With the illusion of see the new Win 8 development features, I registered to attend a Dev Camp at Mexico City. No dev at all, just "hey, check out this app!". Great for UX people, but you can´t pretend to change usability just because you have a big market share.
My comments:
+ The bad:
0. Confusing Metro/Classic UI. I wonder if I want to change to classic, like happened to me in Ubuntu, where Unity is not my preference, what can you do? Is it possible to disable IT?
1. Develop for Win 8 -> install win 8 + Visual Studio 2012. No emmulator, just a UI simulator.
2. Remember: there are lots of hidden features in the edge.
3. No development practice :(
4. To many "you have to..." to develop and publish an app.
5. Abuse of scrolling.
6. No solution to multiform apps, data access, no backward compatibility.
7. No mobile show...because desktop/tablets come first :S
8. JS/HTML5/CSS NO thanks!
+ The good.....well, unfourtanately nothing.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Android + Linux fusion: tablets diversification
On April 30, 2009, the Android 1.5 update, dubbed Cupcake, was released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.27
From that date, Google made several changes to push Android to its actual state (version 4 Icecream sandwich)
March 18, 2012. After several critics from the open source community about not standard Android fork, it was this day when all came together (see Linux and Android, Together at Last). Linus Torvalds released kernel version 3.3
What can we spect anout this unification?
Well, first of all, I believe maybe in a couple of month it will be possible to see Ubuntu or Mint tablets.
Second, the community will embrace the Google contribution, and will generate improvements that will benifit Google (I think that maybe 20-40 people were hired at Google to mess with Android, but its nothing versus 100, 1,000, 100,000).
Third, one kernel version that will evolve faster.
One of the main possible changes for Android could be the development model, now based on Java. If this changes and open new options, I believe lots of developers will emerge; this point may mean that Google market will grow, or maybe new markets will appear.
Seems that Win 8 will loose this battle if it doesn't appear at once.
From that date, Google made several changes to push Android to its actual state (version 4 Icecream sandwich)
March 18, 2012. After several critics from the open source community about not standard Android fork, it was this day when all came together (see Linux and Android, Together at Last). Linus Torvalds released kernel version 3.3
What can we spect anout this unification?
Well, first of all, I believe maybe in a couple of month it will be possible to see Ubuntu or Mint tablets.
Second, the community will embrace the Google contribution, and will generate improvements that will benifit Google (I think that maybe 20-40 people were hired at Google to mess with Android, but its nothing versus 100, 1,000, 100,000).
Third, one kernel version that will evolve faster.
One of the main possible changes for Android could be the development model, now based on Java. If this changes and open new options, I believe lots of developers will emerge; this point may mean that Google market will grow, or maybe new markets will appear.
Seems that Win 8 will loose this battle if it doesn't appear at once.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Get the (almost) perfect Android tablet
Holyday season is near and a tablet could be a nice gift, but have to be careful in not just throw your money into something so generic that won't last.
Here are some tech guidelines to get a good Android tablet:
- 1 Ghz CPU (and GPU would be great)
- 512 MB RAM or more
- 8/16 GB
- Android 3.0, upgradable
- Screen 7 or 10" capacitive, multitouch
- Cammera
- Battery that last at least 5 hours (replazable)
- USB ports
- SD slot to raise memory to 32 GB
- wifi
- GPS
- Bluetooth
- 3G support
- Flash
- DC cable
Some recomendations:
ASUS Eee Transformer (TF101) Android 3.1, 10.1 inch 1280x800 IPS (like iPad, but bigger and higher resolution) display, up to 9 hours of battery life (16 hours if optional dock added), optional ability to dock with keyboard, 1 GHz Tegra 250 ARM CPU with 1 GB RAM, good array of ports (mini HDMI, SD, micro SD)
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet ($199 USD ??)
In Mexico there are distributors for the Zenithink C71but the cost is almost the double.
Problem with chineese tablets is guarantee.
Gateway, Acer, Samsung and Motorola tablets look good!
Not so shure about Blackberry, but if they adopt the android apps, that will be serious.
In México prices are too high. Where is the benefit of belonging to NAFTA??
