Arun Stephens

In my (it seems) continuing series on things that work in the US but not in the UK, Apple’s new iAd network doesn’t seem to be serving ads to people in the UK. I am not sure if Apple are actively selling inventory in the UK, or if they even have plans to in the short term. I really wish these American-based companies would clarify when things are U.S. only. Apple said that they had a lot Read post »

Today is 4th of July. There’s a Google doodle for it, but you wouldn’t know if you’re from the UK. Google.com is completely different if you are coming from a UK IP address. There is no 4th of July doodle, and what’s worse, you will get entirely different search results, with UK sites having more prominence. The results are slightly different from google.co.uk, as well. I think it would be better for the Read post »

I have been wondering what the actual build number of Froyo (Android 2.2) on Nexus One was. It is the FRF number that you can read under “About phone” in Settings. It’s FRF91. Not FRF83, and not FRF85. It arrived this morning (Sunday 4 July) on the Nexus One in the UK. So, if you haven’t got that build yet, it is coming soon! Read post »

For some strange reason, the Ubuntu people decided that the latest release should mimic Mac OS as much as possible. The default background is now purple, eerily similar to the Mac OS default. And they decided to move the buttons to the left hand side, just like on a Mac. Which is annoying. Not because I am used to Windows, but because if you were used to previous versions of Ubuntu, you’d be very annoyed. Rant over, here’s Read post »

An avid reader of this blog (i.e. no one) will have noticed that lately there have been quite a few posts about iPhone development. Well, I am pleased to announce (on behalf of Zemobo) that Zemobo Rugby has now launched on the iTunes App Store. It ties in with Zemobo’s Rugby Picks app on Facebook. You can download it from http://bit.ly/98xEo3. It’s free! Read post »