Daily Archives: October 8, 2010

IT developers ditch coding for the PC in favour of mobile

October 8, 2010
IT developers ditch coding for the PC in favour of mobile

An IBM survey of IT professionals predict that mobile and cloud computing will emerge as the most in-demand platforms for software application development and IT delivery over the next five years. The 2010 IBM Tech Trends Survey, conducted online by IBM developerWorks, found that more than half of all IT professionals – 55% —...
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Think small, think slow, think back to the ’90s

October 8, 2010
Think small, think slow, think back to the ’90s

3G is still just a pipe dream, yet too many designers still design mobile websites and mobile apps, with the assumption that everyone has a state-of-the-art smartphone, with a fast 3G connection. So how do you solve the problem? We’re asked quite regularly what makes a good mobile website, and normally after half an...
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Gadget of the week – Acer C20 PICO projector

October 8, 2010
Gadget of the week – Acer C20 PICO projector

The projector that you can fit in your pocket. As we said last week with the BlackBerry Presenter you can’t call yourself a true mobile roadwarrior, if every time you want to do a presentation you need to get out your laptop. Equally how truly mobile are you, if can’t fit your entire array...
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UK mobile ad market up by 25% in Q3

October 8, 2010
UK mobile ad market up by 25% in Q3

BuzzCity, the global mobile media advertising company, has compiled it’s advertising results over the last three months to reveal Mobile advertising is looking incredibly healthy. Over the three month period from July – September worldwide mobile advertising is up by 17%, and it’s growing fast. A total of 54 markets – of the 200...
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Concept of the week – Twitter Concierge

October 8, 2010
Concept of the week – Twitter Concierge

@PremierInn where’s the best place to plug in my iPad? Cheap and cheerful hotel chain Premier Inn has announced it will be introducing a Twitter-based ‘virtual’ concierge service for its guests. From today and for every Friday in October, Premier Inn guests will be able to Twitter requests via their mobile to a virtual...
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Keep taking the Tablets

October 8, 2010
Keep taking the Tablets

High Street retailer Dixons have launched two own-brand tablets aimed at the mass market. Dixons has announced it will be selling two own-brand tablets, priced at pocket money prices. The tablets launched under the Dixons Advent brand name, include the cheap as chips Advent Vega, a 7″ Android tablet, and the more expensive –...
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Nations divided by a common mobile

October 8, 2010
Nations divided by a common mobile

In the Canterville Ghost, Oscar Wilde wrote: ‘We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language’. We know there are language differences and cultural differences, but are there differences in the way we use mobiles? And how do we differ in our usage from Japan and other parts of Europe?...
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