I just got a mini stat-attack in from my bud Ron at e-reader-info.com: DisplaySearch say that shipments of e-paper increased to 5 million units in 2009, up 417% on year from 950,000 units in 2008, mainly due to the popularity of e-book readers. The Amazon Kindle has 66% of the total e-paper market according to DisplaySearch,…
Android will be the OS of choice for nex-gen Puma Phone
Reading over an androidcommunity.com, the guys there are saying that the nex-gen Puma phone is going to be rocking Android – oh yeah? Nice! Apparently, during a launch event for the current device (!), an EVP Marketing commented that Sagem are looking to go with the Google OS in a big way in upcoming devices.…
Android toys soon to be for sale, variety of designs on offer!
OK so this isn’t news about a new device, but it does win on the kookiness factor, the geek rating, and the downright cute-o-meter! 🙂 Our buddies over at fonehome.co.uk have somehow managed to get their hands on a boxed set of Android toys! The toys feature some wick-eed art, and a variety of the…
iPad will get pricing from three UK Operators at end of May
Talk about incoming press releases! I got three today, from O2, Vodafone, and Orange, respectively – and all were talking about when they are releasing iPad pricing – those amongst you that are pretty sharp might notice a lot of similarity in the text itself….! Now we already know that big pancaked-iPhone is late (because…
Android April at Vodafone UK!
No gag, I’m serious – Vodafone UK are launching not one, but three Android devices this month – and they are all good! Vodafone’s Android April Vodafone’s Android April is going great guns, with the HTC Desire and Legend, and Sony Ericsson X10 – all now available to buy on the UK’s best network. The Legend is…
HTC Desire now shipping SIM-Free in UK
Nice… the HTC Desire is now available in the UK SIM-Free, from more than one e-tailer – however the only one that contacted me direct is eXpansys (see pic above), so they get dibs on the linkback 🙂 We all know a lot about the Desire already, but having got one in my grasp now…
Vodafone 360 Shop opens doors to developers through JIL.org website
Vodafone has announced that developers can publish apps to the Vodafone 360 Shop through the JIL.org website. For those of you that don’t know, JIL stands for Joint Innovation Lab, which Vodafone has a particular spin on for their Vodafone 360 offering (think social networking/apps mashup service, and you’re about there…). Through JIL.org, developers can…
Samsung PAYG Phones From Only £29.79 in the UK!
Wow. Samsung are going all out to reach right down in to the base-tier of handset pricing, knocking out handsets on PAYG in the UK starting at just under £30! I’ve actually got a direct marketing email from Samsung about numerous handsets and their great prices: Samsung Tocco Lite – £69.95 on multiple networks Samsung…
Vodafone UK powers smart metering for British Gas customers
Vodafone UK is working with British Gas to help Britons save money as well as reduce their energy use. Vodafone UK will support British Gas in the roll out of smart metering in the UK. A multi-million pound contract will see Vodafone UK provide nearly 1 million GPRS connections within household meters to help families monitor…
GrooveMaker for the iPad Now Available
I’m happy to tell you that IK Multimedia has announced its GrooveMaker range of remixing apps for the iPad. Usually I’m not so overboard with praise for things, but these Apps are ‘da bomb’ for those of you into ‘casual productivity’ – that is, playing with Apps, but having something to show for your efforts…