Alfresco, one of the most popular enterprise content management systems has come out with its latest version of the mobile application called the Alfresco Mobile 1.2. Alfresco Mobile 1.2 has some interesting features that make it an important choice for a wide spectrum of users to download and use it. The application is available for free.

Here are some advantages of this mobile app-

• Alfresco mobile 1.2 is fully integrated with Quickoffice. A user can easily open an Alfresco content on Quickoffice, edit it then again save it back to Alfresco which updates the metadata description.
• The app supports multiple Alfresco repositories from which users can download data and content in a single download location.
• The preview of content is very friendly for I-Pads. Users can enjoy full screen view of any content. Be it presentations, documents, spread sheets or multimedia files, the interface supports full screen support for all.
• Availability of ‘Open-in’ functionality helps in opening alfresco files in native application in I-pad and I-phone.
• Users can see an activity feed that will allow them to make out what other users are doing on Alfresco.
• It is social. It allows your peers to comment and ‘like’ your alfresco updates.

Alfresco Mobile 1.2 is created for I-phone and I-pad users at present but that should not discourage Android users. Alfresco is optimizing the application and will have the android version roll out very soon. Hence given its utilities, alfresco mobile 1.2 can become a potential application within a short span of time with a large user base.

Considering these facts, it’s affirmative that Alfresco with its Alfresco Mobile 1.2 has given the corporate a valuable asset that will help them to manage their tasks while they are ‘on the go’.

Talking about some revelations made by Google in the last year, Google has come out with various update programs which are absolutely in tune with WordPress and benefits its users. These are-

• Google Freshness Update: Google allots freshness score to the newly updated content and newly added pages in a specific website. Editing or adding content using WordPress is very simple in any part of the website. The admin can even use mobile devices to do the same. WordPress also gives an option to create permalinks. This gives the website a better freshness score and hence more clicks, as a result of effective indexing by Google.

• Query Deserve Freshness: This algorithm benefits news and blogs the most. Query deserve freshness will give prominence to new content over the old ones and also to the hot trending queries. With WordPress, adding new content is very easy. The best features that WordPress comes with are the plug-ins that helps the user to find relevant keywords, thus complying with Query deserves freshness and better search results.

• Google Authorship Program: This leads to distinguishing and validation of the web content in the search result by uploaded by an author. This also provides better visibility and outnumbers websites with fake identity. With ‘Allow REL= and HTML in Author Bios’ plug-in installed in WordPress one can edit her/his biographical info as < a rel=”author” href=”http://www.yoursite.com/yourpost” > Your Name </a> to register the update. This gives the authenticity regarding the authorship of the published content.

Similar to real life, where authenticity and freshness is rewarded, Google is trying to mould this specific behavioral variable in the web as well. But anyone willing to join the race must have WordPress by their side.

Useful Links:

1.       http://wordpressthemesbase.com
2.       http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin
3.       http://wordpress.org/about/books
4.       http://wordpress.org/download

With Mark’s vision Facebook is continually focused to make significant changes at great speeds. This has been clearly reflected with the dynamism that it has shown changing the profile layout of users at regular intervals. Looking at these changes one can easily think of the depth of customization that is needed at the basal levels to create such interfaces.

Actually, PHP web development can offer quick deployment of software that is initiated or guided by a particular idea with robust customization. Compared to its close competitor ASP.net, PHP is often quicker with its upgrades and have a dedicated community of more than thousands of geeks to solve problems without spending a penny. This might have attracted mark to go the PHP way. Arguably!! But what about slow execution of codes that PHP suffers? Why didn’t Facebook developers use ASP.net and other programs which easily compile codes that could have given enhanced performance to the users of the most popular Social Networking site?

Digging deeper, if we try to peep into Zuckerberg’s personal beliefs we notice that Zuckerberg is a promoter and active supporter of the free web. listing ‘OPENNESS’ as one of his interests in his personal Facebook page Zuckerberg also funded the ‘ Diaspora’ , a free web server for serving Social networking sites. This gives us few hints that Zuckerberg belongs to the school which supports the idea of free knowledge and its electronic usage.

