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Samsung’s Galaxy S II beats the iPhone 4S … when you drop them!

Posted in Technical/Gadgets on October 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

  While most reviews focus on comparing features or performance, another way to compare leading smartphones is just to drop them from shoulder height and see which survives.   That’s the method preferred by the folks at SquareTrade, who sell insurance for all manner of electronics. As they have done with past Apple gear, they [...]

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How the Millennial generation use mobile

Posted in Children's and Youth Work, Technical/Gadgets on October 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »

We all know young adults use mobile devices more than older generations but what does that actually look like? According to data collected by location-based ad network JiWire, American Millennials (those between 18 and 34 years old) own an average of 2.4 Internet-connected devices.  Of those who connect to JiWire’s free Wi-Fi networks, 62% percent are using [...]

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RIM’s & BlackBerry’s communications breakdown

Posted in Technical/Gadgets on October 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »

It’s not been a good few months for Research in Motion Ltd. who own the BlackBerry brand. First off, the PlayBook tablet failed to sale, with only 500,000 being sold in its first quarter on sale in spring, and only 200,000 in the succeeding quarter.  In the US it is now offering $200 discounts, but those have [...]

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Steve Jobs did not Change the World, but Bill Gates Might

Posted in Social action, Technical/Gadgets on October 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I loved Eddie’s post on how Steve Jobs did not change the world, but Bill Gates might.  The post was written with respect but accuracy, and a great challenge on what really matters in today’s world: But did he change the world? A lot of commentators of have that he did, but to . be honest [...]

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Even moving and breathing affect Wi-Fi signals

Posted in Technical/Gadgets on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Science news blog New Scientist points to a study conducted at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City that has found your movement and breathing affect your wi-fi signal. Neal Patwari, who conducted the study, tested a variety of consumer wireless devices to see what kind of impact humans had on the signal. He [...]

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Technology for the persecuted church

Posted in Church, Technical/Gadgets on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

This article makes an interesting point about the unintended consequences of technology for the global church: Recently I met with members of the Digital Bible Society. DBS specializes in collecting and distributing Bibles and theological material in closed countries. They distributed Chinese language materials 10 years ago on tens of thousands of CDs.Today the team [...]

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Google Calendar Adds Colour Coding to Individual Events

Posted in Hacks for work and life, Technical/Gadgets, The web on June 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

If you use Google Calendar, until recently you would have had to use multiple calendars to colour-code your events for easy organization.  Now, Google’s rolling out a new feature that lets you colour code individual events, instead of just entire calendars. That way, you can keep events in a specific category, but draw more attention [...]

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How Mobile Phone are Made

Posted in Technical/Gadgets on June 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

How mobile phones are made. from Qais on Vimeo. This animation was produced by Qais Sarhan for his graduation project on child labor at the University of Leeds.

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Ducksboard – The Only Dashboard You’ll Ever Need

Posted in Children's and Youth Work, Hacks for work and life, Technical/Gadgets, The web on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Just came across Ducksboard and love what I saw. Ducksboard plans to be a place where all your analytics and metrics meet; providing access to a range of sites on a range of devices.  Right now you can only sign up for invites but in the meantime you can take a virtual tour. Ducksboard looks like it [...]

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Loving Apple products looks like a religion to an MRI scan

Posted in Technical/Gadgets on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I recently watched Secrets of the Superbrands, a documentary about the relationship between consumers and the brands that shape our behaviour, our desires and our lives. Series creator Alex Riley made some interesting comments about the show in a preview article: The Bishop of Buckingham – who reads his Bible on an ipad – explained [...]

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