Adobe Edge: HTML5 support without killing Flash

Adobe has just released the first beta version of Edge, a new tool for creating web animations based entirely on standards, JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML5 in mind. The death of Flash? Not yet. According to Adobe, Flash is much more powerful and provides the ability to create real applications such as games.

"But some things that were originally made in Flash, we now see them made in HTML5 and JavaScript" analyzes Paul Gubbay vice president engineering, design and Adobe. Edge Flash and will therefore be complementary for many years to come. Edge is able to import an HTML document to add an animated content without disturbing the existing layout.

Qualcomm launches Android benchmark

Qualcomm, the company at the base of SoC Snapdraghon used in many smartphones, provides software that will be of interest to geeks and those who want to know if their unit is performing. Indeed, Vellamo is a benchmark suite for Android smartphones (minimum 2.0). Vellamo consists of 11 tests. The first two test performance in HTML5, with moving objects.

The following adds the javascript to HTML5, there is also a speed test on the treatment of pixels, three tests javascript - which Sun Spider and another based on the V8 engine Google - and three tests to verify the performance of the user interface. The first checks the performance when you scroll through images, the second page starts a graphically busy and the last performance checking with text.

Google converts Flash HTML5

Last week, Google launched a tool that converts Flash SWF file into a code compatible with HTML5 WebKit browsers such as Chrome and Safari. Responding on behalf of Swiffy, it works in two stages. Its compiler treats a document and generates an SWF file JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) which is then rendered by a JavaScript runtime engine that will use HTML, SVG and CSS.

The converted about 10% larger than the original, according to Google. Swiffy recognizes the major features of Flash 5. It is recommended to export the file using this format. The tool is also compatible with the broad outlines of Basic ActionScript 2.0. In case of conflict, says Swiffy Google displays a warning message.

Microsoft wants Android applications and iOS

Microsoft has released a version of the API mapping tool that facilitates the porting Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Phone to Windows 7. A Tool for Mapping API 4.2 iOS already exists. The avowed aim is to give developers who are familiar with competing platforms a way to get to more easily program for Windows Phone 7.

It takes an API known about Android or iOS and look what is the equivalent on the framework Silverlight /. NET. It is primarily a means to promote the porting of applications. This is the first time to our knowledge, a major publisher of mobile operating system out such a tool. The version for iOS arrived last April.

The drivers and firmware of the week

Like every week, here's our heading containing the various drivers and firmware that manufacturers have posted in recent days. Graphics drivers, or network storage, Windows or Linux: everyone will be served! Drivers iAMT Serial Over LAN version 3.2.50.1059, for Intel DQ33HS, and DQ35JO DQ35MP. Compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7 (32/64 bit).

Drivers PROSet / Wireless WiFi Connection Utility 14.1.1.0 version, WiFi cards for 61xx, 62xx and 63xx Intel (Centrino). Available for Windows XP, Vista and 7 (32/64 bit versions). E1000e driver version 1.3.17, for network cards equipped with an Intel 82563, 82566, 82567, 82571, 82572, 82573, 82574, 82577, 82578, 82579 and 82583 running Linux (32/64bits).

Apple finally to tackle malware

In recent weeks, Mac OS X is under the spotlight: a malware (malicious software) is in fact look like a virus and tries to steal the credit card number of gullible users. Apple, which plays heavily on the absence of virus for Mac OS X (which strictly speaking is always the case) had to react, and that's the case.

Since Snow Leopard (seventh version of Mac OS X), a system for detecting malware is present in the operating system. Pretty basic, he simply block the few malware by detecting them with a signature system. Small problem of the method for detecting the file was updated only during a minor upgrade of the system (version 10.6.

Tom's Guide: the mad project of Google Labs

Our colleagues and neighbors at Tom's Hardware recently published an issue devoted to the most original out cartons of Google Labs. From Image to Swirl News Timeline via Browser or Google Body Art Project, learn some unusual or original projects developed by Google Labs ...

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Mozilla does not like WebPI Google

The WebPI, a compression format for images offered by Google, do not like. Unlike WebM - for its video - the WebPI is indeed under fire from critics and the person in charge of the integration of image formats in Firefox does not seem ready to integrate WebPI. The compressed images WebPI actually use the same technique as for the keyframes in a video stream WebM.

Remember that modern codecs use some images "complete" key frames, and other images are computed with respect to the latter. The WebPI has the advantage of producing images that take up less space than the same images in JPEG but there are some constraints. The first is that the technique used by Google to compare the quality of WebPI and JPEG is flawed, "quality" is indeed better for software testing, but the perception of users is not.

Cloud App: develop your mobile applications on the Cloud

Brightcove Launches App Cloud, a service that allows you to easily create applications for smartphones and touch pads. Brightcove, far more famous for its platform video streaming over the Web, launches a platform for applications in the cloud. " This platform not only allows to create cross-platform mobile applications (IOS, Android) and WEB applications tactile, but also to ensure the management and evolution over time.

The DaaS puts the desktop into the cloud

The Future of VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) goes there by the Cloud? It suggests that the primary providers like Desktone and the emergence of new tools announced yesterday by Citrix. We knew the PaaS, SaaS and IaaS ... here comes the DaaS: Desktop As A Service. For years, different players on the Net trying to offer virtual desktops in the form of business services through Web offers purely like myGoya, GlideOS, iCube, DesktopTwo, OOdesk or G.

