Steve Jobs Defends iPhone 4
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for Apple, with American watchdog Consumer Reports refusing to recommed the iPhone 4, confirming there was in fact as issue with reduced reception when the phone was held in a certain way. Numerous consumers also made the same complaint, suggesting that the reception reduced considerably when an area around the bottom left of the iPhone 4 was covered by the hand. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, gave a press conference on Friday to address the problem, with many commentators expecting an apology and a... Read The Rest →
Smartphone Wars – The Patent Battle
With the release of the first iPhone back in 2007, the ‘smartphone’ was really born. It combined all the great elements of other phones at the time, and really started the trend. With the explosive growth of the mobile market and smartphones in the following years, companies have been ruthless in the development of new technologies. Unsurprisingly this has lead to numerous lawsuits being filed inwardly against each other, with a sprinkling of smaller outside technology companies claiming the big boys have infringed on various patents of theirs. So for... Read The Rest →
Could Google’s App Inventor Ruin Andoid?
With the relatively slow uptake of Android (compared to initial sales of the iPhone and apps), Google has decided to release an ‘App Inventor’ for their new mobile OS. It comes in the form of a visual ‘drag and drop’ web interface rather than a large, complicated source developers kit, and requires no programming at all. Tests have apparently been conducted amongst members of the public, and even the average non-technical chump an use it, so now anyone at all can make an app. Excellent, right? Well…maybe. I’m sure there... Read The Rest →
Google Games next up?
Google always seems to be in the news lately, with rumours constantly abounding about their next venture. So far there has been the ‘Facebook killer’ in Google Me (just a rumour currently), Google Voice (a Skype style VIOP program), the recent acquisition of ITA Travel to create ‘Google Travel’ or something, Google Chrome OS, Google Checkout to rival Paypal and the onward march of the Android OS to mention but a few. I read an article a few weeks ago that stated one of the only avenues Google hadn’t ventured... Read The Rest →
WordPress For The iPhone
WordPress, one of the most popular and widely used content management systems in the world, is now available as an application from the iTunes app store for the iPhone and iPad. The app allows you to add, edit and publish posts while on the go, giving you full capabilities for uploading photos and videos. You can also add location tags quickly and easily with the iPhone and iPad’s built-in GPS, as well as approving or deleting comments and accessing your WordPress dashboard. WordPress is one of the primary content management... Read The Rest →
What Is SEO?
We’ve had a few emails recently asking for an explanation of SEO (search engine optimisation) and why a business might need it. I thought it might be helpful to have a permanent page answering some of these frequently asked SEO questions, so have a look at our SEO, SEM and Social Media Marketing Explained. If you need SEO or social media marketing, get in touch with is via the contact form. Image courtesy of: www.flickr.com/photos/doglotion/
Sony Camera Press Shots…By Canon
A good spot from someone over at Photography Bay, it seems that Sony aren’t so keen on using their own products to shoot their own products, if you see what I mean. When they received the latest press shots, the EXIF data shown by Windows Picture Viewer revealed that the shots had been taken with a Canon 5d MkII. Not entirely surprising some might say, as the 5D MkII is far superior to any cameras Sony produce, even the A900, but a bit of a goof on the part of... Read The Rest →
Google Chrome OS – the future?
As we all know, Google ventured into the world of Internet browsers a while back with ‘Google Chrome’. An excellent addition to the browser market, it was a slow starter but figures now show it has overtaken Apple’s own Safari to become the third most popular browser. Google, however, intends to take it further by releasing Google Chrome OS. This takes the concept of Chrome to an entirely different level, and makes it the computer’s entire operating system. Their thinking behind this was that the web browser is now one... Read The Rest →
YouTube 1 Viacom 0
As the cultural shift swings ever faster away from traditional media sources, and the digital world blossoms, there was bound to be retaliation at some point. Large American broadcaster Viacom has been trying to sue YouTube (now owned by Google of course) over massive copyright infringement, namely users uploading copyrighted content to YouTube. Google’s defence was the ‘Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act’, part of the ‘Digital Millennium Copyright Act or DMCA, which provides ‘safe harbour’ for ISP’s against copyright infringement if they stick to a certain set of guidelines... Read The Rest →
iPad Finger Painting Masterpiece
This incredible video was created by David Kassan in his studio in Brooklyn, NY. The original three hour session was broadcast live on his website so people could watch the portrait taking shape. This amazing painting was done with the aid of a $7.99 app called ‘Brushes’, which as you can see from the video gives you a set of brushes, tips and colours in a ‘photoshop-style’ package. With this app, a model, a few hours and an amazing amount of skill he is able to create a digital version... Read The Rest →
