November 29, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on Why do Amazon & Apple Hate Families?
Danny Sullivan writes in Why Do Amazon & Apple Hate Families?: With the Apple iPad and the Amazon Kindle Fire among the hot gifts for families this year, it’s pretty sad that neither device has any concept of “family” baked … Continue reading
October 21, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on Siri has the competition worried
The internet is awash with the sayings of Siri, the new voice activated assistant in the iPhone 4S. But the competitors are also talking about Siri. Android Chief says your phone should not be your assistant: “Your phone is a … Continue reading
October 6, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on Steve Jobs has passed away
Creator of the personal computer. Creator of the first windowed operating system to reach the market. Creator of the first mouse to reach the market. Creator of the computer-animated feature-length movie. Creator of the portable music player integrated with a … Continue reading
September 11, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on Shopping centre now recording all licence plates
Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney has just released a new iPhone App that lets shoppers find their parked car by entering the licence plate number. The App responds with an image of the vehicle, and directions on how to find … Continue reading
September 8, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on How The Transistor Got Its Name
Adafruit have dug up a memo from Bell Labs dated 1948, running a ballot to name the new device that would eventually be known as the Transistor:
September 3, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on When will a competitor for the iPad arrive?
The iPad is completely dominant in the tablet space. With around 70% market share, it is the product that every competitor’s product is measured against. And those competitors have all been failures so far. So why have they failed: They … Continue reading
August 29, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on Apparently books need trailers too
I’ve noticed more and more books on Amazon come with some kind of video introduction, but I had never made the connection. Books need video trailers now, just like music. Without the video, the product is just another unknown, unexciting … Continue reading