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The IntelliJ platform was made open source in 2009. Google has selected it as the base platform for their Android Studio and is working with JetBrains to optimize support for Android development based on the IntelliJ platform. As a user of PhpStorm, also based on the IntelliJ platform, I can vouch for the platform and will be interested to see what Android Studio is like. Delete the scoop?
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It was not encouraging to read that Google Reader is being dropped as part of Google's "spring cleaning". Unfortunately this has a massive spin-off effect as most useful RSS Readers - mobile and desktop - use Google Reader to manage the feeds underneath. This interesting article steps back in time to show how Google has basically built the RSS feed reader industry to what it is today, only to turn around and crush it. The question I am left with is who is going to step up and fill this space? Delete the scoop?
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Google’s Android platform is powered by a novel technology that transcends conventional hardware and software. Delete the scoop?
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The new REST client toolset coming in PhpStorm 6.0 could have interesting possibilities... Delete the scoop?
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Apple quietly unveils AppStore.com vanity URLs - first noticed during an add for the upcoming Star Trek during the Super Bowl.
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A much nicer way of linking directly to App Store content, rather than the long-winded itunes.com links. Using an AppStore.com URL that includes the app or company name, you can create links to a single app or all your companies apps. These links are accessible worldwide and will automatically direct users to their country’s respective App Store. Examples: AppStore.com/Pages AppStore.com/Apple
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Highcharts - Interactive JavaScript charts for your web projects.
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Highcharts has just announced support for generation of charts on the server-side. This means you can now get the best of both worlds - highly interactive charts on the client-side, but also easily generate the same chart as an image on the server and include in emails and reports. Great stuff. Delete the scoop?
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The iPad mini is an instant smash hit, set to quickly eclipse the full-size iPad with sales as high as 12 million units in its first quarter, according to a new report. Delete the scoop?
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iPad Dock, Speakers, cool colours, and generates power as you rock. Now this is one very cool iPad accessory - even the wife is going to want this one...
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The iPad Mini and Nexus 7 are competing in the smaller tablet space. How do you choose between them? Well it depends on what you are going to use it for of course, and what is important to you. Here is a great review of the two devices side-by-side to get you started. Delete the scoop?
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Mockery is a PHP extension that offers a superior mocking experience, particularly when compared to PHPUnit.
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It's not just for Android anymore. Facebook has figured out how to enable background auto-uploads and is now testing Photo Sync with a few iOS users.
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This is one of the better iPad mini reviews I have read. The verdict: "Apple's new iPad mini is likely to become its most popular iPad, due to a light, thin design that delivers tablet optimized apps in a more portable package at a reduced price." Delete the scoop?
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Want to install the latest version of PHP on Mac OS X? Maybe you want to try PHP 5.4 or even 5.5 beta? I have found the easiest way to do this is to use the one-line installation packages found at http://php-osx.liip.ch/. Enjoy. Delete the scoop?
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For the last several weeks, speculation about what Google Glass could mean to the world has been rampant, but access to the wearable technology has been incredibly scarce. Until a week ago... Delete the scoop?
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The numbers are in and they don't lie. Windows 8 market adoption numbers are well behind Microsoft's greatest previous operating system failure, Vista. Delete the scoop?
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The New Zealand police department will be rolling out 10,000 iOS devices to frontline officers within the next few months as part of a new technology overhaul, with the force opting to go with Apple's iPhones and iPads after testing a rage of platforms. Delete the scoop?
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Single page web applications - or SPAs, as they are commonly referred to - are quickly becoming the de facto standard for web app development. The fact that a major part of the app runs inside a single web page makes it very interesting and appealing, and the accelerated growth of browser capabilities pushes us closer to the day, when all apps run entirely in the browser. Technically, most web pages already are SPAs; it’s the complexity of a page that differentiates a web pagefrom a web app. In my opinion, a page becomes an app when you incorporate workflows, CRUD operations, and state management around certain tasks. You’re working with a SPA when each of these tasks take place on the same page (using AJAX for client/server communication, of course). Let’s start with this common understanding, and dive into some of the more important things that should be considered when building SPAs.
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An excellent review of considerations for building any modern web UI - not just SPAs... Delete the scoop?
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Minteye - a new type of CAPTCHA for your website using a slider Delete the scoop?
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Standing up more is scientifically proven to have huge health benefits, but in our digital world it's not as simple as it sounds. Here's how to make the switch to an upright workday. Delete the scoop?
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Have you heard of Xero Personal? For anyone interested in managing their personal budget and finances this tool is highly recommended. Up till today Xero Personal had automated bank feeds for BNZ, meaning that each night it would import your bank account transactions and allocate spending against your budget. Today Xero announced support for automated bank feeds from: * ASB Bank (including Credit Cards) And also feeds from a host of Australian, UK and US banks. If you are using these banks then you should definitely try out the Xero Personal free trial and see what you it can offer you. Delete the scoop?
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Before you begin building iOS applications, it's crucial that you first understand the ecosystem. Delete the scoop?
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Will.i.am from Black Eyed Peas has announced his first iPhone accessory to ‘turbo charge iPhones to become a camera with interchangeable lenses’, making your iPhone a 14 mega-pixel camera with a keyboard. All under his own brand i.am+. Paired with an app on the device and an online account to share photos this looks like a very promising, and potentially very usable, accessory.
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I love SugarSync. I love how it works with my current folder structure, instead of forcing me to put my folders and files in a different location. And SugarSync just announced their 2.0 Beta which looks even better than ever! And they are now supporting Windows 8 and Windows RT as well. If you haven't tried SugarSync I recommend getting a free account and giving it a go. And if you do, maybe you could use this link and we both get extra storage for free! Delete the scoop?
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An interesting comparison on the HTML5 performance of the Microsoft Surface verses the 4th generation iPad. Both perform well, the first tablet devices to surpass the iPad 2 on the scorecard. Web and mobile developers should have a read... Delete the scoop?
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