Plastic Logic, flexible technology that could change the mobile industry
Plastic Logic is an interesting UK-based tech company that is fast set to bring flexible plastic display technology to the marketplace. The big question is why this technology hasn’t come around already, given the commuter demand for mobile devices that aren’t solid and breakable. Everyone…
Facebook announces a boost in mobile innovation
This is a big week for Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, the multimillionaire founder of the social network, has admitted that the recent drop in the company’s market value was ‘disappointing’. The value of its shares has halved since last May. This clearly suggests a need to…
iPhone 5 launch tomorrow
Tomorrow’s Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 5 at a press event and the technology press is abuzz with speculation and rumour. The guessing game really circulates around what features the new iPhone will have that the already suped-up iPhone 4 currently does not….
The most viewed photography on iPad
One of the most viewed eyewitness photographs on the iPad shows a group of 25 extreme jacuzzi enthusiasts have a soak suspended 150 metres above the ground from the New Gueuroz bridge in Switzerland. This image was viewed more than 450,000 times using the device…
Google Mobile Search Revamped
Continuing Google’s quest to bring real-time answers to users questions as fast as possible. Google have just announced their new revamped mobile search design. The new revamp will feature new results for question based searches such as flight times, measurements etc. The revamp has been…
Facebook planning to build a smartphone
Facebook appears to be planning a move into the competitive smartphone market next year in an effort to make money out if its growing mobile audience. The New York Times cited several anonymous sources including Facebook employees, claiming that the company (which recently launched its IPO) has recently…
The death of QR Codes and the impending rise of Augmented Reality
QR Codes have been around for almost 20 years… That’s something to think about the next time you see one in a ridiculous placement. Those mysterious black and white pixelated boxes were originally intended to track vehicles during the manufacture process at a Toyota factory…
Facebook launches app store
Facebook are set to launch an the App Centre on the social network, a new place for people to find “social apps”, designed to show off high quality apps and good user experiences. The App Centre gives developers an additional way to grow their apps…
Google announces public tests of Project Glass
Google today announced it is beginning public tests of augmented reality glasses named “Project Glass”. A group from Google started Project Glass to build a new kind of technology, one that helps the user explore and share their world. Google are sharing this information now because they…
Yahoo sues Facebook – who is suing who?
The announcement that Yahoo is suing Facebook over the alleged infringement of 10 patents will come as no surprise to companies in the mobile technology sector. Patent abuse, litigation and lawsuits that span many years are the norm for most large mobile companies, acting as another tactic…
