In Saturday’s Guardian, Alan Rusbridger listed the 10 ways in which his life has changed since the last century. It was no great surprise that Google took the top spot. Neither was it a massive surprise that Wikipedia came second – although there is evidence to suggest that this online super power is...
So there's a new set of groundbreaking Microsoft viral clips/ads out for Windows 7; I say that with sarcasm behind it but I think I'm wrong to slag them off. Here ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) are a few of them Apple's competitor has become known for pretty dodgy advertising of late (well perhaps it's...
There are tens of thousands of iPhone applications out there including some very amusing ones ( Puma and stripping models we're thinking of you ), some must have ones ( come on down Spotify ) and some pointless ones (yes Noel Edmonds and Cosmic Ordering we are thinking of you), but what are some...
Can you hear it? The nothingness? The strange and gratifying silence that only comes once a year. The unnatural calm that precipitates out of every Apple September event? Everyone is holding their breath, mouthing the same wordless question: Just what the hell are Jobs and Co going to drop on Wednesday...
Starbucks ? Tata ? "Some Chinese or Indian tech company" - these were the results of the straw poll I conducted in the office this morning, According to Fortune BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) is the World’s fastest-growing company, apparently the Canadian firm recorded average yearly...
A new month, and a new salvo of Apple rumours to wade through - this time concerning iTunes, with the web salivating over the prospect of an iTunes/Twitter/Facebook/Last.fm partnership. Thing is, it ain't gonna happen. It certainly looks like Apple is planning some sort of social networking integration...
I've just seen the new Blackberry ad, "We Love U2". I like it...but it reminded me of something...What was it...of course, the iPod U2 ad! A mistake? An oversight? No, I can’t believe it’s anything but a conscious effort to take a leaf out of the iPod book of marketing. After all, if you...
I’ve just clocked Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart strategy. These are based around the launch of two ‘green’ phones, the C901 GreenHeart and Naite which are due to launch here at the end of the year. The company says that green innovations showcased in the phones will migrate into the wider portfolio enabling...
Microsoft, and their agency, CP+B seem to think they hit a nerve by attacking Apple on price in the "Laptop Hunter" TV campaign currently running here in the US (maybe it’s over there as well, let me know) because they've now decided to employ the same tactic in a much tougher fight, Zune's...
A patent filing uncovered by industry blog AppleInsider shows that Apple has plans to develop a series of wireless iTunes 'kiosks' or download hubs where users can load content on their iPods before travelling. The 19-page patent, filed in November 2007, reveals that Apple wants to develop an...
