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Has Twitter reached its peak?

Has Twitter reached its peak?

Twitter’s growth seems to have lost its momentum, according to a new study. Growth in the micro-blogging service’s number of users peaked at nearly 20% last April, but had dropped down to 0.15% in December 2009, says a study by Barracuda Networks. Recent web analytics had already suggested that Twitter had reached its peak, as Twitter.com recorded a traffic high in July 2009 and has never reached that level since. According to Compete, Twitter reached 23.5 million … Read entire article »

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Camera phone travel photo tips

Camera phone travel photo tips

Technical basics Set the phone / camera to the highest resolution possible. Photos taken at a higher resolution will end up being larger in file size, but remember that large photos can always be scaled down whereas smaller photos will lose quality if they are enlarged. Make sure the lens is clean – smudges can cause blur and flare. Use a … Read entire article »

Microsoft’s browser reshuffle

Microsoft’s browser reshuffle

Microsoft’s “browser ballot”, offering European users the choice of a range browsers when they start up Internet Explorer, has been adjusted so that it shows the main contenders in a random order. The previous version had been using an algorithm that Microsoft says has now been “improved”, so that Google’s browser, Chrome, is less likely to take the first spot … Read entire article »

Microsoft’s iPad rival

Microsoft’s iPad rival

Microsoft appears to have begun to release details of its latest device, the Courier tablet computer. In a clear attempt to rival the Apple iPad, the touchscreen device is shown in a series of videos as a way of organising a user’s digital life, including organising contacts, ideas and sending emails and browsing the web. The Courier’s interface operates across two … Read entire article »

Microsoft future ‘is in cloud’

Microsoft future ‘is in cloud’

Around 70 per cent of Microsoft employees are working on cloud-related projects, and that figure will reach 90 per cent within a year, Mr Ballmer told an audience at the University of Washington. He said that he was “betting our company” on a move towards cloud-based software and services, and that there was “so much unrealised potential” in this sector. … Read entire article »