Out of Milk is a popular shopping list app available for Android, iOS, and the web. It’s been around for years, and I must have used it once upon a time, because this week I got an email letting me know that the app had been sold and that the new owner as implementing some […]
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Google announces Android L developer preview
Google plans to launch the next major version of Android later this year… and for the first time the company will be releasing a developer preview ahead of time. The company unveiled Android L Developer Preview during the Google IO conference, placing a major emphasis on new design elements including sleek color effects, shadows, and […]
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ART is coming: Dalvik removed from the Android Open Source Project master branch
The next version of Google Android will likely include a major change that average users won’t notice at all… unless they notice that apps generally run more quickly. Google has been working on replacing the Dalvik virtual machine that powers Android apps with something called ART since last year. Now it looks like ART is […]
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Adobe launches new art apps for smartphones, tablets
Adobe is introducing its next-generation of apps for writing, drawing, and editing and managing images. In addition to updated versions of the company’s Creative Suite for desktop, there are a number of new apps for mobile devices… and by mobile devices I mean iPhone and iPad. I don’t see any mention of Android in the […]
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Goodbye Dalvik? Android code commit makes ART runtime the default
For as long as Android has been around the operating system has relied on the Dalvik virtual machine as the platform apps run on. Now it looks like Google is getting to replace Dalvik with a new runtime called ART. While Dalvik uses “just-in-time” processing to compile code on the fly, ART using an “ahead-of-time” process […]
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Lilbits (11-7-2013): Internet Archive hit by fire, Nexus 5 hit by dissection tools
Backing up the data on your computer, phone, and other devices is a good way to make sure you don’t lose anything in the event of a fire or other disaster. The folks at the non-profit Internet Archive go a bit further by trying to make backups of everything they can — books, web pages, movies, […]
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Using a netbook as a cheap artist tablet – Video
The current crop of touchscreen tablets may not have active digitizers for precise pen input, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use them to product art. YouTube user sunguckim says he has a $2000 Wacom Cintiq drawing tablet and a $500 Asus Eee PC T101MT tablet-style netbook. While he admits the Cintiq provides a better […]
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Artopz Minitopz blurs the line between art and cheap desktop computers
Part of the point of nettops is that these tiny computers are cheap thanks to their underwhelming processors and other specs. But someone apparently forgot to send that memo to the folks behind the Artopz Minitopz, which has a price tag of $2375 and up. That said, it’s certainly one of the most intriguing looking […]
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Register to win a hand-painted, sci fi themed Eee PC
Science fiction and fantasy publisher Tor Books is preparing to launch a new web site. And to build buzz, the company is giving away an Eee PC hand-painted by artist Donato Giancola. The artwork is pretty slick, but even more impressive is this short video showing the painting process. It’s not clear from the contest […]