Science is all well and good, but certain areas of this field really do need putting into perspective. After all, some things are far less of a burning issue than others. For example; why exactly do you think it is that our governments place so great an importance on space exploration? It may be that there are many exciting new worlds to discover out there, but we still have so many problems of our own to address. And I’m not talking about finding the cheapest central heating oil suppliers either!
Smartphones and the iPhone in particular have been one of the best technology breakthroughs in the last ten years. Being able to access the internet and various forms of social media at the touch of a screen icon has become so addictive that the BBC recently reported the chip designer for Smartphones have posted a record breaking pre-tax profit in the second quarter of 2011 alone. However, something bigger may be just around the corner for Apple.
Whilst every other website and newswire has been speculating about the iPhone 5 for the past few months, very few have mentioned rumours of a new type of sim card that Apple may unveil before the end of the year. At the moment Apple drop their product into a number of different networks across the globe with AT&T holding a five year exclusivity deal with the Smartphone giant. This may be all set to change soon though once the iPhone 5 is released.
A new sim card that is allegedly being worked on by European sim card manufacturer Gemalto is set to give consumers complete choice over the network carrier they wish to use with the iPhone. If this is true it means that customers could buy their iPhone by retail and then configure the device for use on a carrier of their choice – bypassing the mobile network middle man immediately. Whether or not mobile networks will be happy with this remains a moot point – as the iPhone is so popular with consumers around the world it is hard to see how they could refuse Apple anything without risking a substantial loss of business.
…Apple are beginning to listen to previous criticism and show willingness to give consumers what they want…
The deal with AT&T could be a short term buffer to Apple’s plans if the rumours prove true, but with the deal only locked in for another few years, grumbling consumers may not have to wait long for Apple to finally give them what they’ve wanted from the start by default – a choice of network. At the moment the best worldwide sim card remains the property of companies like abroadband and others who offer access to the internet from around the world at superior prices and in many cases, superior speeds then Apple currently do. However it is refreshing, even by way of rumour, to see that Apple is listening to the consumer.
There was a lot of outrage present when the iPhone 4 was released with a deliberately different sized sim card making it difficult to change networks because of Apple’s exclusivity deal. Whilst there have since been ways to circumvent this, Apple have realised that to compete effectively and maintain customer loyalty, they need to listen and respond to what the consumer wants.
It will only be a few more months before Apple lovers find out whether or not the rumours are true.
You switch on the TV and you’re about to turn it over onto that game-show you like to watch when something catches your eye. It’s a man, being interviewed by a newsreader. He’s had the lower half of his body blown off yet he is still here to tell the tale. You pause and watch it, and, as the camera spans down to show his new lower body – two legs, formed into passable leg shapes and supporting him enough More
Read that title again, then Google “fight to cure Cancer” and see what you come up with. I think you’ll find yourself pleasantly surprised.
The facts are this: Cancer is still killing people. It is still the same disease – or worse, in many cases, as it mutates and finds new ways to invade – that it ever was. But at the same time, there is hope: some Cancer’s are becoming easier to treat, thanks to the constant unstoppable forces More
I was using duplication software to back some files I had on my computer’s hard drive and surfing the web as this was being done when I stumbled upon a news release about a new scientific breakthrough. This breakthrough was the development of an oral HIV rapid test that was non invasive.
This at home oral HIV test was developed by the people over at Orawell USA and is the first of its kind. The makers have indicated that tests More
If you need IT support London, restaurants or the address of a good hairdresser in Edinburgh where would you look? The Yellow Pages, perhaps? Maybe check out a quick Google search? Or would you look on a social networking site? Turns out more and more businesses are starting to turn to Twitter and Facebook to promote their companies or products – what’s even more bizarre is how successful this is proving as a marketing method! I bet a lot More
When the Large Hadron Collider came on the scene a few years ago, I have to admit that although that thing baffled me half to death, I was intrigued by what it had been designed to do: create loads of miniature explosions akin to The Big Bang. Wowzers! I thought, that sounds ace!
Then someone mentioned that, hmm, maybe it might open up loads of miniature black holes which would soon join forces and consume our whole planet: people, animals, More
Don’t let the cinemas fool you with all their new Digital advertising. I recently learned that a major UK chain has been deliberately misleading it’s customers on how much resolution their new Digital projectors actually have. This seems to be a common attitude amongst exhibitors. The posters say one thing, but the reality is much less then perfect. More
I remain unconvinced by 3D movies, I have to admit. I feel like I’ve given them a really good chance and have been to see a pretty diverse selection – everything from Avatar to Yogi Bear – but I just don’t know if a pair of silly glasses and a couple of moments in each film where something seems to come “out” of the screen are really worth the extra fuss or the extra couple of quid per ticket. It’s More
Hybrid cars are the latest and greatest achievement of the automobile industry. Those who designed the hybrid vehicle discovered a way to combine the power of a gasoline engine with the efficiency and renewability of an electric motor. Hybrid cars that do not utilize the power of an electric motor or battery are not as fuel efficient as some of the more advanced vehicles on the market.
The hybrid engine is one of the most ground breaking inventions of recent More
"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." ~Albert Einstein "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." ~Elbert Hubbard "Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards."~Aldous Huxley
