Another and easier option to develop iPhone apps?

Did you know that you have another option to develop iPhone apps than Obj-C?

If you have previous experience with Adobe Flex, you should give a try to the ELIPS Studio from Openplug, which let you compile your apps for most mobile OS, such as iPhone, Android, Symbian and Windows mobile

I am not, anymore..., a developer, so I am hoping someone could give me some feedback on how performant this dev platform is.

BTW, Alcatel-Lucent has just acquired OpenPlug, so must be worth the investment...

The Rise of Generation C: Implications for the world of 2020

In the course of the next 10 years, a new generation—Generation C—will emerge (the 'C' stands for connect, communicate, change). Born after 1990, these 'digital natives,' just now beginning to attend university and enter the workforce, will transform the world as we know it.


Business workers will self-organise into agile communities of interest, always connected, will bring their personal computers to work and travelling much less frequently given all the solutions to collaborate more quickly and instantly.

Source: The Rise of Generation C: Implications for the world of 2020 | Booz & Company | AMEinfo.com

my iPhone on Linux Ubuntu

Finally, a solution to get my iPhone on Ubuntu, libimobiledevice is developping a software library that talks the protocols to support iPhone and this without jailbreaking!

It seems to include most of synchronization, including apps, meaning that I could potentially get ride of iTunes and start using my favorite Rhythmbox player.

Thanks Matt Colyer and libiteam, you made my day... next step being installing, testing and then you will have made my life much easier.

More at: libimobiledevice

and this page will help you connect your Apple iPod and iPhone devices to Ubuntu

Tech debate: Google Gmail vs. hosted Microsoft Exchange

Source: Jonathan McCormick and Daniel Riley, Network World - March 08, 2010 12:08 AM ET

More and more businesses are looking to hosted e-mail services to reduce costs and ease management, and the choice often comes down to Google's Gmail (the key component of Google Apps) or a hosted version of Microsoft Exchange...

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/030810-tech-debate-gmail-exchange.html

Living Screen Pets composing displays in your living room

Julia Tsao's Curious Displays - a hive of smart blocks that can move about a space independently and in unison to find stuff, relay information and even form a display unit

Curious Displays from Julia Tsao on Vimeo.

Touchscreens are not enough... what about your own body to tap in information?

I have seen other ideas like this, but this one is definitively the most advanced.
While it proposes to beam a screen or buttons on your body, it does have sensors which are detecting the spot you are tapping on your body, such as you tap your palm or a finger, and the system knows where it is located.

That means that you basically program parts of your body to become hotspots, buttons to remote control devices, such mobile phones, mp3 players, games, etc. Of course, you can also display something on your body, like a screen, but the beauty is that working with sensors, doesn't make the beamer or a camera mandatory devices to detect your movements. Meaning that the device will become smaller and remain efficient in all conditions, even with a sunny day!

Stay tuned, this will come soon in your hands!

IT trends in 2010

According to the latest survey from CompTIA, the IT industry association polled more than 300 IT and business pros in December regarding IT trends in 2010.

No. 1 - Using social networks to sell/market products
Rapidly accelerating: 38%
Accelerating: 49%
Declining: 13%

No. 2 - Using alternative productivity apps (Zoho, etc.)
Rapidly accelerating: 28%
Accelerating: 54%
Declining: 19%

No. 3 - Telework/Virtual Office
Rapidly accelerating: 28%
Accelerating: 50%
Declining: 22%

No. 4 - Offshoring
Rapidly accelerating: 23%
Accelerating: 39%
Declining: 38%

No. 5 - Developing/Utilizing Private Clouds
Rapidly accelerating: 22%
Accelerating: 48%
Declining: 30%

No. 6 -Using Consumer Tech in the Enterprise
Rapidly accelerating: 21%
Accelerating: 54%
Declining: 26%

No. 7 -M&A/Industry Consolidation
Rapidly accelerating: 14%
Accelerating: 54%
Declining: 31%

Source: http://www.comptia.org