Google Books is a good thing
Despite the fact that I love the Internet, read newspapers and magazines online and on my iPhone, never buy an actual printed newspaper and believe that in ten years time print will all but die out, I still love books. I love going to a bookshop, especially antique bookshops, I have a collection of three [...]
What does the future of technology really hold?
Last week there were two extremely important events in the world of technology. The first was the launch of the iPad, Apple’s netbook/giant iphone/small laptop type device, and the second was the first ever football match broadcast live in 3D.
No one is really sure what the iPad is for. Why do I want an iPhone, [...]
Scotland’s oldest newspaper relaunched as first web-only daily
While the newspaper industry continues to debate the pros and cons of paywalls, Stewart Kirkpatrick, former editor of scotsman.com, has launched the first ever web-only daily. Named after Scotland’s oldest newspaper, The Caledonian Mercury, caledonianmercury.com challenges the perception that the internet will spell the death of the newspaper. By offering high quality journalism, it hopes [...]
How far have we come in the last ten years?
This is how far:
SUABVCKBUMM3
The Guardian leads the way with iPhone app
Yesterday The Guardian released it’s new app for the iPhone. It costs £2.39, is highly personalised and allows you to listen to podcasts and browse images. The Guardian does have a very good mobile site, but I downloaded the app as I wanted to see whether it would be worth £2.39, which is quite a [...]
keep looking »