New iPhones Unveiled – the 5S and 5C are Here
Apple unveiled the new devices which will coincide with the release of the new iOS version last night, with many of the rumours circulating beforehand confirmed to be true.
Nokia Microsoft’s Latest Aquisition
Microsoft has purchased the mobile phone arm of Nokia, bringing production of the handsets which carry the Windows 8 OS in house. The £4.6billion acquisition was confirmed in the early days of September, with Microsoft’s aim obvious , catch up with Apple and Google, the new tech giants. Is Nokia Microsoft’s latest tool to play…
BlackBerry Crumble
It was only in January that BlackBerry announced the latest incarnation of their software, BB10, which was meant to reignite the declining platform’s success. With new hardware to go along with the new OS, it was the moment chief executive Thorsten Heins hoped would be a turnaround for the company’s fortunes, but things have seemingly…
App-ccesability. The Reasons Behind App Waiting Lists and Limited Releases
There’s a new trend emerging with new apps. A typically British tradition, queuing has managed to find its way into digital downloads, turning what was once a free and open marketplace allowing users around the world to download an application instantly, into what you would more commonly associate with the analogue, real world , waiting.…
Could iPhone fingerprint scanner be on the horizon?
With security a primary concern in this day and age, users are looking for better ways of locking their phones. With more users wary of hacking and password cracking, is there something that would uniquely identify the owner of a device to enable them to unlock it? The answer may be literally at our fingertips.…
Digital Research and Development Fund for the Arts in Wales
A new fund is aimed at linking Welsh arts organisations with digital technology creators, fully funding digital media projects designed to explore new business models or expand audience reach and engagement.
Apple Security Issue Prompts Developer Site Overhaul
Apple’s Developer site has been hacked, resulting in days of downtime. Since Thursday, the site has been “undergoing maintenance for an extended period” , or at least that was the official line from Apple.
What is NFC To Do Without Apple?
Just over three weeks ago, when Apple unveiled iOS7 and revealed that the “biggest change” the iPhone had ever gone through would not include the addition of near field communication (NFC), Matt Witheilder of Flybridge Capital Partners wrote a blog on how Apple’s decision may have killed NFC. He wrote “I’m finally calling this…
Don’t Fall Prey to Appicide – Good Design, Continual Research and App Updates
In an ever expanding ecosystem of apps, it is extremely difficult to become top dog. Even the subcategories and niches, you have to work hard to ensure you come out on top and part of that is understanding that it’s not all about downloads.
Tradebox Media and Cardiff Start at Digital Cardiff Week!
The last week of June saw Digital Cardiff Week attract the best and brightest from Wales’ tech and digital sectors come together at the Wales Millennium Centre.