HP have come a long way since their first inkjet debuted on the market in 1988; the pricey introductory model was capable of single sheet printing at 2 pages per minute. 25 years later and the lowly Inkjet has rapidly upped its game. In the past, Inkjets were always thought of as Laser’s poor relation [...]
Why your website needs to be mobile-optimised
According to a recent survey from internet payments system provider WorldPay, Britons now do 25% of their spending online. This is largely due to over half of Britons being in possession of an app-enabled mobile phone, which allows them to make the most of location-based deals and shop when out and about. According to WorldPay’s [...]
Windows 8: Developers share their thoughts
A few days ago, we posted about the latest Windows 8 announcements, along with the availability of the Developer Preview, which has been out now for just over a week (since September 14th). Users from all over the world have reviewed, tweeted and blogged about their first impressions of the new OS. More specifically,developers have [...]
Microsoft Windows 8
On June 1st at the D9 Conference, Microsoft demonstrated the next generation of Windows for the first time. Explained as “a re-imagining of Windows from the chip to the interface” Windows 8 has been built around a new generation of touch-based hardware, which includes small touch screens, but without eliminating larger screens that are used [...]
LinkedIn re-invents its mobile apps
Last month, we wrote a post about how social networking on LinkedIn can help give small businesses a boost. Since our last post, LinkedIn has introduced the new iPhone and Android apps, which are faster, easier to use, and introduce a highly requested feature called Groups. LinkedIn has also revealed an HTML 5-enabled mobile website [...]
From the scanner mouse to the multi-purpose Smartpen
A few weeks ago we wrote a post about LG’s Scanner Mouse, and introduced the world’s first mouse which doubles as a scanner. This week we thought that we would keep with the innovation of simple office tools and share the new Smartpen Echo from Livescribe. The Smartpen allows its users to capture every word, [...]
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