Posted: Sunday, 9th May, 2010
Apple iPads will go on sale in the UK from 28 May and will cost upwards from £429 (depending on the storage capacity and networking options available). The iPads are eagerly awaited with 1 million sales in the US already. Read more on this story at The Guardian.
Posted: Sunday, 9th May, 2010
As the popularity of smartphones and touch screen devices continues to rocket, up until now the Apple iPhone has been the only serious choice. And since Apple abandoned the iPhone’s exclusivity to O2 customers, sales have increased. But the cost of the handset is still off putting for many. For example, if you sign up [...]
Posted: Friday, 23rd April, 2010
Well, here’s a strange tale. An Apple employee allegedly left the next generation iPhone (version 4) in a bar 20 miles from the company’s Infinite Loop headquarters. The iPhone was eventually sold on to Gizmodo, a popular American blog about gadgets and technology. The device, cunningly disguised as an iPhone 3GS has since been dissected [...]
Posted: Friday, 16th April, 2010
Although Apple iPads have been delayed until the end of May here in the UK, they’ve been available in the US for a little while now and reviews are popping up everywhere. I’ve heard a mixture of reports, both good and bad. One of the most worrying points regards the weight of the product. It [...]
Posted: Monday, 15th March, 2010
Many users of Windows have been greeted by a window with the title above. This window appears after system startup and leads to another window called Select Your Web Browser with a random selection of browsers presented. A shortcut icon is also added to the desktop. Here’s a quick word to explain what this is about. Users should [...]
Posted: Monday, 22nd February, 2010
Just as I’ve jumped ship from Windows Mobile to Apple iPhone, Microsoft have released a new version of their mobile operating system, now to be renamed Windows Phone. Don’t they just love renaming things at Microsoft? It doesn’t look like it will be available for some time yet though and reviews have been quite mixed. [...]
Posted: Monday, 22nd February, 2010
We’ve tried out the beta version of this version but actually I didn’t like the look and feel of it as much as Office 2007! It has taken years to get users used to the complexity of these products but now Microsoft don’t seem to be able to leave it alone. The controversial ribbon menu [...]
Posted: Friday, 19th February, 2010
Yes, I’ve finally relented and given up my old Windows Mobile 6 Samsung Omnia which has been replaced by an Apple iPhone 3GS. Back in September 2009 I was moaning on a previous blog post about the unavailability of the iPhone with Vodaphone – generally agreed to be the best network here in North Norfolk. [...]
Posted: Wednesday, 27th January, 2010
Well, not exactly. It will be until at least June or July before the iPad ‘possibly’ lands in England. So I might be waiting for some time up here in North Norfolk… But it has been unveiled today by Mr Jobs. Chief executive of Apple, Steve Jobs described it as “advanced technology in a magical [...]
Posted: Wednesday, 23rd December, 2009
Blogging to continue to grow even more popular Now every business can make it’s own ‘press releases’. Every successful business has news. And with a small amount of regular effort, big benefits can be reaped. Smartphones continue to evolve fast Some will always only want their mobile to make telephone calls but the allure of smartphones [...]
