Not so very long ago in the news, there was a story about a mandate laid down by the Government that within 5 or so years, everyone should have access to the InterWeb, at a speed of 2Mbps or more. The medium of connection for that statement was not defined, but of course there could…
Gadget Show Live less than 2 weeks away!
It’s going to be the biggest gadge-show of the year, and it’s taking place at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. What is it? Gadget Show Live, of course! IntoMobile is going to be attending what should be a festival of buttons, displays, and tech-funk, all housed in the massive warehouse-like space of the NEC. I’ve…
HD video recording: standard within 18 months on most mobiles?
We are charging at a frightening pace toward the ability to record at least 720p HD video on Mobile devices, following the introduction of a raft (e.g. Flip Mino HD, Toshiba P10/S10) of Mini-camcorders, at very low price-points (~£100). It would appear the miniaturisation process of the chipsets to pass-through and process hi-res video has…
Baby Monitors: rant-o-matic!
Is it just me, or are Baby Monitors as bad as DECT landline phones in how far behind the technology curve they are? And this isn’t the first time I’ve ranted about it either……! I just can’t believe that such a lucrative market segment (trust me, new parents will buy ANYTHING!) is not being exploited…
Nappies and Mobiles…
What a strange title you might think – but I suggest you consider what might be the relation? Well I came to one the other day and it is thus: both are TERRIBLE in terms of their impact on the environment! For those of you unlucky enough not to have a child/children, you may not…
Landline phones: why are they so far behind??!
Yep, it’s rant time again – open rant generator v1.0, enable tantrum networking bus, and start redundant shout and stamp processes! To rewind for just a second – I was in the process the other day of buying some new phones for our house – probably DECT ones, and at least 2 handsets. You’d have…
UK: Dell Mini 10s should soon be 720p-capable thanks to screen upgrade option
I’ve been waiting for a killer feature on netbooks (apart from the ‘uitlity’ stuff like email and web surfing) to make me want to go out there and buy one – now I think I’ve found it! TechDigest are reporting that Dell have announced their 10″ Netbooks (specifically the Dell Mini 10) are going to…
Envivio further optimises Mobile TV quality
Envivio have announced their new Elite Compression™ enhancement for their award-winning 4Caster C4 and M2 mobile TV encoders – basically another opmtimisation tuning the media playback on popular mobile devices. It gets deployed at the operator headend, and works within standards, so no changes to the subscriber handsets. Elite Compression will debut at the CTIA…
Three Bosnian Operators to get 3G licenses
TeleGeography is reporting that three Bosnian Operators have grabbed 3G licenses. BH Telecom, Telekom Sprske, and HT Mostar, have all been given 7 year licenses, for which they will pay $19.9mn each, after a two-year “free” period. This should mean that commercial service would be up by end of 2009, even if operating in limited…
Telenor introduces mobile phone recycling/buyback for the sake of the environment
According to Telenor‘s calculations at least four million used mobile phones are lying around collecting dust in Norwegian homes. Presently 82 per cent of Norwegian households have at least one mobile phone extra that they are not using. It is only a dismal 12 per cent of consumers that recycle mobile phones. Since mobile phones…