iFixit have been all over the new iPod Touch, and opened that bad boy up – check out the summary from the guys here: Our analysis reveals a Broadcom BCM4329 chip, which supports 802.11n. This is a big deal, as even the iPhone 3GS doesn’t support 802.11n. The iPhone 3GS has a BCM4325 wireless chip,…
Orange and T-Mob Joint Venture: stores and base stations to go
Mobile News is all over a couple of stories relating to a reduction in the number of both high street stores, and base stations, resulting from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile. If they have their numbers right (and I’d expect they do), then 120 T-Mob/Orange stores will be closing, meaning a saving of £85mn…
UK: MobileFun: 12-in-1 Universal Screen Protector Pack Only £9.99
Another one from the MobileFun camp – in case you didn’t know, MobileFun are on of the top UK suppliers for Mobile devices and accessories, and they have had a really rich streak of great mobile accessories of late. Take this example: The MFX Universal 12-in-1 Screen Protector Pack is the ideal way to protect your…
NetLingo: Internesia
I like this word from NetLingo, my fave tech-language site… internesia The inability to remember which Web site a piece of information came from or which bookmark might get you back there internesia The inability to remember which Web site a piece of information came from or which bookmark might get you back there Wowzer,how…
UK: Carphone Warehouse Signs Distribution Agreement for Novatel Wireless Intelligent Mobile Hotspot 2352
Novatel Wireless and The Carphone Warehouse have signed an agreement for the distribution of the Novatel Wireless Intelligent Mobile Hotspot 2352 throughout UK on T-Mobile. Novatel Wireless Intelligent Mobile Hotspot 2352 is the industry’s first intelligent mobile hotspot, a new category of mobile broadband device supporting a rich application environment for customers. Unlike previous wireless…
UK: MobileFun: DriveSafe Car Holder & Charger
Right, following my rant about people using their phones on the road, something a bit more positive. MobileFun has a neat, and well-priced, product to make the incoming call / driving a car combination a bit safer! A car holding and charging solution specifically moulded to your phone is a must have accessory for both…
Rant: Okay, enough now, this is STUPID
Too often when I am driving between IntoMobile Towers and other destinations, do I still find people in the UK holding phones to their ears (for those of you that don’t know, that’s illegal over here!). It is absolutely infuriating, because it is so dangerous, and yet people flaunt it on a regular basis. I’m…
Dr. Jim: not a fan of Web Ads!
I’ve written before on Dr. Jim’s blog posts, because they always provide lively and stimulating commentary on various tech-related areas – recently culminating in a great piece he wrote on social networking (see my post on his post here). Now Dr. Jim has turned his attention to Web Ads. Quite apart from listing an impressive…
GrooveMaker iPhone app Scores Upcoming Fox TV Reality Show
IK Multimedia has announced that Emmy winning film and television composer, Russ Landau, has been using IK Multimedia’s GrooveMaker app for iPhone/iPod Touch to score a US national Fox network TV show called “Seducing Cindy” currently in production for January broadcast. For those of you that don’t remember (check out my review here), GrooveMaker is…
UK: O2 launches My O2 iPhone app
O2 has announced My O2 for iPhone, an app designed to help make viewing the amount customers spend on their phones even easier. The My O2 section of O2’s website gives comprehensive information on every part of a customer’s account and could already be accessed via SMS and online, however the new My O2 app…