The Joy of Tech‘s Nitrozac and Snaggy have a new target for their iPhone 3G comic series. It’s Canada-based RIM, which they seem to think will be hit hard by the latest Apple’s mobile services. First they’ve concluded Apple’s servers are overloaded. Then they commented on the Mobile Me mess. However, when they came to…
Microsoft to acquire Portuguese mobile software company MobiComp
I’ve almost missed this one. I’m not sure just how important this is, but since it’s Microsoft we’re talking about here, it can have quite an impact… Microsoft has agreed to buy Portugal-based mobile software company MobiComp. Under the terms of acquisition, which is BTW Microsoft’s largest in the country, MobiComp will be turned into…
Joy of Tech does it again; Should you buy the iPhone 3G?
Not sure whether you should grab the iPhone 3G? Binding yourself to the two-term agreement is always a tricky issue, but then again, it’s the only way to have the iPhone 3G at the moment in the u.S. Should you grab one and join all the people who already got it? It’s your call. Here’s…
Heathrow Express launches mobile ticketing service
Heathrow Express, the high-speed rail link between Paddington Station in Central London and Heathrow Airport, has launched a mobile ticketing application. Heathrow Express’ passengers can now have their tickets sent directly to their mobile phones and skip all the queues. Atos Origin, the company which developed the software, said this is the first implementation of…
Joy of Tech’s latest comic shows “other” phones attending self-esteem workshop
The folks behind Joy of Tech comics seem super positive about the iPhone 3G’s prospects. Scrap that, they think all other handset manufacturers will suffer badly because of Apple. And they made a new comic to prove their point, where other phones are attending a self-esteem workshop. Check it out, it’s kinda funny, even though…
France Telecom-TeliaSonera saga ends as France Telecom walks away from the deal
Just as we reported earlier this week, France Telecom-TeliaSonera saga is now officially over. France Telecom, Europe’s third-largest telecommunications company, said it’s decided not to submit a firm offer for TeliaSonera because it couldn’t reach an agreement with the Swedish company’s board members on financial conditions. Were Swedes to greedy, or they didn’t want to…
France Telecom, Teliasonera talks about to end?
The France Telecom-TeliaSonera saga continues as the two parties met for talks late on Sunday, after France Telecom indicated it would sweeten its bid. According to The Wall Street Journal’s sources the discussions could “lead to an agreement or fall apart at any moment.” France Telecom has set an informal deadline for today (Monday) to…
Swedish military okays TeliaSonera/France Telecom deal
Swedish military concluded that potential acquisition of TeliaSonera by France Telecom will not have security implications. Previously we’ve heard Swedish government, a 37% owner of TelaSonera, citing possible security concerns as reasons for not approving the deal. “The defence forces judge that a change of the ownership in TeliaSonera, provided that sufficient measures are taken…
Mobile picture books hit Japan
Back in October, we reported that Japanese novelists have found a new medium in mobile phones. Now, the trend goes further and we see a printing company launching its first mobile picture book. Apparently, these mobile picture books are designed to be read page by page, without much scrolling – just clicking from page to…
Denmark’s online bookstore SAXO.com unveils mobile store
SAXO.com, Denmark’s first and largest online bookstore recently unveiled their mobile shop based on Cellpoint Mobile’s mPoint technology and DIBS payment system. The Danish payment clearinghouse, PBS, has approved this innovative mobile service. With this launch, SAXO.com becomes the first bookstore using the mobile phone to reach its customers. Customers can access this new mobile…