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Been keeping up with Mozilla Labs' Apps project? Today the company's focused on developers, with pleasing news if you've been looking to get your app's feet wet in it. In the coming weeks at Mobile World Congress, the Firefox maker will finally open its self-titled Marketplace's doors for app submissions. If you're unfamiliar, Mozilla's been working to create an "operating system- and device-independent market," based on its own APIs, HTML5 and other open source materials. The end result will be the ability to use said apps without being locked down by your devices and their respective app stores. The store is set to open up for consumer consumption later in the year, so now's your chance to reserve your software's spot and name on the list. More details await in press release after the break and at source link below, while you get your code ready.

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Mozilla Labs Apps set to allow developer submissions for Mozilla Marketplace at MWC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Latest Kaleidescape tentative judgement could mean the end of untethered disc servers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: The Mozilla blog has posted a quick demo video of how the new tools can help developers, check it out after the break.

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Firefox 10 out now: full screen apps, fewer crashes, disappearing forward button originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PhoneGap v1.3 brings better cross-platform app coding to Windows Phone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"Great looking books." That's what Amazon is promising to deliver with Kindle Format 8 (KF8) -- a new, HTML5-based file format for Kindle books. According to the company, KF8 will allow publishers to produce picture books, comics and graphic novels with greater ease, thanks to the platform's rich formatting capabilities and design elements. In fact, this format brings more than 150 new formatting tools to the table, including fixed layouts, nested tables, sidebars and Scalable Vector Graphics, among others. It should be noted, however, that audio and video are not included on the list of supported HTML tags and CSS elements. At first, content creators will only be able to use KF8 for the Kindle Fire tablet, though Amazon says it'll gradually expand to its entire lineup of devices and apps "in the coming months." No word yet on when KF8 will become available as an update to Amazon's Kindle Publisher Tools suite, but you can find more details at the source link, below.

Amazon's new e-book format brings HTML5 support to your Kindle library originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A vacation worth a cool million: five days in the CSS space hotel originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Oops! Looks like WP7 is included! Our apologies, and feel free to celebrate accordingly.

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PhoneGap 1.0 lets devs write apps for seven platforms (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Skype wants the people to fix Skype 5 for Mac, will you answer the call? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Adobe outs experimental Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool, calls it Wallaby originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple iAds Producer helps you produce iAds for iOS devices originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTML5 prettifies fan-made Tron trailer... in real time! (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Opera gets serious about TV widget content, releases CDK originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CDKCEA-2014CSSdevelopementdevelopersHbbTVHTMLHTML 5Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TVHybridBroadcastBroadbandTvinternet widgetsInternetWidgetsJavaScriptOIPFOperaOpera CDKOpera Content Development KitOpera Devices SDKOpera Widgets SDKSDKtv widgetsTvWidgetsvideoW3CWidgetsyahoo widgetsYahooWidgetsMon, 13 Sep 2010 04:39:00 EST<![CDATA[Firefox Tab Candy groups your tabs, but that's just for starters (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/firefox-tab-candy-groups-your-tabs-but-thats-just-for-starters/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/firefox-tab-candy-groups-your-tabs-but-thats-just-for-starters/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/firefox-tab-candy-groups-your-tabs-but-thats-just-for-starters/#comments Although Firefox already has a strong selection of tab management helpers like TooManyTabs, which gives you extra rows and memory-preserving options, or Tree Style Tab, which shifts things to a tree-based vertical menu, Mozilla has rolled up its scaly sleeves and decided to rethink the whole thing. Tab Candy starts off much like Safari's TabExposé, by showing you all the tabs you currently have open in thumbnail form, but from there it allows you to organize them into separate groups (with sub-groups promised for the future), which then act in very much the same way as opening a new Firefox window. Yes, it's folders within the browser, and it's all based on good old fashioned HTML, CSS and JavaScript, so no pesky additional downloads will be required once this Alpha-stage code gets added to Firefox's official release. If you want to give it an early spin, hit the source link below, but don't neglect the video after the break to see what else Mozilla is thinking of cooking up with Tab Candy.

