Laut Alexa gehört bluewin.ch zu den 10 am meisten besuchten Webseiten der Schweiz (Rang 8). Und ist gleichzeitig die beliebteste, von einer Schweizer Firma betriebene.
Nun hat sich die Swisscom entschieden, das gesamte Design von Bluewin zu aktualisieren und ihr einen frischeren Look zu verpassen.
Gleichzeitig sollen möglichst viele Dienste von Swiscom in Bluewin.ch integriert werden. So verweisen viele Links direkt zum Swisscom Online-Kundencenter und das gesamte Swisscom Angebot ist in die Seite integriert/verlinkt.
Also äusserst nützlich finde ich beispielsweise die “CenterBar”. Dort sind viele wichtige Funktionen wie Telefonbuch (local.ch), Radio, Wetter, TV+Kino usw. zusammenfasst und übersichtlich dargestellt.
Zusammenfassend kann ich sagen, gefällt mir die aufgeräumte Seite. Sie wirkt sauber und trotz vielen Javascript Effekten nicht zu verspielt. Natürlich passt das neue Design mehr ins Corporate Design von Swisscom.
Leider fehlt jedoch eine Personalisierung. Ich kann weiterhin nicht auswählen, welche News-Bereiche mich nicht interessieren und diese ausblenden.
Ausserdem ist es etwas umständlich, zwischen den Hauptkategorien zu wechseln. Wenn ich beispielsweise einen Artikel in der Kategorie “Sport” lese, dann aber auf “Digital” wechseln möchte, muss ich immer über das riesige “Page-Down Popup” gehen.
Leider ist auch die “Seite Drucken” Funktion nicht wirklich nützlich. Neben der Werbung (die da definitiv nicht hingehört), wird das gesamte Seitenlayout, Navigation und der grosse Footer gedruckt. Definitiv eine Stelle, die noch verbessert werden muss.
Hier noch ein direkter Vergleich der alten, aktuellen Bluewin Seite und der Beta Version.
Artikel auf der aktuellen Bluewin Seite
Artikel in der Bluewin Beta
Die Beta-Version des neuen Bluewin-Portals ist frei zugänglich und kann über diesen Link erreicht werden. Wie findest du die Seite? Gut, schlecht? Was fehlt, was wurde gut gelöst? Feedback wie immer in die Kommentare
Yes, after days and weeks of speculation, it seems HTC has finally committed to an Android update for the HTC Desire mobile phone. I have been using a leaked Android 2.2 with Sense for my Desire for a few weeks now. Not much has changed over Android 2.1.
The press release has some words about new features. I’ll explain some of them in this post and show you with the leaked ROM how they look and what they do.
HD Video (720p) recording
Quality is great. You get 24 fps, which is enough. Check out this example video.
App Sharing (Widget)
Nothing brand know (Barcode Scanner can do this as well).
Multi Language Keyboard
Very nice for people that write or type texts/emails/sms in different languages. In the lower left corner you can switch between languages, with a simple click.
iTunes Sync
I could not try this. The leaked ROM seems to miss that. Was never really an issue for me anyway. Question just is, how long will Apple allow this? They don’t like it, if other manufacturer tap into their ecosystem.
FM Radio UI Updated
Just a minor update. But the user interface has changed a little bit.
Move Apps to SD Card
Something a lot of people are looking forward. If an app developer allows it, apps can now be installed or moved to the SD card. This should spare you some space on the internal memory and allow you to install more apps. But there are currently very few apps allowing this.
Additional Widgets
HTC has added a few new widgets for changing settings. Namely WiFi, Mobile network, Hotspot and so on.
So if you want Android 2.2 on your Desire, head to Settings -> About phone -> System software updates
If you own a branded device (most likely you bought it from Swisscom, Orange, Vodafone, Sunrise, …) you need a few more weeks of patience. Or you use a Goldcard to unlock your device.
Pre-Rooted updates will be available very soon. I’ll update if any news are out or a direct download link is available. Should not take too long
It has been two years since UK based TechCrunch co-editor Mike Butcher has payed the Swiss startup scene a visit. My recordings of the elevator pitches have been viewed over 5000 times. Some more often like Poken, with over 600 views, others with only 14 views. Now that two years have passed, I thought it might be a good idea and look back. Were any of the startups successful? Are they still around? Have some exited or joined the dead pool? To answer this questions I have created the following list with a quick status update for each startup, which presented. The list is in no particular order.
OptionRating: fabware, creating iPhone apps
FundExplorer: renamed to ETFexplorer?
Sobees: developed clients for Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and others for various devices (iPhone, iPad, web)
mixin: never heard much of them, no real update since May 2009
groops: no progress or big update, seems to have stopped
dixero: not sure, page still asks for pre-registrations, not a very active twitter feed, blank pages on website
CulturePod: active, creating new interview and videos
Cassiber: doing fine
babyZbook: dead pool? no information found
Zattoo: sold to Swiss news paper group TA Media
yes: online radio with chat? still great domain name (yes.com)
wuala: joined French based LaCie (manufacturer of hard drives), stores over 200 million files
webnode: still running, not sure if this counts a Swiss startup
W2ML: no idea…
trigami: still located in Basel, still in the same business
swisspoll: no clue, they don’t have a CEO or anything
SwarmCast: no clue, last press release is from September 2009
Starfruit: create/buy goods in Second Life and let them deliver to your real life, dead?
six signs: no idea, no information found, dead?
Semacle: no updates since August 2009, dead?
routeRank: alive, no idea how well they are doing
Profession Web: not sure, blog?
procedural: doing pretty well, I suppose
poken: personally still not a fan, funding over 2 million Swiss francs, now based in San Francisco
playyoo: on autorun, last blog entry from August 2009
NewsCred: still active in creating custom online newspapers
LiberoVision: doing great, big presence in the 2010 World Cup
kleWel: active, no idea how well they are doing
key lemon: selling their software for CHF 19.95
holistis: no idea, not a clue
gbanga: product launched, expanding
Faircustomer: selling stuff
doodle: reporting 6 million unique users a month
bluewatchdog: still active, product works on new devices/phones
amiando: not really swiss startup, but doing great
Warning: This app is in no way official or approved by Zattoo. I have just spend little over 2 hours to create this app. The data usage is like 6 megabytes per minutes. So make sure you use Wifi or a data flat rate if you watch TV.
Requirements
Android 2.2 (FroYo)
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 BETA (in the Android Market)
TV.Centerr (my app)
Screenshots
Download
Search for Zattoo or TV.Centerr or scan the QR code below. If you do not have Android 2.2 installed, the app will not show up!
I admit it, one thing that Android phones are missing are apps for live TV. There is a native app for Zattoo or Swiss newspapers offer apps to watch and record TV. But now thanks to Android 2.2 and Flash 10.1 for Android phones, I can now enjoy the full repertoire of TV channels on the Zattoo website.
The steam is very smooth, steady and the audio is great. The only problem are HiQ streams. Those are not synced and the video is not smooth. Other than that my quick test seems to be good. So get yourself Android 2.2, the Flash 10.1 BETA 3 and enjoy some Zattoo TV.
Also äusserst nützlich finde ich beispielsweise die “CenterBar”. Dort sind viele wichtige Funktionen wie Telefonbuch (local.ch), Radio, Wetter, TV+Kino usw. zusammenfasst und übersichtlich dargestellt.
Geek. Projects. Software. 
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