Brilliant New Online Magazine Launches

September 4, 2013 by Chris Neal in Android, Apple, Information Management, Mobile Devices, Services, Smartphones, Social media, Tablets and tagged android, apple, blogs, FlipBoard, iOS, magazines, tech news | Leave a comment

If you are a FlipBoard user (and if not, why not! ? ) you’ll know that it’s a great app for getting you the news and articles you want in a nice flip-to-turn-the-page design.
A handy new feature they added recently gives users the option of creating their own magazine on topics that matter to them, and then sharing it with the world.

So, without further ado, it gives me great pleasure to since the latest magazine to hit FlipBoard’s shelves:

Chris Neal’s Personal Technology Digest

Every day it will be beefing up the pages with news and stories from around the tech world. No more taking through repetitive tech blogs! Let me do the digging for you do you get straight to the juicy white mat.

Just click the link on your mobile device to add my new magazine to your virtual rack.

Article: Mozilla aims to socialize app shopping with Marketplace for Firefox OS (video) Mobile

August 30, 2013 by Chris Neal in Android, Apple, Mobile Devices, Opinion, Smartphones, Social media and tagged apps, Firefox, mobile, Mozilla, smartphones, social | Leave a comment

Mozilla aims to socialize app shopping with Marketplace for Firefox OS (video) Mobile

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/29/mozilla-marketplace-prototype/?ncid=rss_semi

Don’t be put off by the clunky title of this article on Engadget: there’s actually a quite interesting story here. Mozilla — the people behind the Firefox web browser — are developing Firefox OS for a new range of low cost smartphones, in part aimed at emerging markets. How the he’ll do you compete and differentiate yourself against the Apple and Android giants?

Well, Mozilla’s answer is to make their app store social, with app developers showing as real people with whom customers can interact, sharing so likes with friends etc. I think it’s an idea that has merit and could just help to make Firefox OS stand out (until the others copy the idea, at least). Take a look at the short video and see what you think.