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Firefox Tab Candy groups your tabs, but that's just for starters (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Symbian^3 web app development tools come out of beta, aim for standardized simplicity originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appapplicationsappsbetacodingcssdev toolsdevelopmentDevToolsease of useEaseOfUsehtmljavascriptmobile osMobileOsn8nokianokia n8NokiaN8symbiansymbian 3symbian3Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:47:00 EST<![CDATA[Palm: webOS speed fix in the 'immediate future']]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/palm-webos-speed-fix-in-the-immediate-future/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/palm-webos-speed-fix-in-the-immediate-future/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/palm-webos-speed-fix-in-the-immediate-future/#commentsPalm device owners have little to complain about when it comes to webOS; not after enduring Garnet and empty Access promises for so long. Still, that OS which relies so heavily upon web technologies like HTML 5, JavaScript, and CSS can be surprisingly sluggish when compared to other smartphone OSes. Now we have a hint as to why thanks to Palm's Ben Galbraith and Dion Almae who made an interesting admission Tuesday related to the Pre's UI latency compared to the iPhone 3GS -- a phone based on the same ARM architecture. According to the duo, "the path to the GPU didn't exist" in webOS, something that will be solved in the "immediate future" using CSS transforms to modify visual elements thus freeing-up CPU cycles for other tasks. Hmm, immediate future sure sounds like a webOS update to accompany the Palm Pixi release on November 15th.

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Palm: webOS speed fix in the 'immediate future' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Ben GalbraithBenGalbraithcsscss transformsCssTransformsDion AlmaeDionAlmaefixmobilepalmpatchpixipresoftwaresoftware updateSoftwareUpdateupdateweb os webosWed, 04 Nov 2009 03:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Palm: webOS speed fix in the 'immediate future']]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/palm-webos-speed-fix-in-the-immediate-future/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/palm-webos-speed-fix-in-the-immediate-future/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/palm-webos-speed-fix-in-the-immediate-future/#commentsPalm device owners have little to complain about when it comes to webOS; not after enduring Garnet and empty Access promises for so long. Still, that OS which relies so heavily upon web technologies like HTML 5, JavaScript, and CSS can be surprisingly sluggish when compared to other smartphone OSes. Now we have a hint as to why thanks to Palm's Ben Galbraith and Dion Almae who made an interesting admission Tuesday related to the Pre's UI latency compared to the iPhone 3GS -- a phone based on the same ARM architecture. According to the duo, "the path to the GPU didn't exist" in webOS, something that will be solved in the "immediate future" using CSS transforms to modify visual elements thus freeing-up CPU cycles for other tasks. Hmm, immediate future sure sounds like a webOS update to accompany the Palm Pixi release on November 15th.

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Palm: webOS speed fix in the 'immediate future' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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CEPro breaks down Real and Kaleidescape cases, uncovers more questions originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let's face it -- quite a lot is resting on the outcome of this case. For months now, RealNetworks has been unable to legally sell its RealDVD movie ripping software after a court issued a temporary restraining order that remains valid until it's decided if the application violates the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). Now, the software is finally having its day in court, and the outcome could shape the future of the DVD player (for better or worse). You see, Real has already assembled a prototype Facet device that hums along on Linux; essentially, this DVD playing machine would sell for around $300 and could store up to 70 movies internally. On the surface, this sounds entirely like a poor man's Kaleidescape, but only time will tell if The Man agrees. Cross your fingers folks, we get the feeling fair use advocates are going to need the luck.

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RealDVD ripping software heads to court, fair use advocates on pins and needles originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let's face it -- quite a lot is resting on the outcome of this case. For months now, RealNetworks has been unable to legally sell its RealDVD movie ripping software after a court issued a temporary restraining order that remains valid until it's decided if the application violates the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). Now, the software is finally having its day in court, and the outcome could shape the future of the DVD player (for better or worse). You see, Real has already assembled a prototype Facet device that hums along on Linux; essentially, this DVD playing machine would sell for around $300 and could store up to 70 movies internally. On the surface, this sounds entirely like a poor man's Kaleidescape, but only time will tell if The Man agrees. Cross your fingers folks, we get the feeling fair use advocates are going to need the luck.

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RealDVD ripping software heads to court, fair use advocates on pins and needles originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know you're struggling to believe your eyes, but those Qflix burners actually are still hanging around. For those who missed all the action last year, these devices enable users to download a DRM-laced film onto their PC and burn it onto a specially-keyed DVD for playback. In other words, you can forget about toasting flicks to that dusty stack of DVD-Rs you've got laying around from late '05. For whatever reason, Dell has seen fit to extend its partnership with Sonic Solutions by offering internal Qflix drives on the Studio XPS Desktop, Studio XPS 435, Studio Desktop and Studio Slim Desktop. The wild part? Its actually charging more for having you clean out its inventory.

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Sonic shoves Qflix DVD burners into more Dell desktops originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been months since the DVD Download DL logo surfaced, offering little info for anyone trying to figure out how this might play into Toshiba's post-HD DVD anything-but-Blu-ray plans, but now that it's available to licensees we got a peek at the details behind the spec. Approved by the DVD Forum, it's a standard for content providers to send deliver movies as a disk image that can be burned onto a DVD complete with CSS encryption, Qflix-style. That includes print to order service providers like CustomFlix CreateSpace or even home users downloading a legitimate flick over the Internet. The net benefit? It's guaranteed to play on any standard DVD player, although given the ease with which nearly anyone can download and burn less-legitimate copies nowadays, the biggest potential plus we see would be an in store kiosk that burns discs while you wait, saving SKUs and packaging costs for suckers who bought the special edition. Check out the conformance guideline PDF straight from the Forum for more details, we'll let the BDA know they can stop holding their breath, if they ever were.

