My fave online retailer, Expansys has some cracking deals on Toshiba Mobile devices this Friday. These deals are available on Friday the 31st of October 2008 between 11am and 4pm, but they are GOOD – saving between £55 and £130! My preferred choice is their great little 3G-memory-mp3 player-modem, the G450 – and for an…
Hands-on Mobile delivers full-service Mobile games platform
Hands-On Mobile (known for Mobile games like Guitar Hero and World Poker Tour) has announced the release of a development and distribution platform that it says will allow developers to run games on all networks, O/S variants, and devices… Java was the original big solution to all of these problems, but it didn’t solve much…
UK: X Factor goes Mobile – with a game!
Namco Bandai Networks Europe Ltd, a leading global publisher of mobile games, has announced the launch of ‘The X Factor 2008 – The Mobile Game’, a brand new game based on award-winning entertainment show that gives mobile subscribers the chance to test out their own star credentials on the move. Available immediately across all major…
LG aims for low-tier device sales boost
The Korea Times is reporting that LG is changing its strategy in Mobile, to aim for lower-end handsets – i.e. those in the $100-150 region. This will allow LG to expand in markets where its hold maybe isn’t so strong – but also to try and roll with the punches of the economic downturn better…
KDDI bucks global trends – profits up 27%!
KDDI Corp has reported a 27% gain in profit for Q3 2008, and remains on track to reach its full-year forecast of $4.4 billion. The company earned 138.5 billion yen ($1.4 billion) for the quarter. Wow! good numbers! The full-year forecast is apparently below analysts expectations, but nonetheless it is still a good result in…
Swiss Mobile TV take-up disappointing
Swisscom’s Broadcast chief has spoken during the “Biel Bienne Communication Days”, and said that their Mobile TV service is not meeting expectations – his reasoning: not enough DVB-H capable devices! Up until recently the Nokia N77 was the only device receiving service – however that has now expanded to four devices (I can only assume…
UK: 500 hairdressing students given Windows Mobile devices
Yep, sounds a bit random doesn’t it, but it’s true! Over 500 hairdressing students from Trafford Colleges and Stockport College are taking part in one of the UK’s largest mobile learning projects. Hairdressing students as well as students receiving additional learning support were provided with a T-Mobile MDA VArio III’s worth £500. For the first…
PlayStation Store directly on your PSP!
Following my post on iPod Shuffles, more news on alternative “Mobile devices”…. You can now access PlayStation®Store directly from your PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable). Get the content you want, when you want with System Software 5.01 and put PlayStation Store in your hands. Choose from great demos of top titles, such as echochrome and Everybody’s Golf™2, plus…
iPod Shuffle – new colours, still great value
I am a fan of convergent mobile devices (i.e. ones that include music players), but every now and then something comes along that is so bitingly simple that you just gotta use it. My iPod Shuffle get use every day without fail, and it’s uber-clever design means it is the only music device I’ll take…
Blyk teams with Nokia-Siemens Networks to go in to Netherlands and Belgium
Blyk, the free mobile network for 16-24 year olds funded by advertising has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to host its core network as it expands into the Netherlands and Belgium. Prepaid charging, messaging systems and device management will also be hosted for those two countries. The hosting service delivered from a central site across several…