Monthly archive for December 2008
New Software For Your iPhone From Microsoft
Posted Monday 22nd December 2008 by admin
As if iPhone owners aren’t lucky enough already, with their superfast 3G wireless technology at their fingertips, Microsoft have now launched a freeware graphics viewer that all Apple iPhone users can access free of charge.
As two of the biggest competitors in the industry team up to meet consumer demand, it is clear that the iPhone is taking the market by storm. As soon as Apple launched the iPhone, its popularity exploded, which is why Microsoft chose to launch their program with Apple, despite being a key rival .The phone that is most widely distributed for viewing graphics was the obvious choice on which to launch Seandragon.
The Future Of TV?
Posted Monday 22nd December 2008 by James R
Downloading music to your computer is now second nature for most people. In a short space of time the ease and popularity of purchasing and listening to music via computers, MP3 players and smart phones has soared with the result that a whole generation of people see it as the norm.
The same cannot be said of films. For technical reasons the take up and availability of downloading video content has never matched that of audio, but all that is about to change.
A new video on demand service called FilmOn has found a way of overcoming many of the problems inherent in downloading large video files and the people behind it are predicting good things for the future.
By using a number of web based computers FilmOn lets people watch high quality movies over a basic broadband connection. The service offers video streaming, film rental and also free to watch movies. It can do this by shrinking the films to a manageable size. The technology isn’t new but it has been developed to the point where it offers a viable alternative to traditional ways of purchasing and viewing video and films.
The technology is also not confined to computers. A TV set top box has been developed and, using 3G technology, video can be streamed over a phone network. Some are still sceptical but there reservations sound very similar to the opinions expressed by some when music downloads were first made available and even the doubters have to admit that the new service is intriguing and does merit some attention.
With computer now more like home entertainment systems it’s highly likely that their will be lots of other companies looking to offer such services in the future. In the same way that music downloads challenged the sales of CDs it is thought this new technology will have the same impact on DVD sales and rentals.
Social Network Websites
Posted Thursday 18th December 2008 by admin
Social network websites have been a rapidly growing phenomenon over the past decade and now currently boast some of the highest unique visitation statistics on the web. A social network website is defined as a site where users can create a public online profile with a list of ‘friends’ with similar interests also using the application and then interact in various different ways within the system. The origins of social network websites come from an amalgamation of various online applications.
iPod Set To Take Over The Text Book
Posted Wednesday 17th December 2008 by Kerry
The term ‘iPod generation’ is often bandied about the media, more often than not in relation to the antics of a given age group. That is all about to change however as the iPod becomes firmly fixed in the next generation of educational tools for university students.
Radiography students at the University of Derby in the UK have each been given an iPod pre-loaded with radiography tutorials to enhance the learning potential outside of the classroom. The aim is to use the media player as another platform to present information, with the emphasis being on the success of gaining knowledge through an audio-visual medium. This is particularly suited to teaching the students the correct way to position patients ready for an x-ray.
The Limits Of Unlimited
Posted Monday 15th December 2008 by James R
A survey has found that close to one million UK internet users have exceeded or come close to exceeding their broadband usage limit. Consumer group uSwitch found that usage caps imposed by various providers were confusing consumers and leading to fines or, in extreme cases, disconnection.
With so many of us now relying on the internet and high speed broadband connections it might come as alarming news that the research has found 80% of broadband customers did not know the limit in their contract or wrongly believed they had unlimited access.
Closing In On The Software Scammers
Posted Friday 12th December 2008 by Kerry
The US government have confirmed they are closing in on internet fraudsters who are trying to sell fake security software to innocent buyers.
In a bid to stop the sellers of the non-existent software from trading online, The Federal Trade Commission has successfully made an example of a couple of the big culprits of the scam, of which over a million people in the US and an estimated 5 million worldwide, have already fallen victim to.
Google Joins The Battle Of The Browsers
Posted Friday 12th December 2008 by Tobias
The Google empire has been built on the foundation of recreating existing products in a more innovative way. The unrivalled success of Google Search and Gmail were based on the innovation and expansion of features such as relevant search results and email storage space respectively, setting them aside from already established competitors.
Just three and a half months after the launch of the beta version of Chrome, Google’s answer to Internet Explorer and Firefox, Google has launched Chrome 1.0. A beta version is part of software’s release life cycle where the product is on pre-release to selected users for testing purposes and then updated based on the results. Compared with Gmail’s 2004 release which is still in Beta version, Chrome 1.0 has spent very little time under testing.
Search Engine Strategies 2008 Hits The Windy City
Posted Thursday 11th December 2008 by Tobias
The only major search engine marketing conference in the Midwest of the United States once again hits the city of Chicago. The SES is the leading global conference and expo series which travels the world educating delegates in all that is search engine marketing. Tens of thousands of delegates each year are delivered poignant and cutting edge seminars on the latest in search engine optimisation and advertising strategies.
The Google Stats are in for 2008
Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 by admin
We are coming to the end of a tumultuous year in terms of events and occasions. As with any year December signals the release of Google’s most searched for terms over the previous twelve months. Naturally the list throws up some of the usual internet fodder but there are few surprises that will be deemed specific to this year alone.
The Mighty Mouse Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Posted Tuesday 9th December 2008 by admin
Mickey Mouse may be 80, but today another mouse is celebrating its 40th birthday. On the 9th of December, 1968, an expectant audience were treated to a glimpse of what was to become a standard issue computer peripheral; the mouse. The celebrations are taking place in sunny California to toast the 40th anniversary of the first demonstration of a mouse by Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute.
