App of the Week 14th August 2013

Apps being launched to promote a new film release isn’t a new thing by any stretch.  These promotional tools generally come in the form of a half baked game though, some kind of tag on to an existing game brand, think Temple Run: Brave.  To celebrate the launch of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa however, Baby…

BlackBerry Crumble

It was only in January that BlackBerry announced the latest incarnation of their software, BB10, which was meant to reignite the declining platform’s success. With new hardware to go along with the new OS, it was the moment chief executive Thorsten Heins hoped would be a turnaround for the company’s fortunes, but things have seemingly…

App of the Week 6th August 2013

This week we’re looking at Quip – the latest productivity app to come to the market.  The app has been released by former Facebook CTO, Bret Taylor and by the looks of it is trying to compete with the likes of Google Docs and Office 365.

Android Fragmentation is Ever Expanding

In a report published by OpenSignal.com, it has emerged that Android fragmentation has increased almost threefold in comparison to this time last year. The report took into consideration devices, manufacturers, operating systems and screen sizes, all of which are showing more diversity than in previous years.

App of the Week 29th July 2013

The original Djay app was launched three years ago and has become one of the most successful music apps in the world.  Apple have featured it in their adverts and millions of people have downloaded it worldwide, Steve Jobs even used it during a conference in 2011 to show off the ability of the iPad…

Google Launch Nexus 7, Android 4.3 and Chromecast

Last night Google help a surprise announcement with it’s head of Android hosting the event.  As far as everyone could tell (after a few handy leaks), it was going to be the launch of the Nexus 7 tablet with Android 4.3 as the operating system – which it was.  Google however, also announced their latest…