Apple’s iPhone App Store has been up and running for a few weeks now and has “over 500 applications”. But where are the brands?

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I thought it was worth taking a second to think about this post from The Official Google Blog … although the information was out of date the moment I read it … and now ancient history for you. It’s pretty amazing when you contemplate figures like this. read full post »

Given the current climate of eco-hygiene and resisting and desisting unnecessary manufacture, I should probably be against useless tech, but it just amuses me that there is someone out there who “needs” this: iBeams via iPod touch trick . read full post »

Something for nothing.

Since my original ‘Tao of Doc‘ post has been riding high in the Knitware top ten … I thought it was high time I did a follow up.

The subject is … something for nothing. What software would you have if money was no object … and how would that compare to software that was totally free? In my list the free stuff comes top, of course!

Not possible? Prepare to be amazed … this is the Tao of Doc (2) … read full post »

Xbox Live is the online aspect of the Xbox 360. It allows players to play games against each other, download movies, send messages, and more. Various improvements have been announced recently but one seemingly minor new feature actually demonstrates how the way we consume media is about to change… forever.

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Working in SoHo has it’s obvious advantages, one of them is bumping into new and interesting people. Dominic Tillson is the man from bebo and conveniently his office is just around the corner from Knitware.

We invited him round for a cup of tea and a chat about the phenomenon that is … the Social Network. read full post »

Nintendo Flagging Big Announcement Today

Nintendo are gearing up to some big announcements later today, setting up a special E3 website to cover their hot news.

The revelations are likely to be centred on their new Wii motion plus controller, a dongle that attaches to the bottom of your wii-mote to provide extra 3D information to the console. We will keep Knitware readers up to date with developments as they happen. read full post »

Social Networks on your mobile phone seems sooo obvious to me now … I can’t believe it hasn’t happened sooner. So when Orange recently announced the completion of an agreement with MySpace, Facebook, and Bebo (amongst overs) to allow mobile access … I nearly all my contacts and followed it up with a ‘poke’ for good measure. read full post »

Everything you own … from the car you drive to the kettle that boils your water has been designed by someone. Good and bad design surrounds us and is an intrinsic part of our lives.

So Knitware thought it would be a good idea to talk to someone who could explain why it matters so much.

Cue Dick Powell … one half of the design legends Seymour/Powell and a man on mission to make things better. read full post »

 

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Wikipedia:Mashup - Web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool.

Unless you attended ‘Mashed 08‘ you might be left thinking … ‘what’s all the fuss about’ … so I’m here to introduce the miracles of the modern Mashup. read full post »