Google helps train developers, hook up universities in new education programs
By Mat Smith posted Jun 29th 2012 6:43AM While it only just revealed Google Developers Live earlier last week, offering interactive broadcasts and tutorials, the hardware-dabbling giant has now kicked off two more programs to support its dev faithful. The Google App Engine, Google Drive, YouTube and several advertising APIs will all be covered by the Google Developers Academy, a new site hub that offers up training materials on the...
New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV
Apple’s iPad could be described as a personal display through which you see and manipulate text, graphics, photos and videos often delivered via the Internet. So, how has the company chosen to improve its wildly popular tablet? By making that display dramatically better and making the delivery of content dramatically faster. There are other changes in the new, third-generation iPad — called simply “iPad,” with no number, which goes on...
Ultrabook sales up in first half of 2012, Windows 8 waits patiently
By Jamie Rigg posted Jun 29th 2012 7:21AM We’ve seen so much Ultrabook news recently we’re beginning to think they’re catching on. Market research firm the NPD Group has stepped in to confirm our suspicions, reporting a 39 percent jump in sales of premium Windows laptops (900 bucks and up) during the first five months of this year, compared with the same period in 2011. Despite a three percent drop in sales of...
Google sharpening Analytics’ tracking of mobile applications
Google is readying a new set of Analytics usage reports designed specifically for mobile applications, the company plans to announce at its I/O developer conference on Friday. So far, Google Analytics has approached mobile application tracking from a perspective that’s more tailored to conventional websites, said JiaJing Wang, a Google product manager. With these new reports, Google Analytics will provide results for iOS and...
The New iPad is Here
Watch the keynote Watch the iPad video “This Good” TV Ad “Do It All” TV ad Breakthrough Retina display. It’s even more than meets the eye. The Retina display on the new, third-generation iPad makes everything look crisper and more lifelike. Text is razor sharp. Colors are more vibrant. Photos and videos are rich with detail. All thanks to 3.1 million pixels powered by the new A5X chip. It’s the best mobile...
