SourceCode: Microsoft, Partnerships and the Price of Progress

Updated on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 12:41AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

This past week has been a transformative one for Microsoft.  The Redmond giant previewed their unified desktop and tablet future with the Microsoft Surface announcement at an event in Hollywoog, which in itself was a loaded launch that ushered in Windows 8 on ARM as well as revealed Microsoft’s long term plans as a hardware maker.

They also held a Windows Phone 8 event in San Francisco, where they introduced fragmentation into their mobile OS by announcing a generation shift in their two-year old operating system that will make the upcoming version incompatible with present and past hardware.

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Philippines tops list of countries following the NBA on Social Networks

The National Basketball Association (NBA), which has a record 278 million fans following the NBA, teams and players globally on social media, today announced that the Philippines tops the list of countries following the league on Facebook and Twitter outside the United States and China.  

During The Finals, the NBA will use social media to provide coverage and interact with fans around the world in real time. 

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Premium iOS Edition of Monster Shooter Free for Limited Time

Gamelion announced that Monster Shooter: The Lost Levels, is now available for free on iOS devices. Monster Shooter allows the player to follow the steps of Dum Dum, a space goon whose cat has been stolen by aliens. This is a great opportunity for everyone to experience the  highly polished and totally ad-free premium version of possibly the best mobile dual-stick shooting game ever. This is a time limited offer and once it's over the application will return to its normal price.

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Snap Clap 1.1 for iOS - Capture Photos Hands-Free

DS Corporation, s.r.o. announces Snap Clap 1.1 for iOS - the application that has made a breakthrough in photography. Users don't have to miss on pictures just to click the shutter button on their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. All magic is done by clapping hands. 

Developed by DS Corporation, revolutionary Snap Clap application resolves the painful problem affecting people all around the world: nobody has to be that unlucky fall guy who does not appear on pictures doing a non-paid photographer job. By taking simple steps everybody can capture the most awesome moments spent together with their friends. All users should do - is just place their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad wherever they want and clap their hands.

The application allows taking pictures or even making videos using the back as well as the front camera of the device. Snap Clap gives place for everyone in the photo. The app is even better now: users have a great chance to edit photos and adjust them to their own liking. It is possible to create a desired picture by applying any of the featured filters: Grayscale, Negative, Sepia or others. 

"We took every effort to make Snap Clap even more polished so that people would appreciate the results of our work. The app offers users a sought-after opportunity to join their friends in the photo. It's amazingly easy as videos and photos are made without your involvement. I guarantee you will enjoy the product and have lots of fun with this application, since we have perfectly connected pleasant and useful. You just must love it!", commented David proch, the CEO of DS Corporation, s.r.o.

Device Requirements:

* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

* Requires iOS 4.0 or later

* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices

* 3.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:

Snap Clap 1.1 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category.