Setting up a 360° picture view for an object is a chore. It takes multiple photos using expensive equipment and some hardcore processing to connect it all. Another option would be to take a video with the item on a Lazy-Susan-esque product that moves slowly via motor and again would probably need some sort...
“Nicodemus Jones” was a big fan of bestselling crime author RJ Ellory. His five-star Amazon reviews of Ellory’s books were littered with phrases like “modern masterpiece”, “will touch your soul”, “a magnificent book.” He was less kind to Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride, both of whom were victims of one-star reviews by “Jones.” Last...
The quiet period before year end is turning out to be noisier than normal: Several new Android products launched, sales figures for older ones were announced and for the first time, there appears to be limited evidence indicating that Android tablets are starting to sell in meaningful numbers. No new tablets were announced —...
Email More Toshiba See Also The APP 100: The World’s Greatest Apps 8 Huge Complaints We Still Have About Android Here Are Photos Of The World’s First Windows Phone 8 Device This week we got a good look at the future of Windows Phone 8 software, with the unveiling of Nokia’s new flagship devices,...
Email More Toshiba See Also The APP 100: The World’s Greatest Apps 8 Huge Complaints We Still Have About Android Here Are Photos Of The World’s First Windows Phone 8 Device This week we got a good look at the future of Windows Phone 8 software, with the unveiling of Nokia’s new flagship devices,...
Last week, I put forth Instagram as one of the few services that enables cross-posting to Twitter and Facebook, as well as Sina Weibo. This time around, let’s look at Hubblr, a social media dashboard that offers rare integration with both Western and Chinese services. Given the constantly growing list of social platforms we...
In case you missed the memo, The Next Web is out in force at IBC this year, thanks to a partnership with LiveU that’s seeing us live-stream a series of interviews with some of the key movers and shakers from the broadcasting fraternity. You can monitor all our coverage here. Just to recap, the...
This week Twitter launched its new API. There are still lots of questions about what this means for developers, and what role developers have played in Twitter’s rise. But the general consensus seems to be that it doesn’t matter much for most users. Apparently most users just use Twitter’s official clients and supposedly will...
Ben Schachter at Macquarie has a fascinating research note out titled: Facebook’s annoying features drive users to Instagram. He held a panel of 6 people aged 17-28 to track their social media behavior. What he found is a huge exodus of usage from Facebook to Instagram (which of course Facebook acquired). Here are Schachter’s...
Ben Schachter at Macquarie has a fascinating research note out titled: Facebook’s annoying features drive users to Instagram. He held a panel of 6 people aged 17-28 to track their social media behavior. What he found is a huge exodus of usage from Facebook to Instagram (which of course Facebook acquired). Here are Schachter’s...