You might remember a little while back I wrote a post about a piece of work done by Dr. Jim Taylor, entitled “Psychology of Technology: UI For U or I” – well now Dr. Jim has written another piece, called “Psychology of Technology: 5 Smartphone Rules to Live By” – and as before I’ve pulled…
Telenor goes big on mobile broadband modems with Huawei
Huawei has announced that it recently has signed a Global Master Agreement with Telenor Group to supply Mobile Broadband Modems. Under the agreement, Huawei will involve to deliver 1.2 million Mobile Broadband Modems in the coming 12 months for Telenor’s 13 operating companies in Europe, CIS and Asia, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro,…
O2 launches landline numbers direct to mobile phones
O2 has announced Fixed Number Anywhere, a new service providing small businesses with a landline number that rings straight through to a mobile phone. The first service of its kind to be offered in the UK by a major mobile operator, Fixed Number Anywhere allows small businesses to take incoming landline calls directly on a…
Stat Attack: Global HSPA connections will pass the 150 million mark by the end of the summer
Global HSPA connections will pass the 150 million mark by the end of the summer, the GSM Association has announced. With more than 300 networks across 127 countries and approaching 1500 HSPA enabled devices readily available, HSPA has firmly established itself as the world’s dominant mobile broadband technology and the fastest adopted mobile technology of…
UK: Samsung Jet viral Ad is certainly off-the-wall
OK so this is a bit ‘land of the weird’ – Samsung commissioned a viral Ads agency to come up with a memorable Ad – and they did! Quite what the memorable element is, I won’t say, you’ll have to watch the Ad – but you will see the Samsung Jet mentioned at the end…
New HP device coming with QWERTY keyboard and AMOLED display?
According to OLED-info.com, there are rumors that HP has an upcoming smartphone, called the iPAQ K3 Obsidian. Reportedly it will have a 2.46-inch Touch-AMOLED display, with QVGA 320×240 resolution. Other specs include a 3.2Mp camera, 528Mhz CPU, 256Mb RAM, microSD slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, microUSB and GPS. Sounds OK doesn’t it? There’s nothing outstanding with…
More UK e-tailers stock the iPhone
Yep, not so very long after my story about Play.com stocking the iPhone, it appears on eXpansys! Now I like eXpansys, but I have to say those are some pretty eyewatering prices there: It IS a great device though, so if you fancy one, hit up the link here 🙂 [Via: eXpansys]
Mobango promo guarantees developers 1000 App downloads for $50
Mobango has announced the launch of a new promotion guaranteeing developers 1000 downloads for US$50. To help developers increase their visibility to the Mobango community, of just under 5 million, the summer promotion provides an easy tool to promote their application successfully. Developers who sign up to the promotional offer, which runs until 31st August,…
TimeStream “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” Notescast comes to the iPod Classic and nano
TimeStream Software has announced the release of its new “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” Notescast app for the iPod Classic and iPod nano. (note: we try and cover not just ‘connected’ mobile devices, but those that are used for personal media consumption too – hence the news relating to iPods) Available as a free download for…
Globaltel Media Enhances Alirti with Mobile Video Capabilities
Globaltel Media, the first company to provide has announced new capabilities in its Alirti product that enable the delivery of full video content via SMS text messaging to video capable wireless devices without paying high-cost carrier premiums. Alirti Video Capabilities are as follows: Building on Alirti’s ability to send images and audio files as SMS text messages,…