But these facts are not enough for something like Facebook, which is an innovator in itself. In fact, Facebook went so far with PHP that it actually created some path breaking web tools that are installed in Facebook and are used seamlessly by every Facebook user. In 2010 Facebook wrote the PHP runtime from scratch and released it calling it ‘Hip-Hop’. ‘Hip-Hop’ reduced the CPU usage on its web servers by 50%. Lesser CPU usage means lesser load on servers and faster code execution. This drastically reduces the expenses as lesser web servers will be put into use. however some tech experts argue that Hip-Hop is nothing special. They argue that it only omits the run time problems of codes that are common in PHP. This again compels one to raise doubts on Facebook’s mobility and being stuck with PHP.

What’s interesting, Facebook released ‘Hip-Hop ‘as an open source tool for other PHP lovers across the world so that everyone working with PHP can make use of it . This gesture certainly backs Zuckerberg’s philosophy of the free web and access to intellectual property.

Speculations and analysis will continue to surround these confusing events and decisions made by Facebook over time. But it is evident that Facebook has built an elite team of engineers over time which has taken Facebook to its current position. As the clock ticks and Facebook draws closer to the 1billion mark it becomes affirmative that it will likely bring better innovations for the PHP lovers across the world.

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Google TV will provide users with a powerful search bar which will be content specific. This search will flash quick suggestions to users and they can land up at the desired channel or a web link with a single command, making ordinal channel surfing obsolete. Unlike the current interactive TVs which are ‘mode’ specific, Google TV will take you directly to the specific content irrespective of the medium by which that data or information will be served to you, thus proving hassle free to its users who want to access NBA on ESPN and then suddenly might wish to watch a month old episode of ‘X-files’. The user can also jump to YouTube within no time to watch the latest videos. Google TV also gives users an option to make playlists with online radio services or view photos shared on flicker or Picasa.

The most appealing feature of Google TV will be its support for android based applications. As 700,000 android devices are activated daily, Google TV will allow more creativity to flow into android app development which can lead to development of some path-breaking TV viewing technologies in the future.

“Battery sucker”, is a term that has always been used by Apple interchangeably to describe the flash player. Apple has long rejected the usage of flash on iOS. And now with the news from adobe about stopping the development of the flash player circling the market, experts are hopeful that HTML 5 with its support for interactive media like videos, fluid animations, play music etc. will prove to be a boon for netizens accessing the web through mobile devices. As android and I-phone invades the mobile market with their seamless web accessing capabilities, the need for a universal language for web pages is catching up pace and HTML 5 promises to be at the forefront.

Let us discuss as to how HTML 5 will provide an unparalleled edge to mobile app development and usage-

• The performance and effects of interactive media will be available to mobile users using HTML 5 pages which will match the display standards of flash on a PC.
• Downloading a game will become obsolete as the games can be played in real time on mobiles without installation with HTML 5.
• It will also eliminate the usage of plug-ins hence saving valuable power in mobile devices.
• HTML 5 will also foster trans-platform accessibility of apps and games. Thus, multiple players can play the same game over phones, tabs and PCs. A user can also flip his device from PC to tab or mobile and vice versa.

SEO will also see benefits of the fifth version.  HTML 5 will be making the webmaster give instructions to the search engines about page segmentation leading to better and effective search. HTML 5 also comes with <article> and <section> tags helping in making special entries in web posts and producing different sections in the web page respectively.

As time progresses with more users accessing the web through mobile devices, HTML 5 will prove to steer the way in mobile app development.

Eying the phenomenal success of Apple’s tablets some of the leading companies of the Silicon Valley jumped onto the tablet bandwagon to try their luck. One of them was Amazon.

