Following on from Will’s post about the new Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, I thought now would be a good time to sum up on my experiences to-date with the Nokia 8800 Black Arte (there is one other variant which is the Sapphire Arte, by the way). I’ve now been using the device for about 2…
Follow-up: get an in-car hands-free solution
To follow on from my earlier story on the change of law in the UK for using Mobiles whilst driving, I wanted to suggest my preferred solution i.e. the one I am running currently. Of course, there are a ton of answers out there, from wired headsets to wireless, from cigarette lighter plug-in speakers to…
UK – Tough sentencing for those using mobiles whilst driving
From today in the UK, new measures are being put in to place by the Ministry of Justice, to try and curb the usage of mobile “devices” whilst driving. These measures will act of the components of the offence which is called “Causing Death by Careless Driving”. Essentially they consist of the various distractions that…
Convergence vs Divergence: Sat Nav
In this great world of Mobile Devices that are more than just phones, just about everyone is hell-bent on Convergence – slam as many features as you can in to a device, and that will make it great. We’ve only got to consider devices carring so-say High Megapixel cameras, Sat Nav, WiFi, and other “smart”phone…
Wordle provides mashup ‘word cloud’ of IntoMobile posts
Above you can see the ‘word cloud’ generated by a neat little web app called Wordle. Using this app, you can paste a selection of words, or an RSS/URL in to the interface, and generate your very own customisable word cloud – I think this warrants the classification ‘uber-neat’ 🙂 You can make your very…
Report says one in five purchase items via Mobile
 Really? That high? A recent survey by BuzzCity (“a provider of global wireless communities and consumer services”) has apparently should that 20% of people have bought things on their mobiles, and over 30% expressed interest in doing money transfers via their device. Apparently, books, downloads, and virtual gifts (is that like when you think…
Carling goes Viral Mobile Ads with the iPhone
The Independent has an amusing little story about Mobile Advertising, and more specifically, the efforts of one brewer to combine Mobile Viral Ads, Apps, and the iPhone! Carling, a well-known beer purveyor in the UK, has created the iPint application for the iPhone – which you can get free on iTunes. Why, you might quite…
Vodafone launches Vodafone NetPC
 VF Portugal has launched a new mobility proposition called NetPC, which consists of a “Vodafone Connect” Pen, and an Ultra-compact Laptop (is that a UCLP?!). The hardware consists of a EeePC701 Laptop, and USB Modem, allowing surfing up to 7.2Mbps. The version that VF is pushing is the GUI-Linux EeePC that we’ve reported on…
Thought for the day: are gadgets making life simpler?
Any of you that have read my Bio will know that one of the key things I am looking for in new devices, services, or tech in general, is that it makes my life easier/simpler – that could typically (though not exclusively) be defined as saving me time, or to say another way, ‘streamlining my…
UK: Channel 4 looks at Mobile games
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is looking at Mobile as part of a “cross-platform games strategy”, according to Mobile Entertainment. Games content is now officially being commissioned alongside other media efforts. Apparently, the channel is also looking to fund games for the likes of Miniclip.com and Kongregate.com, plus console downloads, mobile games and ARGs. The broadcaster…