It’s an interesting contradiction that the further technology advances, the simpler and more instinctive it becomes to use.

Take the addictive interface functionality of an iPad or iPhone, for example. Watching people using it with simple, intuitive finger movements and hand gestures, it makes me wonder just how instinctive digital interactivity can become. (I mean, even cats are using it for Chrissakes. Such as these two cool customers, chillaxing with fish on an iPad, licking each other’s ears lazily and listening to rude music.) Read More »

New ad for Samsung Galaxy S II shows urban scene kids with delusions of creative greatness (who are actually baristas, apparently) queuing for the latest iPhone. It goes on to show people outside the queue who already have a great phone with 4G and a big, bright screen. Read More »

Today Marketing reported that Microsoft UK has appointed Philippa Snare, long-term employee at the company, as its chief marketing officer, which seems to be the final piece in a jigsaw puzzle of a restructure and follows months of turmoil.

Over the past few months Microsoft UK has been rocked by the global restructure lead out of Redwood. Having merged and reorganised departments to separate marketing, advertising and products, Microsoft claims it will be able to grow its market share and continue to innovate. Read More »

Sad news today with the death of Steve Jobs. One of the great figures to come out of Silicon Valley has gone. The co-founder and man behind the Apple brand only stepped down as chief executive of the company back in August and sadly has died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer.

Barack Obama said the world had lost a visionary. From the Lisa, to the Apple Macintosh, through the iPod, iPhone and iPad it is hard to argue otherwise. The infographic below shows a history of the most memorable moments and products in Jobs’ long career as well as some great quotes about their design, the competition and the technology. Read More »

Much excitement today as the world waits for a fresh technologicial distraction as Apple prepares to unveil a new iPhone. Apple CEO Tim Cook will step on stage and either announce an iPhone 5, an iPhone 4S, or maybe even both.

Most are guessing that the long wait between the iPhone 4 (pictured) will today heralds the arrival of the iPhone 5, but while we wait enjoy this short very cool infographic history. Hover your mouse over the infographic to reveal pictures, videos and links from iPhone history including the launch date of each phone. Read More »

The updated Linked in iPhone app

For obvious reasons Google has long-trumpeted the notion that brands should create a mobile optimised site first before developing a costly iPhone app.

While Google now offers a free way of doing so with its recently launched Mobilize tool, brands are looking to create more sophisticated mobile sites as they start to realise that the only way isn’t necessarily Apple. Read More »

AllthingsD reports that rumours Apple will launch the new version of its iPhone, the iPhone 5 in October, and not September as is being widely reported.

The September rumour sparked a wave of blog posts and seemed to be largely based on what an AT&T employee had said regarding holidays being cancelled for the last two weeks of September due to an “event blackout”. Read More »

We have reached an interesting point in the development of iPad magazines. Companies that had initially been hugely enthusiastic about the format, like Conde Nast, are having second thoughts and slowing down their adoption of the platform. Other publishers remain very cynical.

At the same time companies like Future Publishing are citing the iPad as one of the key reasons for significant growth of its digital division. Read More »

Apple is reported to be teaming up with a major electronics firm to launch Apple branded televisions.

With its focus on consumer products via the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod, an Apple braned iTV looks like a shoo-in. Read More »

This is a letter that Sean Connery never wrote in response to Steve Jobs after being asked to appear in an Apple ad. Clearly it is a fake, but it very funny.

It isn’t that the letter comes via Scoopertino (“All the news that’s fit to fabricate”), its the “I am ****ing James Bond” oh and the 007 logo. Read More »