Fatal Phone Flu – Pandemic On The Horizon
Monday, den 27. April 2009
While the world is quaking with fear over the spread of swine flu, mobile phone network research scientists are panicking over a different bug entirely. The threat of a global outbreak of viruses spread by mobile phones is reaching a point where it might become reality thanks to the rate at which we are all upgrading our phones and using the same operating systems.
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How Will SNM Platforms Turn A Profit?
Tuesday, den 21. April 2009Although Facebook is the downfall of many a revising student, it still remains one of the most visited sites on the web. There would be many users deflated by Facebook either folding or being turned into a corporate machine, however there is a strong possibility of either of these possibilities becoming a reality.
Facebook’s rapid growth has to be accounted for in the resources available. It is that simple. Although most users see the social network platform as a free service, the fact is that massive amounts of revenue are required to keep it running, and currently there is not enough revenue coming in to maintain it.
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Google Health Teething Problems Misdiagnose
Thursday, den 16. April 2009Having taken a rather sceptical view of the motives behind Google’s push to digitise and centralise US medical records, recent events have provided sustenance for that scepticism.
Earlier in the year, US consumer groups raised a rather speculative alarm regarding the privacy implications of Google Health’s database of medical records; making unsubstantiated allegations that Google had tasked a team of lobbyists to push for the loosening of privacy laws in order for them to sell medical information to pharmaceutical and insurance companies.
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Mobile Phones Help Free Games Generate Cash
Tuesday, den 14. April 2009
Smart Phone technology combined with a new payment scheme is set to revolutionise the way we play games and the way that games companies can make money. As we all know, the science behind mobile phones has reached new levels with Smart Phones offering a multitude of games that make the most of touch screen and motion sensor technology. Combine this with a recent survey about introducing micro payment schemes into such games, and it seems that developers’ can finally make some money from ‘free games’.
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Game Over? The End for Game Consoles?
Tuesday, den 7. April 2009
The founder of a new facility for the internet that will allow PC and Mac users stream computer games says that he feels he is under attack. This is not surprising, when you consider the implications of Steven Perlman’s ideas to change how we play computer games and the threat this will have on the game console.
Onlive, which was launched in San Francisco in the Game Developers Conference, has received much excitement and scepticism over its plans. Its main plan is to supply computer users with high-quality games for low-end machines.
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