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The rise of mobile apps and the decline of the open web — a threat or an over-reaction? As the use of mobile devices continues to climb, the use of dedicated apps is also increasing — but is this a natural evolution, or should we be worried about apps winning and the open web losing? Chris Dixon, a partner with venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, argues in a recent blog post that we should be concerned, because it is creating a future in which the web becomes a “niche product,” and the dominant environment is one of proprietary walled gardens run by a couple of web giants — and that this is bad for innovation. Dixon’s evidence consists in part of two recent charts: one is from the web analytics company comScore, and shows that mobile usage has overtaken desktop usage — an event that occurred in January of this year. The second chart is from Flurry, which tracks app usage, and it shows that apps account for the vast majority of time spent vs. the mobile web, an amount that Flurry says is still growing. If apps are winning, is the web losing?

How To: Samsung Keyboard Predictive Text (XT9) Settings Guide for the Galaxy S II It’s arguably one of the most important components of your phone—you spend much of your time tapping away on it but how well do you actually know your keyboard? Here at CareAce we’ve gone through our share of Android Keyboards (just take a look at our Ultimate Android Keyboard Showdown: 14 keyboard review), yet I still find myself returning to the good ol’ default Samsung Keyboard. Out-of-the-box the keyboard works just fine but I found that due to my extensive use of slang, ebonics and inside jokes whilst texting, XT9′s was auto-correcting and thus hindering my typing abilities. Let’s take a look at how to customize the XT9 and other settings to maximize your typing efficiency! XT9 Predictive text: On or Off? The main problem I find with leaving XT9 on is that it corrects words I don’t want to have corrected, and memorizes arbitrary words.

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How to Access Offline Android Maps with Pre-Cache Labs Feature The Google Maps is the best mapping service provided by Google for free for non-commercial use. The Google Maps services is available on the smartphones to provide point to point navigation. Here in this article we will go on how to access offline Android Maps parts with Pre-Cache Labs features. Access Offline Android Maps with Pre-Cache Labs Feature Technology news and new technology highlights from New Scientist - New Scientist Tech Cookies on the New Scientist website close Our website uses cookies, which are small text files that are widely used in order to make websites work more effectively. To continue using our website and consent to the use of cookies, click away from this box or click 'Close' Find out about our cookies and how to change them

Best Apps for Image Editing on Android Devices When you have Android mobile phone on your hand then you get an excellent picture and image editing apps. The Android Market is ever growing and there are about now half a million of apps listed in Android Marketplace. For a specific task you can find dozens of apps serving the same purpose but together with a different name. The same thing goes when you are looking for an image editor on your Android device. Whether you are concerned of adding some cool effects to the photos or adding text or more editing options too can be done.

Bracelet (A) These general website terms and conditions of use (hereinafter referred to as the “General Terms and Conditions”) set forth the terms and conditions applicable to the website (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”). (B) The Site is the exclusive property of CN2P (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). (C) The purpose of the Site is to present the project developed by the Company (the “Project”) and to enable the collection of donations through the Site in order to finance the completion of the Company’s Project (the “Donations”). 2.1 Definitions For the purposes hereof, capitalized terms shall have the meaning given thereto below, unless the context requires otherwise: Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 review: Ace in the hole GSMArena team, 23 February 2011. Introduction The Samsung Galaxy Ace can get far with a name like this but it isn’t going any further than its comfortable midrange spot. You know, if you want the best seat in the house you need to move the cat. The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is a feline droid – the black cat in Samsung’s Android portfolio. And it spells bad luck for the competition – mid-range droids are a force to be reckoned with in the smartphone world.

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