Sort of. Apparently PNY technologies (those guys that do all the memory cards) have introduced a MicroSD card that now lets people choose from an entire catalogue of EA mobile games. Whether it’s FIFA08 or The Sims2, the game can be chosen for free, but you will have to pay for the card. You then…
Most outrageous handset design ever – your thoughts?
I was just watching MTV, when a classic track came on “Degrees in Motion – Shine On”. If you don’t know this hands-in-the-air classic from back in the day, I’d encourage you to hunt it out. Degrees of Motion also did another track called “Do you want it right now”, which is probably in the…
O2 enables mobile usage on UK subway
O2 is about to switch on coverge for the first underground mobile network in the UK, in the city of…….. Glasgow! Yes, you might have thought that was going to be the London Underground, but alas no (or yes, depending on your viewpoint). The service will start in December, and utilise a “multi-user distribution antenna…
KPN DVB-H Mobile TV has 10K subs
Following on from my previous post about the service launch of DVB-H Mobile TV, Dutch operator KPN has announced the connection of 10,000 mobile tv subs. Subscribers have unlimited access to ten TV channels on their mobile phones via DVB-H technology. They can choose one of three handsets: the Nokia N96, the Samsung SGH-P960 and…
Reader input required: how would you test a ruggedised handset?
Following on from my post yesterday, I continue to garner test requirements for the physical examination of mobile communications devices by means of impaction of inaminate object(s) – or in other words, how to batter some ruggedised handsets in to submission! If you would like to see extreme physical peril come to the Nokia 5140…
Reader input required: how would you test a ruggedised handset?
So the other day I hit upon a great idea – I’m an outdoorsy kinda guy, I like my mobile gadgets, and I always shed a small electronic tear when one of them gets damaged. So rather than weep, I figured I should turn that frown upside down and test out some devices that just…
mSpot + CTIA + Keri Hilson!
mSpot, has announced that it has completed 500 ports of it’s music and video application, on the eve of CTIA. The announcement also comes on the heels of the company’s recent news that it had surpassed four million subscribers. Even more interestingly, the company will celebrate this news by hosting performances by Warner Bros. artist…
Amobee signs Global Framework deal with Vodafone…
Having pulled in a round of investment from some big names such as Cisco and Moto, and announced a “Global Mobile Advertising Alliance” with Telefonica O2, Amobee Media Systems is now announcing that it has signed a Global Framework Agreement (‘GFA’) with Vodafone, the world’s leading international mobile telecommunication group. The Framework essentially establishes the…
Hungary gets going with digital and mobile TV
Antenna Hungaria has won DTT (Digital Terrestrial TV) and Digital Radio rights for Hungary, it has been announced. Initial transmissions are scheduled to start in December to approximately 60% of the nation, with most signals being FTA (Free-to-air). Great, I hear you say, but what about the Mobile TV? Well: The mobile television (DVB-H) service…
New MVNO for Orange UK: Globalcell
Orange UK has enabled a new MVNO to run on it’s network – called Globalcell, the service is targeted at Eastern Europeans, who are living and working in the UK. The service offers customers a SIM-only pre-paid deal, with all customer interaction being delivered in native languages, such as Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Slovak (and…