Author: Neville Hobson

  • Now you can find Android apps on the web

    If you have a mobile device running the Android operating system, you’ll like this news from Google a few days ago – the launch of the Android Market website. Now you can browse or search for apps in the Android…

  • A moment in history from Egypt

    The role social media has played in the unrest in Egypt that has occupied our TV screens for weeks is a subject of many opinions. What’s pretty clear if you pay attention to Facebook and Twitter is that communication channels…

  • FIR Book Review: The Net Delusion by Evgeny Morozov

    The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, by Evgeny Morozov FIR Book Reviews editor Bob LeDrew reviews Evgeny Morozov’s The Net Delusion. Malcolm Gladwell, in his review of the book, wrote, "Evgeny Morozov offers a rare note of…

  • Top 20 UK tech blogs for February 2011

    We’re into the second month of 2011 and it’s time for a preview look at the latest monthly ranking of technology blogs in the UK from European search engine and news portal Wikio. As usual each month, they’ve given me…

  • FIR Book Review: The New Small by Phil Simon

    The New Small: New Breed of Small Businesses Is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies, by Phil Simon FIR Contributor Donna Papacosta reviews Phil Simon’s The New Small. According to the book’s website, "…you’ll discover how companies creatively and intelligently…