Microsoft and Barnes & Noble join forces for Nook business Threatened by Kindle and iPad are we? Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have settled in their patent dispute and have become best buddies in the process. The software giant has invested $300 million in a new venture with the bookstore chain and Nook eBook reader manufacturer which will oversee the latter company's digital and college sides of its business. Currently called Newco, the new offshoot will handle all manner of Nook-related digital products, including a branded application for Windows 8 and, presumably, Windows Phone. Microsoft president Andy Lees himself said that "complementary assets will accelerate...

Valve Steam app hits iOS and Android Online game distributor Valve has launched iOS and Android apps for its Steam users - although sadly this doesn't mean PC gaming on the go. Instead, like the My Xbox iOS app, this is an online community based app where gamers can chat with their Steam buddies, browse community groups and user profiles, view screenshots and user-generated content for their favourite games, read the latest Steam and gaming news and keep track of their Steam accounts. Game sales will also be on offer, with the extensive Steam library of Windows and Mac titles available to buy from your phone. "The Steam app comes from many direct requests from...

CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie step down from RIM jobs The joint chief executive officers of Research in Motion, the manufacturer of the BlackBerry, have resigned from their roles with the company's former chief operating officer taking their place. Company founder Mike Lazaridis will become vice chairman and Jim Balsillie will take a non-operational role on the board of directors, while Thorsten Heins becomes the new president and CEO. Board member Barbara Stymiest is the new independent board chair. The moves come as investors have been calling for a major strategy change after troubling recent times for the smartphone firm. It was publicly scapegoated in 2011...

AntiCrops Untuk iOS, Aplikasi Uncrops Photo Yang Unik Mungkin anda akan menemukan banyak sekali aplikasi photo cropping untuk iOS, namun jika anda menginginkan aplikasi yang bisa melakukan hal yang sebaliknya, maka mungkin aplikasi yang satu inilah yang anda cari. AntiCrop adalah sebuah aplikasi yang berfungsi untuk menambahkan lebar atau tinggi sebuah photo. Aplikasi ini bersifat universal application yang bisa Anda gunakan baik di iPhone, iPad dan iPod Touch. Cara menggunakan aplikasi ini cukup mudah, anda cukup load sebuah foto dari library dengan cara dragging pada handle di tepi foto maka Anda akan bisa reframe aspect ratio dan pixel baru-pun otomatis...

Apakah Anda seorang developer mobile? Apakah Anda ingin tetap eksis dengan aplikasi yang Anda buat sehingga dapat dipergunakan pada platform lain? jika demikian adanya, tak ada salahnya kalau Anda mencoba tool pemetaan API (API Mapping tool) yang baru saja diperkenalkan oleh Microsoft ini. Tool baru ini bertujuan untuk menawarkan kemungkinan program aplikasi yang dibuat para developer aplikasi platform lain dapat sepenuhnya digunakan pada sistem operasi Windows Phone. Selain tool ini ditujukan bagi developer aplikasi Android, kabarnya developer iOS pun juga bakal disediakan tool yang serupa. Pada dasarnya, aplikasi Android builder menawarkan paket komprehensif melalui kemudahan...