A bit of technology

Just noticed that SourceForge changed their design. Very unusual, very unnatural for SF and since I just noticed it I can not tell if it is good or bad. But at least it looks much better then previous one and has proper menu and navigation. Last one was epic fail, the one before was great. So when they changed last time it was a big dissapointment for me. Hope new design will be great!

I'm currently working on web framework for Opera Unite and beta version is ready. You can find more information on my.opera.com forum. It is free and open source, licensed under BSD terms.

Actually GrilledUnity does not yet look like a framewrok should look, but I thought that HTTP session support is vital for every web-developer, so 0.1b was released quite early. Documentation is in progress, just as the framework itself and our website where I and my friends will host open source stuff for web developers. We have a lot of cool stuff coming up soon!

There are a lot of talk about Linux and its readiness for desktop usage. So much, that some people did even state, that there are no such thing as a "desktop usage" (: Anyway, a lot of silly stuff is said and written on a matter, but, thanks to OSNews I've found an article which details what is wrong with Linux on desktops without any nonsense which is a basis of most such articles. Enjoy this reading!

Samsung finally decided to launch Android-based smart-phone and it will be called I7500. Name is not so fancy as in HTC devices, but at least it will be Android-based (:

Originally posted by Gizmodo:

Launching "in major European countries from June," the 11.9-mm slim quad-band GSM, tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (900/1700/2100MHz) candybar packs a 3.2-inch, 320 x 480 pixel AMOLED touchscreen, WiFi, GPS, 5 megapixel camera with Power LED, 1,500mAh battery, 8GB of storage (plus MicroSD expansion for up to 32GB more), and a standard 3.5mm heasdset jack.

Sounds cool? Indeed! The only thing I miss from current Android devices is 800x480 screen resolution. Come on guys, who needs small iPhone-like screen nowadays?

And here's the link to Gizmodo.

Google moves on with their Android OS for mobile phones (and maybe for netbooks) and shows us a preview of their new SDK together with new Cupcake firmware. New SDK adds some new features including long-awaited on-screen keyboard support and also overall system stability is improved according to early testers. Want to know more? Check out these useful links:

• developers' blog;
  
• Android 1.5 Highlights;
  
• article on ArsTechnika.