Simon is a freelance writer, editor and content strategist. He has a keen interest in technology and keeps up with the latest releases in terms of devices, apps and games. He covers industry trends, writes reviews, comparisons and roundups for a variety of print and online publications.
He started off in the games industry as a Lead Tester at VIS Entertainment where he was responsible for quality assurance on a number of video games and software products. He managed multiple test teams and co-ordinated with publishers like Rockstar to release titles like State of Emergency. This also involved working with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to ensure each game release met their technical requirements.
He then spent several years at Outerlight working as a Designer and Producer. Simon was responsible for generating new game designs, building a development team, setting up a workflow, scheduling, budgeting and day to day management of the studio. He worked closely with Valve, presenting at the Valve Developer Conference, and Outerlight’s first game, The Ship, was one of the first releases on the Steam platform. He also worked closely with publisher, Ubisoft, on Outerlight’s second game Bloody Good Time.
In addition to console and PC games he generated designs for mobile games. He was also involved in app and game development on the Android platform and still has strong ties to a number of app developers.
He is a regular contributor for Beckett Media's Phone Apps magazines, he served as the Managing Editor for the Mobile channels at Bright Hub and he has covered mobile tech for websites like HTCpedia and Gizmoactive. He has also covered video games for websites such as Bit-Tech, Boom Town, The List and on his own gaming blog, Frankengamer.
He is passionate about mobile technology, consumer electronics and video games and enjoys covering everything from the latest mobile patent suit in the courts to the greatest smart TV release. Tutorials for newbies, tips for power users, buying guides for smartphones, apps or games – whatever your content needs, he can provide crisp, enticing copy that will capture your intended audience.
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The wisdom of having a blog section on a company website seems to be generally accepted but how often do you click through to take a look at that blog and find that the last post was three months ago? Or perhaps there’s an article about the company water cooler or the Christmas party – some random topic that was picked for the sake of posting something. It’s true that you do need a company blog but you also ...
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You see QR codes all over the place now. They are those square, black and white matrix bar codes or 2D codes that you see on products, posters, in ads and on other marketing materials. People can scan them quickly with their mobile phones and unlock a variety of related content. They can be used to simply point someone at a sales website or you can get a little more imaginative. Big brands are embracing them and people are starting ...
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If you are engaged in mobile content marketing then you’ll be pleased to hear this news. If you aren’t then here’s why you should be.
The way people use their mobile phones is changing and the big gain in 2012, according to Flurry, is in social network use. While gaming has traditionally eaten up the most time they report it is now tied with social networking on an average of 24 minutes per day each. The average time people spend ...
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There are more than 98 million smartphone subscribers in the U.S. alone according to a comScore whitepaper from last month. That represents a 55% increase just in 2012, and as more and more people trade in those old feature phones and pick up a shiny new smartphone, it is a trend that’s set to continue. We are fast-approaching 1 billion smartphone users worldwide.
The age of mobile technology is upon us and smartphones are being bolstered by tablets which share ...
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The iPad 3 is released today and we can expect to see the usual flurry of sales as Apple disciples rush to the stores and order online. The poster device for the tablet revolution is still number one in the market. Apple has sold more than 55 million iPads to date and there’s no end in sight. Android devices are starting to claim a larger share, partly due to the Kindle Fire from Amazon, but Apple still has over 50% ...
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Reports on the death of the PC have been floating around for years. First we are told that game consoles are noisily bludgeoning PC gaming into submission and laptops are smothering PCs with a pillow as they lie innocently sleeping in bed. Now we are learning that tablets have been quietly poisoning the PC and stabbing laptops in the back for good measure. The final nail in the PC’s coffin is the rise of the all-conquering smartphone. Recent trends suggest ...
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Android is currently the most popular mobile platform and it runs on a very wide variety of smartphones. One of the major attractions for consumers is the availability of apps. There are over 400,000 Android apps available and well over 60% of them are free. With such an astounding choice how do you decide what to download?
The truth is that the vast majority of free Android apps out there are not worth a look. That’s why we’ve drawn up this ...
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The smartphone app market is growing incredibly fast. Driven by a rapidly expanding user base, app development has become big business. The vast majority of the U.S. population own a cell phone and around 40% of them, nearly 100 million people, own a smartphone. There are now over 500,000 apps in the Apple App store and over 300,000 apps in the Android Market. Sales, in-app purchases and in-app advertising are generating billions of dollars a year. The problem for developers ...
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