Apple, Google and Microsoft moved into Nokia’s crosshairs yesterday as the Finnish company bought Symbian, the major threat to the iPhone and Android SDK’s and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS. read full post »

Today at 6pm (09.06.08) will be the long awaited announcement of the iPhone 2 at Apple’s annual developer event in San Fran. With all the hype surrounding it in the past few months we must remember that it’s so far all been just that. read full post »

Apple has finally launched movies films on iTunes in the UK (and Canada). Can we expect to see piracy over here decrease?

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A decent mp3 player doesn’t just depend on the hardware. Having simple and easy access to good content is a big part of it too … that’s why the iTunes music store was the true genius behind the success of the iPod.

So who’s the new kid on the block giving Apple a run for their money … Microsoft, Sony? How about Tesco? read full post »

With iPhones widely out of stock and rumours about the imminent release of the 3G iPhone burning wild, Apple have just thrown some more petrol on the flames.

 An Apple press statement, released today states:

A team of Apple executives, led by CEO Steve Jobs, will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 2008 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. This year’s WWDC will showcase two revolutionary development platforms, the ground-breaking innovations of OS X Leopard® and OS X iPhone™, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system.

 Could it be any clearer? Get your wallets out…

It was announced yesterday that BBC’s iPlayer will soon be available on the Wii (having already been rolled out to iPhone and iTouch - all the iProducts sticking together).  I read the anouncement and thought “Wow”, then thought I can watch TV on my, er, TV.  So, I thought, “Hmm”, then I thought having Internet sites that deliver TV programs fed to your TV is the best place for them as they’re at the centre of your entertainment set-up at home, so I thought, “Wow”.  Then I thought, “But not many Wii’s are actually set-up to connect wirelessy compared to say over 70% of Xbox 360s and 40% of PS3s, so I thought “Hmm”.  Is this “Wow” or “Hmm”?  Help me out…

Wii Fit - Already sold out. MarioKart Wii - nearly already sold out. Does such palpable excitement ahead of a release remind you of anyone? read full post »

Distributing your book through BitTorrent is a bold and interesting idea, but can those evil pirates really be trusted. Publishers ‘No Starch Press’ and Wired’s news editor Leander Kahney seem to think so. read full post »

Firefox is moments away from releasing Version 3 and Beta 4, whilst accusing Apple of backhand tactics in pushing Safari 3.1. The Great Browser Race is back on, but what should you go for?

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In a world 2.0, is our industry not losing its focus?

It seems to me that everyone is now focused on trying to find the next cool spectacular stunt or the best Facebook application, forgetting that one of the most powerful advertising tool is still… a good story.

And I believe advertising needs good storytellers more than ever. read full post »