Quality comes at a price but for those who chase sheer price have to end up loosing on the quality. The out-of-the-pocket price of iPad plus its covetable functionalities created a large group of people that wanted a tablet which could fit the bill, even if it meant having to compromise on some features.

Amazon, the world’s most popular online retailer launched its tablet Kindle Fire at half the iPad’s price at $199 and made a million sales within one month. This success figures brought in further trimming down of features and of course, lower prices.

Back in October this year when the supposedly iPhone 5 was expected to release, some IT students from India in collaboration with a Brit company launched the world’s cheapest tablet at a jaw dropping price of $60.

Apart from Amazon Kindle, not a lot of the companies have been able to make it big with low featured tablets. None the less, the tablet market is not yet ripe. Only time can tell where will the needle rest – Features or Price tag.

No Jobs: When Steve Jobs was taken out of Apple back in 1985, it went on to prove that Apple is heavily depended on the product visionary skills of Jobs. Innovation is what makes Apple what it is today. The product designers looked up to him in high respect. It is hard to say whether Tim Cook will be able to elicit the same respect and get designers and engineers to develop the ‘next big thing’.

Sharp rivalry: iPad didn’t have as many rivals in the first year of its launch as it has attracted in the past couple of months. Same holds true for iPhone. Now is the time for iPhone app development services providers to roll up their sleeves and bring next generation apps to the Apple’s app store. This will give the Apple’s app store a competitive advantage it truly deserves. Will Tim Cook be able to motivate iPhone developers to develop off the wall apps? Only time will tell.

You never know what’s Cooking: Tim Cook, the new CEO of Apple has held top level positions many a times when Steve Jobs was ailing with cancer. Industry experts say that Tim is more of an operation manager rather than a product visionary. The turmoil at the top level could signify that the next big thing probably isn’t coming from Apple.

Apple’s rivals are stuck in management snafus. BlackBerry has services outrages, Android muddled in patent infringement, Amazon Kindle facing criticism and Motorola Mobility is now sold out. This is sure a breather for Apple. However, if this continues it is likely that the skill mismatch will cost Apple a slow decline at the start which will accelerate till they find the right match for product innovations.

What’s incredible about IRIS is (oh, not that it is reverse for Apple’s SIRI) it was coded in just eight hours! It works well across all android powered devices. The beta version of IRIS is currently available for download on the android market and it’s free. It has received about a million downloads since its launch early this month.

IRIS can make calls, send mails, browse the web, look up contacts and interacts with you in voice. It has some humor to it as well. For now IRIS is more of a voice assisted Google search app and has a scope for improvement. Like – it can’t access calendar or location, works slow, has trouble recognizing words, can’t set alarms, few setting options for personalized use and so on. IRIS is still a work in progress and the android app developer team of Dexetra is working to make it a perfect SIRI killer app.

Who knows Google might buy up Dexetra, make IRIS better and give SIRI a strong blow?

Add value to your eStore: You can give your customers a remarkable shopping experience by integrating modules for secured payment gateway, inventory management, glitch-free cart and lot of other readily available modules. You can even customize modules by a magento developer to suit your specific requirements. Social media integration allows you to keep customers engaged on twitter and facebook about your recently launched products and offers.

Designs that bring credibility: ‘A picture speaks louder than words’. This holds true for your eStore design as well. The outlay of your eStore is your first interface with the customers. Apart from being attention grabbing, the design you choose should blend well with the brand image you seek to impress upon the minds of customers. You can play magic with the extensive rage of readily-available templates magento provides. Should you require customizing it, consider magento development India for their sheer expertise in magento eStore.

Search-optimize your eStore: Perhaps it’s just a matter of visibility among your target customers that is holding you back from getting high sales. Magento is an intelligent platform and it comes with build-in SEO capabilities. None the less, if your magento store requires additional visibility, you can either choose to get a custom made SEO magento extension which suits your specific needs or go by the conventional search marketing practices. The big benefit of customized SEO magento module is that it significantly reduces the time required for search promotion from 4-6 months to 1-3 months.