Having recently updated our stationery, I decided to re-visit the world of quick response codes.
Developed in Japan in 1994, a QR code is a two dimensional code that can be read by QR bar code readers, camera telephones and some webcams. The QR code allows us to embed an impressive amount of data into a small image that can be read by QR code readers. If you own an iPhone or Android phone you can download free QR code readers from Apples app store and the Android marketplace.
So what can they do?
In the real world, a QR code can be used to create links to something in the
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In a move that could push video calls into the mainstream, this month, Facebook announced that its 750 million users can now video chat with each other through its website.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, declaring the new feature “super awesome,” said the one-on-one video-communication tool, dubbed Video Calling, is the next logical step in connecting people. The feature is just the first of many new social apps that will soon blossom across Facebook’s network.
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HP unveiled a new category of web-enabled printing solutions designed for the cloud that will, for the first time, allow people to:
- Print from any email device to any new ePrint-enabled printer from anywhere in the world through the new HP ePrint platform;
- Store documents or files in the cloud and print direct when needed;
- Transform their printers into publishing platforms from which they can customize print apps and schedule timed delivery of content – such as news from msnbc.com and Yahoo! and creative after-school activities from Disney – directly to their home or business printers;
- Manage and customize their full printing experience through the new HP ePrintCenter to enjoy relevant, fun and interesting content that is formatted for efficient printing.
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Apple announced that over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its online App Store by the more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide. The App Store offers more than 425,000 apps and developers have created over 100,000 native iPad apps.
“In just three years, the revolutionary App Store has grown to become the most exciting and successful software marketplace the world has ever seen,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Thank you to all of our amazing developers who have filled it with over 425,000 of the coolest apps and to our over 200 million iOS users for surpassing 15 billion downloads.”
The Apple App Store is available in over 90 countries and Apple says it has paid developers over $2.5 billion to date for their share of paid apps downloaded by consumers. Developers receive 70% of the price of the app and Apple retains the rest.
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Last Christmas the most sought after present for the Techno Geek was the iPad and I for one jumped in two-fold. Christmas day became an App steeplechase to see who could download the greatest number of Apps to while away the long snow filled days ahead.
Prior to making the purchase I undertook the required research to see if the iPad really did outdo the competition. To that end, I managed to get my hands on a trial Easy Pad 1000 to test its features against the much talked about iPad.
Search Engine Optimisation – The Mystery Uncovered
Usually the first question asked at a meeting between developer/designer and customer relates to the performance of the proposed website in search engines. This answer is often guarded by developers/designers as the “big secret”.
Well the truth of the matter is that there is no simple answer to the question. Search engine optimisation results when several factors are at their optimum. While a site may be optimised today, tomorrow it may not be.
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