The current excitement around a recent tech announcement can be traced back to a little music player. This little music player was iterated upon several times and was then used to create the foundations for the design of a new phone. Once this phone was launched the little player ceased to be of interest and it quickly got neglected. However, the phone went on to receive much praise and awards, even if there were naysayers.…
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Aly Chiman
This article follows on from my previous article where I look at how Microsoft seems to be in the midst of a massive rebrand despite not having announced that that is what they are doing. This specifically looks at the new logos being used on several recent products and leaks. This article instead looks at a possible new Microsoft company logo and how things appear to be being named. I noticed that in all the…
"More On The Rebranding of Microsoft"
YouTube has launched a face blurring tool that will allow users to hide identities in the video they share with a click of a button. “Whether you want to share sensitive protest footage without exposing the faces of the activists involved, or share the winning point in your 8-year-old’s basketball game without broadcasting the children’s faces to the world, our face blurring technology is a first step towards providing visual anonymity for video on YouTube” YouTube…
"YouTube Launches Face Blurring Tool"
When Microsoft first announced the new logo for Windows 8 I wasn’t really a fan, it was different, very different, from what everyone is used to for Windows. Yes it was Metro but perhaps the single colour it will always use is boring and the angle that is appears with seems weird, even if it is meant to represent movement. However, after having used Windows 8 for months now I have grown used to the…
"Microsoft Is In the Midst of Massive Rebrand, More than Metro"
It always amazes me when I go into businesses and sit with the owners for the first time and start to talk about their business and how it is working for them. As we start the conversation, exchange the pleasantries and get into a business discussion, I ask a question that stops most business owners in their tracks…. “What is the most profitable product or service you sell and what it the least profitable” most…
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