Gizmogs

WARP10 (Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform) is a new component that will be part of DirectX graphics technology in Windows 7. WARP10 is a high speed, fully conformant software based rasterizer that can be used as a low end alternative to emulate Direct X 10.x utilizing your computer’s CPU processing power.

If you are searching for a new projector that is made specially for widescreen applications, then you can choose the ViewSonic PJ359w. Weighing less than 4 pounds, the projector provides 2,000 lumens brightness, 1,280 x 800 WXGA resolution, Short-throw lens (50 inch from 5.2 feet), a built-in automatic vertical keystone correction and a HDMI 1.3 input. The new ViewSonic PJ359w widescreen projector retails for $1,299. [ViewSonic]

NXP, an independent company based Philips, announced in the next few months to issue a specification Application Programming Interface (API) MIFARE4Mobile, manages applications based on MIFARE technology in mobile devices. The emergence of this specification, according to the company, provides mobile network operators and service providers a single programming interface, ensuring interoperability and simplifying the use of contactless MIFARE technology in future mobile devices that support Near Field Communication (NFC).

Announced on September 10, 2008, Sony Ericsson is a co-sponsor of the 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, providing qualifying contestants with the phones and software tools to enable Java™ ME and Project Capuchin application creation. In addition to being closely involved with the judging process, Sony Ericsson Developer World also supplies quick registration links for registered members to join the NAVTEQ Network for Developer.

By Luke Anderson

Remember that colorful keyboard that we showed you last year? The one that promised that each key could change between one of 512 different colors? Well it seems that they have finally gotten around to mass-producing it for public purchase. Sure, it’s been a year and a half, but at least we didn’t have to wait as long as we did for the Optimus Maximus.

If I were to choose another title for this post, it would go something like “T-Mobile to scrap all its branded bundled applications to pave the way for Android.”

Yes, folks. This is the dream that will soon be a reality. In time for US 3G this October 1, T-Mobile hopes to launch their first Android phone (most likely a HTC device) in 3 months. From what they are experiencing, T-Mobile is having a hard time integrating its telco-branded apps, most of which by experience aren’t really useful, into Android. This brings about a funny tautology as Android is supposed to be the next big open source operating system, supposedly easy to program for.

*shrugs*

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Push Email, Push Contacts and Push Calendar for iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs

SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008—Apple® today introduced MobileMe™, a new Internet service that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the “cloud” to native applications on iPhone™, iPod® touch, Macs and PCs. MobileMe also provides a suite of elegant, ad-free web applications that deliver a desktop-like experience through any modern browser. MobileMe applications (www.me.com) include Mail, Contacts and Calendar, as well as Gallery for viewing and sharing photos and iDisk for storing and exchanging documents online.

Overshadowed by the introduction of the company’s more high-profile handset, the HTC Touch Diamond, is the introduction of the low-end entry-level HTC P3400i PDA phone. Since it’s meant for the entry-level market, the handset sports a simple design and of course, an affordable price tag.

Considerably upstaging Apple’s iFund offering US$100 million for the development of applications for the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch, RIM has just announced the BlackBerry Partners Fund. And just how much is the fund worth in all? Research in Motion threw in an extra US$50 million more than the iFund, bringing the BlackBerry Partners Fund to a total worth of US$150 million.

Nokia introduces complete development environment with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to reduce costs, time to market for graphic UI design in mobile application projects

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Nokia and Ikivo, a leading supplier of rich media application enabling solutions based on open standards, announced the joint creation of a complete tool chain that simplifies and allows efficient collaboration between graphic designers and software engineers in the development of Java applications for mobile devices.