Plenty Ventured, Nothing Gained: Why Women Aren’t Getting VC Backing?

Last year, we went to Silicon Valley to look at why women are under-represented in the fields of science, engineering and technology as well as what initiatives may reverse that trend. We made a similar video here in England a couple months back, where we travelled up and down the country to hear what’s being [...]

Long Story Short – Books on the iPad & iPhone

E-readers and the new iPad are supposedly poised to shake up the traditional publishing industry, but at the London Book Fair, maybe the real threat is the smartphone? After all, if people have grown accustomed to reading text messages and emails on their mobiles, why not stories? Watch the video that includes an exclusive interview [...]

3D – Third Time Lucky

The film industry is reaping the success of 3D. But in the past, the technology suffered from poor image quality and was considered a niche in the motion picture industry. But with the real moneymaking potential finally peaking with blockbuster hits like James Cameron’s Avatar and DreamWork’s How to Train your Dragon, it looks as [...]

Bedroom Developers Beware!

Operating System fragmentation is usually thought to be a real bugbear in mobile – making it harder for developers to get product to market at reasonable cost. But for established players with deep pockets, like gaming specialist Electronic Arts, fragmentation has an upside. It raises barriers to entry for those pesky “bedroom developers”. In this [...]

An N900 Future according to Nokia

Imagine a dancing robot controlled via SMS, or a vibrating navigation belt? Those were a couple of the conceptual applications Nokia was demonstrating on its N900 device at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Everything You Wanted to Know About the iPad* But Were Afraid to Ask!

Apple finally unveiled the iPad.. But what is it? What’s it for? And why should we buy one? Confused? So am I.

Nokia Needs a Better Roadmap than Ovi Maps!!

The world’s largest handset manufacturer has released free turn-by-turn navigation on 10 current devices and on all its new smartphones, but can Nokia’s anti-Android move really drive its handset sales?

Sisters Are Doing ‘IT’ For Themselves

There is undoubtedly few women in technology, and in the UK, it’s no different. In the last couple of months, I have been traveling up and down the country to track the progress of all-female organisations and to find out if enough is being done to attract and retain new female talent.

Samsung Bada Bing, Bada Boom!

This week, Samsung unveiled its new smartphone platform Bada.” Bada means ocean in Korean – but in Brooklyn, where I’m from, it’s the beginning of a common phrase – ‘Bada Bing, Bada Boom’ – meaning something will happen effortlessly and predictably. But the Korean phone giant might find it difficult to lure developers onto its [...]

At last…an iPhone killer that is not a copycat, but something ELSE

Israeli company Else Mobile unveiled its first mobile phone in London this week. The new touchscreen handset runs on a unique Linux-based OS called, Else Intuition. I went along to interview the CEO about Linux, Android and why they’re no Apple copycat!