Google is finally embracing the open standard CardDAV and that over the Active Sync protocol. CardDAV joins IMAP and CalDAV among Google’s preferred sync technologies, with the other two handling email and calendar duties, respectively. This is really cool! To sync your Google contacts with your Apple iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), we recommend using CardDAV, which is an Internet open standard. Note that syncing via CardDAV is only available over SSL for Apple devices on iOS […] Continue reading →
Having photography as a hobby, I started looking for looking for the best way to take the pictures with me. I wanted to have a portfolio app on the iPad. Lets face it, the iPad 3 is like custom made for presenting the portfolios of photographers. So what’s wrong with the built in Gallery app on the iPad? Gallery includes a first-rate slideshow feature with the option to add accompanying music straight from iTunes, but it doesn’t have any customization features allowing […] Continue reading →
I am not a gamer, and I haven’t paid attention to what is happening on E3. But Microsoft’s keynote has not been about gaming, but rather how they are expanding the Xbox ecosystem – with, among other things, Internet Explorer and Xbox SmartGlass. Yes, battle for the living room is on! The SmartGlass announcement came as a surprise to me. According to Microsoft “Xbox SmartGlass” is a system that integrate your big-screen TV with your console, your tablet, your […] Continue reading →
The very moment Facebook bought Instagram, I closed my Instagram account. And here is why… After seeing Facebook spending a billion dollars buying a popular photography app, I just knew that they would release their own branded app that does exactly the same things. Yes, yesterday Facebook launched their Facebook Camera app. The app is a free download and sadly not available in Norway yet. The app is pretty much the same as Instagram and allows you to take photos or select current […] Continue reading →
A year ago Stephen Elop, Nokia’s CEO, said that Nokia was “standing on a burning platform” because rivals like Google’s Android mobile operating system and Apple’s iPhone were consuming the Finnish company’s market share and profits. Nokia then chose Microsoft’s Windows Phone for its main smartphone operating system. The reason for this was that the smartphone battle is now a war of ecosystems rather than just devices. So how is the third ecosystem […] Continue reading →
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