Tag Archives: Apple

iPad for dinner?

Jesse Oyegbesan | 31 October 2011, 9:00 pm | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , ,

The iPad is an all purpose tool. It is ideal to surf on the Internet, play games or other entertainment purposes. However, Apple’s Tablet PC is also capturing more and more restaurants all over the world as an interactive menu. The introduction of interactive menus seems to be a profitable business for gastronomes – but how do customers benefit?

The Mutual Respect Between Hardware And Software

Marnick van der Zee | 28 October 2011, 6:38 pm | tags: , , , , ,

When computers were invented they were just giant electronic calculators, connected to each other with wires. You had to put the data in manually and then it would give a calculation. If there was anything wrong with the input data, the computer would state an error. One of the key evolutions of the computer was memory increase. The change…

Interview with an App(le)fan and developer

Annet Bos | 19 October 2011, 5:23 pm | 1 comment | tags: , ,

Interview Philip Plotnikov

On this Masters of Media blog we have seen many app reviews coming by. These were all written from a user perspective. I thought it would be interesting to look at apps from the other side: the one of the developer. That is why I contacted Philip Plotnikov for an interview on this topic. Philip, Russian from…

Do you remember the first time? Music and the rise of the ’scented candle’

Jamie Franklin | 18 October 2011, 8:08 pm | tags: , , , ,

I grew up listening to Pulp.

I vividly remember lying outside my older sisters’ bedroom as she played Different Class from her multi-CD changer Hi-Fi, while I pushed myself up against her door, devouring Jarvis’ every word. Outside, unbeknown to my sister, I was recording the music onto a battered plastic tape loaded into my bright-red stereo…

We’ll protect you from patent trolls and gay men in underwear!

Eelke Hermens | 10 October 2011, 3:06 pm | tags: , , ,

In the most recent edition of the raging patent war between tech giant Apple, Google and Mirosoft, Apple has filed for a patent that would, if permitted, give them an edge over the app distribution systems of the competitors. A couple of days ago, Apple filed a patent for in-app purchases. This patent is the result of an ongoing conflict…

Crowdflow: pretty pictures with our iPhone localisation data

Ave Tampere | 10 October 2011, 12:05 am | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Smartphones have changed the way we think about pretty much all aspects of communication. We’re used to having internet access in our pockets, GPS, barcode readers – you name it. There are thousands of applications to make our lives easier and fun, to make us more connected and better informed. I personally only got into the world of smartphones very…

App Review: AroundMe

Jesse Oyegbesan | 09 October 2011, 6:00 pm | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Where is the next cinema? Are there any pubs and restaurants near by? Where can I find the nearest points of interest? With the help of an iPhone you can answer such questions yourself within seconds. GPS and permanent Internet access allow you to find shops, drugstores and hotels easily. Location Based Services are considered as the next important trend…

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Ave Tampere | 06 October 2011, 11:37 am | tags: , ,

Yesterday, on the 5th of October 2011, the world lost a great visionary – Apple’s co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. He also worked as the chief executive of Pixar. His creative vision did not only make Apple one of the most successful companies in the world, but changed the way people perceive personal computers, listen to music and use…

Let’s talk iPhone? App-so-lutely!

Jeroen Rijskamp | 05 October 2011, 4:54 pm | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Only the people who were sent this invite were allowed to come. The time, date, location and subject can be derived from the four features.

The iPhone 4S
In the advent of the “Let’s Talk iPhone” event, people were already looking for tutorials  in order to sync and back up all of the various apps they have gathered from the moment they “went apple,” to ensure a smooth transfer to whatever new product Apple might have to offer. Everyone…

Mobile Tweeting – recognising usage frequency, tendencies and social interaction differences

Christopher Mead | 05 October 2011, 12:56 am | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Question

Academic research on Twitter has been rife since it hit off in 2006, with significant focus on two topics in particular- that of privacy and identity. Much that has been written by scholars of Twitter has generally been cautious, negative (labeling privacy as a problem) or positive in the sense of data accumulation (i.e what can be inferred…