By 2012 will we have an Apple Television in our living room?
Posted on 17-08-2010. Comments (12)
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... Read More >>
Few Americans trust television and newspaper news.
Posted on 16-08-2010. Comments (4)
This is hardly breaking news, but disconcerting nonetheless for news organisations struggling to remain profitable. This conclusion is drawn from a Gallup poll where only 25% of Americans admitted to having a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confi... Read More >>
What are you doing on July 24th? YouTube it
Posted on 7-07-2010. Comments (34)
Whatever it is you are doing on 24th July 2010, YouTube wants to know. The video sharing site is asking its global user base to upload a short film depicting moments of their life on a single day. Why 24th July you may ask? Say the numerical date out load...24/7 Kevin Macdonald, award winning ... Read More >>
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The Indian rupee gets a 21st century design revamp.
Posted on 7-07-2010. Comments (14)
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 b... Read More >>
Is building an app worth it?
Posted on 6-07-2010. Comments (21)
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 to liv... Read More >>
Can we determine the news agenda today?
Posted on 6-07-2010. Comments (8)
Today, as reported by The New York Times, Yahoo! is scheduled to launch a news blog which will use common search terms to drive content. This method of generating news differs from the traditional top-down approach, where editors determine the news agenda for the day. Instead, SEO analysts at Yah... Read More >>
Hacks away! [ITUNES] [YOU TUBE]
Posted on 5-07-2010. Comments (130)
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 ... Read More >>
Spotify: Here lies iTunes you served us well
Posted on 2-07-2010. Comments (22)
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 a... Read More >>
SEX.COM - the most expensive domain ever?
Posted on 2-07-2010. Comments (18)
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... Read More >>
An Apple a day doesn’t make the lawsuit go away
Posted on 1-07-2010. Comments (30)
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 owners have g... Read More >>
Are you too attached to Facebook to Google Me?
Posted on 1-07-2010. Comments (79)
The internet is rife with rumours that web giant Google are working on a new social network to rival Facebook. Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, initiated speculation when on 28th June he tweeted: “ok umm, huge rumor: Google to launch Facebook competitor very soon “Google Me”, very credible so... Read More >>
Do you think the internet is making you stupid?
Posted on 30-06-2010. Comments (225)
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 negative way. ... Read More >>
What are the special ingredients that make a game go viral?
Posted on 30-06-2010. Comments (378)
Most of us, even if unwittingly, have engaged in online games developed by brands looking to virally market their product. Simple viral recipe: cook up an ingenious game, tempt users with incentives, engage the user in a game which they’ll want to ... Read More >>
Will the the Times' paywall be an effective business model in the long run?
Posted on 29-06-2010. Comments (30)
This month the Times took its first steps into implementing its hotly debated paywall. Since June 15th readers have had to register their information to access the content. Users are not required to pay anything during this trial period which is ... Read More >>
Is Apples iPhone4 all hype and no substance?
Posted on 28-06-2010. Comments (286)
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 with a... Read More >>
Should Time.com and Politico have published the McChrystal scoop?
Posted on 28-06-2010. Comments (471)
Last week, you may have read the big scoop about General Stanley McChrystal being dismissed following his critical attitude towards the Obama administration. But where did you first read the story? The original piece by freelance writer Michael Ha... Read More >>
What are the hot topics impacting the media industry?
Posted on 24-06-2010. Comments (17)
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 in... Read More >>
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