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It was confirmed this month that Rovio – makers of the hit mobile game Angry Birds – has started work on the first Angry Birds movie. This got us wondering; how a game that began life as a mobile app featuring disgruntled poultry and flying pigs has developed into such a hugely successful global franchise, ... Read more

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As it goes, I’d say I’m pretty good at the friends malarkey. I remember key dates, backstories and whereabouts, am always there for an obligatory shoulder to cry on or a drink to celebrate; for dinner, dancing or directions. So after a day with Siri, I thought we’d be getting on like a house on ... Read more

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Thanks to the startling statistic that 1.08 million of the world’s 4 billion mobile phones is now a smartphone, more and more customers around the world have the power in their pocket to shop  from anywhere, 24/7. Currently 10% of visits to websites are from mobile devices but figures show that mobile commerce, or m-commerce, ... Read more

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In the mid 2000s a new role emerged, Customer eXperience Officer (CXO), which reflected the newfound importance of user experience (UX) in company success. But with the impact of the recession UX has been shelved in preference of a strict cost reduction focus as companies attempted to weather the storm. Now as we slowly emerge ... Read more

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Thanks mainly to Apple and their squabble with Adobe, there is a lot of talk at the moment about HTML5 and the future of the web. We have been told that HTML5 is the future of video on the web, and a quick google search will bring up a ton of examples of the cool ... Read more

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There is a tabletop game called Risk! I cannot quite remember all the territories but I think the most difficult to win with was the Russians. Fighting a war on so many fronts was a costly business and often the death of many a player. It’s seems clear that Google never played Risk! as their ... Read more

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If you’re lucky enough to have not heard of the new product that Apple will soon be bringing out, then this post might not interest you. If you are unlucky enough to have been overwhelmed by the multitude of blogs, tweets and parodies of the iPad, then don’t worry, this won’t be a fanboi wet ... Read more

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is about to launch a new App Store, focused around creating software for Google Apps. Google’s plan is to sell software built by third party developers to enhance Google’s suite of apps (e.g. Gmail, Docs, Calendar, Sites, Gtalk). These outside apps could be for adding more security, ... Read more

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OK so it’s what we expected – isn’t it? Maybe that’s the thing missing? Apple has delivered the iPad and it’s exactly what we thought it would be  – a large iPhone. Maybe all the hype surrounding it meant it was always going to fail in some respects. Unlike the iPhone, which filled an already ... Read more

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We’ve got 10+ iPhone/iPod applications in development right now – yee-haw! There’s some really exciting stuff going through our office right now. But we want more!
Not only are we offering a free brainstorm for all iPhone apps but we are looking for clients (new and old) to work with in developing apps for the emerging ... Read more