You can add either a single image or a set of images; the latter effectively turns bgStretcher into a rather large slideshow.

bgStretcher’s options include preloading, pagination, proportional re-sizing, etc.

Overall, the plugin is a nice and greatly configurable solution. However, for multi-platform projects, a way of compressing images or using different versions of them would be more than welcome–performance can become a very real issue if bgStretcher isn’t used carefully.

Much as already been rumoured about iPad 3. It is believed that Apple’s next magical tablet will come with a quadcore A6 processor, bigger battery, more RAM, Retina Display, better cameras and LTE support. Rumours indicate that the next iPad will not have any major design changes as compared to the iPad 2, but it just might turn out to be a little thinner than its predecessor.

If you’re familiar with Apple product announcements, you’ll know that Apple always uses some apps to show off the capabilities of the device it is announcing. Back in 2010 when iPhone 4 was being announced, Infinity Blade was demoed. Last year at the iPhone 4S release event, Infinity Blade 2 was demoed. At the iPad 2 event in March 2010, apps such as iMovie, GarageBand and PhotoBooth were used to show off capabilities of the new iPad 2. So it goes without saying that Apple does need apps to be ready before iPad 3 announcement, which is presumably going to take place early next month.

The source reveals that Apple is putting certain developers in ‘crunch mode’ so that they finish apps on time, through which the company will select the lucky few that are going to be used at the event. Apple also needs the apps so that they can be used in the ad spots that will air immediately after the event takes place. Given the fact that ample time is required for ad spots to be created, it can be safely assumed that developers of Apple’s choice have to submit their apps with one week.

Much more will be revealed about Apple’s upcoming iPad in the next few weeks. The hype surrounding iPad 3 continues to grow and people really do what to see what Apple has in store for them.

To be honest, the MSN app for iPad doesn’t feel any different from the various other magazine style news apps available for the iPad. Google Currents, Flipboard and Pulse News are exactly the same, however Microsoft has added some unique elements and features to its application. This app will fetch the latest news about entertainment, finance, sports, politics etc from MSN network in display it in a easy to read magazine layout.

Microsoft itself describes the app as follows on the iTunes App Store:

MSN is now available on your iPad – easily swipe to find your favorite news, sports entertainment, autos and money articles & videos in one place. Easily share what you find with your friends on Facebook,Twitter or e-mail a link to the article. Of course you can view articles, photos and videos in either portrait or landscape modes with MSN for iPad. Need to dig deeper on something you just read? We’ve built Bing right into the top of the app for easy searching.

Through the MSN app for iPad, users have direct access to their Hotmail accounts. They can also use Windows Live Messenger to chat and stay in touch with their colleagues, friends and family around the world. Bing is integrated in the MSN iPad app, which allows users to search the web effectively and without having to switch to any other iPad app.

As far as the layout is concerned, the whole screen in split in to small rows through which users can flick to navigate the content. The app has been beautifully designed and it takes full advantage of iPad’s amazing screen and the touch gestures it allows. The app can downloaded right now from the iTunes App Store, for free.

Download MSN app for iPad from iTunes App Store [Official Link]

The plugin falls back to a number in title approach if the browser doesn’t support changing the favicon.

Tinycon is useful because it provides a more aesthetic way of showing application alerts–e.g., think the pretty Gmail favicon– in a non-intrusive way.

Finch’s strong side is its straight-to-the-point use of routes, as parent routes are aptly loaded before the child routes, and are as well multi-leveled (grand-parent routes).

Routes can be cached, too. This eliminates some of the most often encountered problems with other routing systems.

Hogan.js is wrapped around Mustache, and provides a nice interface for the prior.

The library is minuscule at only 2.5 kilobytes. Its functionality is fully based upon Mustache, yet the results are without a doubt quicker.

On the client side, QuincyKit provides a way of sending crash reports to your database, giving the user a choice of whether or not to do it.

If the error is known, the user is notified about the status of the fix; the user can also leave his contact details, etc.

On the developer side, QuincyKit’s admin interface can automatically sort crash data, maintain the crash reports, and assign the progress of bugfixes.

QuincyKit looks like it could become an important cool for any serious Mac/iOS developer.

Temple Run is currently the 3rd most popular app on iTunes App Store. It has ranked number one in the top 25 free apps category. The game boasts approximately 7 million users daily, and the number is growing with each passing day. The premise of this game is actually very simple. The player is on the run with vicious temple guards hot on the heels. Players try to collect as many coins throughout the game to buy power-ups. The game is entirely controlled by gestures which are used to jump, slide and turn. In-app purchases option is provided for those who wish to buy coin packs.

The gameplay sounds fairly easy but to be honest, it’s really not. Various gameplay aspects change throughout the session, including but not limited to rapid popping of obstacles and increase in speed from time to time. One has to play this game to grasp how addictive Temple Run is. Android users have long awaited the release of Temple Run for Android. A release was initially rumoured back in January but now the official release date has surfaced. Temple Run for Android will be released on February 9.

When Temple Run for iOS was released, the developers had priced it at $0.99. They soon dropped the price altogether and offered the app for free. It is expected that Temple Run for Android will follow this exact same model. Download link will be posted here on Webification once iMangi studios releases Temple Run for Android.

Google has officially made the release announcement of Chrome for Android on the Google Chrome Blog. They have also stated that the browser is currently in beta version, and more improvements will be added in the near future.

The announcement states:

Today, we’re introducing Chrome for Android Beta, which brings many of the things you’ve come to love about Chrome to your Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone or tablet. Like the desktop version, Chrome for Android Beta is focused on speed and simplicity, but it also features seamless sign-in and sync so you can take your personalized web browsing experience with you wherever you go, across devices. Chrome is now available in Beta from Android Market, in select countries and languages for phones and tablets with Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. We’re eager to hear your feedback. Finally, we look forward to working closely with the developer community to create a better web on a platform that defines mobile.

Regardless of being in beta, Google Chrome for Android is feature packed. Just like its PC counterpart, the Android version sports a beautiful UI. Performance is snappy even while having multiple tabs opened. There’s also support for Incognito Mode ad the ability to sync with Google Chrome on your computer. Sync between Chrome for Android and computer works flawlessly, provided that the user has signed in using the same account on both devices. Tabs and bookmarks will be synced automatically.

It’s not all good news for every Android device owner. Chrome for Android officially comes with support for only those devices that are running the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Not to worry though, the vibrant developer community will soon come up with a way to port Google Chrome for Android on older devices.

Download Google Chrome Android APK for manual install, or follow the Android Market link to download from there.

mynt allows generating the simplest of blogs.

Its features include generating websites (SASS is supported, too) through any preferred markup, as well as automatic archive page generation.

Overall, mynt seems like a thought-through project–its excellent documentation helps a lot as well.