You might remember not so very long ago I posted on giffgaff, which is a new mobile (virtual) network, launching in the UK. Well, time has passed, and now giffgaff is pretty much ready to go: The new ‘people powered’ mobile network, giffgaff will launch on 25th November 2009 at giffgaff.com with free data to…
Avenir Telecom reduces customer churn on O2 to just 8%
Avenir Telecom (a distributor in mobile telecoms in the UK), has announced some pretty sweet results regarding its customer retention efforts… In October 2009, Avenir Telecom and its dealer base reduced customer churn on O2 connections to just 8%. Avenir’s churn rate has been steadily declining each month over the past 12 months and is…
eXpansys Friday Deals: 20th November
For all our readers in the UK, eXpansys have been busy cooking up some news deals to tempt you in your hour of need for gadget-related goodness: Acer beTouch E200 Windows Mobile 6.5 Normally £249.99 Now £219.99 Save £15 http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=188960&partner=uknews Acer beTouch E100 Windows Mobile 6.5 Normally £234.99 Now £219.99 Save £15 http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=188962&partner=uknews Nokia 6700…
The silliest moments in film involving mobiles…
So I was typing away this evening, and thinking about the movie Swordfish – an enjoyable romp featuring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, and of course (who could forget) Halle Berry 🙂 There are several priceless moments in that film where the lead characters are spewing techno-babble that is devoid of any joined up thinking –…
The Bookean Cybook Opus is now available for 215$
I’ve reported on the Amazon Kindle International Edition before (here), which is an interesting device, because its packing a SIM card in it that can roam seamlessly across network in Europe – in fact you could argue it’s the main way of acquiring e-books for that device. Well now there’s another (yes, another) e-book reader,…
GoPayforit Launches Mobile, Small Payments Service in the UK
GoPayforit has announced that it has launched its new mobile small payments service to enable bloggers and content owners to more easily sell content online. The GoPayforit service requires purchasers to enter their mobile number online to receive a secure PIN code sent as an SMS. Once the pin is received the code is entered…
Orange is UK Number One for Mobile Broadband, according to YouGov
Orange has been rated the top provider for overall mobile broadband quality for the second time, according to a survey by independent research company YouGov. Orange achieved the number one position in both quality and value for money, while customers have also rated Orange’s mobile broadband service top in nine out of 15 categories, including…
O2 to build 1500 new network sites across the UK in 2010
O2 today unveiled plans to accelerate growth of its mobile network and build extra capacity for mobile data, in a multi-year programme of investment (running to hundreds of millions of pounds). The planned investment will cover upgrade of the current radio network and also the delivery of new sites. 200 sites will be delivered in…
Brief: Nokia N900 in da house!
I wrote a piece yesterday about first impressions the N900, which really seemed to upset some people – chief amongst the objections were the fact that not everyone believed I have the N900 – well it’s picture-time, check it out: Other objections included black-and-white statements that resistive screens don’t support multi-touch – with a couple…
The Five-minute fiddle: Nokia N900
So I just received an N900 in the post today, and one of the things I do like to do with new hardware, is to give it the ‘five-minute fiddle’. For those of you that are not familiar, the aim of the five-minute fiddle is to spend a very short period getting first impressions of…