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250 Best iPad Apps at The Telegraph

In the off chance that you've got a an iPad and you can't find the best apps among the also-rans in the App Store, the UK's Daily Telegraph is doing a "250 Best iPad Apps" series of articles.  Starting from the 23rd May, each day a different topic area is being covered and so far, fashion, motoring, social media, food

The Web Perception Trap

We seem to be moving into the age of the apps. Are apps just a passing fad, or is something more substantial afoot? We have come to think of the Internet itself as being synonymous with the World Wide Web. However, that’s a wrong perception that may have many of us caught in a perception trap making it difficult for

Developing for Android Using Eclipse

Smashing Magazine just keeps coming up with great stuff.   This time they've got a beginners tutorial on how to develop for Android using Eclipse, XML and Java. Starting with an introduction by way of "Why Develop for Android", it takes the user through installing the development environment Eclipse and the Android SDK, before setting up the Android Virtual Device, so that

Hide what you want in Facebook

Working on Facebook everyday, I have been noticing more and more friends using the applications. They may be fun and enjoyable, but today I pulled up the program and about 75% of the posts were either Garden requests, quizes, high scores on some game or another program that bluntly, I just don't care about. I stopped using applications when Facebook

Linux Standards Set

The Free Standards Group announced this morning the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, an essential component for the long-term market success of Linux. By ensuring a common, agreed-upon standard from which Linux applications may be developed, the LSB supports Linux developer's competition with Microsoft and its Windows operating system.