Okay, now before anyone launches in to a tirade in the comments, this was an unscientific test. Very unscientific. But the results were rather interesting, so I think. As I mentioned, I’m travelling this weekend, and have had the great pleasure of air travel within that. Waiting to get off the plane, during what seemed…
Time to sort out condenser Mics on Mobile phones…
I’m travelling this weekend, at an Exhibition somewhere in Europe (where and what ain’t that important) – and I’m getting killed for sound on Mobile calls to/from people by the background noise! I’m sure many of you have experienced this incredibly frustrating trend, whereby either you are trying to talk to someone (in which case…
UK: T-Mobile ‘for sale’ rumours continue
So who IS going to buy T-Mobile UK? Well according to Mobile News, it could be any of the following: Vodafone, France Telecom (Orange), or Telefonica (O2)! Mobile News reports on a story that surfaced in The Financial Times, stating that three companies listed above have all shown interest in subsuming T-Mob. Of course, there…
Orange to acquire Unanimis – UK’s largest exclusive digital advertising network
The Orange France Telecom Group has announced that it has acquired 100% of Unanimis, the UK’s largest exclusive digital advertising network. Through the combination of Unanimis’s premium advertising network and Orange’s mobile and web assets, advertisers, buyers and media agencies will be able to reach over 71.5% of the UK’s online population and over 66%…
OLEDs for mobile phones to boom, only cost 8% more than LCDs
OLED-info.com is quoting iSuppli on some news regarding a potential boom of OLED screens in mobile devices… Apparently iSupply says that OLED displays for mobile devices are going to rise from 22m to 178m units, between 2009-2015 – that’s quite a growth! However, in a contrasting statement, OLEDs will still only account for 6% of…
Vodafone announces no less than EIGHT new own-brand handsets!
Vodafone has announced eight new additions to its own branded consumer devices, building on the success of over 20 million handsets shipped so far under the Vodafone brand. Vodafone 340 A 2.5G entry-level candy bar device, this is the most affordable camera phone in the range, with a neat and inviting design. The VGA camera…
Vodafone First to bring new Windows Phone from LG to European Consumers
Vodafone and LG Electronics have announced the launch of the LG GM750, a new device based on Windows Mobile 6.5 from 6 October. With LG’s S-Class user-interface and fast internet browsing via Vodafone’s high-speed mobile broadband network or WiFi, information is always at the user’s fingertips. Its large 3.0″ full touchscreen makes it easy to…
UK: I’ve got Tethering
Tethering sounds like a nasty affliction, doesn’t it….. So after somewhat of a kerfuffle, I got Internet Tethering setup for my iPhone 3GS today. I say kerfuffle, because I didn’t get any notification (of any kind) that it was working – oh no, hang on, they sent it to the wrong email address, that’s it…
UK: eXpansys Friday Deals: between 11am and 5pm, 04/09/09
Yep, it’s that time of the week – for our UK readers consideration, eXpansys have rolled a series of new deals for Friday 4th September. Here are the links: Nokia 5800 Asus P320 Intel X18 trueCall Call Blocker Garmin Mobile GPS Software GlobalSat Waterproof USB GPS Receive Personally this week I am liking the Garmin…
UK: How many smartphones do/will O2 support?
Picking up on a quote in the post I put up on the release of the (Android-powered) Samsung Galaxy, O2 now seems to be the place to go for smartphone exclusives: “O2 has become the home of smartphones and launching our first Android-powered phone with Samsung is a key part of this,” said Steve Alder,…