http://talksplanet.com Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:07:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Symbian operating system that the Nokia 5228 runs has been around for a while but has understandably been overshadowed by the greatness of Android and the immense popularity of the iPhone. However, like Android based mobiles and Apple’s iPhone, the Nokia 5228 can install and use 3rd party apps ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=278 Video security systems, also known as surveillance systems, are very popular in today’s modern world. You can easily protect commercial as well as residential properties with the right video security systems in place. Now that DVR-based surveillance systems, along with wireless and IP-based cameras and surveillance systems, are also very ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=276 Opera Software on Wednesday released its Opera Mini 5.1 browser for the Android mobile platform, concluding a beta period that began in March. Opera Mini 5.1 offers improved page layout on high-end Android handsets with large screens, its Norwegian maker says. Among the software's features are tabbed browsing, a ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=267 One of the most noteworthy sets of improvments made on the iPhone 4 focuses on the device's camera system. The megapixels get bumped up to 5, video recording happens at 720p, and Apple even threw in an extra camera in front as well as a flash in the back. None ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=265 Firefox 4.0 has made its public debut with the release of the Web browser's first beta version. Perhaps most notably, the Windows 7/Vista version of the new browser features a new interface with a rearranged menu bar and tabs. Will the new version provide Firefox the overhaul it needs ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=263 Should Linux do more for programmers? "Absolutely! Linux should go and make me a coffee! Then it should automagically translate my ideas into perfect code," quipped Barbara Hudson, a blogger on Slashdot. "And how about walking my dogs for me? Or put away the laundry? Linux is certainly not doing ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=260 YouTube fired off another shot in the battle for the future of online video this week by underscoring its support of Adobe Flash over HTML5. John Harding, a YouTube software engineer, said that currently Flash offers many useful features not found in HTML5. "There's a lot more to it ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=258 Handling an iPhone 4 for the first time may inspire some almost contradictory feelings. On one hand, its metal frame, glass face and surprising heft suggest a solid toughness that you don't quite get from handling plastic-bodied phones. At the same time, though, you may also feel a strong ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=254 VoIP service Skype has had an application interface available for some time, but that API needed the company's desktop software to function. With the new SDK Skype has released, a Skype client can be used with no visible user interface, allowing app and device makers to embed the service ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=252 Google CEO Eric Schmidt made a guest appearance at a press conference here Wednesday where Google, Motorola, and Verizon Wireless unveiled the new version of the popular Android Droid smartphone. Schmidt took the stage first and touted the importance of the smartphone category. "This is not a toy or app engine," ... http://talksplanet.com/?p=249