The Future of WebOS is Android
It took only half an hour to successfully load Cyanogenmod 9 onto my HP TouchPad.
This now presents me with the option to dual boot – between two different operating systems: Android or WebOS.
Having tested out Cyanogenmod over the past week or so by downloading a variety of apps from the Google Play marketplace, trying different versions of Android “kangs” and “nightlies”, setting up wifi and email accounts, and testing out wireless printing – the Android-based system has unexpectedly become my preferred (default) platform of choice.
It’s given my TouchPad a new lease of life…
Facebook: Investors start to unlike
With its opening valuation set at 25-times revenues at $38 a share (and its share price kept artificially high during launch day by underwriters Morgan Stanley), Facebook has a lot to live up to.
So is it really worth $100bn (£63bn)?
On its second day of trading, Facebook’s share price dropped by 11% – a sign that its stock might be somewhat overvalued…
Clay Shirky: How enterprises can benefit from social media technology
Organisations that are prepared to use social media technologies can take advantage of a “buildup of commercial and organisational intelligence” around the world. According to Clay Shirky, this information is available from a “pool of participation that is enormously large” but was previously not networked.
Here Shirky discusses new ways of collecting valuable, actionable, real time information, based on his keynote speech at the AIIM Conference 2012 entitled To Make Sense of Data, First Make Sense of People.
Source: SearchContentManagement (11 April 2012)
Simplicity: the key to Apple’s success
There’s a lot to be learned from Apple: they make advanced capabilities simple – the whole company is guided by a love of simplicity. Unlike most other companies, Apple has a knack of applying common sense and not getting wrapped up in intricate processes and committees – it encourages a culture of honest expression in the corporate environment – a very rare thing indeed.
In this video interview Ken Segall, author of “Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success,” shares his first-hand knowledge of how Apple, through Steve Jobs, built its brand around simplicity…
Windows Vista: Wireless Authentication Failed
Watch out – your computer might be lying to you…
I thought it would be a good idea to purchase 3′s new ZTE MF10 wifi hub to link up to 5 devices to my 3 mobile broadband USB dongle, making my own wifi hotspot.
Set-up of the device was straightforward enough, and I managed to link my iPhone, an iPad2 (and even my HP TouchPad !) wirelessly with no hassle at all. So far so good.
Then I tried to link my Windows Vista Toshiba laptop to the device. Oh dear…
The ultimate keyboard cover for your new iPad?
Due for release in the UK later this month is the ultimate iPad keboard/cover accessory from Logitech.
At £89 it’s not cheap, but the magnetic screen cover also contains a Bluetooth keyboard with built-in stand.
The ultrathin aluminium screen cover securely attaches to the iPad using a smart magnetic clip and the Instant On/Off automatically wakes the iPad when you open the cover—and then sends it to sleep when you close it.
How an iPad is made
Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz gained unprecedented access to the assembly line and facilities at one of the Foxconn factories where the iPad is made.
The transcript of Schmitz’s interview with iPad workers can be found here: Marketplace – Apple Economy
Source Credit – American Public Media’s ‘Marketplace’
Reporter Credit – Rob Schmitz, Shanghai Bureau Chief
The Politics of Envy
There’s a new album out by Mark Stewart, former vocalist with The Pop Group.
The Politics of Envy is a sonic barrage of anger and frustration, with Mark Stewart hurtling his trademark incendiary soundbytes into the mix.
As his seventh solo album, it’s certainly an interesting project – a varied group of contributors providing a varied selection of sounds, textures and genres – at times haunting, unsettling, dissonant, industrial and melodic (but not necessarily in that order).
It’s undoubtedly Mark Stewart’s best offering for years…
