Google Mobile App

November 18, 2008 | Comment

So after much anticipation and false starts the latest version of the Google Mobile App for iPhone was launched today. What is particularly exciting about this application is that it uses voice recognition for search text entry rather than having to use the on-screen keyboard. The concept is simple. You start the app, hold the device to your ear and speak the phrase you want to search on. There is then a short delay while the voice is converted to text and sent to Google’s search servers.

The blogsphere has been alight with a buzz of expectation around the app … Read the rest

The Netbook Diaries

November 17, 2008 | Comment

On the Business Hacks website this week Rick Broida has been documenting his experiences of using a netbook when he has been out and about.

I am on my second netbook having recently change my Asus EEE PC for a rebadged MSI Wind and I love it but, as Broida points out, the battery life is a killer.

Read all the instalments here:

http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/?p=2126… Read the rest

8th November 2008

November 8, 2008 | Comment

Stories that caught my eye this week – 8th November 2008:

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1st November 2008

November 3, 2008 | Comment

Stories that caught my eye this week – 1st November 2008:

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Box vs. Dropbox

October 28, 2008 | 2 comments

A while back I wrote about Microsoft’s Skydrive service which provides some storage in the cloud that allows you to access your files from anywhere. There are plenty of others (Lifehacker has a good overview of some of the main players) but I was taken by both Box and Dropbox as they provide access from the iPhone.

At their heart both services provide online storage (1gb and 5gb, respectively, for free with other paid options) which you can upload files to from a web browser. Once up on the cloud you can then access these files anywhere. Additionally Dropbox also … Read the rest

25th October 2008

October 27, 2008 | Comment

Stories that caught my eye this week – 25th October 2008:

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12th October 2008

October 13, 2008 | Comment

Stories that caught my eye this week – 12th October 2008:

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BlackBerry Storm

October 9, 2008 | Comment

Visiting Vodafone’s UK HQ today I had the opportunity to try out the new BlackBerry Storm – the first with a touchscreen and touted iPhone killer. As ever it was a well put together device with a bright screen and felt good to hold in the hand.

The real surprise though came when using the touch screen. Having got used to my iPhone for the last couple of months I was expecting something similar but pressing down on the screen of the Storm you get what feels like the screen depressing as it is clicked. It feels mighty strange and … Read the rest

4th October 2008

October 4, 2008 | Comment

Stories that caught my eye this week – 4th October 2008:

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McGuider Update

June 7, 2008 | Comment

Since my original post on the McGuider sat nav software for mobile devices I have had more of a chance to put it through its paces and I have to say that the results have been extremely disappointing.

I have now used it for about four routes that I do often and in half of those the McGuider route took me down a closed road. You might think that this is a problem with the maps but these roads haven’t been passable in years – in one case for 20 plus years.

I also did a comparison between the route … Read the rest