It’s announcement after announcement at the moment for Konami… Konami has announced that Rock Revolution is now available in North America for purchase at major carriers. The company that created the music videogame category with breakthrough titles such as DanceDanceRevolution®, Karaoke Revolution®, Beatmania and Guitar Freaks is taking the music genre on-the-go with Rock Revolution,…
UK Operators compared against each other
In a post that made interesting reading, TechDigest has today compared the various UK Operators against each other. For those that are not familiar, there are 5 major OpCos in the UK: O2 Vodafone T-Mobile Orange 3 I make no secret of the fact that I am an O2 subscriber, and largely I find them…
Apple accessories: modular, and pricey!
As many of you who regularly read these pages may know, I’ve been porting over to Apple – part of that has been the painful process of find the best accessories. I say pain, because first of all you need to ID the right accessory (of which there is often more than one option), and…
Music on my iPhone: week commencing 26/1
So here’s another semi-regular post on what’s playing on my iPhone this week – as a regular consumer of digital music on Mobile devices, I thought I’d share some thoughts on the tracks I have been downloading. (note: all my music is paid-for and comes through iTunes – but you can find these tracks on…
UK: BT toying with a Mobile offering – again?
The Register is carrying a story that BT (which used to basically own all the landlines in the UK!) is considering going Mobile again – probably as some part of an MVNO-style setup with Mobile OpCo’s 3 and T-Mobile. The story comes from a Guardian report, which also mentions that discussions are still at a…
Mobile Gaming in China worth $188m now; $461m soon!
Yep, apparently China’s Mobile games market is worth $188m, and will grow to $461m by 2010! The report from “Research and Markets” pinpoints some pretty decent numbers, but I have to say, compared to the amount of people in China, the revenue is a relatively low amount. I read a report the other that said…
UK: Vodafone powers up the National Grid…
The National Grid has signed a £5m+ deal with Vodafone UK to move it’s mobile comms to the Operator. It will be a 3-year contract, and Vodafone will provide a series of business solutions for NG personnel. Interestingly, Vodafone will also provide telemtery SIMs that help detect problems in the elec and gas grid. As…
iPhone ‘halo’ boosted O2’s subs additions last year
According ZDnet.co.uk, O2UK added 3.5x as many new subs in 3Q08 as they did in the same period last year (3Q07, just in case you were wondering!!). O2UK has over 19mn subscribers, which is a monstrous amount – and easily makes it the largest in the country…. The ‘halo’ effect of the iPhone 3G (and…
China confirms which Operators win 3G Licenses…
After what seemed like an age, China has now confirmed who is getting the long-awaited 3G licenses it has been promising. China Mobile has got a license for TD-SCDMA (the homegrown 3G tech from China), whereas China Telecm for a CDMA2000 3G license, and China Unicom got WCDMA. Apparently the networks could spend up to…
Motorola and Nokia have 90% of Chinese Smartphone Market
Telecomtiger.com is reporting that Motorola and Nokia are owning the smartphone market in China – it could be 90% of the market that is being swallowed up between the two of them! The results have come from a study based on data from Q3 2008. Apparently Nokia is (well) in the lead with 69%, then…