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== UX & User Research == | == UX & User Research == | ||
== | == Market Insights from the Product Marketing Strategy Team == | ||
=== Desktop / Platform === | |||
==== Camino ==== | |||
* The team behind the Gecko-powered [http://caminobrowser.org/blog/2013/#caminoend Camino browser for Mac OS X] has [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239685/It_s_the_end_of_the_road_for_the_Camino_browser_for_Macs called it quits], and encourages users to adopt newer browsers. | |||
==== Google ==== | |||
* Google announced the [http://android-developers.blogspot.ca/2013/06/bootstrap-your-apps-cloud-services-with.html Mobile Backend Starter], "a one-click deployable, complete mobile backend" that allows developers to "reap the benefits of a cloud backend with none of the headaches." The solution includes data storage, pub/sub messaging, push notifications, continuous queries, Google authentication, and very low (free) price points for entry. | |||
* Google I/O concluded a few weeks ago -- in the Android world [http://android-developers.blogspot.ca/2013/05/android-at-google-io-2013-keynote-wrapup.html key announcements] were improved Google Play Services, which add features for game developers, location APIs, cloud messaging enhancements, and cross-platform single-signon. [http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/studio.html Android Studio], a new IDE, was released, as well as an updated Developer Console. | |||
* The Chromium team [http://blog.chromium.org/2013/05/testing-chromium-syzyasan-lightweight.html released SyzyASAN], a tool for detecting memory heap errors that supports Windows platforms. It's a clone of ASAN, which supports Mac and Linux platforms. These features are now built into Chrome Canary builds. | |||
* Chrome Beta or Android now supports the Fullscreen API as well as [http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/05/browse-web-across-languages-on-go.html instant translation]. | |||
* Chrome now has faster page loading, due to Blink's threaded HTML parser. WebGL joins WebAudio and WebRTC as an option flag. It also now no longer supports HTML notifications; developers are encouraged instead to support the [http://developer.chrome.com/dev/extensions/notifications.html Rich Notifications Chrome API]. | |||
* Chrome will soon receive more support for the RAW image formats from digital cameras. Support for RAW files from [http://www.chromestory.com/2013/05/chrome-and-chrome-os-to-get-support-for-more-raw-image-formats many camera companies, including Sony, Canon, Hasselblad,Kodak, Nikon and Minolta] is on the way. | |||
* At Google I/O, Google announced that the Chrome team had [http://www.favbrowser.com/google-removes-8-8-million-lines-of-webkit-code-from-blink/ removed 8.8 million lines of code] from the WebKit codebase as they dropped unneeded build, platform and test case code to create their fork, called Blink. | |||
==== Intel ==== | |||
* Intel's upcoming "Haswell" line of processors will offer [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239509/Intel_claims_Haswell_will_offer_50_more_battery_life_in_laptops 50% more battery life in laptops]. Intel and its partners hope to increase demand for PCs with this increased performance. | |||
==== Microsoft ==== | |||
* Microsoft [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2013/05/20/ie-dev-center-finding-the-resources-you-need-quickly.aspx reorganized their Internet Explorer Developer Center] to make it easier for web developers to find and use the tools they need. | |||
* Microsoft announced that IE11 would [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239782/IE11_on_Windows_7_Mum_s_the_word_from_Microsoft ship with Windows 8.1] later this year, but has not said whether it will also be made available on Windows 7. | |||
==== Opera ==== | |||
* Opera [http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/opera-15-provides-a-mish-mash-of-opera-features-and-the-chrome-interface/ released the "Next", or beta, version of its browser], now powered by the Blink rendering engine. Reviews were mixed and Opera quickly [http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/opera-features-and-release-cycle followed up] with a blog post assuring users that it was a preview build and that more updates were [http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2013/05/30/opera-next-15-update on the way]. | |||
==== Ubuntu ==== | |||
* Chromium is likely to [http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/05/chromium-to-replace-firefox-as-default-browser-in-ubuntu replace Firefox] as the standard browser on Ubuntu. | |||
== Marketing, Press & Public Reaction == | == Marketing, Press & Public Reaction == | ||