Netflix ported WebKit to the PS3 to enable HTML5 goodies, a dynamically updatable UI
December 7, 2010 No Comment
Netflix caused a lot of head scratching in October when it started rolling out its new, disc-free Netflix experience for the PS3. Namely, different people were getting a different UI , and there didn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to the differentiation. Well, it turns out Netflix was flexing a bit of its HTML5 muscle, rapidly testing different experiences to see which ones worked best for users, all without having to push out app updates or back-end changes to accommodate its indecision. Apparently, Netflix’s engineers actually ported WebKit to the PS3 to make all this possible, and hopefully it’s a sign of things to come in the HTML5 iPhone, iPad, and Android apps — which could probably use some serious sprucing, or even a bit of scattered rapid prototyping just to relieve the monotony. It’s also seems to be good news for other PS3 apps which can lean on the framework — presumably VUDU’s own HTML5-based UI took advantage of this when it landed on the PS3 in November . What we’d really love is if Sony and Google are secretly in cahoots to bring the entirety of Chrome and its couch-friendly Google TV UI with it. Hey, we can dream, right? Netflix ported WebKit to the PS3 to enable HTML5 goodies, a dynamically updatable UI originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A group of men stuck in a traffic backup during Monday’s winter weather decided to kill time by dancing on Interstate 80 near Pittsburgh. (Dec. 7)
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We’re here at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference in San Francisco, and we’ve just had a chance to lay our ever-loving hands all over Google’s latest wunderkind, the Nexus S . As you’ve probably already read and seen, the device is set to be the next flagship phone sporting a pure Google experience. That is, full-on Android 2.3 (AKA Gingerbread ), sporting a subtly reworked user interface design, and touting some potentially powerful new features, like near-field communication compatibility (hardware permitting — and this hardware does indeed permit). Speaking of nuts and bolts, the phone is no slouch, boasting all the design leanings of Samsung’s wildly popular Galaxy S line, but packing them into a tighter, sleeker, faster package. As you can see in the pictures and video below, we spent some quality time with the newest Nexus, and we’ve made a few professional observations — so follow along after the break to get the full scoop. Gallery: Google Nexus S hands-on Continue reading Google Nexus S preview Google Nexus S preview originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …UN moves to protect election winner as Ivory Coast standoff enters its 2d day
December 7, 2010 No Comment
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – UN peacekeepers laid sandbags and rolled out miles of razor wire yesterday to protect the aging hotel that has become the de facto presidency of the man who most of the world says won Ivory Coast’s presidential election. A UN tank also took position on one side of the…
Continue reading …Gingerbread ROMs start cooking for Galaxy S, EVO 4G, et al; keyboard ported for rooted Androids
December 7, 2010 No Comment
You can have your doubts about when your phone maker will finally get around to delivering an Android 2.3 update (March if you’re with HTC, June if Samsung, 2017 if you’re unfortunate enough to own a Sony Ericsson), but the smartphone dev community doesn’t work that slowly. The guys who build custom ROMs just for the sheer pride of it have already begun work on delivering Gingerbread to owners of the Samsung Galaxy S and HTC EVO 4G and Wildfire . It’s all in the very nascent stages and warnings abound that you should only install these ROMs if you intend to contribute to the development process, but it does give us hope for a consumable new OS in the not so distant future. One thing that does look ready to be gobbled up, however, is Gingerbread’s new software keyboard — you’ll find the download link and installation instructions at the Droid-Life link below, just remember to bring your rooted Android phone along. [Thanks, Jacob] Gingerbread ROMs start cooking for Galaxy S, EVO 4G, et al; keyboard ported for rooted Androids originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Cuban president lights first candle of menorah in Havana synagogue. Meanwhile, local government holds Jewish-American subcontractor on spy suspicions
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The US and Nato have drawn up plans to defend the Baltic nations against Russia, latest US diplomatic cables disclosed by Wikileaks show. The cables, published in the Guardian, reveal plans to expand an existing strategy to defend Poland to include Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Wikileaks is releasing hundreds of diplomatic cables, angering the US. Meanwhile, a warrant for the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has reached UK authorities. Mr Assange, who is believed to be in hiding somewhere in England, is preparing to talk to British police, his lawyer said. Mr Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden in connection with rape allegations which he denies. The Swiss post office’s…
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A father whose missing children are believed to be dead told investigators he buried one of his young children in Mississippi in March, then buried the other in Alabama in June, police said Monday. (Dec. 6)
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New York Times quotes Pentagon official as saying Lebanese Shiite group has 50,000 rockets and missiles, including some 40 to 50 Fatah-110 missiles, 10 Scud-D missiles; able sent by Clinton reprimands Assad for supplying arms. Egypt accuses Iran of providing $25 million a month to Hamas
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