Microsoft pulls "projectile vomit" ad
Friday 03 Jul 2009 - 12:38
Microsoft has pulled a "bad taste" ad that promoted private browsing via projectile vomiting.
Ken Frakes is new digital director at Start
Thursday 02 Jul 2009 - 14:51
Branding and digital agency Start Creative has announced that interactive-media guru Ken Frakes will join its team as digital director.
EXHIBITION: Jeff Koons at the Serpentine
Thursday 02 Jul 2009 - 11:08
Leading US contemporary artist Jeff Koons' Popeye Series goes on display at the Serpentine Gallery in London this summer; the paintings explore consumerism, taste and banality.
Rising typography star Seb Lester to hold first show
Thursday 02 Jul 2009 - 10:38
Typographer Seb Lester -- who has created faces including Neo Sans and Soho -- shows type-based artworks next month in his first solo exhibition, at the Electrik Sheep gallery in Newcastle.
PRODUCT REVIEW: PhotoMarkr for iPhone
Thursday 02 Jul 2009 - 10:23
If you like to share photos on the Internet, what's to stop anyone who comes across them to grab copies and claim them as his or her own? The easiest way around that sticky issue is to add a watermark to them.
HP puts six-core chips in workstation
Thursday 02 Jul 2009 - 10:21
Hewlett-Packard is offering six-core processors in a new workstation series, the company has announced.
FIRST LOOK: Firefox 3.5
Thursday 02 Jul 2009 - 10:12
Hot on the heels of the release of Safari 4 comes the final version of Mozilla's Firefox 3.5. Originally slated to be a ".1" increment to Firefox 3, the number of improvements slated for this release earned it a bump to a full ".5" upgrade.
Ambrosia releases Soundboard
Thursday 02 Jul 2009 - 10:09
Ambrosia has announced the release of Soundboard, a new audio playback tool for live performances, podcasts, broadcasts and more. It costs $29 (about £17.75), and a demo is available for download.
EXHIBITION: StolenSpace summer show
Thursday 02 Jul 2009 - 09:00
This year's Summer Group Show at StolenSpace Gallery in London, kicks off today (July 2) and features new works by leading urban artists including Shepard Fairey, Miss Van, Sunny & Kai, Pete Fowler, and Word to Mother.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Stuffit Expander 2009
Wednesday 01 Jul 2009 - 11:51
Stuffit on Windows is like soccer: no matter how popular soccer is elsewhere, it's always second to football in America. While Stuffit reigns on the Macintosh, it's never unseated WinZip from PCs, despite the fact that the Stuffit program handles zip files just fine.
Adobe cuts costs by shutting down for a week
Wednesday 01 Jul 2009 - 11:49
Adobe Systems has shut down its North American offices for a week for the second time this year as part of cost-cutting measures, forcing employees to take paid time off during the days the company is closed.
PRODUCT REVIEW: MiLi Pro portable projector for iPhone
Wednesday 01 Jul 2009 - 11:40
A new product promises to transform your iPhone into a projector so portable it will fit in your pocket.
Microsoft to sell Razorfish interactive ad agency
Wednesday 01 Jul 2009 - 11:29
Microsoft is planning to sell Razorfish, its interactive ad agency, according to a report in Monday's Financial Times.
Duck creates animated short to promote safe sex
Wednesday 01 Jul 2009 - 11:11
DUCK Director Jan Chen just released a zany animated short featuring a communal home of anthropomorphic condoms promoting safe sex as a universal message for everybody to understand regardless of their age, language, education or social status. The film is done in a vibrant, fantasy-like palette that evokes the surreal excitement of real-life sex.
Weapon 7 launches Sailor Jerry brand in online campaign
Wednesday 01 Jul 2009 - 10:52
Golden rum brand Sailor Jerry is putting digital at the heart of its marketing efforts with a new website and online campaign created by integrated agency Weapon7.
The online activity aims to support the ongoing push behind the Sailor Jerry brand in the UK. Previous activity has been focused around PR and experiential led events celebrating the brands relationship with music and art.
