The digest of interesting news and materials from the world of ayti for the last week №31 (November 10 - 16, 2012)

We offer to your attention another selection with links to news, interesting materials and useful resources.

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Internet Explorer 10

Microsoft has released a preliminary version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 .
For more information about the IE10 Release Preview, and more: IE10: Fast, Fluid, Perfect for Touch - a publication from Microsoft after the release of IE10 for Windows 7.
Also, a few reviews of the new IE: one , two , and performance comparison with other browsers here and here

Mozilla Project

The Mozilla project introduced Popcorn Maker , an environment for creating interactive video.
Also, they showed the development of Shumway , the implementation of Adobe Flash in JavaScript.
And yet, the beta version of the Firefox OS beta has become available .
Well, and finally, here is a nice report in which you can follow the entire Mozilla activity for 2011.

Nokia HERE

Nokia has taken a new step in the development of its cartographic future, improving the company's existing navigation services. Meet Nokia HERE - a map service for iOS, Android and other platforms. And in this article you can find out how this service was created.

Talk about canvas

Canvas is one of the powerful technologies that includes HTML5. That she can finally oust the flash from the pages of browsers. If you are still not familiar with it, then it's time to do it. This can help 10 tutorials on HTML5 Canvas . Also, do not forget about performance and optimization . And here are a few good examples of the implementation of all the pieces in the canvas: a cyclic draper Slikbrush , rays Lightrays and adaptive cat

Online tools

More and more powerful and convenient tools appear on the web. Meet Ninjamock.com , the online designer of sketches and prototypes , and Fotor , a fairly quick and easy-to-use online photo editor.

A bit of negative: not all cat Shrovetide

Skype found a critical vulnerability vulnerability that allows hijacking any account .
Also, in the Russian Federation earned a registry of banned sites. You can track the chronicle of events on this subject here.

Blur your site

Meet the next trend in web design - a blurred background . Blur not only adds a nice effect, but also allows you to focus the attention of the site visitor on important elements of the page.

Development

• Firefox OS beta emulator available
• Fronteers 2012 - the best client development conference, part 2
• All videos from Fronteers 2012 are available.
• The WebGL Podcast - New WebGL podcast
• HTML5 Canvas : Performance and Optimization
• 10 tutorials on HTML5 Canvas
• Tools and resources that make it easier to work with vertical rhythm
• ExtJs : an easy way to multi-upload and validate files (using the HTML5 File API)
• The concept of navigation in the form of animated steps
• singularity is an adaptive grid system
• What's new in jQuery Mobile 1.2.0?
• Embedding BEM into existing systems
• Mixes in the BEM universe
• How to create a scrolling effect similar to that used on the new ebay site
• More detail about the viewport meta tag
• Images in responsive web design by Tyson Matanich (one of Microsoft.com developers)
• Interview with Chris Coyier, the creator of codepen
• Entertaining interview with Remy Sharp
• Cloud Modules - reconstruction of cloud contour building animation

CSS

• Creative CSS loading animation
• How to add a tilt shift effect to an image using CSS filters
• Once again about using CSS animation in responsive design
• Forms with shadows on pure CSS3
• CSS Hover Effects
• CSS animation on a real project

Javascripts

• 5 jQuery plug-ins for working with viewport
• jQuery snippets and plugins for iPad
• jQuery Burn - the effect of burning text on jQuery
• jQuery Gravity - Add Gravity to Your Site
• jim knopf - Cute SVG value handles
• Baraja - jQuery plugin for unfolding slides in the form of maps
• Drag 'n' Drop Shopping Cart With jQuery UI
• Native drag-and-drop
• Airbnb javascript style guide
• domo-js - a library that allows you to write html and css using JavaScript
• bootup.js - caching and loading static files from local storage
• SVGfall - to help create a fork for non-supporting SVG browsers
• unheap is a neat collection of jQuery plugins with good categorization and sorting.

