Posts in Tech

  • Need an app for social good?

    lightbulbs representing ideas

    Charities and health organisations, do you need help bringing an exciting app idea to life? If your idea could help improve lives, get in touch on web@subsymbolic.net. I am looking for a project.

  • The future of online card payments

    If you shop online you will invariably have seen 3-D Secure, a service used to protect online card payments, embedded in your payment screen under one of its guises. Perhaps as Verified by Visa or MasterCard SecureCode.

  • USB charging woes

    ASUS Nexus 7 2012

    Lately, I have been plugging in an ASUS Nexus 7 Android tablet to charge and while it has powered up, its battery has continued to sit at a very sad 0%.

  • Insect eye inspired mini projector

    Today I found myself discussing the likelihood of mini projectors replacing physical screens on mobile devices.

  • When will we see hybrid displays on tablets?

    It’s been two years since I made my loud, bold proclamation that I would shun all tablets until I could have a hybrid display.

    You see, in my mind, the perfect tablet would combine the rich, bright vibrant media consumption capabilities of AMOLED screens with the kind-on-the-eyes reading experience provided by something like Kindle’s eInk.