I’m not quite sure why Samsung and Armani keep working on mobile phones when two devices they’ve made are far from being a smashing success. Nonetheless, the two companies are joining forces yet again for a brand new handset. This time, however, they are opting to include some brains in the mix, too. On June…
Archives for May 2009
HTC releases AT&T Fuze ROM update
Actually, HTC released a new ROM update for the AT&T Fuze (the HTC Touch Pro with AT&T branding), only to take it down shortly afterwards. There’s talk of some ROM buggers that needs fixing, but we’ll get to that later. We have confirmation that the AT&T Fuze ROM update brings with it a slew of…
Ofcom gets set to manage the airwaves for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Ofcom today published proposals for managing the airwaves during the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This will support the thousands of different wireless services needed during the seven weeks of the events. The Draft Spectrum Plan sets out how Ofcom will make spectrum available, license its use and minimise the risk of…
UK: Picstop mega-deal on storage cards: SDHC 4GB = £6.99!
Picstop are on of those great online vendors where you can get some absolutely spanking bargains, on a whole range of memory cards. In this specific case, we are talking SDHC cards. How do you fancy 4GB, for £6.99?! SDHC cards are having somewhat of a renaissance of late, with their continuing improvements in speed,…
UK: Samsung pushing movie downloads hard!
Yep, here in the UK there’s more than one successful digital download service – but unless you are a Samsung owner, you might not know about the rather good selection of movies that Samsung have on offer for their devices (and Laptops). Fortunately Samsung emailed me to let me know, and so I can share…
Kinoma release new version of Kinoma Play
Kinoma have announced the release of a new version of Kinoma Play – touted as the best way to find, play and share media on a mobile phone, along with being the best way to find, play and share media across social networks and media services like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Picasa. The new release…
Portable Power in Style: Jumpstart Chargers Keep Your Devices Always Powered!
Digipower have announced the launch of the Jumpstart family of universal chargers led by its flagship product, the Jumpstart Sport. The Jumpstart Sport provides portable power in slim and fashionable designs, apparently perfect for today’s active individual – ranging from camouflage through to plaid, I’m told there is a Jumpstart Sport that fits everyone’s lifestyle!…
Mobango and Neomobile partner in Italy for Application Store
Mobango and Neomobile have signed a partnership to market an Application Store in Italy in collaboration with mobile operators. The Vip Power Application Store (branded VipMobile with the short code 48278), powered by Mobango technology, is a mobile service where users can download mobile applications and utilities such as communication platforms, antivirus, media viewers,…
UK: The O2: Placebo, Amir Khan, and Madonna!
The O2 is abuzz with new events coming to you over the next couple of months? Like RRRRRRock? Then Placebo is for you. Like sport? How bout a spot of Amir Khan and his fists of fury? Perhaps you are more partial to some Pop music? Well how does Madonna sound?! Yep, there’s a real…
Sprint confirms Palm Pre exclusivity through 2009
The Palm Pre is picking up steam as it fuels the media hype machine. As we near the June 6th launch of the Palm Pre on Sprint, rival carriers are gunning for a chance at the hotly-anticipated smartphone. Not to be outdone by the wireless underdog, both AT&T and Verizon Wireless have gone public with…