Anyone who runs a website, especially those who those who do the majority of their business through a web portal, know how important speedy load times are to keeping their customers engaged, on site, and happy. Of course, maintaining speed can be a tough proposition, especially for sites that serve a lot of data,...
The first quarter of 2012 saw Korean mobile firm Samsung overtake Apple to regain its position as the biggest seller of smartphones across the world, according to a report released by Strategy Analytics. Samsung’s 31 percent market share saw it out-gun Apple’s 24 percent over the three month period, flipping the duo’s positions after...
Someone wise once said “If Instagram for video were to happen it would look nothing like Instagram” but, because it was on Twitter, I briefly saw that tweet before it got lost in the ether and now I can’t find it, dammit. But whoever said this is right (please reach out if it was...
Apple has continued the release of its new iPad as the device launches in nine countries today, taking it to a total of 57 markets worldwide. The fourth wave of launches sees Apple’s third-generation tablet officially come to Colombia, Estonia, India, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand today, leaving China as a notable...
This just might be the best stylus ever made. I’m completely serious. The problem with most styli is that there is never one around when needed. Besides that, the pen form factor is often not conducive for use on a small screen. But the MicroStylus, well, it’s so tiny but yet functional that it’s...
Google has launched its movie-rental service in Australia today, giving Internet users in the country access to thousands of films through Google Play and the YouTube Australia site, according to a new post on the company’s blog. The service is already active in a number of markets worldwide — most recently France, in addition to...
Yesterday Flickr announced its new HTML5 photo uploader, which offers a few perks for regular users of the photo-sharing service. Now users can rearrange photos that they’ve uploaded, placing them in the exact order in which they’d like to see them. On the Web version they can, at least. The mobile app version is...
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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee last fall. See Also Google Is Getting Out Of The 3D Modeling Business It’s Official: Google Has Lost Control Of The Android Tablet Market Here’s The Big Reason Why Google Will Make And Sell Its Own Phones It looks like the feds are...
The Economist’s CEO thinks news publishing will go all-digital at some point in the near- to mid-term. “Print circulation is at record highs,” Andrew Rashbass told the Paley Center’s international council in Madrid on Thursday. “We’re holding on to it as long as possible – but my view of what’s possible is more pessimistic...