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Around the World With Windows Store Apps
From a physics Ph.D. student-turned-app builder to chimps launching an indie game studio, app builders across the globe are bringing amazing experiences to Windows 8 and enjoying success along the way.
This week, thousands have descended upon Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the world’s premier mobile industry event. In honor of this international gathering, we’re celebrating Windows Store apps from around the world, along with stories of the people working behind the scenes to bring those apps to life on Windows 8.
New Lab Envisions the Future of Work and Play
Microsoft today unveiled its reimagined Envisioning Center, which offers a hands-on experience with the future of business and leisure — and also serves as a laboratory for the company’s engineering teams.
The future of work and play is on display at Microsoft’s reimagined
Envisioning Center, the result of collaboration between the company’s
Strategic Prototyping team and Office Labs. Visitors can work on
interactive desks, talk with colleagues through digital walls, and cook
in a Kinect-enabled kitchen. Microsoft expects thousands of customers to
explore the new space each year.
“We want to excite customers about the direction we're heading in
and show that we are constantly thinking about new scenarios based on
trends and real work in Microsoft Research and the business groups,”
says Jonathan Cluts, director of Microsoft’s Strategic Prototyping team.
“These scenarios are based on reality, not science fiction.”
“We don’t imagine that we’re predicting the future,” says Anton
Andrews, director of Envisioning in Office Labs. “But it’s case of
staying on the cutting edge of the conversation, and promoting that
conversation.
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HTML5 flaw in leading browsers invites junk data storage
HTML5 Web Storage defines an API (application programming interface) that allows websites to store more data inside browsers than was previously possible by using cookies, which are restricted to a size of maximum 4KB.
The localStorage attribute of the Web Storage API allows websites to store between 2.5MB and 10MB of data per origin—domain name—depending on the browser used. Google Chrome enforces a limit of 2. MB, Mozilla Firefox a limit of 5MB, and Internet Explorer a limit of 10MB.
"Chrome, Safari, and IE currently do not implement any such 'affiliated site' storage limit," Web developer and security researcher Feross Aboukhadijeh said in a recent blog post. Since website owners can generate subdomains at will, they can exploit this loophole to effectively gain unlimited storage space on visitors' computers, he said.
Aboukhadijeh created a proof-of-concept website that uses this trick to fill visitors' hard disk drives with junk data. The site was tested with Chrome 25, Safari 6, Opera 12, and IE 10, and was capable of writing 1GB of data every 16 seconds on a Macbook Pro equipped with a solid state drive (SSD), the researcher said.
"For 32-bit browsers, like Chrome, the entire browser may crash before the disk is filled," Aboukhadijeh said. The attack does not work in Firefox because "Firefox's implementation of localStorage is smarter," he said.
The Chrome developers acknowledged the issue in an entry on the Chrome bug tracker , but finding a fix might not be easy. According to some people involved in the discussion, limiting the localStorage space for subdomains in relation to the limit for their respective domains might create problems on sites like Github Pages or Appspot that provide users with their own subdomains to create projects.
BlackBerry Z10 gets first software update
The Z10 running on the BlackBerry 10 operating system has got its first firmware upgrade based on user feedback. BlackBerry 10.0.10.85 brings a number of improvements including better battery life, according to the firm. See also: BlackBerry 10 Price in UK: Q10 & Z10
BlackBerry said: "You've been using it for weeks, and we've been listening to your feedback, and have been working on an update just for you. It's already available from some carriers and we're working closely with all our carrier partners to get it to you as soon as possible."
Five fixes
The top improvement, according to BlackBerry, is third-party app performance, which means devleopers can build faster and smoother apps. BlackBerry said to lookout for new apps this month including WhatsApp.In at number two is a fix for Gmail calendars, improvements for call logging and conversations in the BlackBerry Hub, and importing contacts from online sources. BlackBerry has also enhanced the camera performance in low light.
At number four is an improvement to the way in which the Z10 handles video playback, and last but not least is better battery life. The software comes with more than 60 battery-saving improvements, and BlackBerry said heavy users should see a longer average usage per charge cycle.
BlackBerry said the 150MB download is typically available over the air (OTA), and users will get a notification. It will be roll out globally over the next few weeks, but users can also check manually in the software settings section of the menu.
Facebook's News Feed to get a new look
Currently there are no details on the changes. "Come see a new look for News Feed," reads an invitation emailed to journalists on Friday.
The social network will be unveiling the changes March 7 at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters.
Facebook's News Feed appears in the center column of a user's home page, displaying a constantly updated list of stories and posts from people and Pages that users follow on the site. Facebook has been tweaking it since it launched in 2006.
The feature's algorithms for displaying certain friends' posts but not others has led to some complaints from users over the years, while others have expressed concern that it has become too noisy by increasingly displaying advertisements based on users' "likes."
As often happens with Facebook changes, there's likely to be an interest on any impact the News Feed revamping may have on user privacy.
Timeline changes also coming?
Facebook appears to be testing changes to its Timeline feature, according to ReadWrite.com, which posted some screenshots and commentary on Timeline changes apparently being rolled out to users in New Zealand.Chrome 26 hits beta with a new spell-checking engine
“Today’s Chrome Beta release brings improved spell checking to the browser,” wrote Google software engineer Rachel Petterson in a Tuesday blog post.
Syncing the custom dictionary
Specifically, Google has refreshed the dictionaries for Chrome’s default spell-checker, which now includes support for three additional languages: Korean, Tamil, and Albanian.
Perhaps more generally exciting—particularly for users with multiple devices—is that for those who sync their settings, the custom dictionary now gets shared across devices.
“So, you won’t need to teach that new Chromebook how to spell your name,” Petterson noted.
Google Chrome BlogThe new spell checking engine—which has been available in Google Docs for some time—even understands proper nouns such as "Justin Bieber" and "Skrillex,” Petterson noted.
Mac support to follow
Chrome 26.0.1410.12, as it's officially called, also contains a number of other new improvements, including a developer preview of app launcher on Windows; forced compositing mode and threaded compositing on Macs; desktop shortcuts for multiple users on Windows; updated menu styling in the Windows version's user interface; and an asynchronous DNS resolver on Mac and Linux.
The new changes will show up for Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS users “in the coming weeks,” Petterson said, with Mac support following after that. In the meantime, you can check them out for yourself in the newest Chrome Beta, which is now available as a free download.
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