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| 10-28-09 / 10:46 PM : Google Map Navigation soon (cjed) |
| Google may provide soon on Android (and a bit later on iPhone, for free and ads-free) Google Map Navigation. However the application won't onboard maps, and will then require to download them in realtime : slowdown (considering some problems could still happen on GPS navigation softwares that include the full maps), less accurate Google maps (and low cover from Street View), high cost when in foreign countries (roaming), Google level interface (that is less nice than Navigon). Finally we can still use a similar solution, XGPS (requires a jailbreaked iPhone). |
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| 10-28-09 / 01:58 AM : CP2JavaWS 0.91 available (cjed) |
| A new version (0.91) of CP2JavaWS is available. It is a bug fixes release : - fixed a bug with habilitation filter's init (as filters's init methods order can change, we don't pass anymore the userSessionKey info from the authentication filter's init method to the habilitation filter's init. That information has then been added also in the habilitation filter's config in web.xml). - fixed a potential bug in authentication filter when comparing request uri with authCredentials's uri, for cases where the browser returns its host in authCredentials's uri (shouldn't). - remote methods that returned a String (root, not JSON) leaded to an error when decoding on the client side (missing quotes). It was ok for String attributes in nested objects of the return graph. - calling a remote method without any parameters (that is passing nil to the single selector part - ie [remoteService aMethod:nil]) now works properly (fixed test for remaining invocation arguments). |
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| 10-26-09 / 11:44 PM : Websocket in WebKit : Apache mod and tests (cjed) |
| Implementation of Websocket (client side) started this Spring in Firefox, and this Summer (since late June) in WebKit. We could also read a document, WebKit Web Socket design doc (that was slightly revised early september), written by WebKit members working on this task (Fumitoshi Ukai, Yuzo Fujishima, etc.). References to many cpp sources files about Websocket implementation have emerged these last three months in the long WebKit development timeline. In early September Yuzo pointed out (in a thread about requirement for an Apache module that manages Websocket) an experimental open source extension for Apache, mod_pywebsocket, that brings server-side Websocket implementation. These elements are now listed in the latest changelogs of WebKit timeline (10/26), and test files are provided (start with pywebsocket/test, see also here and there). |
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| 10-24-09 / 01:47 AM : Apple drops ZFS support (cjed) |
| Previsous ZFS support in Leopard (was read-only) has been completely removed from Snow Leopard. Apple may be working on its new own filesystem, since Sun was acquired by Oracle. |
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| 10-22-09 / 11:18 PM : iMac : displayPort input and DVI / BluRay ? (cjed) |
| New iMacs miniDisplay port now also works as an input, which allows to plug a MacBook (or another computer fitted with such output technology). We can even plug a DVI-based older computer (including the MDD G4 :-)) using a convertuer (Atlona DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter, priced 179$). The converter manages source resolutions up to 1920*1200 (that is exactly the MDD G4's Radeon 9000 Pro limit). Apple is also expected to unveil such adapters. About the new 27 inches iMac display, a BluRay player would have been a logical feature, and price difference (500$) with a similar MacPro (performance-wise) could confirm rumor about removal of that drive at the last time (in order to put pressure on royalties deals). Then originally the iMac featuring BluRay would have been priced close to the MacPro, and the pros would then have choosed the MacPro (they don't need a BluRay drive). Without that peripheral, the new quad core iMac reduced price could blend pros choice. Finally Apple should introduce a lower-priced entry-level MacPro (not more than 2000$) to avoid pros looking toward to the new iMac. |
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| 10-21-09 / 12:54 AM : New mac mini (cjed) |
| Besides new iMac and the new unibody MacBook, Apple updated the mac Mini, with faster processors (2.26GHz to 2.66GHz), and an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M that now onboards 256 Mb also on the entry model (599$, 2 Gb of ram and still 160 Gb hard drive). The later model (799$) includes 4 Gb of ram (and still 320 Gb of hard drive). The disks still are 5400 rpm, however the mac mini keeps its firewire 800 port. A new model with Snow Leopard Server and two 500 Gb hard drives (still 5400 rpm) has been added, and is priced 999$ (that is an interesting alternative to XServe). |
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| 10-20-09 / 11:57 PM : New imacs : LED/HD/QuadCore/MagicMouse (cjed) |
 Apple presented new imacs, fitted with HD LED backlit (1920 by 1080 pixels on the 21,5 inches, and 2560 by 1440 pixels on the 27 inches) et quad core processors as an option on the 27 inches model (Core i5 2,66 Ghz or Core i7 2,8 Ghz, with Turbo Boost technology to overclock a core if others aren't in use, and Hyper-Threading on the Core i7).The 21,5 inches model keeps a core duo 2 processor, at 3,06 or 3,33 Ghz (are also available on the 27 inches model), and onboards a NVidia 9400M chipset, or an ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256 Mb. The quad core models are provided with the Radeon HD 4850 with 512 Mb (the HD 4670 with 256 Mb is also available on the Core i5) . Hard drives (SATA) range from 500 Gb to 2Tb and are 7200 rpm. These new iMac are bundled with the new Magic Mouse (multitouch), that can also be purchased separately (69$) for all macs under Leopard (10.5.8 required). Best attractive configurations are the 3,06 Ghz 27 inches model (core 2 duo, 4 Gb of ram, 1 Tb hard drive) with ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB option (1699+150, that is 1849$), and (more) the 27 inches Core i5 (same configuration as the previous, however with a 2,66Ghz quad core, for 1999$). This later model logically offers about same performance as the entry level quad 2,66 Ghz MacPro (Xeon processor, however NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, only 3 Gb of ram and 640 Gb of hard drive), that is priced 2499$ (that is 500$ more, despite the imac providing a 27 inches display). |
