In what might seem like astonising growth (especially when you look at the numbers), Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (a Chinese telecom equipment vendor) is asserting increases of almost 29% during 2009 – this in the face of dire news from the likes of AlcaLu and others…. So Huawei (pronounced Wah-way) has confirmed it did $23.3bn…
Orange selects Ad Infuse to do three-screen Ads
Orange has chosen Ad Infuse to deliver it’s “Three Screen” Ad strategy in a number of European countries. Ad Infuse’s “adInMotion” platform will allow Ads to be sent across Web, TV, and Mobile, in a personalised fashion. Given there are something like 118mn consumers, that’s a lot of personalising! Apparently there are going to be…
Hong Kong gets licenses in process for Mobile TV
VarietyAsiaOnline.com is reporting that 3 Mobile TV licenses will be put up for auction in mid-2009. Apparently the licenses will run for 15 years, allow up to 20 TV channels to be shown, and use the DVB-H standard. Oh, and an additional 6 using T-DMB (a predominantly Korean standard). Well this is all good news…
UK: what are the Operators punting today? Part 2.
UK: what are the Operators punting? Part 2. So the second of my two posts (the first is here) on what the UK operators are currently promo-ing on their websites, continues with O2, T-Mobile, and Three…. O2 Well there’s a LOT of information potentially available on the O2 homepage, and I think you can make…
UK: what are the Operators punting today? Part 1.
So the first of my two posts on what the UK operators are currently promo-ing on their websites (as of 25/1/09), begins with Vodafone and Orange…. Vodafone … are very strongly pushing Mobile Broadband, the BlackBerry Storm, and their 2009 offers – fairplay really, you’ve got to play to your strengths, and the Storm is…
Konami releases games for iPhone/iPod Touch
Konami has announced the release of Silent Hill: The Escape and DanceDanceRevolution S Lite, now available in North America (what about the UK??) for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Based on top-selling franchises, these titles have been re-designed to take full advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities, including the innovative Multi-Touch Interface™ and accelerometer. Silent Hill:…
NetLingo: word of the day: e-commerce czar
NetLingo really is one of my favourite sites on the InterWeb, as I’ve said many times before – and here’s the latest term they’ve made me aware of: e-commerce czar A nickname for a senior-level exec charged with reforming an “old economy” company’s Internet and e-commerce strategies. The new program will have to cut the…
3UK does some new Mobile video content
Tech Digest is reporting that 3UK has announced it will be offering lotsa new “On-Demand” mobile TV (I would assume that to mean 3G streaming) – including stuff like, South Park, The HIlls, and Pimp My Ride! It’s going to cost between £1.29-£1.99 apparently for a week’s access to an episode, which is an addition…
The wider effects of texting…
BBC News has got a great story on it’s website regarding the fact that texting signals much wider trends today…. So for starters. there’s the fact that apparently, over-25s use their index finger to ring a doorbell – whereas under-25s use their thumb – something due to the usage of the thumb for mobile device…
MSN Music does mobile downloads
According to Pocket Lint, Microsoft has launched a new music download service in the UK, on the MSN Mobile portal!! Yay, come on UK! The site offers full tracks, realtone, and music videos download, from a pretty comprehensive catalogue indeed. It should be able to accessed through all the UK Mobile Network Operators. Apparently full…