WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Your iPlayer
TV, your way
We are probably the last generation of viewers who will ever know what it was like to have to sit down at a set time to watch our favourite TV shows. And to sit through all the ad breaks in all their shouty, garish, lowest common denominator hideousness.
More and more people are getting [...]
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 [...]
ITV Digital website offers split screen Euro 2012 experience
Game footage and news feed on one page
Football fans will be able to enjoy (or commiserate as the case made be) this summer’s European Championship via a split-screen facility on ITV Digital’s dedicated Euro 2012 website.
Optimised for both smartphones and tablets, the site will broadcast any games being shown on the ITV channel at the [...]
Apple’s next iPhone to house bigger screen to compete with rival smartphones
At least 4-inches
According to reports, Apple’s next-generation iPhone will have a screen that measures at least 4-inches as it looks to compete with rival flagship phones.
Apple has been rumoured to be considering increasing its display size since the iPhone 4S arrived with a conservative 3.5-inches, the same dimensions as all previous models.
However, the Wall Street [...]
Android fragmentation report suggests app developers should test on Samsung phones first
681,900 devices studied
Mobile network coverage site OpenSignalMaps has created a report on the state of Android and its often bemoaned fragmentation by looking at the statistics of the smartphones that have downloaded its app over a six month period. And it seems that, yes, of course there’s fragmentation, but to the benefit of choice.
The study [...]
Google to take on Apple by giving early Android access to other smartphones
No more Google Nexus
Google’s next version of Android could arrive on as many as five different manufactured smartphones as it changes its approach to launching new operating systems.
In the past Google has always tested the water by saddling with one manufacturer to produce the first smartphone on a new Android platform, as part of the [...]
PizzaExpress adds Virtual Chef’s Table experience to restaurants
QR codes spark VIP video
Always ready to embrace technology in order to improve customer experience, UK restaurant chain PizzaExpress has added a Virtual Chef’s Table service to accompany two new pizzas.
The dishes have been created by celebrity chef Valentine Warner so, after ordering them, customers are invited to scan dedicated QR codes with their smartphones [...]
BlackBerry Curve 9320 pictures and hands-on
Baby BB curves explored
The BlackBerry Curve 9320 is the new baby of the BB Curve family, effectively replacing the popular 9300, or BlackBerry Curve 3G as it was otherwise known.
The new model is designed to appeal to those looking to make their first foray into the world of smartphones, pitched as an ideal set-up handset [...]
Wagamama augmented reality placemats
A first for UK restaurants
Now it’s not only the food that’s supposed to transport you to another world.
Wagamama is the first restaurant chain to roll out augmented reality placemats in all 80 of its UK restaurants.
Using Blippar, diners will be able to point their smartphones at their tablemats to find out more about Wagamama lounge [...]
While We’re Talking About iPhone/Android Market Share Numbers
Dan Lyons, back in January 2011, “The Verizon iPhone Is Too Late”:
But Apple’s big weakness is its control-freak nature and
insistence that there is only one way to make a smart phone. No
matter how many carriers sign on to carry the iPhone, in the long
run, Apple has again set itself up to be a niche player [...]
