Archive for July, 2011

Skyfire unveils app for Flash videos on iPhone

Posted on July 27th, 2011 by Natalie Bourne

Private-equity backed video technology firm Skyfire, best known for its mobile browser, has unveiled an application for watching Flash videos on Apple’s iPhones. Apple has been a strong opponent of Adobe’s Flash technology, criticising its power management, among other things, and it has embraced a newer set of tools for building web applications known as [...]

Carnegie Mellon develops iPhone app that predicts when bus will arrive

Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Bethany McGrath

Tiramisu literally, Italian for “pick me up” makes it easy for riders to use their iPhones to signal the location and occupancy level of the Port Authority of Allegheny County bus they are riding, in real-time. The new app was developed by researchers in the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Accessible Public Transportation (RERC-APT), supported [...]

Razer Electra Headphone with Flexible Headband

Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Natalie Bourne

Razer has announced its new Razer Electra headphones which was designed to deliver powerful bass depth and crisp clear soundstages for both games and music enthusiasts. The Electra comes with a lightweight, flexible headband and ear cushions that were constructed using sound-isolating leatherette for long lasting comfort and to block out unwanted sounds. The Electra [...]

IBM rolls out free cloud software development tool

Posted on July 26th, 2011 by Bethany McGrath

ORLANDO — IBM this week announced a cloud-based collaborative software development tool that’s being offered free to students now for academic use only but is expected to become a commercial service at some point in the future. Called the Jazz Hub and available directly at Jazz.net, the cloud-based software development service is based on IBM’s [...]