Who knew the 3G (third-generation) data networks across the globe were involved with gang-life? According to Wikipedia, the 3G network technology is apparently “the third generation of gangster mobile phones standards and technomology, supersoaking 2G.” This is what happens when anyone is allowed to edit Wiki articles. We knew 3G data networks were the hotness,…
Mexican press attache caught stealing pocketful of White House staff BlackBerry handsets
Alleged handset theft happens all the time, it’s the reason we should all keep our precious mobile phones guarded at all times. But, that bit of common sense seems to have been too much for the White House. Apparently, heightened security measures required that White House staff leave their sensitive-data-filled BlackBerries on an unattended table outside…
Orange’s Read&Go newspaper reader
Orange France has announced a new e-book reader – cunningly titled the Read&Go. Whilst devices such as Amazon’s Kindle are more book-focused, this little chap is pretty much just for newspapers – Le Monde, Le Parisien, Les Echos, L’Equipe and Télérama for example. Apparently these get hourly updates, via a mixture of 3G and wifi…
Samsung: Most US cellphone users open to Presidential SMS text message vote
Sure, cellphones are great. If you’re reading this, you probably don’t need anyone to convince you that all the convergence we’re seeing in the mobile phone industry is a good thing. But, does that mean we should use our mobile phones in as many aspects of our lives as possible? Perhaps. According to a recent…
This is what happens when you love your mobile phone too much – cellphone users’ wedding cake
Just what does a cellphone-addicted couple’s wedding cake look like? Well, chances are, if they really, really love their mobile phone, the cake will sport a cake-topper (those figurines that adorn the tops of wedding cakes) like this. The cellphone-toting cake toppers are actually satirically funny. What better way to make light of the high-tech…
Data Matrix sighting in Tampere, Finland: Real Estate shopping
On one of my daily trips to the super market I passed by the usual string of small buildings occupied by obscure little shops with names roughly 20 characters long, never gave them that much thought, until one day I noticed something a little out of the ordinary: QR codes! They’ve escaped Japan and have…
Cellphone as ear warmer
In which we discuss how to get yourself out of a traffic citation for driving while using a mobile phone. In many parts of the world, it’s now illegal to drive with a cellphone pasted to the side of your face – it’s distracting for the driver and just isn’t a good look. Even drivers…
Australian cops rake in more than $5 million from cellphone driving citations in Victoria
Those Aussies sure are serious about protecting motorists from the dangers of distracted drivers using their cellphones while driving. The Australian state of Victoria garnered about $5,800,000 ($5,400,000 USD) in fines associated with citations issued to those using their mobile phones on the road. The additional revenue comes courtesy of approximately 40,000 drivers that failed…
China to take down Great Firewall for Beijing Olympics
Right, it’s something of a slow news day around these parts, so here’s something to enlighten your day. It seems that China will be taking down there “Great Firewall,” for the Beijing Olympics. Sure, China officially denies any censorship on their part, but it’s a well known fact that China routinely censors any information that…
MWC: alternative stats
I think this is the last 3GSM08 post (yes, still refusing to called it MWC) I am going to make, but hey hey, it’s a light-hearted one, so why not one more…. OnePointSurveys and mBlox have released their final “Alternative Congress Stats wrap-up” – for those of you not familiar, mBlox commissioned OnePointSurveys to conduct…