I don’t often gimp out when I see phone cases, but on my search for a decent one (that doesn’t scratch the facia!) for the iPhone3G, I came across the More-thing eternity collection This is a SERIOUSLY good looking case, and I think it might even have the right build to make it solid enough…
Follow-up: so the phones in the video are….
A coupla days ago I posted a question (here) as to which handsets are in the “Camera Phone” video, by The Game and Ne-Yo. Well, here are MY takes on which the phones were: 1: (1:16) iPhone in a case….? 2: (1:45) BlackBerry Bold 3: (2:07) BlackBerry Bold 4: (3:08) BlackBerry Bold 5: (3:55) BlackBerry…
Vodafone squeezes 16mbps out of mobile broadband
…. in a lab in Spain that is. It was done using HSPA+ 64QAm technology, and now the plan is to test out 21mbps!! It is understood that the real-world implications of getting somewhere like 16-21mbps peak might be something like 13mbps in good cell conditions, and maybe 4mbps in typical urban environments. Quite apart…
Concept phone #2: The iTT
Now I happen to love the Audi range of cars, so as I soon as I saw this concept device, I was smitten. Apparently it’s based on the TT and A8, and is called the iTT. It’s the work of a designer called Sergio Gedanke (check out his site here). If you are wondering what’s…
Concept phone: Freedom 2010
Wow, I like it when cutting-edge designs for devices appear – some make it to market, and some don’t – let’s hope this one gets a look in…. The Freedom 2010 Handset is designed by Vadim Kibardin (check out his site here), and is a small prepay phone that comes with 60, 100, or 200…
Sony says ‘nu-uhh’ to Sony Ericsson PSP phone – allegedly
TechDigest is reporting that Sony has given a ‘no’ to Sony Ericsson using it’s ‘PlayStation’ brand in it’s mobile devices. If we are to believe what has been written then Sony wasn’t happy with the UX (user experience) that would be had on mobile devices right now. Shame really, since SE could well benefit from…
UK: The best adverts on TV
So again, I like to write posts occasionally that are a little more off the beaten track – in this case, I am posting about my fave TV ads of recent times. This has nothing to do with Mobile you might think – but you’d be wrong – read on…. In reverse order, and coming…
UK: Barclays going NFC with it’s debit cards
According to Silicon.com, Barclays is going to start replacing all the debit cards in circulation with new cards that have an NFC chip inside them. Apparently, from March, replacement cards will contain the chip, which will allow users to pay for items under £10 by swiping over a reader. The swapout is estimated to be…
Mobile Research: The future of fieldwork
Tim Macer, one of the keynote speakers at next month’s Mobile Research Conference, believes that the mobile phone will revolutionize self-completion surveys in the very near future because it offers the potential to address several challenges that market research companies face today. These include reaching representative samples, respondent engagement, turnaround times and cost. Macer has…
ICO and AlcaLu demo Mobile Video w/interactive @ CES
Well a lot of stuff went down at CES, and not the least of which was some Mobile video too…. ICO Global Communications and Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated a satellite-terrestrial network with two-way interactivity at CES. The ICO part apparently delivers “live television, interactive navigation and two-way communications to a wide variety of mobile and portable devices“.…