The Dimension Revolution

July 15, 2013

In previous posts I have spoken about the potential impact of nanotechnology. However, creating machines smaller than the size of a molecule has often been hindered by issues with power sources. Engineers have invented many miniaturised devices, such as medical...

An idea – the key business ingredient: serendipity or skill?

February 1, 2013

Last week I watched the original wherethehellismatt for the first time. There are five major videos plus outtakes and background videos on YouTube. Like millions before me I loved the videos, but what I found intriguing was the ‘about’ section, which described the...

Has the news of the death of the high street been greatly exaggerated?

January 16, 2013

Over the last couple of months three major UK retailers have gone into administration; Comet an electrical retailer with 240 stores nationwide and 6,895 employees, Jessops a camera supplier with 187 stores and 1370 employees and this week HMV an entertainment retailer...

Apple Maps service loses train stations, shrinks tower and creates new airport

December 19, 2012

  A new mapping service was rolled out as part of Apple’s long-awaited software upgrade to iOS6, just before it began selling the iPhone 5. However, customers have complained that the new service is littered with major geographical errors and lacks many of the...

Windows into the future

October 28, 2012

Last week, two major technology companies did things that they vowed they would not do. Apple launched a small iPad in order to attack similar-sized devices marketed by its rivals Samsung, Google and Amazon. At the same time, Microsoft was launching its first ever...

Selling your data soul

June 10, 2011

[youtube]gK8Nao2Axg0[/youtube] Whenever we interact with the Internet or make a commercial transaction on the Web, some aspect of our life and behaviour is tracked by someone. Our personal information is extremely valuable and although we may not know when, and how...