eXpansys Friday Deals: Selected deals between 11am and 4pm, 17th October 2008 So what is basically my fave online retailer Expansys has mailed me to let me know that the Sony X1 Xperia is selling at a very reasonable £85 off the normal price, between 11am-4pm on 17th October! That makes it £499.99, which as…
3UK focuses on Mobile Broadband and wants MTR reduced
At a recent press conference (covered by Reuters), 3UK CEO Kevin Russell had a number of interesting things to say – some headlines below: 3 are focusing on mobile broadband and Internet-based mobile services (such as Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, and Skype) to lure customers over to their network More than 600,000 customers have mobile…
Is this some kind of record? 100K new subs in one day!
Apparently Brazilian Opertator “Oi” has sold 100K prepay SIM cards in Sao Paulo on the first day of marketing it’s service there! I wonder if this has to be some kind of record for new subs acquired – it’s certainly a high number! The only other device/subscription that I can think has generated as high…
Sharp 9225H looks like a sub-netbook
According to Mobile Today, who in turn spotted an article on AVing, Sharp has announced a soon-to-launch device called the 9225h. It looks like a sub-sub-netbook/Mobile/palmtop – though I’m sure there’s a more concise term for it! In some respects, it looks not dissimilar to the Nokia E90, but I would imagine Sharp are looking…
Vodafone Blackberry Storm – reviewed by Lewis Hamilton
Product-reviews.net have gotten hold of a great little video of the BlackBerry storm – yes, there are plenty of videos featuring the device doing the rounds, but I actually really liked this one because it features none other than Lewis Hamilton talking about the device! Now it’s nice to see a personable celebrity, and potentially…
Vodafone extends share in Vodacom
According to the Times Online, Vodafone is moving closer to gaining control of South Africa’s leading Mobile Network Operator, Vodacom, in a deal that will cost it about £1.4bn. Vodafone’s current partner, Telkom, will sell 15% of it’s stake, which would push Vodafone’s share up to 65%. It’s interesting to see the strategies of the…
LG KC780 is coming to the UK in November (most probably)
We’ve mentioned the KC780 before (here and here), but the update for all you UK readers is that it’s coming here soon – most probably in November! Assuming it goes official, this means that there will be five top-spec 8MP camera phones in the retail market before Christmas – and to think that barely a…
Vodafone extends Shazam service in Germany
Shazam has announced it is expanding it’s music recognition service partnership service with VF Germany – it will offer a music discovery app, alongside the existing dial-up IVR service. The app is going to be called “MusicFinder with Shazam”, and will allow users to capture music on their handsets, share discoveries, and purchase music through…
Reliance Mobile offers BBC World News streaming
Reliance Mobile (an Indian Mobile Network Operator) has partnered with BBC Worldwide to offer the BBC World News channel though 3G streaming. Reliance has had a (reliable, presumably) streaming service running since 2004, with a variety of content – this deal is aimed at delivering 24/7 news coverage. On it’s own, possibly not the biggest…
Mobile Brands will treble Mobile Marketing spend by 2013, says report
Major brands in the financial services, retail, and maunfacturing sectors will invest heavily in Mobile Marketing in the next 5 years, says UK OpCo Telefonica O2. Apparently two-thirds of businesses state that mobile marketing campaigns generate a higher response rate than traditional methods, due to the personalisation/targeting element. Interestingly, 88% of marketing directors anticipate that…