With my colleagues Luís and Mark, I've had a paper accepted for the ICASSP 2012 signal-processing conference: http://soundsoftware.ac.uk/icassp-2012-accepted I've previously co-written a journal paper and a couple of posters, and I've done demos, but this is the first conference paper I've ever been the primary author of. (Though it may turn out to be a… Continue reading My first conference paper
Month: January 2012
Windows 8: Mixed metaphors
I haven't yet paid much attention to the Windows 8 Developer Previews, but having found Windows Phone 7 so likeable I thought I should take a look. It's very disorientating. It's as if two different agencies are at work in designing it, one pushing for radical simplification in the mould of WP7 and the other… Continue reading Windows 8: Mixed metaphors
How come Windows Phone 7 isn’t a big hit?
I’ve read some speculation recently about why Windows Phone 7 hasn’t been more successful. (For example, here by Charlie Kindel and here by MG Siegler.) But they don’t seem to mention the Obvious Reason. The Obvious Reason Above, left: an exciting, vibrant, joyful-looking phone with appealing pictures on the front. Above, right: a grey object… Continue reading How come Windows Phone 7 isn’t a big hit?
The Breakfast Post 