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Google unveils Android App creator for all

Monday, July 12, 2010

Google have launched a tool that will anyone (anyone, not just developers) to build applications for the Android mobile phone platform. All the details are here. It looks like a very powerful tool: I’ve signed up for access, which is being rolled out incrementally by Google as it’s a Beta program.

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Android reaches Windows Mobile market share in months

Friday, July 9, 2010

Windows Mobile, which has been available on some very nice handsets for several years now, is just about to be over-taken in market share by Android, Google’s mobile operating system. This isn’t really a surprise, or shouldn’t be. Several manufacturers have embraced Android, and there are some great handsets available now (or coming soon) which [...]

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Android phones – first impressions

Monday, June 14, 2010

I’ve been using an HTC Desire for almost a week now, so I’ve got enough knowledge of how it workable and how it compares to other phones like the iPhone to write this short piece. First of all, it’s a great device in its own right. Very fast, a great screen, the on screen keyboard [...]

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What’s after the iPhone?

Friday, October 23, 2009

2 billion applications have been downloaded for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the iPhone has achieved about 1% of the global market for mobile phones. These are great achievements, and it’s easy to see why the iPhone has become so popular. Compared to its predecessors it’s revolutionary, a clear advance, and it’s transforming the [...]

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iphones (and everyone else on O2) lose data connection

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

According to this article (and several frustrated colleagues) O2′s packet data network is down. This means lots of iphone owners are sans-Internet. I’m wondering if they will experience the same lack of direction the Borg felt when they lost contact with each other. Will they have to start making decisions without their iphones? How will [...]

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How dangerous are mobile phones?

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

While I was reading this story earlier about a mother who left her child near an open window for a few seconds while she went to get her mobile phone, it occurred to me that I read a lot of stories nowadays along similar lines. It seems we’re prepared to take all sorts of wild [...]

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Sign of the times?

Sunday, November 23, 2008
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Google print ads are using QR codes

Friday, November 23, 2007

Google have started selling print ads in the US, which is an interesting venture in its own right, but the most interesting thing in this example is the extent to which they’re using the ads to drive potential customers online. Aside from the URLs in the ad, we’re also encouraged to search Google for specific [...]

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QR codes – a worthwhile implementation

Monday, November 12, 2007

We’ve been keen to do something with QR codes for some time, and have run up against practical obstacles to their effectiveness each time, so it’s good to see an example that does make sense. Thanks to Blognation for the details. QR codes are 2 dimensional bar codes. They look a bit like this normally. [...]

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