ICANN and the dot anything: do we care about domain names?
The web is changing
Do we still care about .com and .co.uk? Does anyone even bother with www.? Well thanks to ICANN, a body in charge of licensing out new top level domain names, the way we search for a website might be just about to change.
Most people who type Google into an address bar are [...]
Facebook sets IPO share price, now worth $104bn
Are you going to buy?
Facebook has set its share price for its IPO on Friday valuing the company at $104bn.
The?shares, priced at $38 a pop will go on sale on Friday on the NASDAQ exchange giving you a chance to own a piece of the social network.
The news means that Facebook?will raise some $16bn to [...]
Nielsen on U.S. Smartphone and Mobile App Growth
Nielsen:
Roughly a year ago when we summarized the state of smartphones at
the Appnation conference, less than 40 percent of mobile
subscribers in the U.S. had smartphones. Today, one in two mobile
subscribers has a smartphone and that figure is moving steadily
upwards.
In other words, there is a lot of headroom remaining. It’s a growth market.
By most measures, it [...]
APP OF THE DAY: Strava cycling review (iPhone)
Get fit
Sometimes free apps can be better than their paid-for equivalents. The world of fitness on the iPhone is undated with all sorts of accelerometer and GPS-integrated applications designed to help you lose the pounds. Problem is, the majority of them cost.?
Strava cycling is different, it offers a comprehensive smartphone based aid for the hardcore [...]
APP OF THE DAY: GO SMS Pro (Android)
Hit me baby one more time
You might use the default Android SMS app, you might use one provided by your handset manufacturer. The problem is, there’s no consistency in Android SMS clients, and most of them are ugly and don’t have much in the way of functionality.
GO SMS Pro is different, and that’s a really [...]
What Eduardo Saverin Owes America
Farhad Manjoo on Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin’s utterly shameless renunciation of his U.S. citizenship to avoid post-IPO capital gains taxes.
★
Spotify and Last.fm join forces for Kopparberg festival app
Stay mud free this summer
Kopparberg cider is introducing a new music app that means you can enjoy this summer’s musical festivities direct from your computer ?
The Kopparberg Festival Player utilises both <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/45497/spotify-for-ipad-pictures-hands-on” target=”_blank”>Spotify and Last.fm to produce playlists of musical acts who will be playing at this year’s UK festivals before being played [...]
APP OF THE DAY: Cinemagram review (iPhone)
The common GIF goes arty
Apps that make it easy to do something clever will always be popular. Plenty of apps have picked up on the retro imaging trend and that doesn’t appear to be slowing up.
Today we’re looking at an app that might achieve great success, but its very nature requires a little more creative [...]
Jamie Oliver and Victoria Pendleton on hand to launch Samsung Hope Relay app for Android and iPhone
Charities earn pounds as you shed ‘em
Samsung has teamed with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and British Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton to launch an application for Android, iPhone and Samsung Wave handsets that donates ?1 to a host of charities every time you run, walk or cycle a mile.
The Samsung Hope Relay app is free [...]
Jamie Oliver and Victoria Pembleton on hand to launch Samsung Hope Relay app for Android and iPhone
Charities earn pounds as you shed ‘em
Samsung has teamed with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and British Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pembleton to launch an application for Android, iPhone and Samsung Wave handsets that donates ?1 to a host of charities every time you run, walk or cycle a mile.
The Samsung Hope Relay app is free [...]