Here are some tech guidelines to get a good Android tablet:
- 1 Ghz CPU (and GPU would be great)
- 512 MB RAM or more
- 8/16 GB
- Android 3.0, upgradable
- Screen 7 or 10" capacitive, multitouch
- Cammera
- Battery that last at least 5 hours (replazable)
- USB ports
- SD slot to raise memory to 32 GB
- wifi
- GPS
- Bluetooth
- 3G support
- Flash
- DC cable
Some recomendations:
ASUS Eee Transformer (TF101) Android 3.1, 10.1 inch 1280x800 IPS (like iPad, but bigger and higher resolution) display, up to 9 hours of battery life (16 hours if optional dock added), optional ability to dock with keyboard, 1 GHz Tegra 250 ARM CPU with 1 GB RAM, good array of ports (mini HDMI, SD, micro SD)
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet ($199 USD ??)
In Mexico there are distributors for the Zenithink C71but the cost is almost the double.
Problem with chineese tablets is guarantee.
Gateway, Acer, Samsung and Motorola tablets look good!
Not so shure about Blackberry, but if they adopt the android apps, that will be serious.
In México prices are too high. Where is the benefit of belonging to NAFTA??
Monday, August 22, 2011
Android blitzkrieg: Phones and now TV
Android 3.2 is out, even when phones are in 2.3. However Android is smashing iPhone and any Microsoft wish to have a share.
Watch out, cause Android is turning its Sauron's eye on TV!!
http://code.google.com/intl/es-AR/tv/
Some year ago, Sun tried to push Java as a development tool in blu-ray, but with this, Java wont be the only option.
Watch out, cause Android is turning its Sauron's eye on TV!!
http://code.google.com/intl/es-AR/tv/
Some year ago, Sun tried to push Java as a development tool in blu-ray, but with this, Java wont be the only option.
And the 99 USD tablet is here
After HP's tablet only held one month i the market, HP decided to take it out from the market arguing webOS has to be reevaluated.
In a surprising move, price droped from 499 to 99, and its a sold out!!!
Is it viable to load this tablets with Android????
Will this be a hackers toy and HP will watch carefully for community tries???
Last week was a turn point too because of Google buy of Motorola mobility.
In a surprising move, price droped from 499 to 99, and its a sold out!!!
Is it viable to load this tablets with Android????
Will this be a hackers toy and HP will watch carefully for community tries???
Last week was a turn point too because of Google buy of Motorola mobility.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Creativity scared by patent lawsuits
Its a shame! This patent-all attitude will lead us to stop software publishing because of the fear of being lawsiuted in USA. Just ridiculous!
Check the note.
"I just patent the idea of problem solving". Yeah, Sure.
Check the note.
"I just patent the idea of problem solving". Yeah, Sure.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The top at any price
It's as easy as when ladies take their purses and say "let's go shopping".
Google acquisitions history ;)
The latest in the duel:
March 6, 2010. Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse who provides tools that make its possible for people to use the Internet to work together on documents formatted in one of Microsoft's word processing, spreadsheet or presentation programs.
November 23, 2010. CPTN Holdings LLC, a consortium of technology companies organised by Microsoft, is purchasing 882 Novell patents for $450 million cash.
December, 2010. Google (GOOG) announced two new acquisitions in separate blog posts Friday: It has bought speech-synthesis software maker Phonetic Arts and video-distribution technology firm Widevine Technologies.
April, 2011. Google announced it has made its second deal via its subsidiary Google Energy, and the search engine giant plans to buy 100 MW of power from a wind farm that’s under construction in Oklahoma. See whitepaper.
May 10, 2011. Microsoft announced that it was buying Skype for $8.5 B
Just for the record, Google reportedly offered about $6 billion for e-commerce coupon site Groupon.
And new targets are Twitter, Palm and who knows.
Google acquisitions history ;)
The latest in the duel:
March 6, 2010. Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse who provides tools that make its possible for people to use the Internet to work together on documents formatted in one of Microsoft's word processing, spreadsheet or presentation programs.
November 23, 2010. CPTN Holdings LLC, a consortium of technology companies organised by Microsoft, is purchasing 882 Novell patents for $450 million cash.
December, 2010. Google (GOOG) announced two new acquisitions in separate blog posts Friday: It has bought speech-synthesis software maker Phonetic Arts and video-distribution technology firm Widevine Technologies.
April, 2011. Google announced it has made its second deal via its subsidiary Google Energy, and the search engine giant plans to buy 100 MW of power from a wind farm that’s under construction in Oklahoma. See whitepaper.
May 10, 2011. Microsoft announced that it was buying Skype for $8.5 B
Just for the record, Google reportedly offered about $6 billion for e-commerce coupon site Groupon.
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