Category: Innovation

  • PayPal and SMS: a reassuring combination

    I bought my early-bird ticket for Reading Twestival this morning,  paying for it via PayPal. The simple purchase transaction I completed in a couple of minutes reminded me how much I place trust in PayPal, partly because of its neat…

  • Pay attention to augmented reality

    Is augmented reality going to be the Next Big Thing? A lot of people think so, as all the increasing talk is helping the topic rapidly ascend the Technology Trigger in Gartner’s 2009 hype cycle for emerging technologies published last…

  • Click, speak, publish: it’s that easy

    If you want to record audio and post your recording to the web, all without anything other than your iPhone or a web browser, it’s never been easier to do that than now. You’re spoiled for choice with a growing…

  • Listen to The Economist on the go

    I’m a long-time paying subscriber to The Economist, the only print publication I actually pay money for. My subscription also gives me unfettered access to Economist.com online, as well as the ability to subscribe to the Economist podcast if I…

  • Share your iPhone app recommendations with Appsfire

    One of the great things about iPhone apps is telling everyone about the ones you like as well as discovering what your friends like. Here’s a new service that lets you use email and social media to share your recommendations…