VMware offers its services and Shavlik Cloud

VMware announced it has signed a definitive agreement to repurchase of Shavlik Technologies. The latter is particularly known for these solutions in-the-Cloud 'management and supervisory infrastructure for SMEs. The transaction amount was not disclosed but the acquisition should be finalized by the end of the quarter.

The two companies had already signed a number of partnerships in recent years in particular led to the creation of cloud service "VMware GO" to guide users through installation and deployment platform vSphere. His "Pro" version (launched in February 2011 in France) also provides services "in the cloud" of management information systems with security features of physical and virtual infrastructures, control of resources and software licenses, monitoring and fleet management.

PC Mark 7 is available

As the saying goes, "better late than never": FutureMark has officially launched its new benchmark general PC Mark 7 yesterday. You can now download a free version or purchase one of three paid versions to evaluate the performance of your PC. We also begin to use them in our tests. Remember that PC Mark 7 works only under Windows 7 and requires a DirectX 9 graphics card.

It is available in our repository.

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Cloud featuring the Microsoft Tech Ed

Like last year, the Microsoft Tech Ed North America (high mass Microsoft for CIOs and administrators) that opens today in Atlanta (until May 19) will mainly centralized on the Cloud and Windows Azure. Steve Ballmer had found a magic formula last year to summarize Microsoft's position against the Cloud: 'We Are All In.

" A reference to poker and a game of words that summed up the switch made in recent years by the Redmond giant: "We're betting the future of our company on the Cloud. 90% of our developers are working on projects in one way or another are related to the cloud, "he added. The Microsoft TechEd 2011 which opens tonight in Atlanta will be another opportunity for Microsoft to evangelize his vision of cloud and offers Windows Azure.

An attack that bypasses Chrome and Windows 7

VUPEN, a French company specializing in computer security, has discovered a zero-day flaw in Chrome 11 which bypasses the sandbox of the browser to launch arbitrary code. He also took the opportunity to address the protections DEP and ASLR in Windows 7. He has released details of the fault to publishers.

The public will have right cons by a video showing that the flaw in action. A so-called zero-day attack is when it takes advantage of a vulnerability that is unknown to the community and the publisher. In this case, VuPen says only that he could bypass all these protections without exploiting a vulnerability in the Windows kernel and without needing to crash the system.

Tom's Guide: iPhone apps scandal

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YouTube passes WebM

Google announced that YouTube had passed WebM for some of his videos. The codec open source Google, supported by Firefox 4.0, Opera and Chrome, is available on about 30% of videos on the site, which is - in reality - to 99% of videos viewed on YouTube. With WebM, it is possible to use the HTML5 version of YouTube (and its tag

PCMark 7 available May 3

The publisher Futuremark yesterday gave a release date for its new 7 PCMark test suite which we have already had occasion to talk to you. It will be available for download on May 3. The publisher Futuremark yesterday gave a release date for its new 7 PCMark test suite which we have already had occasion to talk to you.

It will be available for download on May 3. As usual, Futuremark will launch in several versions, including a free one. 7 Free PCMark give access to one of the seven tests PCMark 7, but there will be no restriction on the number of executions of the test and everyone can save its results in the base line data from Futuremark.

Microsoft shows Windows 7 and IE on ARM 10

For the opening of the conference MIX11, Microsoft has fired on all cylinders: the publisher has published a first "platform preview" of Internet Explorer 10 and has demonstrated on a machine running Windows on a processor Nvidia Tegra 2. This is not entirely a surprise since Steve Ballmer said last January that the next Windows is running on ARM architecture.

The fact that Windows 7 is already compatible shows that the portage was not too difficult. According to witnesses present there, the presentation was very fluid. IE 10 also promises improved support for recent web technologies such as gradients CSS3. The next development versions of IE10 be published every 8 to 12 weeks and still incorporate new standards (eg 3D transformations CSS3).

Android applications in C #

Novell has released Mono 1.0 for Android, which allows to use C # to develop code that is then translated and compiled to look like a native application. The Mono project is open source and this new version completes the offer of a publisher who had already released a similar tool for IOS (see ". Net to write an iPhone application").

These tools are designed to allow the use of. NET is a platform for execution of C #. The goal is to open the world of mobile applications to more developers. In the case of IOS, the applications meet the requirements of Apple and can be distributed on the App Store. Mono for Android makes it possible to easily port an application to the platform iOS Google as the developer uses.

GCC 4.6.0: faster executables

Following toolchain GCC (GNU Compiler Collection), well known by lovers of "free" comes to version 4.6.0. On the menu: spring cleaning, support for multiple programming languages and various improvements and varied. The arrival of this new version is an opportunity to clean house within the supported architectures, processors and some systems are considered obsolete.

The Cortex-M4 are now supported, while the multimedia unit of Neon Cortex-A9 is now supported. LEON processors, and IBM z196 Loongson 3A are also supported by GCC 4.6.0 as well as the Cortex-A15 as an experiment. User-Ofast optimization, allowing the creation of executable very fast at the expense of strict adherence to standards, also makes its appearance.