Following on from Dusan’s post, BT have released more details on their plan to give their broadband customers smartphones, so that they can capture more of the UK mobile market. The new “BT ToGO” handsets will work on home/public WiFi, and utilise mobile networks when WiFi isn’t available. The two devices were named as the…
Nokia Siemens demos I-HSPA at 10.1Mbps!
Sure, LTE is still several years away, but if this latest test is any indication of HSPA-based mobile broadband solutions set to hit the wireless market in the near term, the long road to LTE won’t be too unbearable. Nokia Siemens networks has demonstrated their new I-HSPA (Internet High Speed Packet Access) in Austria and…
UK start-up able to encrypt mobile calls
A UK start-up has developed some technology to encrypt calls (and hence prevent snoopers) from fixed-line and mobile phones – and is looking to raise several million GBP as it comes close to closing some big deals. The company is called Cellcrypt, and is just 3 years old. Security of calls has become a huge…
Bluetooth SIG launches Small Business Incentive Program to further expand the ecosystem
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) launched the global Bluetooth Small Business Incentive Program designed to “grow the Bluetooth technology market by creating new avenues of innovation and market entry for small businesses.” The idea is to provide a one-time discount on qualification related fees to those who apply for and meet the criteria specified.…
Germans working on smell-o-phone
It just won’t die. The idea of sending various scents and odors along with your mobile-message isn’t novel and it looks like it’s not going to go away any time soon. A group of German tech developers have announced that they’ve patented hardware that would allow mobile phone users to send scents along with SMS…
Interview: Dolby explain about “Dolby Mobile”
This week, I was lucky enough to spend some time in the company of Max Taylor (International Marketing Director, Mobile), and Mark Price (Public Relations Manager, EMEA), from Dolby Mobile. Many of you may remember that we covered Dolby’s move in to Mobile as part of Will’s CTIA coverage – out of that has spun…
Hybrid fuel cell system from Sony combines fuel cell and lithium polymer battery, lasts long
Fuel cells are the future. From the cars on the road to the laptops dangling from our shoulders to the mobile phones in our pockets, fuel cells are destined to revolutionize the way we power our electrical devices. So, with a bevy of manufacturers researching methanol fuel cells, Sony has debuted new hybrid fuel cell…
Sony Ericsson’s Project Capuchin bridges Java ME and Adobe Flash Lite
Sony Ericsson announced plans to release a new technology that bridges the Abobe Flash Lite and Java ME development platforms. The so called Project Capuchin make it possible to “combine the richness of Flash Lite and Java ME technologies” allowing developers to “utilize the best attributes of both software stacks to create content-rich mobile applications.”…
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…
SpinVox Stat attack: uplifting messages
SpinVox, the rather excellent voice-to-text company have mailshotted me to let me know about some of their latest stats – I thought I would share these for your edutainment: Our Carriers are reporting a 33% uplift in Voicemail deposits, as the calling party knows their message will be seen in minutes. 87% of people…