Twitter: the Golden Ratio I just read a great piece on something called ‘Twitter’s Golden Ratio’, on TechCrunch. It’s a simple enough concept, which revolves around assessing whether somebody is worth following or not. In the emails you receive when somebody decides to follow you, you get three stats: how many followers that person has,…
Does anyone actually want a watchphone?
OK then, just putting it out there …. What with all the news on both the LG and Samsung Watchphones (you should be able to get the Orange one this week for about £500), I was just wondering, does anyone actually want one? http://www.techdigest.tv/2009/08/orange_to_launc.html The device is a puzzler for me, because although I can…
Palm Pre due in UK on Friday October 30th (apparently)
The Palm web OS Blog has some interesting, nay exciting, info for potential Palm Pre owners in the UK – apparently the Pre is due on October 30th! The info has supposedly come from an anonymous tipster, so we can’t say much about it be a verified source, but, the end of October seems entirely…
Reminder: UK: DSL Developments
Having written a piece that mentioned getting car mounts fitted today (here), I thought I’d just reflect back to the time when we had one fitted to our other car, and the kerfuffle we had in getting the right bits. Specifically, I wanted an active mount for the iPhone that would allow it to be…
Update: Still grooving with Groovemaker!
It’s now been a few weeks since I downloaded both the free and premium versions of Groovemaker for iPhone (see here), and what a fun time I’ve been having! I think I’ve created a strange new activity for myself (get your minds out of the gutter!) in those 10-15 min periods in a day where…
First impressions: CoPilot Live for iPhone
Those kind people at ALK Technologies have sorted me out with a copy of CoPilot Live for my iPhone, following my original post (here) on it’s release. Interestingly, I just had a mount for the iPhone fitted to my car, so I was more than keen to give this App a go and see if…
UK: eXpansys: Great deals back in Stock!
eXpansys have just let me know that some of the most popular deals they had on devices and accessories have come back in stock. There’s a nice selection between peripherals and also devices themselves, but the pick of the bunch IMHO is the HTC Magic – it’s a great device, and weighing in now at…
UK: Tesco to launch Smartphones on their MVNO
3G.co.uk are reporting that UK Supermarket Tesco is due to start stocking ‘Smartphones’. Presumably this is an attempt to drive up Subs on their MVNO network, but the fact that they are aiming to get eight handsets in-store by year-end, definitely means they are serious. There is apparently some clarity on which the first two…
UK: Orange launches ‘Social Life’ and ‘Widget Player’
Orange has announced the launch of Social Life, a mobile social networking aggregator which brings together activity on Facebook, MySpace and Bebo in one central place. Accessible from Orange World, Orange’s mobile internet portal, Social Life allows customers to view and post updates and get in touch with friends and family across all three social…
Neat-o: Iqua Smart Badge Bluetooth Headset
I’m happy. Occasionally, we get through innovative takes on mobile gadgetry, and this I think of one of them. OK, it does addresses the business user market segment more squarely, but who would have thought combining a passcard holder and Bluetooth holder could be such a good idea?! Well that’s exactly what IQUA have done,…