Category Archives: New Tech

This section explores some of the key media technology trends that could be of benefit to advertisers.

Hashtags on TV

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The not-so-new concept of integrating the internet with TV is growing to be more and more popular. On demand TV has been around for a few years now along with the constant online discussion around TV programmes such as ‘The X-factor’ and ‘Stirctly Come Dancing’. … Read More

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Everything these days starts with i…

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UPDATE: It has been confirmed by a source at the Independent that in addition to the iPad application, i will have its very own iPhone and Android applications. These will be available early November. Alexander and Evgeny Lebedev announced yesterday that they will next week … Read More

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Tablet Wars Have Just Begun

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The tablet wars just got a lot more interesting with the entry of Research In Motion, the makers of the Blackberry smartphone. Top companies like Hewlett-Packard Co. and Google Inc. planning to come out with tablet computers have a lot of work ahead of them … Read More

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So, not much happening then…

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Luckily there’s 45 of us in MBA to keep on top of things. A quick look at 7 key things from the last 7 days sees the following: Book publishing takes another subtle turn, thanks to Stephen Fry Tools such as Seesmic keep having newer … Read More

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Yesterdays Apple iTunes announcement

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Yesterday Apple held their annual iTunes and iPod event. While it wasn’t on a par with their recent iPad or iPhone launches – despite some neat new iPod products – there were some new developments announced which weave social networking into iTunes. These will fundamentally … Read More

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Important Facebook Geekery

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On Monday, a new Facebook Page layout will be rolled out to all users – which will reduce the available space for branding and interactive stuff by over 200 pixels in width. Luckily, we’ve been given enough forewarning for this not to affect any of … Read More

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10 thoughts from 10 weeks with an iPad

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I’ve now had my iPad for ten weeks, so here’s ten thoughts. Why? Back in early May I wrote about 5 thoughts from the first 5 days with my iPad, so an update is due! I am carrying it around the house – & especially … Read More

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Pirates, Parrots and Paradigm Shifts in Augmented Reality

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Cambridge-based Augmented Reality specialists Optricks Media have just released their newest creation: AR! Pirates. It’s something of a paradigm shift in how users can now interact with virtual space, so we’re pleased to show our support. AR! Pirates is a swashbuckling shoot-em-up game for Symbian … Read More

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Stickybits: Try It Now!

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Any readers of Contagious magazine will already have heard about Stickybits, but in case you don’t have £985 to spend on a subscription (and who does?!), here’s the latest new media technology that we wanted to tell you about. Stickybits have something that I think … Read More

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Regulation: net neutrality, product placement, & Canvas

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I prefer point-of-view posts over link posts, but in the last week there have been 3 different things all to do with different aspects of regulation that are certainly worth highlighting. Last Thursday, Ofcom opened a consultation into net neutrality. The media release is here, … Read More

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