Archive | July, 2009
Orange HTC Heros flying off the shelves

Orange HTC Heros flying off the shelves

Just been into the Orange store on Carnaby Street. They sold out of their new Android HTC Hero almost immediately. According to the chap I spoke to, most of Orange’s London stores have also sold out completely. The chap advised reserving one if, like me — and, it seems, the rest of the UK — [...]

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Can SpinVox spin their way out of this?

I’m sure you’ve heard of SpinVox – the UK-based firm that turns your voicemails into texts. And I’m pretty certain you’ve probably used them at some point – or know someone who has. There’s been rumours flying around since SpinVox first surfaced that the clever technology that recognises speech and turns it into a pretty [...]

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o2: You can’t upgrade your iPhone to 3GS

o2: You can’t upgrade your iPhone to 3GS

I popped into the o2 store on Chiswick High Street to see if it was possible to upgrade my old iPhone 3G to a super dooper iPhone 3GS. Unfortunately the answer was no. Which I found strange. Given that a ton of people I know have done so. I questionned the chap in the shop, [...]

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InfoBip launches new ‘Vanguard’ UK SMS service

I had a note from the guys over at InfoBip the other day about their new SMS offering. Called ‘Vanguard’, it provides a direct connection to UK mobile networks with only one SMSC between the sender and the recipient. ‘So what’, I hear you ask. ‘Surely all SMS providers are the same?’ No, they’re not [...]

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James Parton of o2 Litmus responds to App Showdown developer concerns

This morning I published a note from mobile developer, Simon Maddox. Simon was concerned about certain terms of the o2 Litmus App Showdown. Proving that o2 Litmus is a very responsive organisation, their top chap, James Parton, sent this answer to publish. Over to James: – – – – – This week, we launched the [...]

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o2 Litmus App Showdown competition: A developer’s concerns

I published a post on Monday about the o2 Litmus App Showdown competition offering £10k for iPhone developers interested in participating. It seemed like a pretty good idea to me and I reckoned quite a lot of developers would be tempted. I then heard from regular reader, Simon Maddox. By day, Simon is a developer [...]

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Just bought Ed Lea’s latest app

Just bought Ed Lea’s latest app

Just bought Ed Lea’s latest app, originally uploaded by smstextnews. Yet another excellent app from Ed Lea. Top 30 in the UK already… – Taken at 2:50 AM on July 22, 2009 – uploaded by ShoZu

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Hotel offers free camcorders to guests; what about mobiles?

Scott Seaborn, the ‘Mobile Boy’ at Ogilvy, tweeted the following today: Hotel offers guests a free camcorder for the weekend http://bit.ly/NlyiH #advertising #trends He’s linking to this Springwise post about a hotel chain experimenting with offering guests a Flip Ultra video camcorder to record their memories if they stay over a weekend at the Omni [...]

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London iPhone Developer wanted for MIR class: Is this possible?

I’d like to build an iPhone application myself. I don’t reckon it’s that difficult. Whilst I’m an avid PHP programmer — one of my companies provides rapid-application-development for the financial industry here in London (LOVE helping out whenever I can) — but I don’t know if I’ve got the time to learn how to program [...]

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Mobile Monday London overview

The always reliable Neil Robertson took copious notes at last night’s Mobile Monday London event. For those who missed it or couldn’t attend (like me) I thought it would be useful to re-publish Neil’s points (with his permission). Here we go: – – – – – Tonight was another Mobile Monday London session and despite [...]

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Mobile World Congress 2010: Call for speakers

Would you like to speak at Mobile World Congress next year? You don’t have to be representing a billion dollar brand in order to participate. Drop the organisers a note with your pitch shortly. Eulàlia Ripoll Giralt, the MWC Event Director, published this call to action in their email newsletter today: The Call for Speakers [...]

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Is this every device in the 2009 Android pipeline?

Is this every device in the 2009 Android pipeline?

It’s already been a great year for Android fans; the HTC Magic, Samsung i7500/Galaxy and HTC Hero have all impressed.  But what else can we expect to see this year?  Google are predicting 18 – 20 devices launched by the end of 2009 – so I thought it would be useful to do a round [...]

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