By 2012 will we have an Apple Television in our living room?

On Monday, unofficial Apple analyst from Piper Jaffray, Gene Munster issued a note to investors that Apple plans to launch a connected HDTV ithe next 2-4 years Gene Munster, Pipper Jaffray, “With Apple’s growing family of connected devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV and Macs) it only makes sense that...

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The Indian rupee gets a 21st century design revamp.

Last year the Government of India announced a competition to create a new symbol for the rupee which will join other international currencies such as the dollar, pound sterling, euro and the yen. Thousands of designs were created but only 5 have been shortlisted. India was one of the earliest issuers of...

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Is building an app worth it?

Recent findings suggest that if a developer builds an application and gets an average number of downloads, it would take 10 years to make a return on investment (ROI). That is not economically viable especially for freelancers/indie developers who expect to get a ROI within a few months just...

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Hacks away! [ITUNES] [YOU TUBE]

YouTube was hacked yesterday morning and the hackers targeted specifically (and randomly) Justin Bieber videos. The pranksters from an online community which go by the name of ‘4chan’ cyber attacked the site through a bug in the comment security.  They were able to insert HTML code into the site where the...

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Spotify: Here lies iTunes you served us well

Is Spotify rendering iTunes outdated? That is the response of some after Spotify’s latest update which takes full advantage of Apple’s latest iOS4 upgrade.  Now Spotify users can listen to background music whilst doing other stuff with thanks to the new multitasking feature.  Spotify also added a share facility which enables...

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SEX.COM – the most expensive domain ever?

Sex.com, one of the internet world’s most valuable domains is up for grabs this week. Sedo, an online domain marketplace, have entered into an exclusive agreement with owners of sex.com, Escom LLC to privately broker the sale of the domain and two related trademark registrations with the United States Patent and...

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An Apple a day doesn’t make the lawsuit go away

Apple’s antenna issue doesn’t seem to be dying out, on the contrary now it seems to be very much alive and gaining its own momentum.  The debate has gone up a level into a class-action lawsuit.  Kevin McCaffrey, Linda Wrinn from Maryland and a number of other disgruntled iPhone 4...

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Do you think the internet is making you stupid?

We at Fixedia are talking about Nick Carr’s new book “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains,” and looking at just how the internet has influenced our lives – for better or worse.  Nick Carr certainly believes that the internet is affecting the human mind in a...

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Is Apples iPhone4 all hype and no substance?

A few days after the iPhone 4 release, the reviews are rolling in thick and fast. Unfortunately for Apple, the reports are mostly negative  (That said, they still sold around 1.7 million units over 3 days). The main issue about Apple’s latest gizmo is that they created the iPhone4...

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What are the hot topics impacting the media industry?

Over the last month the Fixedia team have been busy at work making a few changes and updates. Many of these changes were suggested by Fixedia users. So before I continue, I would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who provided us with...

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