Tag Archives: Applications

U-Turned?

Posted on June 16, 2015 by John

A California court-ruling regarding Uber being responsible for a driver’s expenses could signal a major shift for the world’s leading, taxi-app service.

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Hacking Encouraged?

Posted on May 14, 2015 by John

United Airlines has launched an incentive-program (i.e., a ‘Bug-bounty Program’) rewarding hackers finding bugs in their online systems. As for their quality of in-flight service and amenities that is another issue!

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‘Bleep’ It!

Posted on May 12, 2015 by John

As privacy concerns continue to be at the fore of the mind’s of countless global citizens, Bit Torrent’s Bleep – a tracking-free, P2P, messaging application could both be a big hit as well as usher in other me-too offerings.

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Brain-reading Patents.

Posted on May 6, 2015 by John

The current upsurge in the aforementioned is related to both advances in brain-research and the (obvious) desire for attempting to find viable commercial applications related to them.

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There’s an Error for That?

Posted on April 28, 2015 by John

The faulty third-party application that caused American Airlines to cancel a number of flights demonstrates once again the increasing and on-going challenges of hardware/software reliance…

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Ageism?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by John

Tinder’s new tier-based pricing policy smacks of ageism regarding the intended targeted audience that the firm is focused on.

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T-eaVesdropping?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by John

In light of criticism regarding how their televisions listen (i.e., use voice recordings) Samsung’s ‘Smart’ TV just might be a little bit too ‘smart’ due to a third-party bug that’s causing a (silent) Pepsi ad to be played several times … Continue reading →

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The ‘Free’ Hand…

Posted on January 22, 2015 by John

It’s clear that BlackBerry’s effort to lobbying for governmental regulation i.e., mandating that applications are developed that run on their platform is another indication of just how far the firm has fallen.

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50,000.

Posted on January 17, 2015 by John

While it is laudable that Uber has promised 50,000 jobs in the EU a myriad of questions (aside from personal safety, regulation and/or taxation arise) including ‘what sort of job i.e., can any given person make a viable and sustained … Continue reading →

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In Case You’re Wondering…

Posted on November 6, 2014 by John

Yes, Apple’s former-invincibility regarding being immune to malware / viruses, etc. is clearly under threat as evidenced in the PRC where Chinese users have been hit with the aforementioned. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/TJnzzb

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