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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 07:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rumor: Widgets, better notifications headed to iOS 5]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 07:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lipnonutae</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple&amp;39's push notification icon.(Credit:Apple)In just a week and a half Apple will take the wraps off &quot;the future of iOS&quot; at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Two features that are said to be making a debut as part of that introduction are widgets and a new notifications system. Buried at the tail end of a post on murmurs that Apple's been inviting press from around the world to come to the WWDC keynote, TechCrunch claims that Apple will be using that time to introduce &quot;completely revamped notifications and widgets.&quot;This is not the first time Apple's notification system has been rumored to be getting a re-work, which is what makes this interesting. Rich Dellinger, who invented the notification for Palm's WebOS, quit following HP's acquisition of the company in order to return to his former employer, Apple. This stirred up expectations that Apple was looking to overhaul its existing system. A report in February then claimed Apple was working to acquire an iOS app maker tool, with the intent to somehow roll its notification tools into iOS. Apple introduced push notifications as part of iOS 3.0 back in 2009. Since then, the system has remained largely unchanged in terms of how the pop-up messages are delivered to the end user. The message design itself also resembles that of the pop-up notifications that shipped with the first iteration of iOS' most contain an option to either hit an &quot;OK&quot; button and jump to that app, or cancel out of the message. Meanwhile, whatever application you're in becomes inaccessible until the message is addressed, something that's been considered a major shortcoming.With iOS 4, Apple introduced a slightly modified version of its push notification API that let apps send messages and alerts without going through any servers, though the user interface has remained the same.As for widgets, this would be an intriguing feature for the company to add considering it's been offered as part ofMac OS X since early 2005. A patent filing granted to Apple earlier this month hinted that Apple was toying with the idea of grabbing chunks of Web pages to turn into widgets, effectively what it does with its Web Clip feature that's been a part of Mac OS X since 10.4 Tiger. Whether Apple would put those widgets on the home screen is another matter entirely. Right now users have limited control where applications can go, and are required to rearrange icons to snap to a 4-by-5 grid, where any extra space can only be left after the last application on any given page. Maneuvering widgets there could take up more space--either horizontally, or vertically--and would change an organizational aesthetic that's been there since since the platform's early days. Based on that, any sort of widget system would likely require a complete re-think of how that works, or something similar to Dashboard on Mac OS X, where the widgets float down as a layer on top of whatever you're doing.Over the years a number of third-party designers have come up with prototypes of how they'd re-do Apple's notification system, as well as work widgets into the equation. Here are some of the most recent ones:Notifications:Widgets:Widgets and notifications:<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BlackBerry 7 OS brings NFC support, voice search]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 07:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lipnonutae</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[BlackBerry OS 7 promises faster performance and gains features including 720p HD video recording. (Credit:RIM)This post was updated at 8:21 a.m. PT.Research In Motion kicked off its annual BlackBerry World conference with the unveiling of the BlackBerry 7 operating system, which will ship on the company's new RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Bold 9930. RIM said that its revamped mobile OS is a &quot;performance driven&quot; platform and promises easier navigation through its Liquid Graphics interface, as well as faster, richer graphics performance and browsing. The latter is enabled by a revamped BlackBerry browser that includes a just-in-time JavaScript compiler and HTML 5 video support.BlackBerry 7 OS also brings support for new technologies, including NFC (near field communications) and augmented reality applications. Voice-enabled search and 720p HD video recording also make their debut on the new OS. The new Bolds and the BlackBerry 7 OS will launch this summer, but unfortunately, RIM said current devices won't be upgradeable to the new OS due to hardware restrictions.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Navy Yard to get solar storage]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lipnonutae</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The Philadelphia Navy Yard is home to the GPIC Energy Innovation Hub.(Credit:GPIC)Philadelphia's revitalization project of its Navy Yard and surrounding waterfront property will also include solar storage, according to International Battery.The Allentown, Penn.-based battery manufacturer says its large format lithium ion energy storage system (ESS) will be used on a 2,700 square-foot building as part of the Philadelphia Energy Innovation Hub.&quot;The Energy Innovation Hub will include a live demonstration of a microgrid with a 2,700 square foot net-zero energy home. International Battery will provide Sunverge with an 8.2 kilowatt-hour Lithium Iron Phosphate battery pack for use in the residential SIS [Solar Integration System],&quot; the company announced Thursday.The battery pack will be used to store solar energy that can be retrieved for later use in conjunction with the solar system and micro smart grid, also being constructed on site, according to International Battery.The Philadelphia Energy Innovation Hub, led by Penn State University, is one of three such hubs backed by the U.S. Department of Energy dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of improved energy technology for new and existing buildings.  Credit: GPIC HUB  The Philadelphia Energy Innovation Hub at the Navy Yard is part of the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC). The GPIC includes 11 academic institutions, two DOE laboratories, and five corporate partners whose members all maintain full-time employees at the Navy Yard facilities, according to Penn State University.In September 2010 the hub was funded with a $122 million grant from the Department of Energy, a $30 million pledge from the state of Pennsylvania, and $7 million in other sources of federal funding.The Philadelphia Navy Yard is also home to what will be the largest urban solar farm in the U.S. when complete. The 1.5-megawatt installation when up-and-running in 2011 will generate enough energy to power the equivalent of about 1,800 homes, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Philadelphia has been revitalizing the land in and around its historic Navy Shipyard after an environmental cleanup effort in the 1990s, and a master plan was adopted in 2004. The Navy Yard's Energy Innovation Hub is just one part of the major redevelopment. The Navy Yard area now consists of 1,200 acres and seven miles of waterfront containing retail, office, residential, and green space as well as an active ship-building facility.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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