Did I say “one beeeeleeeeon dollarrrs”?! No, actually I said Two. Billion. Yep, that’s the amount of annual revenue that apparently could be generated, if a Mobile/Handheld (or M/H for those in the know) standard was chosen quickly, according to the NAB technology advocacy program.The report concludes that new M/H DTV (Mobile/Handheld Digital Television) services…
3 and O2 join up their UGC to Form EyeVibe
O2 and 3 have joined up to form “EyeVibe”, which is a mobile video community that combines the successful “SeeMeTV” and “LookAtMe!” services. Both services were created by Yospace, who are hoping to create a single community with the best of both worlds. Members will obviously be able to submit videos, but also message, vote,…
UK: 3G USB sticks taking more than 15% of contract sales
You may remember I’ve mentioned about these USB sticks before (here and here), however, this post is regarding how well they are selling – and the answer is VERY! Apparently nearly 20% of 3 and T-Mobile contract sales are for these 3G USB sticks, and in some locations that figure is closer to 40%! Interestingly,…
UK: Gemma Atkinson Launches NFS-M with Three
OK so there is some (albeit small) Mobile news here: Gemma Atkinson was on hand to help 3 launch the Sony Ericsson W910i (with Need for Speed Mobile preloaded) the other day at their Islington store. Good, that’s the serious part done. [Via: pocketgamer.co.uk] Now, moving on swiftly, for those of you that don’t know,…
EA vs Gameloft for games publisher top spot
EA and Gameloft just announced their financials for the last quarter of 2007, which lets us see how they did in respect of each other…. (note: there is some dollar/euro conversion fun going on here, as EA is US-HQ’d, where as Gameloft is based “dans le France“) 🙂 For the WHOLE year, it was tight…
UK: Coming soon Mobiles … Feb 08
Whilst I was browsing the UK operator sites on the interweb, I thought it might be interesting to compare the “coming soon” sections for Mobiles – and see who has what planned in (above is the W890i, due from Sony Ericsson imminently). In the end I decided to survey: O2 Vodafone T-Mobile Orange 3…
UK: PC World offering free Laptop with 3
PC World is offering customers a free Laptop who is joining 3’s mobile broadband service. To qualify that more exactly, customers either get a free £350 laptop, or money of a laptop of their choice, to the same value. Additionally it’s only valid when customers sign up to an 18-month contract, at £35/month. The USB…
Dolby set to enter Mobile
You might have read Will’s article yesterday about SRS-WOW, the company that’s been in the Mobile game (amongst others) for some time now. Well they had better be prepared for the Juggernaut of Digital Audio Processing, Dolby, to enter the fray. It’s been reported that at 3GSM (Mobile World Congress), Dolby is due to announce…
UK: Carphone Warehouse gets a Pink Blackberry exclusive!
RIM has released the Pink Blackberry Pearl 8110 exclusively in the UK with the Carphone Warehouse. This device has previously been in red and blue, but launching with a pink variant really shows RIM’s focus at the consumer market. It will be available free on O2 contracts of £35/month and upwards, and until the exclusivity…
The best Mobiles ever… designed by Royal College of Art
Students at the Royal College of Art were set a challenge to design a Mobile to “outperform, outsmart, and outmanoevure everything on the market”. The pic above, and the picture-fest after the jump, show you what they came up with….