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At Google I/O today, Google released an early access preview version of an Android integrated development environment (IDE) based on IntelliJ IDEA. To its IntelliJ foundation, Android Studio adds an enhanced drag-and-drop GUI layout editor, Gradle-based build system, Lint tools, Android-focused wizards, and the ability to preview how apps look on different screen sizes. Like [...]
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Changes / new features in elementary OS Luna beta 2 since beta 1:
Below you can see some elementary OS Luna beta 2 screenshots:
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| System Settings (Switchboard) |
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| New Power settings |
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| New Keyboard settings |
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| New Keyboard settings |
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| Pantheon Dock (Plank) settings |
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| Plank – switching between themes |
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| Plank – switching between themes |
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| Geary email client |
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| elementary OS desktop / Calendar indicator |
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| Pantheon Files (Marlin fork) and the new elementary OS icon theme folder icons |
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| Midori web browser |
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| Music (Noise) |
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| Expose (Super + W) |
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| Workspace switcher (Super + S) |
For more about elementary OS Luna, see our beta 1 article.
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After making the top of the line Xperia Z and ZL available via its US online store, Sony has decided to show some love to its non-stinking rich American fans as well by putting the Xperia SP up for pre-orders.
The mid-range 4.6-inch fellow is to start shipping on May 20 in an unlocked, SIM-free and LTE-enabled flavor also known under the C5306 model number. The thing is not exactly dirt-cheap, but considering it can easily take on most of last year’s high-end smartphones you’ll probably find the $ 489.99 price point fair.
But before anything, let’s take a quick look at Xperia SP’s full spec sheet:
So the Xperia SP is not quad-core and it doesn’t sport a Full HD panel. It also doesn’t come with the water and dust protection of its Z cousin, but the bang for the buck is still pretty darn impressive.
The 720p display is awesome, the 1.7 GHz dual-core CPU is zippy enough even for hardcore gamers, the 8 MP camera would have been state-of-the-art just six months ago and the battery should be good for up to 10 hours of continuous use in talk time.
The SP is a head-turner even if you don’t know what it packs beneath its hood, having a truly unique design and a great in-hand feel. The thing is sexy, but not tacky, solid, but not chunky and very, very elegant in both black and white.
And by the way, you can order either SP shade via Sony’s US online store at the moment. Alternatively, you can choose to do business with Amazon, which charges a more affordable $ 459.74 for the black, factory unlocked C5303.
That’s the “international”, 4G LTE-enabled model, which should work fine in the US. Then again, don’t come knocking on our door if this particular variant will not be capable of the same speeds on American shores as the C5306.
Now how about making the SP available in a subsidized form too, Sony?
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After two years of waiting, Debian Linux, one of the most important core Linux distributions, has a new release: Wheezy.
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Sony's Xperia SP looks to be one of the more interesting mid-level Android handsets coming our way over the next few weeks. It's packing a Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, an aluminum trim and a trademark Sony "light bar" down below, not to mention an 8-megapixel camera using the company's Exmor RS stacked image sensor tech.
So the prospect of picking up such a device at a cut-down price point is nothing to be sniffed at. Today T-Mobile UK is the first British network to start selling , even ahead of most SIM-free retailers. What's more, T-Mobile's price is significantly lower than what we'd been expecting, at just £249.99 on Pay As You Go. The phone itself will be SIM-locked, and you'll need to purchase £10 worth of PAYG airtime, but that's still a lot of telephone for your money. In addition, the fact that it's locked to T-Mobile specifically means in theory it should work on sister network EE, which offers 4G LTE connectivity.
Alongside EE, O2 and Three will also be launching the Xperia SP in the coming weeks, as will a variety of SIM-free retailers.
You can also expect a full review of the Sony Xperia SP here on Android Central in the near future.
Source: T-Mobile UK; via: Recombu
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Ready to start programming for Google Glass? The tools are out there. While only a handful of Google Glasses are out, but Google has quietly released its Android-based core kernel code.
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Below you can watch a quick Xubuntu 13.04 overview:
Also, some of the default applications have received important changes:
For how to use Xfce4 Terminal as a drop-down console, Quake-style, see: How To Use Xfce4 Terminal 0.6.x As A Drop-Down Console (Guake-style)
Other changes included in the latest Thunar available in Xubuntu 13.04:
For other changes which are shared with all the Ubuntu flavors, see: Ubuntu 13.04 Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video]
Here are some more Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots:
Download Xubuntu 13.04:
Tip: for improved multi-monitor support, use the Xfce 4.12 PPA.
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The Edubuntu team has announced today, April 25, that the final release of the highly anticipated Edubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) operating system is now available for download.
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Dot Categories: Graphics and ArtKO GmbH announces extensive support services for Krita, the award-winning graphics application. Krita is an advanced paint application with a complete set of professional paint tools that can handle extremely large images effortlessly. It is particularly well-suited for special effects work in the movie industry.
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Check out the video below to see what’s new in Ubuntu 13.04:
Here are some screenshots with the above mentioned changes as well as some other changes:
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| Quicklist window switching feature |
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| Unity-style shutdown / logout etc. dialogs |
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| Unity-style shutdown / logout etc. dialogs |
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| Minimum Launcher icon size limit decreased to 8px |
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| Dash Previews (music) |
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| Overlay scrollbars for Dash |
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| Unity Online Accounts – per application toggles |
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| Sync Menu |
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| Bluetooth Indicator |
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| Friends Lens has replaced the old Gwibber Lens |
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| Friends Lens: Dash Previews |
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| Friends Lens |
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| Enable / disable workspaces (and the Workspace Switcher) |
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| New icons for BFB (Dash), Nautilus, Software Center, Software Updater and Workspace Switcher |
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| Larger screenshot with the new Software Center, Software Updater and Nautilus icons |
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| New window snap animation |
There are some minor issues which will probably be fixed in an update, like the top panel shadow showing up on top of full-screen videos in Totem (doesn’t occur with GNOME Mplayer for instance).
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| Android 4.0+ device is accessible through Nautilus |
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| LibreOffice 4.0 AppMenu |
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| LibreOffice 4.0 HUD support |
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| Nautilus 3.6 |
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| Totem 3.6 |
The same goes for GNOME Control Center (System Settings) which has finally been updated to version 3.6.x after version 3.4.x has been used in Ubuntu 12.10:
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| GNOME Control Center 3.6 |
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| Ubuntu Software Center |
For the Kernel, Ubuntu 13.04 includes the 3.8.0-19-29 Ubuntu Linux kernel, based on the upstream 3.8.8 Linux kernel.
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When Amazon launched their Amazon Mobile version that had been optimized for tablets, it was only available in the United States. This, of course, frustrated many who live elsewhere who wanted to access the app, because it's pretty well done. Over the past few months, Amazon has been making it available in more locales and the total is now at 9 countries, including the United States.
Here is the full list:
If you're located in any of these places and have not yet checked out the tablet optimized version of Amazon Mobile, hit up the Play Store link.
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