China Mobile is saying that it recorded 1 mn viewers, clicking 7 mn times, watching more than 300,000 (!) hours of licensed Olympics Mobile TV, by Aug 19, according to Xinhuanet.com. Apparently on the first day of the games along, 200,000 users were actively looking at content. That is some set of stats, and impressive…
KPN launches Mobile TV with NSN tech
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has launched a 10-channel DVB-H service in the Netherlands, for Mobile Operator KPN. More channels are expected in the future, said KPN. For right now though, that’s a nice offering – and it syncs up very nicely indeed with the launch of the N96 – arguably one of the few stylish…
Sony Ericsson soon to launch music and gaming portal
Sony Ericsson is shortly going to launch the “PlayNow Arena” portal for mobile music and gaming in Europe. The service will include 1mn tracks from Sony BMG (not a surprise!), Warner, and EMI. The Nordics (again, not a surprise) will be getting first crack at this, followed by the rest of Europe later in the…
ZTE wants handset vendor Top 5 spot
ZTE, which is the largest Chinese handset vendor, has reportedly set itself a target to get in to the world’s Top 5 handset vendors (by sales volume I would imagine). The company is apparently 6th in terms of global market-share, and wants to double (yes, double!) it’s annual shipments from 50 million to 100 million…
YouTube tests out Mobile Ads
YouTube has reportedly started testing out ads on the mobile version of it’s site (http://m.youtube.com). These ads are apparently on the US and Japanese pages of the site. The Mobile version of the site hasn’t been running all that long, and has overcome some technological issues to do so – mainly that whilst PC-based browsers…
Tag Heuer Meridiist launch at London’s Selfridges sells out!
London’s Selfridges store sold out of TAG Heuer’s new line of luxury communication instruments in a single day, when pilot launched there. The £2650 phone apparently had people queueing round the store! “It was incredible,” said Ian Broad, UK Sales Manager. “During peak times there were literally queues of customers waiting to see the TAG…
Inmarsat Mobile Satellite to be launched from Kazakhstan
No, this isn’t a joke, it’s true! A British mobile satellite, approximately the size of a double-decker bus, is due to be launched in Kazakhstan. This launch completes Inmarsat’s £722mn programme to increase broadband coverage across the world. The six tonne satellite has already been lifted into launch position at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The take-off…
EMEA market for Smartphones grows 28%
The EMEA market for smartphone is up 28%, according to Canalys, that is. The monitoring and stats company has said that shipments have broken the 10mn barrier now, with Nokia accounting for about 80% of all smartphones sales. RIM was also mentioned as a player here, and HTC are fast-approaching as being the vendor of…
Gigabyte G-Smart t600: usage review
The Gigabyte G-Smart t600 is an interesting device – I’ve had one for a couple of weeks, and so thought I would share some thoughts: The packaging of the device is good (as with the MS800), and included the mains charger, extra stylus, and stereo headphones/hands-free. Not as loaded as with the MS800, but…
Gigabyte G-Smart MS800: usage review
Recently I have had chance to have “extreme possession” of the MS800 device from Gigabyte (labelled under the “G-Smart” brand). Below are some brief highlights, pointer to the specs, and the G-Smart website itself: Initial impressions were that the G-Smart devices come in a professionally put-together set of packaging. Included are in-car charger, USB cable,…