It looks like OpenID is an idea whose time has come if this long and detailed post by Tom Coates is anything to go by. You see, it’s all very well having the convenience of being able to log into several sites with one ID. In a phrase: big deal. Where OpenID could be really useful is in aggregating all the IDs of the real, trusted people, and thus distinguishing
Time magazine is among the latest large media owner to realise that the Internet is not a place where you spend a lot of money. In fact, it’s so efficient at disintermediating the income streams of traditional media companies who mainly play in print, that they are having to cut staff and put what resources they have left online. This something UK Press Gazette failed to realise and paid the
On Vecosys today I have an exclusive story on Izimi.com, a UK-based P2P and instant messaging startup, about to relaunch with a social networking and file sharing strategy. They are a pretty ambitious bunch, aiming at the US market. It would be nice to see a UK startup take the fight back to Silicon Valley, for once.
I’m thinking about what next to do with this blog. What direction to take it in. What platform to use (currently Drupal). Should I shut up/shut down? Make it more personal or make it more focused? If you have any thoughts on the matter post them below or email me. Thanks!
Can’t wait the two years (that’s the latest estimate for Europe) for your Apple iPhone? Make one yourself out of cardboard and just slot your existing phone into it. Here is a PDF link to the template. Simple really.
It looks like Koopa – a punk trio which a mate of mine has been involved with – have now proved that real punk (the kind that really does screw the establishment) is not dead. From Reuters: Koopa is the first unsigned band to land a top 40 single — “Blag, Steal & Borrow” — that is available only by downloading it on the Internet. The breakthrough followed changes to
After reading a great deal about the iPhone in the last couple of days, I’d say among the best analysis has to be from Michael Mace. His analysis shows that Apple could face death outside of the US. Ironic when Europe and Asia are the real mobile markets they should have aimed at, not the ‘less dropped calls than other networks’ market of the US: This design may not go
Amid all the hoopla about the Apple iPhone there are few things that occur to me: – How will women with long fingernails – or anyone for that matter – deal with the touchscreen-only interface? – I think it’s ability to carry third party widgets puts the whole widget space into a new light. Nokia has been developing it’s own “Widsets”, but Apple now has the opportunity to mainstream widgets.
And the official version: Screen size 3.5 inches Screen resolution 320 by 480 at 160 ppi Input method Multi-touch Operating system OS X Storage 4GB or 8GB GSM Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900) Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0 Camera 2.0 megapixels Battery * Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing * Up to 16 hours Audio playback Dimensions 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46
The long-rumoured Apple iPhone launches with Cingular in the US available February. Here are the features in no particular order: (Gleaned from live blogs by TUAW, Paidcontent, Crunchgear, Engadget) The good: Where do I start? It’s an amazing device. The bad: Only one: Not 3G yet. See some pix! – Actually called iPhone afterall! – Touch screen, 2 megapixel camera, will sync with iTunes – It swaps between normal and