Amazon has launched a Cloud Drive Photos app for iOS, letting owners of the
iPhone and iPad join Android users in storing their photography on the
company’s servers. The app allows users to both upload pictures to their
Amazon Cloud account and to browse the photos that are already stored there.
Like Apple’s built-in Photo Stream feature, Amazon’s app can
automatically pull in all of the new photos taken on a device — though
because of iOS’s limitations, the app can only do that whenever it’s
opened. But unlike with Photo Stream, images uploaded to Amazon’s Cloud
drive are able to be viewed online through a browser, not just within
specific apps. Storage for photos comes out of Amazon’s standard Cloud
Drive accounts, which begin with 5GB of space for free. The company has made
its cloud services a bit more robust lately, releasing an improved its OS X
app and add... (more)
Apple lost its e-book antitrust trial last summer, but so far it hasn’t had
to write any checks as part of its punishment. Now a plaintiff’s lawyer
wants to deliver a bill: He says Apple should pay $840 million in damages.
Steve Berman, an attorney representing consumers and 33 states who linked up
with the U.S. government’s case against Apple, says Apple’s actions
caused e-book buyers to spend an extra $280,254,374 after the introduction of
Apple’s iPad and its iBooks Store. Berman says Apple should have to pay
triple that number, and if you want to read his argument, you can find it
below, via a letter he filed in court yesterday. For context: Apple ended
2013 with nearly $159 billion in cash on its books, and generated profits of
$13 billion in its last quarter.
Read the full story at re/code.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the highly competitive
mobile technologies world, the State Farm® mobile site is ranked
best-in-class when compared to other top auto insurance competitors.
In a recent competitive review, State Farm was rated as having the best
mobile experience by Key Lime Interactive (KLI), an independent company
specializing in user testing and experience.
KLI researchers collected consumer feedback on what qualities in a mobile
application were most important. Consumers responded that the ability to
submit bill payments, view detailed policy information, and enter detailed
accident information including photos and scene details were critical to a
satisfactory mobile experience. State Farm's mobile site included all of
these qualities while exhibiting these features in a visually appealing and
highly useable way.
"State Farm i... (more)
nxtControl http://www.nxtcontrol.com, a pioneer in ground-breaking IEC 61499
automation, presents further reference projects for both building and process
automation. This is further proof that customers see nxtControl as the most
efficient solution for applications with multiple distributed controllers.
Using a single engineering tool, the engineer configures all the control
applications (IEC61499), the HMI/SCADA system, the I/O connection and the
documentation. This is object-oriented design “at its best”, offering
more efficient and cost-effective solutions than ever before.
Global trend
IEC 61499 is gaining increasing international acceptance. This is also
confirmed by internationally recognised experts such as Dr. Valeriy Vyatkin,
Associate Professor at the University of Auckland: "IEC 61499 is the better
solution for all future automation tasks. There’s no gett... (more)
CLEVELAND, OH -- (Marketwire) -- 03/05/12 -- OverDrive, Inc.
(www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of eBooks and audiobooks,
announced today it has acquired Australian eBook company Booki.sh
(http://booki.sh). Booki.sh is the developer of a cloud-based platform for
distributing, selling and reading popular eBooks from anywhere and on any
device with a modern web browser. Booki.sh founders and principals Joseph
Pearson, Virginia Murdoch and Peter Haasz will join OverDrive from their
existing offices in Melbourne to expand the global distributor's publishing,
library and school initiatives.
Booki.sh eBooks live "in the cloud," are browser-based and do not require the
user to first install any software or app. This enables users with PC, Mac®,
Linux®, iPhone®, iPad®, Android and many other mobile devices to
instantly access protected titles for both onl... (more)
CIBC introduces a Mobile Banking App designed specifically for iPad users
TORONTO, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CIBC, the first bank in Canada to
deliver a mobile banking app in 2010, today announced the launch of a Mobile
Banking App designed specifically for the iPad.
Today's launch makes CIBC the first major bank in Canada to deliver a native
iPad mobile banking app, building on CIBC's leadership in mobile financial
services. The app enables CIBC clients to bank on their iPad using new
interactive graphics and visuals, and leverages the full screen and
capabilities of the iPad.
