The long awaited Google Wallet went live today… Available on a limited release (only in the US this week) to users of the Sprint Nexus S 4G phone. Users can download an app that links through to a Near Field Communication (NFS) chip inside the phone. It currently only works with Visa, Citi MasterCards and Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Google’
The future of Google+
Although I signed up to Google+, so far I have mostly sat back and watched everything unfold, from stories of it competing with Facebook, to introducing business apps and the controversy of deleting people’s accounts and asking for people’s real names – is this legitimate or is it all about targeting advertising for more money? Read more
Let me Google that for you!
Google has been a household name for some time now, the brand sharing the same status of association within the search engine sector as Hoover too vacuum cleaners. But Google continues to not only expand their business interests, but also invest heavily in refining its existing commodities. In doing so pushing the boundaries of what Read more
New Android 2.2
For those of you with an Android phone (specifically with a newish one – Nexus One, Xperia or Desire) have been waiting for the latest update to 2.2. This week it should be landing for the HTC Desire and it looks to set up an new level of Android freedom. Take a look at some Read more
A birds eye view…
Whilst flicking through the Telegraph last weekend, sitting in the sun (oh how sophisticated), I stumbled upon an interesting article about Google Maps and the alphabet… It took several months, but Rhett Dashwood managed to create the complete alphabet using satellite images of natural features! The alphabet features all 26 letters and you can view Read more
Top Internet Halloween Howlers…
Following a link from our October newsletter, we’ve highlighted some of the best (in our opinion) digital howlers. Ideas, that when given the room and money needed to grow, can lead to some very interesting and entertaining outcomes… from marketeers that should know better… 01 – Second Life… No Life… 2007 brought us the uncontrollable Read more
Google’s almost Flash indexing
A month ago that Google announced it had enhanced its robot’s crawling to index the text embedded within Flash movies (with the help of Adobe). At the time there was cheering, whooping and it even made the BBC website – which made it pure fact. As the dust settled however, gaps started appearing in the Read more
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