JavaFX meets TaranFX. JavaFX is built on top of a mature Runtime that gives developer’s amazing features. Java being in market since several years, they now have a more sophisticated API. Update: This Blog post is Winner of Java Blogging Contest. So what is JavaFX Hype all about? I first got to hear about JavaFX more than a year back when I attended Sun Tech days. It wasn’t very mature at that time and failed to catch my attention. It was this year in Feb, when I saw a momentum and maturity in this platform, which encouraged me to take my steps further. JavaFX gives developers an amazing feature-Rich API which will help Read further »

Firefox 3.5 finally appears, after four beta versions and three release candidates, Firefox 3.5 has finally been released. The new version brings a private browsing mode, faster JavaScript performance, and support for emerging HTML 5 standards.Download the new version of Firefox for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux from getfirefox.com. “So much is happening on the Web right now, it’s a great time for browsers. Firefox 3.5 brings together the most innovative Web technologies and delivers them in Read further »

The man the legend, Steve Jobs has officially returned to Apple. His return is the most anticipated thing these days int he industry. Its like a Pheonix, which reborns from its ashes. There were rumors that Steve might not return and his descendants like Cook would carry the company on their shoulders. Apple has confirmed that Steve Jobs is back on the Apple campus and has resumed working for the company he co-founded. According to the The New York Times, Jobs is resuming his duties at Apple. This was pretty much confirmed that he would join within june and there he is on the Read further »

Earlier, Palm welcomed hackers to hack-ing their devices and explore the possibilities exposed by WebOS. And now, the wait is for the software development kit for the Pre to hit the streets. The Mojo SDK is open for limited testing, but apparently (as expected), someone decided to leak the download link, and thanks to the web, the SDK can now be downloaded all over the place. When Palm first showed the Pre in January during the CES this year, they stated that the device would hit the shops in the first half of 2009. They barely made this deadline, but a casualty of meeting this deadline was the SDK, which was not ready for release alongside the Pre itself. Instead, Palm promised the SDK for this summer. You can Read further »

Call It CCIE’s terror or a Marketing Stunt, But CCIE’s are no longer the Guru of Networks. Cisco has now come up with new certification set above the CCIE level, known as Cisco Certified Architect. If you are CCIE you know what what Honor it is to be one. Every one respects them. Sometimes, people go for multiple CCIEs if they have free time but at some point they also stagnated. Cisco wanted to remove this banner, they took things to an another level. Cisco says that in order to respond to strong costumer and market demand, to recognize the Experts who can really architect the future network, need of CCA or Cisco certified Architect arises. What’s New? - Rather than Core Technical topics, It is oriented towards Read further »

There is always a performance hit when you make things run on a VM environment. Same is the case with Android OS. There will be significant performance Hit and limit is posed by the use of virtualization. Android developers had to build their applications that used to run inside Dalvik, the JVM (Java virtual machine) upon which Google’s mobile android OS is built. No doubt, it is beneficial in embedded systems with limited processor power and RAM, it is limiting for developers who, for example, want to create CPU-intensive, but not Memory-intensive, applications such as more in-depth computations, simulations, or high multimedia signal processing. Google has now announced release of a native development kit, which will Read further »

The VOIP and Unified communications are coming to the next steps. Days are gone when you needed collaboration tools from your service provider. Your Virtual service providers can do it all for you, and that too at a negligible or No cost. The best examplee to quote is Google Voice. Google Voice started from GrandCentral, will eventually conquer large part of US and the world. Google last week started sending out invitations for Google Voice, its new VoIP service built on technology it acquired  in 2007. Google Voice will be rolled out slowly, according to Google, but as of last Thursday, the service is now available to anyone who had requested to try the beta version. What is Google Voice Hype All about? Google Voice provides users with a Read further »

Sony’s new PSP called PSP GO is hitting stores in august. We already know that it is going to be a lighter and snappier version of the old PSP, featuring sliding pop-out controls. But  Sony is predicting the future of PSP. Because of some serious Hardware released in iPhone 3GS, Sony relaises that it could pose a threat to mobile gaming industry. Looking at the future, Sony is considering developing a cellphone-game gear hybrid in a bid to better compete with Apple. The Sony launched its first Walkman three decades ago, dominating the portable music player market, but it has been running far behind the iPod and iPhone in recent years. It fears that similar could go with the mobile gaming rigs. Sony plans Read further »

Apple’s App Store is a running success. Few months back, It announced the numbers. A total of Billion downloads were downloaded in less than a year. Undoubtedly, Apple had set a world record for fastest growing popularity of applciations on Mobile platform. App Store is a big Boon to the industry, It has encouraged several other mobile competitiors to finally wake-up and standardize distribution of applications. companies like RIM, Nokia, Palm, google have been inspired. Beyond the current state of AppStore, In future we could observe changes in the way things are working with Read further »

Palm Pre is Hot in-demand, not all of the features, but rather for some aspects. Three of them worth mentioning are look n feel,  advanced features, Better hardware. The Last one is substituted by upgrading to iPhone 3GS. What if you can get Best of Palm Pre on iPhone? It’s possible. We can get the best of Pre right on your iPhone. Please note: This guide is applicable only for Jailbroken iPhones. If you want Jailbreak guide, you can check this out. Let’s go ahead and Transform iPhone, by taking all good things of  Palm Pre one by one: Read further »