By @edent · Apps gov.uk · 21 comments · 750 words · read ~791 times.
Shortly before I left the Civil Service in 2023, I made a complete fool of myself. Someone on Slack was discussing their department's app and I (rather snidely) asked why it was an app rather than a website. After all, one of the seminal blog posts of GDS was about not building apps. In response, […]
Continue reading →By @edent · android Apps developer · 12 comments · 450 words · read ~19,117 times.
The news has just broken that Google's Authenticator App can have its codes stolen by malware. I doubt Google will ever release a fix for this issue - their 2FA app hasn't been updated since September 2017. Update! 3 months after I published this post, Google updated their app For two-and-a-half years, Google hasn't touched […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Apps mobile ux · 300 words · read ~298 times.
I have a lot of smarthome gadgets - but my favourite is the Tado° Thermostat. I think it might be the most boring gadget I've ever used - and that's why I love it! We spend far too much time staring at our screens. We obsessively tend to our digital gardens and rarely spend the […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Apps blackberry mobile · 3 comments · 650 words · read ~602 times.
BlackBerry have drawn scorn from the technology world with their calls for Network Neutrality to apply to app developers. The CEO thinks that NetFlix - and others - should be forced to provide apps for BlackBerry's minority platform. Is he serious? It sounds like an insane and bureaucratic solution to BlackBerry's woes - but I'm […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Apps glance google maps mobile usability · 15 comments · 500 words · read ~3,413 times.
Update 2013-07-13 I've just received this email from Nate Tyler at Google. Hope you're enjoying the weekend. I work on the Google Maps team and just saw your post on Google Maps navigation. Thank you very much for the concern. Wanted to be sure you and your readers are aware that we have pushed an […]
Continue reading →By @edent · Apps cadbury cadburyhack hackday mobile · 3 comments · 550 words · read ~510 times.
Before Cadbury's inaugural hackday began there were a number of rumblings on the blogs about the extact nature of Cadbury's intentions. See Thayer Prime's and Emma Mulqueeny's thoughts on the subject. As it happens, after a bit of gentle poking, some of the terms were clarified. The event itself went rather well, but I'd like […]
Continue reading →By @edent · app App Store Apps mobile nesta · 750 words · read ~454 times.
Last night I went to the NESTA's "What's App?" discussion. You can watch the event at NESTA's website. Here at @nesta_uk for What's App a look at the emerging app economy. — Terence Eden is on Mastodon (@edent) March 22, 2010 It was an excellent panel - despite being a bit stale, pale and male. […]
Continue reading →By @edent · App Store Apple Apps AppStore AppWorld blackberry RIM Screenshots · 450 words · read ~177 times.
So, RIM have finally released their Application Store (hereafter called AppWorld) Let's take it for a spin on a BlackBerry Bold (9000 running 4.6.0.237 for those who care about such things). All screenshots taken with the magnificent CaptureIt from The Tech Mogul. You can grab it by pointing your 'Berry at http://blackberry.mobi/appworld. First off, it's […]
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