Predictions for 2011 – 5. Massive Growth of iOS Content Management Systems

This is the last instalment of my predictions for the big tech trends this year. To recap, they have been: 1. Home Entertainment Embracing the Second Screen 2. Gamification of Everything 3. The Rise of Multi-user, Multi-device apps 4. A Re-Focus on Non-Smartphones 5. Massive Growth of iOS Content Management Systems Everyone wants an iPhone … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – 5. Massive Growth of iOS Content Management Systems →

Predictions for 2011 – 4. A Re-Focus on Non-Smartphones

This is the fourth instalment of my predictions for big tech trends for 2011. You can read predictions 1, 2 and 3 respectively. 4. A Re-Focus on Non-Smartphones Remember the days when you didn't have a smartphone? I only switched over to an iPhone in Nov (let me add that this was after some cruel … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – 4. A Re-Focus on Non-Smartphones →

Predictions for 2011 – 3. The Rise of Multi-user, Multi-device Tablet Applications

This is the third instalment of my predictions for big tech trends in 2011. Read prediction 1 and prediction 2 as well ... 3. The Rise of Multi-user, Multi-device Tablet Applications Multi-user games and apps are not new (just look at World of Warcraft), but alongside the rise of the new multi-touch tablets, a new … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – 3. The Rise of Multi-user, Multi-device Tablet Applications →

Predictions for 2011 – 2. Gamification of Everything

Yesterday I posted my first prediction for big technology trends for 2o11 - home entertainment embracing the 2nd screen. Today's trend is ... 2. Gamification of everything I was first introduced to the concept of Gamification back in Nov by Alicia Dudek at one of the Girl Geek Dinners. In brief, gamification is the use … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – 2. Gamification of Everything →

Predictions for 2011 – 1. Home entertainment embracing the second screen

So, the naugties are over and we're heading straight into 2011. Over the next five days, I'm going to writing about what I think will be the next big tech trends this coming year. 1. Home entertainment embracing the Second screen CES 2011 has already seen titles like "tablet wars". The iPad has made the … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – 1. Home entertainment embracing the second screen →

Why Google > Microsoft: Working around the Pre-release Issue

Just now, I was looking up some old Microsoft Word files that I had written a while back. After taking a little while to find the right ones, I double clicked and got this incredibly helpful message: "This file was created in a pre-release version of Word 2007 and cannot be opened in this version." … Continue reading Why Google > Microsoft: Working around the Pre-release Issue →

Honeycomb to sweeten android for tablets

Today, Google announced that there would be a tablet specific version of android. Codenamed Honeycomb, the release is rumoured to have higher resolutions and APIs that are tablet specific. Apparently, according to Google - apps will know if they are being run on a tablet device. Video Demo: http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20101206/googles-andy-rubin-shows-off-prototype-motorola-tablet/ Transcript of Demo: http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/20101206/googles-andy-rubin-dives-into-android/?mod=dive-into-mobile There are … Continue reading Honeycomb to sweeten android for tablets →