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App store concerns for Android

App store concerns for Android

How trustworthy are the Apps on your mobile device? According to the October 2014 mobile threat report from Trend Micro, less than half of the Android Apps they checked last would be considered ‘safe’.   I  caught up with Tim Falski from Trend Micro Australia to talk about this alarming result and how users can avoid malicious Apps.  Listen below.  [Read More…]

Mobilegeddon - Is your website mobile friendly?

Mobilegeddon – Is your website mobile friendly?

If your business has a website that can be displayed easily on mobile devices, you may be about to experience “Mobilegeddon” and it’s all thanks to changing online habits…and Google. With just over half of all web searches now performed though mobile devices Google has recently changed the way they rank sites to appear in their searches…pushing sites that are not[Read More…]

Big night out?  There's an App to help with that

Big night out? There’s an App to help with that

If you’re looking to cut back your alcohol intake, well there’s an App for that! It’s called HSM…which stands for Hello Sunday Morning and it’s designed to get you thinking about your habits, health and alternatives. Last week I spoke with Hello Sunday Morning founder Chris Raine about the App and where the idea originally came from. Listen below. Supported by[Read More…]

How old do you look?

How old do you look?

Even been told you look either older or younger than you really are?  Were they being extra nice or a bit nasty?  Well how about letting a computer have a look and give you an answer based on an equation? Microsoft recently set up the website how-old.net which allows users to upload a photo of themselves to then be delivered[Read More…]

Putting a human hand back together in your browswer

Putting a human hand back together in your browswer

If you were handed a bunch of bones…and then told they belonged to a human hand…could you put them all together in the right place? Well now your knowledge of human anatomy can be tested online thanks to the work of 3D simulation company Dassault systems. They’ve created a real-time game called ‘Bones Box’ that challenges players to correctly assemble[Read More…]