YouTube is on a roll today. First with the awesome update of the mobile site and now introducing the YouTube Leanback web application. The application basically runs the video from your own playlist or from your subscription back to back in HD quality without you doing anything. You can also connect your YouTube account with your Facebook account and see the videos shared by your friends on Facebook. The application is built using Adobe Flash Technology and is currently in Beta.
Check out the video to see it in action. Click the source link for more details.
Source: Youtube Blog
The mobile site of YouTube (m.youtube.com) has been updated to provide faster and better experience to the end user. The site provides similar experience as that of the desktop version giving the user all the options on their mobile which are currently available in the desktop version. Some of the new updates in the YouTube mobile site are as given below:
- It is really fast
- The UI is more touch friendly
- Incorporates all the general funcationalities like commenting, rating, subscribing, etc.
- Faster updates of new features as compared to that of a native client
Check out the video for some instant action. Click the source link below for more details.
Source: YouTube Blog
For all the Flash fans out there, now you can run Flash on a Jailbroken iPad !! It is not that simple to get it on the iPad but it is not that hard either. Click the source link for complete details and steps involved for installing Flash on the iPad.
Source: Engadget
Qualcomm and Mattel have come together to introduce a whole new way of game play. The game is based on Qualcomm’s new Mobile Augmented Reality Platform. Check out the cool video.
Source: MattelShop
Javascript performance benchmark tests were carried out by ArsTechnica on Nexus One having Android 2.2 and iPhone 4 where Android 2.2 beats the iOS4 by a good margin on both SunSpider and V8 engines. Click the source link below for more details.
Source: ArsTechnica
The much awaited Firefox 4 is available now for download for the general public. The current version is still in beta and may not support your plugins but it is worth the download to have the first hand feel of the next iteration of one of the best browsers in the market.
Click here to download Firefox 4 Beta.
Google recently made a post on their youtube blog mentioning about the relevance of Flash in today’s web and how Flash is the “best platform” for delivering the video technology. A lot of details were provided backing Flash technology. They were mainly in the following areas
- Standard Video Format
- Robust Video Streaming
- Content Protection
- Encapsulation and Embedding
- Full Screen Video
- Camera and Microphone access
The blog also mentioned about the WebM video format and the commitment from Mozilla, Chrome, Opera and Adobe to provide the required support in their upcoming releases. Click the source link for more details.
Source: Youtube (Blog)
The steps below provide the instructions to set up the MySQL Query Browser. We assume that user has already setup the database server on his/her machine.
- Download and install MySQL Query Browser
- Execute the Query Browser from the start menu
- Type in the values as shown in the image (note that the connection can also be stored for future use by clicking the browse button and entering the respective values in the options window)
- Press OK
- A connection dialog box pops up
- Press ignore button
- Query Browser opens up
You can now use Query Browser to create New schema or work on the existing schema. If you are already aware of the schema created in your database, the respective value can be inserted in the Default Schema textbox in the window above.
For Example: If you have created a database with the name “testdb”, the value testdb can be entered in the Default Schema option.
Some of you might get the “Server Offline” error after you install WAMP on your windows 7 system. This happens if IIS server was installed in the system prior to the installation of WAMP thus creating the clash of the port address where both the servers are trying to access http://localhost/
This issue can be resolved by changing the port address for the WAMP server. Follow the below given steps to do the same:
- Go to c:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.2.11\conf
- Open httpd.conf file
- Change the line “Listen 80” to “Listen 8080” (or Listen <some number>)
- Save the file and close it
- Go to c:\wamp\ and open wampmanager.ini
- Change all http://localhost/ references in the file to http://localhost:8080/
- Save the file and close it
- Go to c:\wamp\ and open wampmanager.tpl
- Change all http://localhost/ references in the file to http://localhost:8080/
- Restart the WAMP Server
The above solution helps you to run both servers at the same time.Alternatively, you can also run only one server at a time i.e. running either IIS or WAMP server which does not require the above file modifications. But in some cases, this did not resolve the issue for unknown reasons.
The solution for this issue has been tested on Windows 7. The solution may be same for Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems.
Motorola Droid X is going to be released on Verizon July 15th 2010. The initial impressions of the phone seem to be really good.
MobileBurn recently reviewed the phone in great detail providing insights into various features of the phone both hardware and software wise. Click the links below for the review.
Droid X Review – Part 1
Droid X Review – Part 2
Droid X Review – Part 3
AndroidCentral recently did a series of benchmark tests between HTC EVO 4G, DROID X and Nexus One providing us with interesting numbers. Have a look.
More reviews can be found here:
AndroidCentral – Motorola Droid X Review
Engadget – Motorola Droid X Review
ZDNet – Motorola Droid X review: bigger, badder, better
PCMag – Motorola Droid X (Verizon Wireless)
SlashGear – Droid X Review
Motorola Droid X seems to be a promising entry into Verizon crème de la crème range of smartphones. The addition of Froyo (Android 2.2) coming late summer will make the deal even sweeter.
For more details on the Motorola Droid X, visit the Verizon’s official Droid X page.
Click the source links for more.
Source: MobileBurn, AndroidCentral
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