Right, something a bit farther afield for this post – let’s go to Singapore for some news on Mobile TV…. As of tomorrow, SingTel should have launched it’s (streaming) mio Mobile TV serivce. “For S$6 a month during the promotional period (usual price is S$9.90), SingTel postpaid customers will be able to stream live…
Orange UK launches it’s Internet Radio
Orange UK has started to sell it’s LiveRadio device, which utilises an ADSL connection and Streaming technology, to listen to up to 4000 internet radio stations. Because it’s using WiFi, it’s also not location-limited within/near to the user’s house. The LiveRadio isn’t a new concept – but the spin by Orange is that tracks users…
Squace: a new app for discovering content…
I just was emailed by a very nice chap who wanted to tell me about a new content discovery application called Squace. It’s apparently “game-changing” (i.e. a big deal), and I thought I would throw it out there for the IntoMobile readers: For Users, it’s Simple: No typing required to get what you want Personalized…
Research: 17% of Brits would shop from their Mobile
Lightspeed Research has released the results of its survey of 1000 Britons to evaluate the likely take up of mobile internet shopping. With mobile phone penetration higher than that of PCs, shopping from the mobile phone has the potential to be the next big thing in retail. The survey results indicated a positive response to…
More V-T-T – this time from the US…
As those of you that read regularly will know, I’m quite a fan of V-T-T (voice-to-text) services – I have one running at the moment, and love getting my voicemails as text messages – to the point the point where I think it’s a real killer app! Well, in that vein, YouMail, as US-only VTT…
Mobile camera quality isn’t great – discuss…
Warning: I am about to go on a mini-rant, so those of you looking for news should probably scoot onwards to the next post …. Some time back, I wrote a post about the quality of the images produced by Mobile camera modules – not specifically any model or manufacturer, but generally. As an Editor…
Mini-review: 3UK: Vuzix 3D headset!
You might remember that I posted not so long ago regarding the “Vuzix iWear AV920 3D headsets” that are now available from 3UK (see here). Following up on that, I’ve had the chance to play with a set, thanks to Wahid Aziz (Accessories Product Manager at 3). Below is my mini-review on the product!
Glu launches Speed Racer Mobile game
Glu has released a Mobile game version of Speed Racer, which is based on the new movie from Warner Bros. The game is a 3D high-speed racing-fest, with a ton of drifting/sliding, jumping, and all-round driving fun – there are apparently “unique racing courses with slaloms and banks providing a brand-new type of racing experience“.…
Iron Man: the Mobile game!
Hands-On Mobile has announced a Mobile game, and associated content, based on the new Iron Man film. This isn’t the first time Hands-On Mobile has created Mobile games based on films – they also did “X-Men: The Last Stand” and “Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer” – in addition to which, they will also…
3UK more than halves price of Prepay 3G-USB dongle
3UK’s 3G-USB dongle can now be bought for £49.99, less than half it’s original price. The dongle war appears to be hotting up, with this being the latest in a series of announcement by the various UK Operators to try and get customers on board with their offering. 3UK’s dongle are made by ZTE and…