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DVD Forum's latest standard, DVD-Download for DL revealed in licensing specs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been almost a full year since we first saw DataPlay's CSS-compliant DVD burner, so let's recap the model -- you download a DRM-protected movie to your PC, grab a piece of specially-keyed blank DVD media, use the DataPlay burner to commit the movie to disc and then enjoy your oh-so-legal fun on the run. For all of you who want to live that dream right now, Dell has brought out its $120 Qflix drive bundle so you can save your CinemaNow movies to Qflix DVD media using the included drive, software and two pieces of media (in case one coasters). Seriously, what else are you going to use for long-term archiving of your movies -- hard drives or something?

[Via Electronista]

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Dell offers up Qflix drives to burn CinemaNow movies to DVD originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been almost a full year since we first saw DataPlay's CSS-compliant DVD burner, so let's recap the model -- you download a DRM-protected movie to your PC, grab a piece of specially-keyed blank DVD media, use the DataPlay burner to commit the movie to disc and then enjoy your oh-so-legal fun on the run. For all of you who want to live that dream right now, Dell has brought out its $120 Qflix drive bundle so you can save your CinemaNow movies to Qflix DVD media using the included drive, software and two pieces of media (in case one coasters). Seriously, what else are you going to use for long-term archiving of your movies -- hard drives or something?

[Via Electronista]

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Just a week after the DVD CCA approved an unexciting (and incredibly restrictive) download-to-burn scheme, DataPlay has unveiled what it calls the "world's first CSS-managed recording DVD burner." Of course, this isn't the first time we've heard about this type of setup, and as it turns out, DataPlay is actually "participating in the Qflix technology and IP licensing program." The aptly-named MovieWriter is an external USB 2.0 device that is "capable of writing CSS encrypted content for playback on standard DVD players," but alas, you'll be forced to pick up the presumably expensive CSS-MR pre-keyed recordable discs through Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden before any burning can take place. Currently, no pricetag is being listed, but we are told that the outfit is already planning an internal version for OEMs to integrate into pre-fabricated machines. [Warning: PDF read link]

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DataPlay unveils CSS-friendly external DVD burner originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just a week after the DVD CCA approved an unexciting (and incredibly restrictive) download-to-burn scheme, DataPlay has unveiled what it calls the "world's first CSS-managed recording DVD burner." Of course, this isn't the first time we've heard about this type of setup, and as it turns out, DataPlay is actually "participating in the Qflix technology and IP licensing program." The aptly-named MovieWriter is an external USB 2.0 device that is "capable of writing CSS encrypted content for playback on standard DVD players," but alas, you'll be forced to pick up the presumably expensive CSS-MR pre-keyed recordable discs through Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden before any burning can take place. Currently, no pricetag is being listed, but we are told that the outfit is already planning an internal version for OEMs to integrate into pre-fabricated machines. [Warning: PDF read link]

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DataPlay unveils CSS-friendly external DVD burner originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Finnish court rules CSS DVD protection "ineffective" originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 May 2007 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BackupHDDVD creator speaks out originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Qflix brings CSS to download-to-burn DVDs: a new day has dawned originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Added list of supported resolutions after the break.

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Xbox 360 HD DVD playback: Maximum 1080i via component, 1080p VGA-only originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via DVD Newsroom, thanks Ann]

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DVD Copy Control Association to lighten DVD restrictions originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"I really have no idea who else to ask about this: Given that most of the new HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players will be at least theoretically capable of outputting an HD signal over component cables, it seems odd to me that all the upconverting DVD players only offer the upconversion over HDMI. Are there any that offer upconverting over component?

Hell, maybe they all do, and I'm just misreading the specs... but if so, I blame the specs."

If you can get high definition formats to output at 1080i or 720p via analog connectors, why not existing DVDs? One word: DRM. 

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Ask HD Beat: DVD upconverting over component? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Digital Media Thoughts]

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Download-and-Burn movies getting closer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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But we all know that there have been ways around the CSS encryption practically since DVDs launched, so why sue now? Ars Technica supposes that this is more about setting an example for the next generation of DVD players, and I tend to agree. If/when someone finds a way around AACS and HDCP expect the lawsuits to come hard and heavy.

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What if the DRM on your DVD player didn't work? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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