Posts Tagged ‘iOS’

How higher education is going digital – Infographic

February 17, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

Code Hero is a game that teaches you how to make games

February 16, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

Code Hero is a Kickstarter project that teaches you to program games using Unity or Javascript. You can build games using ready-made building blocks and progress through increasingly difficult levels as you become a gaming master alongside your guide. The Unity game engine that Code Hero teaches you how to code in is the ultimate indie game development powerhouse. You can use Javascript, C#, and Python-like Boo to write games that run on everything: Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, XBox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, Web player, Flash, Native Client. You can put what you make into the App Stores and have

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Microsoft ‘Tags’ phone-friendly barcodes adds support for QR codes and NFC

December 16, 2011 |  by  |  Microsoft  |  No Comments

"It's the hyperlink in the physical world" says a Microsoft PR man, giving the most succinct definition of what Redmond's Tag initiative is all about. With Microsoft Tag, though, the software maker relies on a cell phone camera rather than a dedicated gadget to scan the bar code. Redmond is looking to resurrect the idea behind the CueCat linking a bar code in printed material to all manner of online content. Microsoft has been working behind the scenes on proliferating the use of these multicolored Tags, which are designed to be snapped by nearby cameraphones. Once the pattern is recognized,

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Dropost.it lets you leave money for friends at any location

December 6, 2011 |  by  |  Sites  |  No Comments

Dropost.it is a clever smart service that allows you to drop gifts for friends which are geo-tagged to specific locations. These gifts, which you can think of as virtual gift cards purchased via the Dropost.it service, can only be accessed when the recipient visits a specific location. Initially, the service works over PayPal, but the company is working towards deeper integration with mobile wallets, including NFC-based wallet systems, like Google Wallet. Beyond facilitating the gift-giving process, Dropost.it is also working on a feature that will help you figure out what gifts to buy your friends (this piece hasn’t yet launched). To

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Going mobile with your pets – Infographic

December 5, 2011 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

These days there's an app for everything, but as a pet owner, you might not have realized that you can keep track of everything pet-related on your smartphone. From grooming appointment to feeding times, going mobile could be the best thing to happen to you and your pet.

Turn your iPhone or Android into a Windows Phone via http://aka.ms/wpdemo

November 30, 2011 |  by  |  Windows Phone 7  |  2 Comments

Microsoft has created a HTML5 demo of the Windows Phone operating system that works on iOS' Mobile Safari browser and Android's mobile browser. The web demo is a pretty simple way for iPhone and Android users to get a feel for the Metro UI using their existing hardware. It is not as full featured as handing them your Windows Phone but it is a fun way to show off the Windows Phone experience. To try it, point the mobile browser to http://aka.ms/wpdemo - by visiting http://aka.ms/wpdemo on one's iOS or Android browser, you'll be immediately tunneled into a emulation of

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RIM unveils BlackBerry Mobile Fusion for enterprise, extends reach to Android, iOS

November 29, 2011 |  by  |  Blackberry, News  |  No Comments

In an apparent attempt to solidify its standing in the corporate world, RIM has unveiled a new platform that allows IT specialists to more tightly manage company devices even those from rival manufacturers like Apple and Android. With the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion software, announced this morning - the Company's next-generation enterprise mobility solution and RIM's entry into the multi-platform Mobile Device Management (MDM) marketplace. Companies will be able to set up rules governing employee passwords apps and other software across a variety of smartphones and tablets, including the iPhone, iPad and Android handsets. The system also allows managers to remotely

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Microsoft Lync coming to Android, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Phone next month

November 28, 2011 |  by  |  Microsoft, News  |  No Comments

As company previously hinted, Microsoft Lync will soon make its smartphone debut. Currently, the enterprise instant messaging client (formerly known as Microsoft Office Communicator) has only been available to Mac and PC users, but all that is set to change next month when the software becomes available for Android, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Phone. Curiously, Microsoft's New Zealand outfit had formerly stated that Symbian would be among the mix, although its mention is entirely absent from this announcement. Granted, the news seems rather informal at this point, and there's only so much you can cram into 140 characters. Microsoft Lync and

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Wolfram Alpha search engine now identify plane and tracks flight paths

November 19, 2011 |  by  |  Cool Stuff, News, Tips n Tweaks  |  No Comments

Every time you see a plane go by, ever wondered what type of aircraft it is, where it’s coming from, where it’s going, what airline it belongs to and how high it’s flying at the moment. Now, Wolfram Alpha can satisfy my curiosity in real time, letting me look it up on the Wolfram Alpha Computational Knowledge Engine. The search engine, which recently began incorporating data from the FAA can now, with a five-minute delay from real-time data, use a flight's speed, heading and altitude to offer a projection of a plane's position. A search for 'flights overhead' via the Wolfram

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Mobile apps for customer engagement – Infographic

November 13, 2011 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

ClickFox has put together an infographic on the effectiveness of mobile apps for customer engagement. If you're deciding whether your business need a mobile app, you might want to take a look at this as additional data. If you're in dining, maybe not. If you're in mobile banking, and looking at an iOS app.

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