"Just as we did when we launched the first Mobile Banking App in Canada in
2010, CIBC is moving quickly to deliver banking services to our clients
through the technology they use everyday," said Michael Martin, Senior
Vice President, Alternate Channels, CIBC. "Our new Mobile Banking App fo... (more)
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that more than
10,000 developers have joined the NDEV Mobile developer program,
demonstrating its tremendous growth since the launch in 2011. NDEV Mobile
brings the power of Dragon voice recognition to mobile developers worldwide
with the Dragon Mobile SDK, supporting over 20 languages for voice
recognition and over 30 for text-to-speech.
“We’d like to thank our developers for helping us achieve this
milestone,” said Michael Thompson, executive vice president and general
manager, Nuance Mobile. “NDEV Mobile provides a unique opportunity for
developers to work with Dragon and other key Nuance technologies, engineers,
and designers to make their apps even better across devices, operating
systems, and languages.”
Some Highlights:
NDEV Mobile voice transaction volume has increased 384% in the last six
months ... (more)
MUNICH, GERMANY -- (Marketwire) -- 06/07/12 -- Algoriddim, creators of the
popular djay apps for Mac, iPhone and iPad, today announced the launch of
vjay -- a cutting edge way of creating, performing and sharing
one-of-a-kind music and video media mash-ups. Directly integrated with the
media libraries on the iPad, vjay allows users to take their favorite videos,
music, and music videos and combine them simultaneously into an interactive
audio visual experience. The first of its kind on the iPad, vjay lets users
get creative with their content, display directly to a TV, stream wirelessly
via Apple TV, or record their performances live to share on their favorite
social channels.
At the heart of Algoriddim's design philosophy is the combination of creative
expression with intuitive technology, and vjay is the newest way for people
to express themselves, unlocking am... (more)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 07/05/12 -- A selection of
on-demand content from digital TV channels, Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living
and Sky Arts 1, is now available via Sky Go on all compatible mobile devices.
A wide selection of on-demand content is already available on Sky Go via Xbox
360, PC and Mac.
On-demand programme highlights customers will be able to enjoy this summer
include Armando Iannucci's latest comedy series Veep (Sky Atlantic), The Book
Show (Sky Arts 1), paranormal drama series Bedlam (Sky Living), and An Idiot
Abroad 2 (Sky 1).
Holly Knill, Product Director of Sky Go, comments:
"We're always working to ensure that Sky customers have the widest choice of
content available to watch as and when they want it. Whether it's new and
exclusive comedy shows like Veep and Alan Partridge or entertainment shows
including Smash and A League of Th... (more)
Strong customer satisfaction prevails across three durable goods industries
in 2012, with nearly all companies showing improvement compared with a year
ago, according to a report released today by the American Customer
Satisfaction Index (ACSI). This year, two industries set new record-high
scores: personal computers at 80 and televisions & video players/recorders at
86 (on the ACSI’s 0 to 100 scale). The third industry, major appliances,
holds steady at 81.
Tablet Revolution Gives Boost to Personal Computer Customer Satisfaction
As the personal computer market continues to undergo its transformation
toward smaller, more mobile computing and away from stationary desktop
solutions, customer satisfaction with the PC industry as a whole gains
further traction—up 2.6% to an all-time high ACSI score of 80. The
improvement over the past year blasts away the industry’s for... (more)
Incipio® is proud to announce its first iPad® mini protective case
offering, featuring four iconic forms designed to enhance the new Apple®
(NASDAQ:AAPL) device. Incipio, designer and manufacturer of award winning
mobile device accessories, created the LEXINGTON™, LGND®, NGP®, and
top-selling feather® carrying cases for the iPad® mini, available now for
pre-order online at Incipio.com and in retail stores nationwide in the coming
days.
“The much-anticipated iPad mini is an exceptionally impressive device and
we are thrilled to offer products to support it,” says Andy Fathollahi,
Chief Executive Officer of Incipio. “Our talented team of industrial
designers and engineers are developing these protective cases to seamlessly
match the curves and form of Apple’s iPad mini, and we are ecstatic to
share them with our customers.”
Incipio’s LEXINGTON™, LGND®, NGP®, and pop... (more)
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