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| 10-08-09 / 12:43 AM : London FOWA 2009 : Atlas video available (cjed) |
 The video of the full Atlas presentation at London FOWA 2009 is now available at carsonified (30' length). It demoes the fully fonctionnal screens compositing (nested views), the RSS controller (that had also been seen during the first Atlas presentation in March) - we can also see Array Controller, FaceBook and Twitter controllers -, various project templates (among these a new document-based one), a Bespin text editor component, and a new "native" target mode (that is said to use an own solution instead of Titanium Appcelerator, for some explained reasons).Finally I would like to thank Francisco for his kind words about Java server-side support for Cappuccino - that is CP2JavaWS - (26') : About backend support, there are Lift, Scala, Rails, and Java as well [was the first, January, 5]. The Java support is pretty amazing, as it takes Java Objects [full objects graphs, through JSON] and serializes these into Objective-J objects.The Direct2CP mode of CP2JavaWS, and its digest authentication management and automatic session tracking per endpoint, are also complementary to Atlas (that focuses mainly on UI components, but not to their behaviour on the server side - except the RSS feader component). An extension mechanism to Atlas (through plugins) was suggested initially (in March’s first announcement), and I then explained it was a great idea, that could use Osgi bundles concepts, and would open the way for business (alla Eclipse plugins). I proposed to write a plugin for remote services calls (through CP2JavaWS), such a controller that could be added to existing RSS, FaceBook and Twitter ones. I hope such architecture will be provided by Atlas beta's mid-November release. |
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| 10-06-09 / 11:55 PM : Sofa : EnStore made using Cappuccino (cjed) |
| Sofa company, presented a Cappuccino version of its EnStore admin application, that allows to customize and deploy web stores. They provide their experience with the Cappuccino development process and nib2cib, and explain why they found this solution the most suited and productive (easy to add drag&drop feature thanks to advanced AppKit, easier controls customizing, browser independant). All this without even considering the upcoming Atlas ! A stunning video is available. |
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| 10-06-09 / 11:11 PM : Flash Apps on iPhone using a compiler (cjed) |
| While Adobe knows that a Flash plugin for iPhone won't likely happen (besides strategic reasons around RDA, this is the result of long non optimized Flash for OSX ), they are trying to circumvent this restriction, by providing a compiler (based on LLVM) that will produce ARM assembly code from ActionScript programs. It will be included in Flash CS5 (a beta is expected by the end of the year), and will work on both mac and Windows. The limiting factor will be the lack of debugger, but it should be ok for simple applications, as development and debugging could be made on a desktop computer (by simulating the iPhone drawing area and limited processor power). The compiler would then be used only at integration test steps, and for final deployment. However, for more advanced (demanding) applications or games, such solution will end being very difficult and tedious, as optimizing near the limits won't be possible. Finally it will paves the way for paid Flash applications on iPhone (there have still been some iPhone games derived from free Flash games). |
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| 10-05-09 / 10:56 PM : Flash 10.1 : too late ? (cjed) |
| As we could expect, a 10.1 update to Flash brings hardware accelerating through the GPU (not available on iPhone nor OSX as usual). However iPhone's WebKit still had been providing hardware accelerated CSS Effects through Core Animation (that uses the GPU) for more than a year, and this year's HTML5 new features clearly confirmed the upcoming Flash demise. Finally Flash was mainly used for ads banners, then unuseful medias (that were also resources hungry). |
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| 10-05-09 / 10:46 PM : Tablet Mac / 3GS without Wolfson (cjed) |
| The tablet mac project would have been in development since 2003, and a PowerPC based prototype might have existed. However it is said that the device couldn't be manufactured without recent enhancements in processors and graphic chipsets power management, and battery performance. We also learn that the new 3GS iPhone doesn't use anymore Wolfson DAC (that were used on previous 3G). On other models (iPod Touch, etc.) they had still been replaced by Cirrus Logic converters (that are generally considered as less warm). |
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| 10-05-09 / 10:37 PM : Windows Mobile app store : 34 apps vs 8500 (cjed) |
| While Microsoft just opened its Windows Mobile app store, with only 34 applications (that are also priced more than the ones at AppStore), Apple reached 85 000 applications at the AppStore (that still had 500 applications available when it opened 15 months ago). |
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| 10-01-09 / 09:56 PM : Live London FOWA / Atlas pricing (cjed) |
| Some videos (two only for now) from London 2009 FOWA are available at ustream.tv, as well as live chat. However we cannot find yet new infos about the Atlas presentation that took place today. We just learnt from Cappuccino forums (and people that went to FOWA) that a beta of Atlas will be release November, 15, and priced 20$, and that the final version will be priced more. |
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