Stories by David Daw

How to learn to code for free

In days gone by, all you needed to make a website was a Geocities account and some basic knowledge of HTML. Maybe you'd throw in a bit of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) if you wanted to get fancy. Times have changed, though, and now people build websites using at least one advanced coding language. Programming is a noble pursuit, but if you want to build apps and services for the Web, you need to learn one of these popular languages.

By David Daw | 18 April, 2012 22:15

Tags: html 5, html authoring, internet, web, web services

Hands-on with the Sony PlayStation Vita

The PlayStation Vita, Sony's newest entry into the portable gaming world, launches soon and we've gone hands-on with the device to tell you what you need to know.

By David Daw | 12 February, 2012 03:09

Tags: applications, Creative Lifestyle, Graphics / multimedia, Interactive Design, software, sony

Facebook adds Timeline to iPhone app

Facebook now lets iPhone owners view its new Timeline layout and has added several extra handy features in an app update pushed out to iPhone users on Sunday. iPad users still can't view Facebook Timeline layouts.

By David Daw | 20 December, 2011 06:03

Tags: apple iphone, Facebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, mobile, mobile applications, Phones, social networking, social networks

Hands-on with Google's Currents newsreader app

Google Thursday launched its new Currents App, a newsreader that's meant to compete with other virtual magazine style newsreaders, most notably Flipboard, a gorgeous iOS app that's received widespread acclaim for its interface.

By David Daw | 10 December, 2011 11:21

Tags: Google, internet, Internet-based applications and services, News, RSS

Apple promises a fix for iPhone 4S battery issues

Angry iPhone 4S owners take note: You were right about the battery problems with your new smartphone.

By David Daw | 03 November, 2011 10:43

Tags: Apple, batteries, Batteries / fuel cells, Components, iPhone 4S, Phones

What makes Siri special?

If you ask Siri, the virtual personal assistant on the iPhone 4S, why it's so great, it answers with disarming humility: 'I am what I am.'

By David Daw | 26 October, 2011 01:13

Tags: Apple, apple iphone, consumer electronics, iPhone, Phones, smartphones, software, voice recognition

Amazon's Silk browser may not be smooth with privacy

The most interesting feature on Amazon’s newly announced Kindle Fire tablet may be its Silk web browser. The browser promises to improve webpage loading performance by using Amazon’s servers to help render pages.

By David Daw | 29 September, 2011 23:57

Tags: amazon.com, applications, browsers, Kindle Fire, online security, security, software, sophos

Amazon inks deal with Fox for 2,000+ streaming movies

Amazon announced Monday that it would add more than 2,000 TV shows and movies to its streaming video services this fall in a new partnership with Fox. The new content, which includes classic movies like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and TV shows like the X-Files and the cult hit Arrested Development, will bring the total number of instant streaming titles on Amazon to more than 11,000.

By David Daw | 27 September, 2011 07:36

Tags: 20th Century Fox, amazon, amazon.com, internet, Internet-based applications and services, netflix, services, video

Newly leaked accessories hint at look of iPhone 5

iPhone accessory manufacturer, Case-Mate, has published a page showing six case designs for the upcoming iPhone 5. These designs give us the best sense yet of what the iPhone 5 might look like.

By David Daw | 16 September, 2011 08:14

Tags: accessories, case-mate, consumer electronics, iPhone 5, smartphones

TouchPad fever -- Why do we suddenly love WebOS?

Consumers are going absolutely crazy for HP's touchpad thanks to the recent fire sale pricing of $99. The tablet sells out at stores across the country faster than stores can pull them off the trucks. On eBay, the tablets are being sold for upwards of $300.

By David Daw | 24 August, 2011 23:46

Tags: ebay, hardware systems, HP, tablet PC, tablets, twitter, webOS

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