Apple News: Apple’s Game Console will Change the Living Room
The week after WWDC I wrote an article called The New Apple TV SDK which generated quite the debate. I postulated that Apple had in fact enabled the use of Apps on the Apple TV, which needless to say, was a feature that many developers have been waiting for since the switch from the original Apple TV OS to a modified version of iOS. What developers haven’t realized is we already have that SDK, we can already deploy custom apps to the Apple TV (without Jailbreaking), it is far better than we expected, and it is quickly moving its way through Alpha into Beta right under our noses.
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Technology News: Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here
The warm and reassuring embrace of a weekend spent lazily languishing around the house with friends or family is now behind you and all that you can see for the week ahead is a busy appointment book and not enough hours in the day. But don’t worry. Before dealing with the stresses and strains of Monday, it’s time to make a coffee, put your feet up (metaphorically, at least) and catch up on all the tech news that happened over the last two days. You owe yourself that, at least.
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Programming News: Build Great Games with Sparrow iOS Framework
Sparrow iOS Framework will help you with a lean and focused design in rendering an elegant foundation for iOS frameworks on the aspect of building great games. The best thing about the Sparrow iOS Framework is that the approachable Application Programming Interface of this framework with a small footprint makes it highly performing so that the developer just needs to concentrate on the game and not the other process of development. If you are among those enthusiastic developers who wish to build great games rather than reading books on the subject of game engines to get on familiar terms with their working then Sparrow iOS Framework is your choice. If you are coming from an Action Script Background in that case it is suggested that you choose Sparrow as your route into iOS development.
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Photography News: Four travel photography techniques to improve your vacation images
I have four photographic techniques for vacation travelers which can help improve your travel images and assist you in not missing great vacation photo opportunities. Have you ever been on a tour, then when back at your hotel you compared some of your photos with those taken by others on the tour and say to yourself, “Where did they get that shot?” Have you gotten home from a great vacation, having taken many photos of your family while away, only to find the photos of your kids are great shots of the tops of their heads? Perhaps you’ve had wonderful photo opportunities for images in churches, only to find your shutter speed was so low that the photos were blurry? Have you ever taken photos in a museum and found you only captured reflections of your flash from the glass protecting the exhibit? Many travelers could avoid missing great photo opportunities by using the “Turn-Around” technique. I often notice travelers are out walking among ruins, down a boulevard, along a trail or a shore line, and it’s clear they have tunnel vision. I know that because as they walk, they never “turn around” to see what they’re missing.
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