R&D Blogg - Februari 2010

Best links - week 8

A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Facebook Announces Credits Terms For Developers (via @jaggeree)

Facebook will soon roll Facebook Credits out to even more application developers, so it has publicly announced that it will take 30% of the revenues earned for goods sold via Facebook Credits, reports All Facebook and Mashable.

 

Best links - week 7

A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Seesaw Internet TV Service Launches in UK (via @mattiasfyrenius)

BBC reports that the UK now has its own equivalent of Hulu. Seesaw recently launched its online TV service after less than a month of beta testing. The service offers 3,000 hours of archive and recent programs from the BBC, Channel 4 and Five.

 

Best links - week 6

A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Symbian Makes its Smartphone Software Open Source

Symbian, an operating system used in many smartphones, is now available as an open source platform four months ahead of schedule as it looks to compete with Apple and Google's Android, writes the Guardian.

 

R&D Summary - week 6

This week actually started last week. Sara, BERG and parts of the american Mag+ team spent all weekend in our office. Everything on the walls looks impressive so we are really excited about things to come. Sara is already back in San Francisco making final adjustments to prototype 2.0 of Mag+ together with Kicker Studio.

R&D Summary - week 5

As R&D goes West, they rant about trends, meet entrepreneurs and fall in love with Gowalla.

What a week! Or two actually, since we skipped last weeks summary. The reason for that was that we were all busy in San Francisco, where we spent most of the last two weeks. Apart from visiting our office there (safely ensconced within Weldon Owen), we had a few workshops and met a bunch of inspiring people.

Best links - week 5

A random mix of things we have read and liked this past week.

Image by Flickr user nDevilTV, cc-licensed

Is Amazon Building a Superkindle? (NY Times, via @benjaminglaser)

 

In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits (Wired)

 

Apple Pushing TV Networks To Slash Prices On iTunes (Business Insider)