Month: October 2011
Week in digital #5: online video sites traffic up 36% in UK, interacting with brands on social media, Florence + the Machine gig streamed live
This week sees that the number of visits to online video sites in the UK has increased by 36% since September 2010, four new social media magazines launch, the optimum length of a Facebook post, watch Florence + the Machine new album launch gig online for £3.99, Google makes changes to Reader and are brands…
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is voted best film-based video game
Due to the excitement surrounding last week's highly anticipated release of Batman: Arkham City, it's clear that games based on big film franchises (and comic books too of course, but that's a different article) are increasingly popular despite some gamers finding them a little contrived at times. A new study conducted by gaming comparison service…
APP OF THE DAY: Djay is the ultimate mixing app for the iPad
For a decent pair of turntables and a mixer you're probably looking at spending well in excess of £600, at least. But luckily if you already have an iPad you can download our new favourite mixing application called Djay. Now don't let the rather cheesy name of the app put you off, Djay is an…
10 Services that turn your Instagram photos into cool products
If you're feeling particularly proud of your Instagram photos you can share them in more ways than just linking to them in a tweet, as a whole host of companies are bringing us cool new ways to add them to real products, like posters, magnets or even teeny tiny books. The great thing about most…
Cool YouTube channel: Museum of Obsolete Objects by Jung von Matt
This morning we came across an interactive Youtube channel called the Museum of Obsolete Objects, which gives users a quirky look at some of the products that are becoming more and more obsolete, like calculators, record players and quills. However, it's not just the products and videos that really stand out, but the way the…
Anonymous 'hacktivist' group strikes peadophile websites
Hackers linked to the now infamous 'hacktivist' group Anonymous have begun a campaign to target child pornography websites known as #OpDarknet. The group has allegedly taken down more than 40 websites so far and it seems they don't plan on stopping anytime soon... According to a Pastebin press release from the group, they warned the…
Photo comparison proves iPhone 4S camera really IS worth shouting about
Many of those who have already managed to get their hands on an iPhone 4S have been raving about just how good the camera is. But are the results REALLY that different in comparison to the images produced by the iPhone 4? Well, instead of just comparing the difference between the 4 and the 4S,…
10 Changes we'd like to make to Instagram: Desktop app, intensity sliders and view counts
We love Instagram. We really do. That's why we write around 4,348,354 articles a week about the lovely little app. However, there are always things we'd like to change and tweak and hack and Instagram is no exception. So, we've written up some of the changes we'd love the Instagram team to make, as well…
Gadgets and apps for a better bedroom experience: Harvard TV bed, Zeo sleep manager and Philips Wake Up light
No you dirty minded people, we're not talking about 'naughty' gadgets (not today anyway), we're exploring a few gadgets, apps and even pieces of furniture that will make falling asleep and waking up that little bit nicer.
Three of our favourite photography competition entries so far #ShinyAutumn
Last week we launched a mobile photography competition with our friends at Orbitsound to celebrate our Instagram week (which has now turned into a fortnight) and give one reader the chance to win a fabulous T12v3 speaker bar as well as lots of runner-up prizes that we have dug out from our cupboard including iPhone…