Month: January 2022

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Google says Android tablets are the future, starts staffing up new division

Pictured: The future. (Actually this is the Motorola Xoom from 2011.)

Enlarge / Pictured: The future. (Actually this is the Motorola Xoom from 2011.) (credit: Motorola)

How serious is Google going to be about Android tablets? The company is making overtures that it cares about the platform again. In addition to getting several major OEMs to start building hardware, Google is building Android 12L, a mid-cycle update of Android dedicated to tablet and foldable functionality. The company’s latest move (first spotted by 9to5Google) is a new job listing for a “Senior Engineering Manager, Android Tablet App Experience.” Get a load of this job description:

We believe that the future of computing is shifting towards more powerful and capable tablets. We are working to deliver the next chapter of computing and input by launching seamless support across our platforms and hero experiences that unlock new and better ways of being productive and creative.

This is a statement the company could have made in 2011 when the iPad launched, but apparently, the company is just now getting the message. How dedicated Google becomes to tablet “experiences” will make or break the company’s second push into tablets. Right now Android 12L seems very conservative on that front, though Google has started some tablet-specific apps with things like the “Entertainment Space” home screen panel.

One of the responsibilities of the job description is “develop roadmaps and run the execution of our ink first hero apps strategy.” Presumably “ink first” means Google is pushing for more focus on pen input. Pen input has long been championed by Samsung, but Android and the Android Google apps have never really made many affordances for styluses. (Chrome OS Pixel devices have often had styluses, but not Android tablets.)

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CSS Text Align – Centered, Justified, Right Aligned Text Style Example

We use the CSS text-align property to align content inside a block-level element. Examples of block-level elements are paragraphs (<p>…</p>), divs ( <div>…</div>), sections (<section>…</section>), articles ( <article>…</article>), and so on. This alignment affects the horizontal axis only. So the text-align property is different from the vertical-align property which we
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What is REST? Rest API Definition for Beginners

In this article, you will learn what the term REST means and how it lets us communicate with the server efficiently. Before we get into REST, let’s learn what an API is. I believe this will help you understand REST better. What is an API? Since we’re talking about
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Dozens of states side with Epic in Apple App Store appeal

Dozens of states side with Epic in Apple App Store appeal

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States are siding with Epic Games as the developer appeals a lower court ruling in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple over app store fees and payment processing.

The attorneys general for 34 states and the District of Columbia have filed an amicus brief on behalf of Epic. Utah led the brief, claiming that “Apple’s conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app developers and millions of citizens.”

Epic sued Apple in 2020, alleging anticompetitive behavior. Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store after Epic covertly updated the game to include an “Epic Direct Payment” option, a move that ran afoul of the App Store’s developer agreement. 

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