• mainstream (incl. Android, Macs, Linux and Open-Source)

  • Comments3
  • 07.Feb.2010 12:45 FEATURED
  • Mozilla Weave Sync API released! Plus a number of early prototypes and sample code.
  • A couple of days ago, Mozilla Labs released new Weave Sync APIs and resources for developers. If you have no idea what Weave is you should check it out here. Weave aims to seamlessly bridge your desktop and mobile Firefox experiences, by syncing bookmarks, saved passwords, browsing history, and open browser tabs across your platforms. So,... more »

  • Comments2
  • 28.Jan.2010 01:39 
  • Mobile radar research concept by Nokia
  • While Apple was announcing the game-changer iPad, Nokia was also letting us peak behind the curtain of future mobile technologies. It’s about a technology named “Mobile Radar” which seems quite promising with endless possibilities. In the video shown below, you’ll see researcher Jani Ollikainen use his hand to adjust the music player’s volume, without ever... more »

  • Comments2
  • 28.Jan.2010 01:16 
  • The day after the iPad showed up
  • There is so little chance that you haven’t heard of the Apple Event that took place a couple of hours ago. But just in case here is a sum up of the event (in headlines): Steve Jobs showed up saying they want to kick off 2010 by introducing a truly magical and revolutionary new product. There... more »

  • Comments1
  • 23.Jan.2010 13:20 
  • Android developer labs 2010
  • Hola Android fans. Like last year, this year too Google announced a series of Android developer labs taking place all around the globe during February and March. (Unfortunately Greece is not included) Our Android Advocates are going on a world tour, traveling to locations all around the globe! Hear about the state of the... more »

  • Comments3
  • 06.Jan.2010 15:13 
  • Boxee Box to be announced tomorrow at CES
  • I recall the first time I downloaded Boxee for my Mac about a year and half ago. At that time Macs were already equipped with this thing called the Front Row, a media center software by Apple which was quite impressive back then. If you haven’t tried Boxee, go to boxee.tv for download it for free.... more »

  • Comments1
  • 05.Jan.2010 01:54 
  • Firefox for Mobile (beta) now available
  • I didn’t have the chance to get my hands on the new Nokia N900 for time being so I was experimenting with Firefox for mobile with its download-for-desktop version. Until a few days ago I was only able to download and play with the latest alpha version, which didn’t surprise me that much, but lately... more »

  • Comments1
  • 02.Jan.2010 15:42 
  • Top 10 most popular articles of 2009
  • It feels like yesterday when we registered the domain elephantsquared.com. It has been an interesting time since then, with a lot of great articles, many UI improvements, new features and more. Although ElephantSquared launched in the mid-year of 2009, that is during August, I think it is worth mentioning the top 10 most popular articles... more »

  • Comments1
  • 24.Dec.2009 02:43 
  • The Google Phone aka Nexus One – Available on Jan 5th?
  • At last! A full spec sheet for the much desired Nexus One! Thanks to Engadget, more specs of the Google Phone surfaced. The most striking specs include a 3.7-inch widescreen, 512MB of RAM and of course the Android OS 2.1. It also has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. There is also a rumor about... more »

  • web 2.0

  • Comments1
  • 08.Feb.2010 00:50 
  • Twitter: Project Code Swarm
  • Twitter: Project Code Swarm
  • Twitter Code Swarm is a very interesting visualization of the explosive growth of Twitter as a development platform. The video below illustrates the amount of work it takes to build something as seemingly simple as a website that lets you publish 140 character status updates. The “recording” period starts in April 2006 and ends in... more »

  • Comments1
  • 22.Jan.2010 00:37 
  • YouTube, HTML5 and the new intriguing Video Page
  • YouTube, HTML5 and the new intriguing Video Page
  • In case you live in another planet than Earth, YouTube is experimenting with some changes that will shape the future of the way we experience on-line video. First and foremost, HTML5. -”Just hold on a minute..”, you might say. “Isn’t that the new..?” -Yes, it is. -”But is this backwards compatible with my old-dusty-and-almost-gone-forever Internet Explorer 6?” Nop, is... more »

  • Comments1
  • 21.Jan.2010 23:36 
  • 2010: The year we learned how to ‘check-in’
  • 2010: The year we learned how to ‘check-in’
  • After the iPhone, the Android and the Palm version it’s time for the Blackberry version of the well-known-and-soon-to-be-the-next-big-thing-in-2010 Foursquare! Yes its true, all the blackberry users can now access foursquare through a beautiful app from their own Blackberry. It’s only been a couple of weeks since Foursquare launched its Palm version and decided to go... more »

  • google

  • Comments0
  • 08.Feb.2010 22:17 FEATURED
  • Nexus One: The Story
  • Nexus One: The Story
  • If you are into mobiles, gadgets and all the latest tech going on out there (especially Android), it’s almost inevitable you didn’t notice these series of short films, that came out lately, documenting the making of Nexus One. They are split up in five parts, each one containing a bit of the life cycle... more »

  • Comments0
  • 08.Feb.2010 00:11 FEATURED
  • Google Tablet featuring Chrome OS coming soon?
  • Google Tablet featuring Chrome OS coming soon?
  • Yes, this could be true. Although a Google-branded tablet is not even a rumor yet, Google engineers have been working on various concept User Interfaces for Google Chrome OS coming soon. Moreover, Chrome OS, will not only be available for netbooks, as we originally thought, but we will be able to use custom versions Chrome... more »

  • Comments1
  • 14.Jan.2010 14:39 
  • Google is about to get a lot faster
  • Google is about to get a lot faster
  • I just ran into a linux-ext4 mailing list concerning Linux ext4 filesystem development and I found an interesting read regarding Google, filesystems and the future of search that I wanted to share. The particular discussion was about jfs filesystem benchmark results where Michael Rubin (from Google) said: Google is currently in the middle of upgrading from... more »

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