Mike Short, Head of R&D at O2 UK, was interviewed by Mobile Marketing Magazine, about what he expects to see at MWC – below is a brief bulleted summary of the key points: Mobile Data and Applications – lots around 3G, Mobile Internet, and Mobile Email Mobile Commerce and Banking – NFC (Near Field Communications)…
Timbaland to release V Cast exclusive album
Verizon Wireless has announced the launch of its Mobile Producer in Residence program, with the first Mobile Producer being R&B visionary Timbaland. Timbo will launch an entire mobile-exclusive album via V-Cast, throughout 2008 – his chart-topping collaborations include Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On” JT’s “SexyBack”, and more recently he has released his own album…
Antix does deal with Motorola
Antix has just announced a deal with Motorola to put it’s ‘Game Player’ client on Z8 and Z10 handsets. This is initially going to be a download, but later in the year will become a preload (i.e. ‘out-of-box’ experience). I suppose the first question(s) is/are going to be what/how/why? Well, Antix’s aim is to provide…
UK: Sat Navs damage railway bridges…
Well, not directly. But nearly! Apparently 2000 bridges are hit each year as a result of lorry drivers following the now incredibly popular ‘Sat Nav’ devices. Network Rail (a British company that owns the rail infrastructure) says that as a result, this costs the Rail Industry £10m per year, with 5000 hrs delays! Wow! I…
Do Mobiles go to heaven?
So what does happen to your Mobile when you’re done with using it? Assuming you don’t ferret it away like some kind of uber-comms squirrel, and you throw/recycle it instead, do you know where it goes? Well a new video aims to compare the throwing away/recycling of Mobiles, as reported by the LA Times. The…
A Mobile with built-in charger? Surely not!
Hopefully you can see from the slightly patchy CAD image, or maybe not – but plans are afoot to embed the charger for a Mobile device, within the device itself. Infinitely charged is a new concept design which removes the need for a separate charger. The design is still patent-pending, and no estimates on when…
Modu: the phone with many coats!
You might remember a little while back that Dusan posted about us being teased by the Modu, and we were wondering what it is – well now we know…. At the heart of it is a tiny monoblock Mobile phone (get a picture of a Sony Ericsson W880i in your head, but smaller), which can…
Wildcharge available for purchase!
After a long wait, consumers can now purchase WildCharge through their website . In addition, WildCharge has announced the adaptors for the iPhone, iPod, Blackberry Pearl, Blackberry 8800, and the 2nd generation ipod Nano are now available for purchase. The charger comes with a very thin adapter which you place on the back of the…
Adaptive Mobile issues a ‘Porn Warning’
Another story about Mobile porn eh? Crumbs….. Adaptive Mobile have issued a warning to parents that their children may have unrestricted to pornographic images and video, on their Mobile devices. The concern lies in the fact that there is no age-limit verification on some sites, plus the pervasive nature of mobile push advertising, sometimes containing…
Quickie: JCB Phone!
Just a quick post on a handset that isn’t especially new (i.e. it’s been visible on the interweb for a little while), but has suddenly popped on to the radar of a number of UK phone-vending websites! This beast amongst phones is the JCB Toughphone, which is actually the Sonim XP1 ruggedised phone under another…