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Google teams up with Disney to inspire future coders!

Google has partnered with Disney to make a new cartoon series, Miles from Tomorrowland, to inspire kids to code.

The objective behind this partnership is an effort to get kids interested in computer science.

The cartoon introduces the preschool crowd to Miles Callisto, a young space adventurer, and his family -- big sister (coding extraordinaire) Loretta and their scientist parents Phoebe and Leo.

"We really wanted Loretta to be aspirational," said "Miles From Tomorrowland" creator Sascha Paladino. "There's a lot of Miles wanting to learn from her, like, 'How did you do that?' A big takeaway from our talks with Google is that you can do anything with coding. And we wanted to show that."

The show is designed to not only fuel kids’ interest in space but also coding, teamwork, critical thinking and exploration.

There is also a Miles from Tomorrowland: Missions app to accompany the series, available on Android and iOS. It offers games similar to the intergalactic missions presented on the show.

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Introducing FirefoxOS 2.5 Add-Ons

FirefoxOS 2.5 Add-Ons package is composed of JavaScript, CSS and other assets, but it doesn’t run as a standalone app.

Add-ons on Firefox OS are even more powerful and it provides customization not only to the browser, but the whole phone experience, including tweaks to the homescreen and system apps.

The manifest is very simple, just like any other FxOS app. The “matches” field works like a filter to where the add-on will be loaded. Filters determines if an app is affected by the add-on.

{ “manifest_version”: 1, “name”: “Add-On Berries”, “description”: “FirefoxOS add-on”, “version”: “1.0”, “author”: “Quen-Quen Potter”, “content_scripts”: [{ “matches”: [“app://berries.berrycreative.ppg.br‎”], “css”: [“css/style.css”], “js”: [“js/fxos.js”] }], “icons”: { “96”: “/icons/96.png” “128”: “/icons/128.png” }

The manifest above matches only BerriesApp and the website.

Learn more about FirefoxOS Add-On at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox_OS/Add-ons

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Today BBM turns ❿! To celebrate BBM 10th Anniversary, decided to code an interactive Infographic in HTML5 #webdev #TeamBlackBerry » http://bbq.pm/bbm10 » http://bbq.pm/bbm10hub (Integrated with the Hub Menu Mobile) Enjoy! Note: I know that on Hub version the image modal is buggy, I'll fix it later lol

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Mozilla Webmaker, a free & open source mobile content creation app!

Mozilla is working to ensure that the next billion people to come online for the first time through their smartphones will discover a Web that’s open, participatory and invites creativity.

Webmaker »

webmaker.org

Webmaker helps smartphone users become creators of a Web that will improve their lives and communities, by making simple apps for things like promoting a small business, sharing community news, or building a lesson plan for students.

Webmaker is available in over 20 languages and backed by a growing community of volunteer digital skills mentors. It will be available for Android, Firefox OS, and modern mobile browsers later this year.

Download the Webmaker Beta at https://webmaker.org/app, available for FirefoxOS 2.1+ and Android 4.4+

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Default Icons for BlackBerry ❿ App, specifically designed for developers! This app is primarily made for developers of apps for BlackBerry 10. Using any icon from this app is free. Most of the icons are provided by BlackBerry. Default Icons for BlackBerry 10 is a BlackBerry 10 app developed by Heris IT This app contains: » Multiple icon packs (also contains the official BlackBerry icon pack) » A save option for every icon » An option for different backgrounds to test the icons » A list of icons, which can be viewed in both Grid and List view Default Icons For BlackBerry 10 Available in BlackBerry World Free of charge (ad-supported) http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/59952669/

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Happy Coding 2015

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Meerkat releases API for Developers!

Meerkat, the live streaming app that lets you stream videos live to your twitter followers has now released its API for developers.

Meerkat wants to create a more open community where developers can work together with their dev team in order to make the best of live video streaming.

Information on the api, guidelines and more can be found here.

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Startup Kano in the works to build a Creative Computing Brand

London-based startup Kano, which makes a software platform and DIY computer kit built atop the Raspberry Pi to encourage kids to learn coding, has a new building block of its own to announce today: $15 million in Series A funding!!!

See more at: http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/04/kano-series-a/

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Feliz Páscoa | Happy Easter 🐰