Cyber-Duck are set to develop the new KFTV (Kemps Film and TV) website with long standing client Wilmington Publishing.

The project involves Cyber-Duck planning, designing and programming the new website and to integrate it with their existing CRM and CMS systems. Cyber-Duck already have worked together with Wilmington on several projects over 2011.

Cyber-Duck were featured on Channel 5’s The Gadget Show last Friday as Matt Gibson showcased the Interactive Dracula Comic which we built for Ortis Deley as part of the shows weekly challenge. If you still haven’t seen it, there’s still a chance to check out the episode and the see the Dracula Comic for yourself.

Cyber-Duck's Matt Gibson alongside The Gadget Show presenter Ortis Deley.

We are also pleased to announce this week that an agreement has been made in principle for Cyber-Duck to start work on two major projects. At the moment we are unable to say anymore but stay tuned as we will reveal all in the coming weeks.

A couple of ducks were out of the office this week as they conducted some mobile eye tracking sessions using the new Tobii X-Series mobile eye tracker. Cyber-Duck have always been advocates of the Tobii eye tracker, and as we are currently working on projects for mobile devices, we were thrilled to be able to use the mobile eye tracker for the first time, with hopefully more opportunities in the future.

The Ducks conduct aneye tracking session with the Tobii X-Series mobile eye tracker.

Cyber-Duck’s Matthieu Costabello has finished his internship with Cyber-Duck. Matthieu was working with us as part of his studies as an Asp.Net Intern. Everyone at Cyber-Duck would like to wish him all the best for the future.

Research Company, Forrester have asked Cyber-Duck to participate in a study of the use of web video and 3D. As part of Cyber-Duck’s involvement, Production & Marketing Director Matt Gibson will be interviewed on the ins and outs of how Cyber-Duck uses the technology.

Amazon announced its hotly anticipated tablet, the Kindle Fire, in an attempt to compete in a market which is currently dominated by Apple. The latest tablet to hit the market will run a modified version of Google’s Android operating system and you can expect to pay around £130 for the device, although the launch date has not yet been announced in the UK. With a far more reasonable price for the average consumer, it could yet challenge the Apple iPad.

The Amazon Kindle Fire is officially unveiled to the world.

Google have announced a new feature for their analytics software called Google Analytics Real Time. The new analytics interface now enables you to access real time reports so you can instantly see current interaction with a website. You can also measure campaigns before they are launched as well as measuring social media and the impact it has on your website traffic.

Screenshot from the Google Analytics blog showcasing their new Real-Time feature.

Microsoft Corp have fallen to the world’s second most valuable technology company as IBM’s market value rose to help them take top spot. Microsoft had held the accolade for the last 15 years and was worth three times as much as IBM back in 2000. However IBM’s decision to sell their PC business and concentrate on corporate software and services has appeared to pay dividends and help them grow into a market leader.

Finally, the Scottish government has called for a .scot internet domain for Scotland. Not-for-profit company Dot Scot Registry have asked for support from the UK government, who are responsible for internet governance, in their bid to get the new domain approved.