Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Mozilla Thimble Teaches You How to Code with a Side-By-Side HTML Editor [Learn To Code]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5914119/mozilla-thimble-teaches-you-how-to-code-with-a-side+by+side-html-editor

Mozilla Thimble Teaches You How to Code with a Side-By-Side HTML EditorWe recently told you about Mozilla's new Webmaker projects that teach you how to code, and the first one is ready for a test drive right now. Thimble is an easy to use, in-browser HTML editor that shows you the finished product right alongside your code, so you can learn as you go.

Thimble won't teach you HTML directly—you'd still want to have something like W3Schools or Code Academy on hand—but it's a tool that makes learning a lot easier. Instead of having to type your code in a text editor and load the resulting file up in a browser, you can see all your changes in real time as you make them. That also makes correcting mistakes a lot easier, since you'll know exactly what caused a problem as soon as you type it. You can even publish your finished web pages right from Thimble's app for all your friends to see. It's still in the testing phases right now, but you can use the testing version by clicking the link below.

Mozilla Thimble | via Webmonkey

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Dell begins test deployment of ARM-based Copper servers

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/dell-test-deployment-arm-servers/

Dell begins test deployment of ARM-based Copper servers

Back in February, Dell revealed its intentions to enter the ARM server field. Today, the company announced that it is shipping ARM-based Copper servers to a limited number of customers. Copper is lower power than x86 servers, and Dell thinks this makes it a good fit for energy-intensive platforms such as Hadoop. In that same vein, the company views Copper as a cost-effective option that can be used for light workloads and for testing performance. In addition to deploying its new servers to select clients, Dell will be looking to the open source community for help in further developing its ARM system (the platform currently runs Linux). No word on when Copper will move beyond the testing phase.

Dell begins test deployment of ARM-based Copper servers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 May 2012 15:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel outs 4.5-inch, 720p OT986 smartphone with Ice Cream Sandwich in China

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/alcatel-ot986-tcl-s900-ics-smartphone/

Alcatel outs 4.5-inch, 720p OT986 smartphone with ICS in China

Alcatel is relatively a newcomer to the world of smartphone manufacturing, but the company's latest handset is certainly bound to turn some heads. Dubbed "OT986," this 4.5-inch device packs a hefty amount of all-around power (unlike that Venture), starting with its 1280 x 720 HD, IPS display, which is paired nicely alongside a dual-core 1.5GHz CPU (TI OMAP 4460), one gig of RAM and 8GB of internal storage -- and, there's also a lower-end model sporting a 1.2GHz processor and a mere 4GB of built-in storage. Furthermore, Alcatel's new Ice Cream Sandwich slab is said to hit the Chinese market under the TCL S900 moniker for 1,999 yuan (about $314), but deets are still cloudy on whether it'll be stuffed with the same juicy specs as the aforementioned OT986. While we wait to hear which other countries the device will make its way into, though, you can hit the source link below to gander at some extra eye candy.

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Alcatel outs 4.5-inch, 720p OT986 smartphone with Ice Cream Sandwich in China originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 May 2012 16:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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OmniVision's OV2722 sensor promises 1080p tablet video chats, probably more than you wanted to see

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/omnivision-ov2722-sensor-promises-1080p-tablet-video-chats/

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We're seeing rear cameras on smartphones and tablets get better all the time; what about at the front? OmniVision might have that side tackled through the OV2722, a 1080p-native CMOS camera sensor. It won't allow for magnum opuses of photography like the company's own 16-megapixel behemoth, but it's just big enough and thin enough (at 3mm deep) to give a serious upgrade to the 720p-or-lower front cameras that prevail today, including webcams on Ultrabooks. The new sensor is both thinner and better in low light than an earlier iteration, so we'll hopefully see fewer instances of blurrycam self-portraits and video calls. The OV2722 is in mass production now for unnamed clients, although we're worried that the resolution jump will show us a little too much detail in that chat with Aunt Mildred.

Continue reading OmniVision's OV2722 sensor promises 1080p tablet video chats, probably more than you wanted to see

OmniVision's OV2722 sensor promises 1080p tablet video chats, probably more than you wanted to see originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 May 2012 17:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon, Google get ready to post Galaxy Nexus' Android 4.0.4 update, really really this time

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/verizon-google-get-ready-to-post-galaxy-nexus-android-4-0-4/

Verizon gets ready to post Galaxy Nexus' Android 4.0.4 update, really really this time

After a horrible tease at the start of the month, Google and Verizon finally appear ready to roll out the Android 4.0.4 update for the LTE Galaxy Nexus. Verizon has just posted the install guide for its elusive IMM76K upgrade, a telltale sign that the update could push out (in this case, from Google) within the next few days. The fixes are largely those that hit the HSPA+ version in March, although that means important Calendar interface tweaks as well as email and device fixes. More than anything, it should close one of the most inexplicably long chapters for minor OS updates in recent memory: Verizon's Galaxy Nexus owners are the last to get 4.0.4, having run on 4.0.2 since December and having exhibited even more patience than Sprint buyers.

Verizon, Google get ready to post Galaxy Nexus' Android 4.0.4 update, really really this time originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 May 2012 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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