Browsers

• Mozilla project introduced Shumway , Adobe Flash implementation in JavaScript
• Microsoft has released a preliminary version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7
• Learn more about the IE10 Release Preview, and more: IE10: Fast, Fluid, Perfect for Touch - a publication from Microsoft after the release of IE10 for Windows 7
• Several reviews of IE: one , two
• Game benchmarks in modern browsers
• JavaScript and HTML 5: Chrome beats IE 10
• New Internet Explorer 10 Movie
• Google has implemented a sandbox mode for Adobe Flash Player in Chrome browser
• How Yandex Browser was created

news

• Mozilla project introduced Popcorn Maker , an environment for creating interactive video
• Google released Google Search app for Windows RT
• Nokia HERE - map service for iOS, Android and other platforms
• HERE Maps and LiveSight
• Google for the first time overtook US print media revenue
• Google has opened the source code for Android 4.2.
• United States presented an ultimatum to Google
• Yandex opened School of development of interfaces in Simferopol
• A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Skype and about it: a skype vulnerability that allows hijacking any account
• Web Standards News for September-October from Lea Verou
• HTC and Apple enter into a cross-patent agreement
• Apple will receive $ 6-8 from each HTC sold Android-smartphone
• All about Mozilla activities for 2011

Services

• Printliminator - bookmarklet for setting page printing
• How ninja prototypes did . Ninjamock.com - interface designer
• fotor - the new easy-to-use photo editor
• cedvel - editor for creating grids
• duri.me - online tool for generating dataURI-pictures

Demo

• Slikbrush - the new colorful Chrome Experiment
• 100,000 stars
• Lightrays - a demo on JS that creates interactive rays of light
• Another example of css-animation from Hakim

Sites with interesting design and functionality

• ernestetcelestine-lefilm.com - atmospheric site, flavored with HTML5, 3D transformations and pleasant music, dedicated to the animated film Ernest et Célestine
• claudiocalautti.com - an interesting implementation of the site portfolio
• rooftopcinema.com.au - an interesting scroll effect similar to a video splash
• beta.mashable.com - beta version of the famous magazine with responsive design

Design

• Popular web development blogs before and after redesign
• Multiple-Choice “Windowed Slider” UI
• Modern UI Style Design by Microsoft
• A film about the history of design. Part 3
• Another trend in web design - blurred background
• Uninvited redesigns - alternative versions of designs of famous sites.
• Photographers whose names you need to know
• Arsenal web designer
• How to draw in Illustrator-e funny monsters , and more evil in Photoshop
• Just over two dozen drawing lessons in Illustrator
• Using the texture panel in Adobe Fireworks
• Ten ways to integrate story telling into web design
• Almost three dozen examples with interfaces of iPhone applications
• How to save vector selection in jpg
• Organic Ambigrams

A selection of free designer cookies

• Three dozen PSD with UI elements : from sliders and music players, to white iPhone5
• Fresh UI element sets with source codes for almost any taste, from the Sharp UI Kit to the Milky UI Kit
• More than four dozen of the best sets of UI frameworks for the web
• Emoticons and Emoticons in one package
• Chunky Pika Icons Set
• Source PSD photo-realistic tool box , the layers are named in Chinese!
• Five high resolution metal textures
• PowerPoint Powerframe Templates with Windows 8 Styles
• Three dozen vector images of buildings in various styles
• endlessicons - replenishable resource with icons, usually in PNG format
• Razor is a decorative sans serif font containing only capital letters and numbers.
• FACUNDA - condensed sans serif font available in five different styles.
• DHD Cool - Regular - a decorative font containing capital letters and some special characters.

Entertaining

• Microsoft has shown a new language translation technology and its translation into speech
• Microsoft Surface : three weeks with the most controversial tablet PC
• The invention of Ukrainian students is one of the best versions of TIME.
• Registry of prohibited sites. Chronicle of events
• Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 sold out on the first day
• Skype advanced console chat control
• Collection of useless sites
• Terrible logo for $ 5
• Adaptive audiophile cat
• Entertaining interactive statistics on the prevalence of WINDOWS 8
• Mars weather reports

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Link to the digest from last week.
Material prepared by dersmoll and alekskorovin