Top 5 Free RSS Feed Reader Applications for iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone
Apples iPad has revolutionized the mobile computing sector in a number of ways. The iPad and competing imitators have become a fixture from offices, classrooms, colleges to kindergartens, and of course private homes.
One unforeseen consequence of the rapid adoption of tablet computers has been the resurgence of RSS readers and RSS reader application development.
Here are five of the best RSS readers available at the moment for the iOS platform below.
12.8.11 by David RosebyApple to Offer Its TV in Three Different Sizes
Apple is said to be working on a new TV venture and lately there has been a deluge of rumors about it. The latest wave of rumors is about the TV size. According to SmartHouse, Apple is reportedly planning to offer its TV set in three different sizes. The entry level size is expected to be 33 inches, while the biggest size would be 55 inches. If these sizes do not suit you then you may decide to go for the third option, which would be placed somewhere between these two extremes. The exact size of the third TV has not been disclosed.
Apple seems to be serious about this project as it has not released any update for Apple TV box, which it had introduced in 2010.
12.5.11 by Caleb GillesBlack Hat Hacking Apple Batteries
Security researcher Charlie Miller is no stranger to hacking Macs and iPhone via their software. This year at the Black Hat security conference, however, Miller took aim at something other than the Apple’s operating system.
Miller noted that normally he looks at more obscure parts of OS X and iOS but last year he saw Barnaby Jack’s talk about hacking ATMs. That talk inspired him to find an area of research that he could more easily explain.
To start off, Miller refuted media reports that claimed that he could explode Apple Mac batteries.
“I didn’t suceed despite what you might have read in some blogs,” Miller said.
12.5.11 by Mikayla HarneyHP to offer webOS as open-source software
HP snagged the intuitive webOS software when it paid $1.8 billion in 2010 for Palm Inc. in what became a failed effort to revive the flailing smartphone pioneer. HP said it still plans to develop and support webOS.
First released on the Palm Pre smartphone in 2009, webOS ultimately ran on several smartphones. In July, HP also used it on its tablet computer, the TouchPad.
The webOS software was marked by its multitasking capabilities and the ability to view open apps as “cards” that you can slide across the screen, tap to or flick to dismiss.
11.27.11 by David RosebyAdobe Changes Upgrade Policy – Only CS5 Owners Get CS6 For Less
Software, especially software from Adobe, is expensive. Just Photoshop is $199 and even the cheapest edition of the Creative Suite is over a grand. It’s a lot to shell out for a pro and a cost that’s hard to justify for a hobbyist.Adobe has a history of treating their return customers nicely though. If you own an Adobe program that was released within the last three versions, you qualify for a nice discount. If you own Photoshop CS2, for example, you get around $400 off of the CS5.5 Design Standard bundle.Starting with CS6 though, the company is changing its policy. The only way you can get a discount is by owning the previous version. Read full post here…
11.25.11 by Caleb GillesAgencies’ websites ranked for readability, clear language
- By Alice Lipowicz
- Nov 25, 2011
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ website scored highest in readability, transparency and clarity, while the Federal Railroad Administration’s website scored lowest, according to a new index created by Visible Thread, a provider of content analysis solutions.
The first-ever Visible Thread index ranked 30 federal agencies based on an analysis of their websites’ compliance with plain language and transparency requirements in the Plain Writing Act of 2010.
Visible Thread created an index based on four positive atrributes of plain writing: readability; use of active, rather than passive, sentence structures; avoidance of sentences that are too long; and sparing use of complex words.
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