Showing posts with label Application Development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Application Development. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Facebook’s Graph Search

Facebook graph search is a search engine which is designed to respond user query. The search engine acquires collective data from over one billion users and external sources in order to serve users with best possible search result.
But now Facebook is stretching arms by taking preventive measures for the user protection. Facebook is slowing down its move to a tool that let user search out others by personal information or by common interest. This new idea emphasis on special minor security. Social network is implementing specific graph search rules for teenagers.
In January Facebook launched graph search in beta. As a social network search engine it offers various new ways to uncover friends, photos, places those are saved in this big pool of Facebook. But its other side exposes personal information that should strictly not be revealed.
According to the new rules if a minor is searching, only friend and friends of friends between the ages 13 to 17 will be shown. If an adult does a search that could display a minor’s age or location, the only result that comes is that person’s friend. Details like birthdays, school, and hometown will be only available about users under 18 years to their friends and friends of friends. But yes, the minors will be secured only if they provide their correct age to Facebook.
But privacy consultants are worried. Though the new Graph Search will not display any unwanted or prohibited information and put all the data together at one place that could be used awfully. Graph search has currently been available only to some handful testers. And Facebook will keep on fine tuning the tool as it rolls out.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Android Application Development -It's unstoppable.

The Android,is a popular piece of kit. Android is an open source free operating system because HTC Sony and many others have adopted it as the system of choice for all their smart phones and here's why. The fact it's open source means they don't have to pay for it, which is obviously a great start but it goes further than that. The fact it's open source means everyone and anyone can develop application for it, modify it heck they can do whatever the like with it.Originally it was planned to be used as a mobile phone OS but it is starting to flex its muscles and expand its horizons. As an Android mobile programming OS . A huge subculture has grown around Android developers, Android modifiers and Android programmers, all making killer apps that they can put out onto the market with no licensing costs and either distribute for free or make money from. The development of these applications is becoming fast and will soon surpass the Apple's application store. Now the question is what this all has to do with the Apple's iPad. Android OS is expanding its operations and currently many manufacturers are using this operating system on their Tablets. Android can do anything which iPad does and in the half price. Android OS are yet not persuasive and glib but due to it's closed architecture these OS are offering such features which iPad do not. These are supported with HDMI ports that can output 720 pixels video. This means that they also behave as a portable High Definition media player. To store the data or to retrieve it, there are memory card slots available. Android users have access to innumerable applications and many more.



Since Android Programming is an open source OS, all the smart phones, net books and Tablets using this operating system will tend to choose this platform since they do not have to worry about upgrading the OS. Over time, the Android will be the dominant operating system for mobile cellphones. Android software and programs aren't just simple pieces of software that are easy to code. They are quite complex and they require the sending of data over the Internet. This is not an easy task and it requires some understanding of Internet protocols. All these require a good team of Android programmers that are experts in their own areas. Android Application developers have to work on their own part of the program, and at the end, an expert will combine all parts into a single coherent piece of software. After that, someone else will have to do extensive testing of the program in order to see that there are no bugs or problems with the software.For developing any kind of Android application on time A-1 Technology is the right choice for you.