Interested in mobile or internet privacy and security?

July 31, 2010 By 1 Comment

If you have any interest in security and privacy on the internet and mobiles (and security is always increasing in importance as more of our lives become so heavily integrated with the digital world), then it’s worth taking a look at what’s coming out of the Black Hat Conference taking place in America at the moment.

There are some really interesting presentations by people looking to raise discussion and awareness on a range of security issues, including being able to eavesdrop on mobile calls with equipment costing $1500, reading RFID tags from over 200 ft away, or hacking ATM machines to let them spit out cash for you. Plus a lot of debate and discussion about how companies and governments can improve security, or nations investing in cyberwarfare.

VentureBeat appears to have just about the most comprehensive and readable coverage, and it’s something we should all be trying to become more aware about. Not only is it important for your personal information and data, and to be aware of what companies and governments are capable of doing – but as we’re the more digitally-aware percentage of the global population, we need to be able to explain these things in simple and accessible ways to those less aware than ourselves…

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Live cross-platform mobile gaming arrives

July 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The idea of gaming with all your friends regardless of which console they use is fairly unusual, even today, but it’s already a reality in the mobile games market.

SGN launched plane combat game Skies of Glory on the iPhone last autumn, and now that the Android version has arrived today, owners of either OS can play against each other in real time. And you can either fight as mixed teams, or even have Apple owners taking on Android fans.

You’ll need to have Android 2.0 or higher, but the interesting thing is the open multiplayer platform framework which supports the different platforms, and also the range of wireless connectivity, including 3G and Wifi.

It’s a really cool and interesting move, and considering SGN and developers Revo Solutions have already come up with 18 million downloads on the iPhone and iPod Touch, it’s likely to be followed by more companies as mobile gaming continues to evolve.

Maybe the platform wars will finally come to an end if this becomes normal (mobile or console). Or at least the battles will go real-time online!

And why shouldn’t we interact regardless of platform. I can email a Mac user, call anyone on any make of handset, and see tweets, Facebook updates and location check-ins regardless of the technology I’m using. So why have consoles been so resolutely different?

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HTML5 and a new mobile app from Absolute Radio

May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Apple iPad is about to launch in the UK, and in preparation, Absolute Radio is now available in a HTML5 version for all you iPad and iPhone owners to be able to listen to all the audio and see all the videos.

And in case you’re wondering, that’s all the audio and video throughout the whole site – not just the first couple of pages.

HTML5 optimised Absolute Radio website

And that’s in addition to the release of the all new Baddiel & Skinner Football Kit App for iPhone and Android, with support from Sony-Ericsson for the Android version.

It’s got the Baddiel & Skinner Absolute Radio Podcasts, a pub locator, score prediction game, red and yellow cards, football soundboard, an illustrated guide for doing goal celebrations, and a football rattle when you shake your phone!

Baddiel & Skinner Football Kit App

This is the link for iTunes. And you can find it via your handset on Android. The great news is that it went straight into the Top 20 Paid Sports Apps on the UK iTunes store, and it’s currently floating around the Top Ten.

(Disclosure: I work for Absolute Radio as Digital Marketing Manager.)

And in case I forget, I’m out and about over the next couple of weeks, so feel free to grab me for a chat etc if you see me at:

Specialist Media Show, May 25th, Peterborough (Hosting a round table on mobile)

Open Mobile Summit, May 26th, London (Doing a quick 2 minute piece on our work on Nokia platforms at a couple of different times during the day in the Nokia lounge.)

M-Publishing, June 1, London (Hosting a round table on mobile publishing).

So come chat if you spot me…

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How clients are adapting to Twitter expansion: new HootSuite app

May 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Since Twitter acquired Tweetie to become the official Twitter iPhone application, worked with RIM to release an app for BlackBerry, and now released an official app for Android, the developers of existing applications are being forced to raise their game even more quickly than before.

One example is HootSuite, who just released their new iPhone application.

Probably the biggest addition is Facebook (Like Tweetdeck and Seesmic) – you can update your status, shedule updates and track your friends and pages. Going multiplatform seems to be one obvious step to go beyond an official single platform application.

You also get translation from, and into, over 50 languages. And there’s geo-location, HootSuite Labs (including ‘Bump to Follow’), a new landscape view, a new drag and refresh option, and a handy ‘reply to all’ feature to save time and typing.

Here’s a handy video guide:

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