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Viral iPad slap video at last locates the USP of the tablet

January 5, 2012 in News Roundup

When Apple designed the iPad they had to work hard to convince many of it’s USP – those features that made it different from what came before.

At last, someone seems to have discovered the true benefit of the new technology – when push comes to shove, the iPad is a remarkably good thing to hit your annoying brother very hard in the face with.

Its lightweight build means you can swing it towards the face with some force and that flat screen will cause untold pain.

The same swinging motion, when performed with a heavy laptop, will allow the little terror to escape. Try it with a mobile phone and you won’t cause a scratch.

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Palringo looking for an iPhone / iPad Developer

December 15, 2011 in Jobs

Salary: Commensurate with experience
Location: Cramlington

Popular group messaging service Palringo is looking for an iPhone / iPad developer to join their tight knit team.

With more than 11 million users sending billions of messages each month, Palringo allows anyone with a mobile phone, PC or Mac to chat with all their friends, regardless of location, device or network.

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Who says new technologies aren’t intuitive?

October 14, 2011 in News Roundup

A YouTube video of a baby fiddling with an iPad and print magazines shows us just how intuitive new technologies can be.

The video features a 1-year-old baby trying to press and swipe her fingers across images on print magazines in frustration.

According to Jean-Louis, the internet activist who posted the video, it’s a ‘humble tribute’ to Steve Jobs.

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App Developer, iPad, iPhone, iOS

September 27, 2011 in Jobs

Location: Castle Eden
Salary: £30k – £35k

Based in Castle Eden, my Client is an up and coming specialist agency. They are a small but creative agency with lovely blue chip clients.

The role has the potential to expand into team management for the right person. Some international travel would be required and client liaison.

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Let the tablet Cold War commence!

August 23, 2011 in News Roundup

russia_usaA Russian company is planning to mass produce a cheap plastic tablet computer, which is set to take on the iPad.

Aimed primarily at school students, the tablet would cost $420 – a saving of $250 on the cheapest iPad.

The device, which would be produced by a Russian state company, is designed to be considerably lighter than its competitor.

The new tablet is set to use plastic or organic electronics, developed at Cambridge University in the 1990s, and would feature no glass, not even in the screen.

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New business 'Slotzz' into market

March 29, 2011 in News Roundup

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A North East manufacturer of customised iPad covers is looking to expand its business after winning a national award.

Set up by Simon Barker and Leonie Cunnington in 2010, Slotzz is mixing web technologies with high-quality craftsmanship allowing customers to design their own iPad and iPhone cases.

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iPhone/iPad and/or Android Developer


January 13, 2011 in Jobs

Location: Sunderland
Salary: £25k – £35k negotiable depending on experience

We are looking for experienced game developers who have been specialising in mobile gaming and application development for the iPhone/iPad and/or Android platforms in recent years.

We are interested in hearing from developers who want to progress their career within this specialist field with a well established, forward thinking company based in Sunderland who is looking to move it’s successful endeavours online into the mobile market.

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iPhone/iPad iOS Mobile Platform Developer

December 23, 2010 in Jobs

Location: 
Cramlington
Salary: £18k – £40k
Closing date: Apply ASAP, interviews in January 2011

We are proud to be working with a Client based in the North East who has developed an award-winning rich messaging network, which enables you to send text, voice or photo messages to your contacts for free no matter whether they use services like Facebook, Yahoo, MSN or through their own fully fledged Instant Messaging service.

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North East band pioneers live streaming on iPad

December 17, 2010 in News Roundup

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Photo by: Petrus Olsson / Adamsky

Everything Everything, a hot new band with its origins in the North East, became the first group to try out live HD streaming of a gig via an iPad app.

Fans were able to download the free app to watch their London Union Chapel concert on Wednesday in full.

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NFM-funded iPad game invites users to create colourful felts

December 9, 2010 in News Roundup

FunFelt_512_IconAn intuitive felt creation game ‘Fun Felt’ is the second app to be launched from the Northern Film & Media’s iPad Fund.

Developed by a Newcastle-based creative agency Quiros, Fun Felt builds on the concept of making pictures out of colourful felt shapes and transports it to the iPad.

Users can create their own design from 50 pre-loaded friendly shapes. The intuitive platform promises that children from as young as four years will be able to get creative.

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