Author: LauraScott
Microsoft Fights Apple Trademark on 'App Store' Calling It Generic
Microsoft has filed a motion with the US Patent and Trademark Office, aiming to force Apple to give up the "App Store" trademark. They are arguing that the name is too generic and are even using Steve Jobs' own…
Google Wants You To Stay Warm This Winter
Google Maps has recently added a new feature allowing users to search transit directions by types of transit and time spent outside. At this time of year this new feature is perfect for avoiding the cold winter weather. After…
Skype Hits New Record With 27 Million Users Online Simultaneously
Today Skype broke a new record, reaching 27 million users online simultaneously. The announcement comes shortly after the iOS video chat release, and indicates that the recent growth in Skype's customer base can be accredited to the rise in…
Vimeo Now Supports Full Length HD Films
Vimeo has announced that they will now allow their Plus users to upload HD videos as big as 5 gigs (approx 2.5 hours in length). Great news for any budding young filmmakers who want to share their work with…
Ford Announces Its First Electric Car: The Focus Electric
Ford Motor Company has unveiled its new Focus Electric – the company's first-ever all-electric passenger car. The zero-CO2-emissions, gasoline-free version of Ford's popular Focus, is the companies first venture into electric vehicles and is positioned as a direct competitor…
iGotYa: iPhone App Snaps Photos Of Anyone Lurking Your Phone
I wish I had this app installed on my iphone when it was stolen a few months ago. The iGotYa app lets you know who's trying to snoop around your iPhone by snapping a photo of whoever enters a…
Word Lens: The First Augmented Reality Translator
A new app called Word Lens has been trending on twitter today, and after watching the video it is not hard to see why. In fact this may be one of the most useful apps we have seen in…
Parrot Launch New Digital 'Lightbox' Frame
Parrot has just announced their latest digital photo frame: DIA, in collaboration with Jean-Louis Frechin, the founder of nodesign agency. Frenchin described his inspiration for the beautifully designed frame stating: "Today, screens are all the same. So, with my…
Facebook Visualizes Global Friendships
Paul Butler, an intern on Facebook's data infrastructure engineering team, recently created this incredible social graph visualizing the Facebook connections around the globe. Butler started out by using a sample of 10 million friend pairs, correlated them with their…
Picsel Smart Office App
Picsel UK has launched their Smart Office app for the iPhone, Android and Samsung devices. Although it might not be the most exciting app out there, it is certainly one that is bound to be very useful for lots…