We have a roughly 50/50
Apple vs Android split in our office. So, for half of us the opportunity to get
our hands on the New Google Nexus 7 tablet, launched on Wednesday, was a
mouth-watering prospect. Yet, I don’t think the guys at Asus or Google would
have expected all of their efforts to improve the screen resolution and
processor speed to have been put to use in order to find out what the hell
twerking is, or the odd lunchtime game of hugely addictive Minion Rush! It
would seem that for all of the jargon, buzzwords and acronyms we know everyone
was oblivious to this one. The Nexus 7 is a fantastic 7inch slate and
thoroughly recommended, although we are now waiting with bated breath for the
UK launch of the Chromecast.
Meanwhile, EE was joined
by Vodafone (who were also hitting the headline for talks with Verizon Communications about selling its stake in their joint
US venture) and O2 as they began the rollout of their 4G offerings in
the UK, prompting debate on Radio 4 mid-week on the future of 5G, as well as internally
in the office whether Wi-Fi only or LTE tablets are the way forward.
One of the most popular
types of App on any tablet is mobile banking. In fact it is projected that more
than one billion people will be using these services by 2017.
So, it was with interest that we read the initial findings of the Financial Conduct
Authority (FCA) looking at concerns over the security and user friendliness of
these programs. The full report is due early next year.
However,
the biggest surprise of the week was the revelation from BT that it will turn off its dial-up internet
access service on 1st September, making us first wonder who has the patience for dial up
these days (certainly no-one here) and then reminiscing on the sounds the old
modem would make and the anticipation of the webpage loading.
So a short week that I am
sure has felt rather long, but the weekend and the end of the month is nigh,
and I have a new tablet to play with and will be installing my mobile banking
with a little more trepidation to check how much is left after payday.
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