Bestival gets cloud support to boost event info
Bestival appoints converged services provider Six Degrees to support four days of music, 350 acts and 55,000 festival-goers
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Roundtable report: Ignorance isn’t bliss when it comes to Heartbleed hacker bug
Oblivious tech users are putting themselves at risk by ignoring how their personal information is being stored and the potential security risks that go hand in hand with digital devices – that’s according to a panel of security experts at a round table debate in Manchester.
Google smartwatches go on sale with Android Wear
Google’s new smartwatch system, Android Wear, was the main focus of its annual I/O developer conference this year, with an interface that ditches app grips for voice commands and swipeable cards.
Digital news overtakes papers in UK (but TV still leads)
Brits using news websites and apps now outnumber those reading printed newspapers, but TV news remains the most popular news source, according to communications watchdog Ofcom.
Iraqis flock to FireChat app as web censorship rises
More than 40,000 Iraqis downloaded FireChat last weekend, as growing political turmoil and web censorship in the country has lead to users embracing a ‘private internet’ where they can message each other without fear of the government shutting down access to the web.
Digital marketing fails: BBC news lets developers work on the live app
It can happen to the best of us, and this week it happened to the BBC – with test messages on the app’s alert services pushed to millions of app users.
Top tips: How to measure customer service on social media
Social media is fast becoming the channel for customer service. Gartner has predicted that by 2015 at least 40% of customer service will be conducted via social media channels. Companies have rigorous systems in place for measuring the effectiveness of their customer service via phone, email and other traditional customer service channels – but how … [Read more…]
Right to reply: New Nokia Android phone has India in its sights
Microsoft launched its updated Nokia launched the X2 yesterday – replacing the barely 6 month of Nokia X as their Android powered handset for the emerging markets. The move is bold and Nokia has been focussing on India throughout the launch event. Vasileios Tziokas, Marketing Manager at Upstream has commented on the release, drawing on … [Read more…]
Tumblr case study: Samsung Tumblr blog pushes Galaxy camera content to other social networks
Samsung wanted to create a destination that could show off its GALAXY Camera and generate buzz among photographers and tech fans on four major social networks. This case study looks at how the electronics giant used Tumblr’s API as a central hub to push images to Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, getting a 70% increase in … [Read more…]
Nestle planning ‘Star Trek’ style food replicator
It may sound like something out of Star Trek, but Nestle is developing a food replicator that will create customised consumable items based on the users’ dietary requirements.