taking technology that much seriously; after all it is just a device. People should calm down when it comes to gossips regarding latest technologies and they should think with a cool mind that every technology has positivity and negativity. They should just think that how frivolous the stuff is. It just doesn’t matter that which smart phone OS is being used by whom and what is preferred more, PS3 or Xbox 360. Users should consider only that whether their device is ultimately a fun or not. In the beginning when technology world was rising and new gadgets were coming into existence, at that time it was fun to visit forums related to technology because it was truly very informative but as the world of technology got advanced along time all these forums became irritating.

A technology analyst in UK says that we are in an era where technology is almost at its peak and also providing a great business. Latest games are earning billions of money, applications proliferate and in a single day millions are shifted by smart phones. Cell phone is the main area in the technology world in which things have far gone. All these technologies have got tribal and this is really upsetting.

People fight everyday on forums and social service websites on the latest technologies. Android users abuse Apple and Apple users abuse Android. Same thing happens when it comes to PC and Mac. All these things are waste of time. The user of I-phone and Mac book doesn’t stop using the services of Google just because they don’t like the system of Google present in Androids. Using of different smart phones OS by two close friends doesn’t cause any problem in their friendship. All these doesn’t matter in reality so why to fight over these things on the internet. Gadgets are totally fun so just use them and enjoy using them, that’s it.

How is it going to be used or how are you going to get it to market… If it’s for your customers, you can put it as a download on your side, or link off to a app market place for download. However if it’s something not related to your business and you don’t have an existing user base, you can ether just upload it to the app’s market place and hope for the best, or you can be more pro-active, by getting some PR wrote about it in your local papers, web site reviews, virtual marketing on a social network or you could even pay per click advertise on major search engines and social networks.

You may even want to do some fun activities with QR Code (Quick Response Code) which is white square box with lots of black tiny squares inside, see example:

Most smart phones now allow you scan QR Codes on your phone then the data it holds can be read or redirected to a website to download your app.

Have fun

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HTC is falling back slowly and it is getting out of the competition due to great progresses by rival smart phones. Overall, HTC is currently into a mess which is created by it. It can clearly be seen by witnessing its approach of continuously releasing new models of smart phones. In 2010 and in early 2011 new HTC smart phone got released every month, especially in UK and now users are getting sick of it by seeing endless models of HTC smart phones. The same mistake Nokia does that it keeps releasing new models from time to time but not with much gap in release dates. That is most probably the reason Nokia is facing a back down.

The thing troubling the users is that the device of HTC always takes lots of time to get upgraded with the latest Android upgrade. To correct this issue it has to follow the Google’s plan according to which new Android phones should be compatible with software that is latest even if the software has been released after 18 months of the release of that smart phone. Once HTC follows this then it needs to pay attention to the smart phones of it that are being used a lot such as HTC Sense.

At first, HTC Sense seemed amazing to the users but as the time went on people start hating it just because of the update issue. Users say that HTC tried to bring new software through HTC Sense in phones that are older but unfortunately it failed. The reviews of HTC Sense are not upto the mark and users even claim that HTC should ditch HTC Sense as it is getting in the way of using OS with ease.

HTC has designed some unique phones but it is not bringing any better changes to its designs falling the same way Nokia fall. What HTC should do is be patient and more creative. It should release few models per year but each smart phone of it should have a stunning idea, an Idea that should attract people towards HTC smart phones. If HTC won’t take this issue seriously then the rival smart phone companies will soon take over it and 2012 will be a good bye for HTC.

Which leads me on to: Step By Step Guide to Making an App!

Firstly you an idea, a concept on what will make your app bring a benefit to someone else for you to make some cash on? A free app with advertising? An app for your customers or something you can sell for a set price. Once you have that, the wheels of motion start moving.

You then need to deicide do you have enough free time to learn a new skill in app development, or would you time be best suited letting someone else make it? If you are going to make it yourself, there is loads of free and paid for resources out there for you to get started. However in most cases, you would get someone who’s made apps before (Like DAXIC) to make it for you.

Right now the tricky bit! Writing down or speaking with a developer on what your app will actually do and all the features within it! Remember there is NO limit on your imagination on what you app can do, the only limit is your time and budget. The more you want it to do, the more time it will take and therefore more cost. Also be aware that iPhones have set rules on what your app can and can’t do, they will let you make anything you want, however if it’s not made in a certain way with their rules in mind, it will get rejected and you won’t be able to upload for sale on their app store.

Getting the specification stage done correctly is the MOST important thing you can do! It will highlight potential errors, setbacks and general usability issues. I have a saying, check twice and code once. The code bit refers to the actual development stage, as coding takes 4 times as long to make changes after its coded as any changes you make in one section will affect other sections and therefore be buggy or not even work!

Once the specification is done its time to develop. This can be as quick as a few days or till the end of time, it all depends on how much time and money you have, whether it’s a game which needs loads of design work or if it’s for selling things and needs to link up to a website database, the list can go on. If you have done your specification right, you should get a pretty good estimation on how long it will take.

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Although ICS is a sensible, beautiful and an amazing update, even Galaxy Nexus, that has Android ICS, has a marvelous and an incredible screen but people are having problem with its screen lock. They say that the screen lock of Android ICS looks silly and pretty idiotic. They are saying that Android ICS is extremely amazing but the style and design of the screen lock of ICS is driving them completely insane. The users are not particularly happy with the concept of screen lock of Android ICS.

The actual thing that is annoying the users of Android ICS is not totally the screen lock; it is the OK button that is present along other numbers while typing the lock code at the time of display of screen lock on the screen. The design of screen lock of ICS seems well to the users but the OK button seems so unnecessary to them. This OK button is present just beside number 0 in Android ICS when the screen lock display appears. It is on the left hand side and on the button of the screen.

The problem the users feel with this OK button is that it needs to be pressed each time after the lock code has been typed. In all other smart phones with similar User Interface and in all other previous versions of Android smart phones the users don’t need to press any such button for confirmation of the lock code, instead it simply gets verified all by itself as soon the complete code has been entered. Users of Android ICS have started feeling annoyed because of pressing the OK buttons so many times just for the confirmation of the lock code, especially us Brits.

People like things that provide ease to them but this OK button of Android ICS doesn’t proved to be a good concept. People feel annoyed because they think that the OK button actually has no use because the typed password will either prove to be wrong or prove to be right then why have such a button that need to be pressed for confirmation every time. Although it is much protective compared to other versions of Android ICS but users are facing trouble with this OK button and have stuck with this silly screen lock of ICS.

You also have to consider the market that these phones were targeted at, which was businessmen and women, this is because the phones were still quite fragile, expensive and they were designed with business use in mind. Like collecting your e-mail and surfing the Internet.

I can still remember downloading the software (apps), it was not as simple as it is nowadays, you had to connect your phone to the PC, then download a file which when executed would then install on your phone, you then had to agree to the install and you would then see the files moving across and install at the same time. Oh the wonders of technology.

The apps/software back then was no different from days, you still had games, music and specific software like TOMTOM SatNav which you had to pay for £99 I can remember! Most phones have SavNat for free now (iPhone does not).

Because it was a Windows phone you could link it up to your PC and be able to modify the code in the software application. So you could change images and sounds very easy. If you was feeling more adventurous you could look at the code and make tweaks, however those tweaks I made probably did more harm than good! Even back then flash was not available for your mobile phone due to its heavy download size and remember back then you had to pay per Megabyte!

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It forms part of the presentation for a wider audience from David Beach who spoke at Milton Keynes and Northampton networking meetings.

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