Well palmwebosblog.com has narrowed it down to a few Operators, and discounted Three within that mix! I’m not going to spoil their analysis, or the good work done by the Really Mobile Project in checking stuff out too, but instead comment where I believe the Pre is going – and I reckon Vodafone is where it’s…
NetLingo: Digital Native
My fave tech-lingo site, NetLingo, has come along with another classic phrase: digital native as opposed to a digital immigrant A “digital native” refers to a person who is born after 1984 and uses computers. As opposed to a “digital immigrant” –one who had to learn their way around the Internet– digital natives have…
Huawei Demonstrates World’s First Handoff Tests Between TD-LTE Base Stations
Huawei has conducted a live demonstration of the world’s first handoff tests between TD-LTE base stations with a 100-percent success rate. These field tests demonstrated the ability of Huawei’s network to successfully deliver the handoff or handover technology that facilitates phone calls between different technologies. The completion of the test marks a major forward…
Blyk is not closing – apparently
There have been some rumours floating around the InterWeb recently about the direction that paid-for-by-ads MVNO Blyk is going to take – some suggestions being mooted that it might ‘close’ (quite what the definition of close means in this case is unknown). However, never fear, a previous employee of Blyk, named Jonathan MacDonald is stating…
Norway decides on T-DMB for Mobile TV
Worldscreen.com is reporting that a joint venture between Norweigan broadcasters NRK, TV2, and Modern Times Group, have launched MiniTV – a new mobile-TV service that uses the T-DMB standard. T-DMB isn’t something we’ve really seen in Europe much, and has won most of it’s customers in Asia. Interestingly, there are going to be a…
Vodafone UK summer promo: borderless roaming!
According to Cellular News, Vodafone UK has announced it is getting rid of roaming charges between June–August this year – which means calls/texts/MMS sent from 43 countries (!) will be charged at the same rate as the home tariff! (It should be noted that data services are not part of the promotion) Sound good?…
UK: Vodafone Mobile Clicks deadline extended…
The deadline has been extended for UK mobile developers to get in entries for the Vodafone Mobile Clicks contest. Now you might be wondering what that contest is all about – well: Vodafone Mobile Clicks is an international, high profile contest for the best mobile internet startup. The best mobile internet startup is selected by…
The O2: major sporting events on!
So you thought The O2 was only good for live music events right? Wrong! The O2 has just announced a three-way of big sporting events coming our way at the UK’s best entertainment venue…. first of all we have the Khan vs Kotelnik fight on 27 June – promising to be a good one, that.…
MobileFun launches Privacy Screen Protectors for loads of devices!
Now how’s this for cool? A privacy screen protector, not for your Laptop, but for your Mobile: With the increased screen size of the latest smart phones, your privacy and the protection of your screen has become a big issue. Well no longer! Mobile Fun’s Privacy Screen Protectors give you a crystal clear screen…
UK: PoGo Printer now at bargain price!
Firebox have got the Polaroid PoGo printer going for the bargain price of £49.95 now! Schweet! I’ll let Firebox lay out the description: Brimming with breakthrough technology, this ultra-sleek inkless portable printer is brought to you by Polaroid, legendary purveyors of instant piccies, and it’s just as idiot-proof as the photo-spewing cameras you played with…