Having had the 8800 Arte for a few weeks now, one major concern of mine is trying to make sure it’s beautiful little case doesn’t get scratched – it has a very shiny finish, so anything that happens to it drop-wise, could potentially ruin it. In that respect, I invested in a couple of cases,…
Nokia 8800 Arte: “lived-in” review
Following on from Will’s post about the new Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, I thought now would be a good time to sum up on my experiences to-date with the Nokia 8800 Black Arte (there is one other variant which is the Sapphire Arte, by the way). I’ve now been using the device for about 2…
S. Africa Mobile TV licences by Q1 2009
South Africa – the Department of Communications has announced it wants Mobile TV, in the DVB-H format, licensed for SA by end of Q1 2009. Apparently there has thus far been delay due to the finalising of the policy – and that has been slowed because of cross-media ownership issues. The Electronic Communications Act imposes…
World’s first Targeted Mobile TV Ads to show at IBC 2008
Packet Vision and UDcast have announced that they believe they have the world’s first solution for targeted advertising on Mobile TV. This will be condensed in to a technology showcase for this year’s IBC show (the annual event for the broadcasting industry held in Amsterdam during September). The technology showcase (on UDcast’s booth, 1E-90), will…
The case for terrestrial TV tuners in Mobile devices
I just read an interesting article by Peter Svensson on statesman.com. He is making the point that a Chinese Mobile device with a terrestrial TV tuner can tune in to TV in the US (albeit analog) for free, whereas US-sold phones can’t. Ironically, the TV chip in the Chinese device (by ZTE) is from a…
UK: O2 snaffles 4000 business subs from Vodafone and Orange
O2UK has taken on 4000 business subs from Vodafone and Orange after winning a contract with Homeserve Plc, which is a home emergency provider. The Operator will run voice and data in a three year deal, which includes a VPN to help reduce call costs. Apparently O2’s coverage was a major factor in it’s win.…
Follow-up: get an in-car hands-free solution
To follow on from my earlier story on the change of law in the UK for using Mobiles whilst driving, I wanted to suggest my preferred solution i.e. the one I am running currently. Of course, there are a ton of answers out there, from wired headsets to wireless, from cigarette lighter plug-in speakers to…
WinMo: bring the excitement please…
In a neat article on Pocket PC Thoughts, Jon Westfall comments on the fact that WinMo isn’t exciting for him now. Whereas in previous years he hankered after the latest WinMo-toting device, this year he says he isn’t so bothered – and kinda wants an iPhone. Funny that – I’ve been thinking more or less…
Opticon release two WinMo Smartphones
Opticon has announced the release of two new WinMo smartphones, that are coming to market soon. The are the H16 and H19 models, both due in September. The Unwired has scouted the news and says about the handsets: The award winning H19 features Windows Mobile 6.0, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiFi and Bluetooth communication, an integrated GPS…
UK – Orange Broadband TV trials go large!
As I have mentioned in previous articles, Orange has been working on an IPTV solution that delivers programming over the broadband service they operate. They are already deployed in France, but now the UK is coming under the spotlight. The trials in the UK are apparently running across the country, and the technology is said…