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Archive | May, 2010
The coolest accessory for your mobile, ever?
It’s the Novophone! Video coming shortly. Order yours at www.novophone.com. Posted via email from MIR Live
The coolest mobile accessory on the planet is inside this envelope
I had this delivered at the behest of Edwina, my 23 year old sister-in-law who simply cannot wait to be seen with the accessory. It’s only just arrived. What is it? Unless you can make out the branding on the envelope, all will be revealed shortly. Posted via email from MIR Live
Wednesday Night in London: Come along to the Frontline Club’s event
I’m heading out to the Frontline Club tomorrow night in London to feature on the panel discussion. It’s topic: Will Apple save the news business? Apps, iPads, paywalls and how to make money from news. Here’s the overview of the event: There’s no shortage of news around at the moment, but is anyone making anyone [...]
Operators: Are you a Smart Pipe or an Efficient Pipe? Or something else?
Amdocs (on the back of winning the Leadership Award at the TMForum Excellence Awards last night) have announced the results of an Economist Intelligence Unit Report entitled: Service Providers Adopt New Strategies to Address the Competitive Climate. Denis McCauley of the Economics Intelligence Unit (EIU) points out that, after their research, ‘the risk of service [...]
The Chip and PIN nightmare, Redux
Thank you to the team over at the GSMA’s Mobile Money Exchange who re-published my Save Me From The Chip & PIN Nightmare post on their frontpage today in the opinion section. If you’re into mobile payments, definitely check out Mobile Money Exchange – they’ve got some very useful stories on the site (like the [...]
Rogers Canada sued for $600k after billing practices revealed woman’s affair
Oh dear. A Toronto woman says the billing practices of Rogers Wireless Inc. led to her husband discovering her extramarital affair. Now the woman, whose husband walked out, is suing the communications giant for $600,000 for alleged invasion of privacy and breach of contract, the results of which she says have ruined her life. In [...]
Our man David is building the MIR Android client
Our man David is working away furiously on the MIR Android client. For a long time I’ve been hunting for an Android version of the Mobile Industry Review application (think branded news reader) and I’m delighted that David had stepped up and offered his services. We should have some news soon. I’ll post a note [...]
Google.com/phone Is Dead! Long Live The Mobile Operator
Back at the beginning of this year, Google’s launch of the Nexus One sent shockwaves around the industry. Mobile operators were quaking in their boots. Quaking, I tell you. Not because of the Nexus One’s market leading features, no. But because of the manner in which Google decided to sell the device: Direct to the [...]
Google kills Android phone store and admits defeat
Well then, chalk another massive unreserved fcuk-up on the ‘Google Screw-up Blackboard’. TechCrunch reports that Google is shelving plans to disintermediate the planet’s mobile phone industry. If you recall, google.com/phone was intended to be your one-stop-shop for Android handsets where you could, if you wished, pick up a handset unlocked or select your dumb pipe/bank [...]
How many apps can you spot in the window?
Walked by the old Nokia shop on Regent Street and took a glance across to the Apple Store. Goodness me it’s as rammed as ever. I should have bought some Apple stock as my friend Tom did years ago. The right window of the Apple Store is a sight to behold… Every single icon there [...]
- The merry-go-round continues: We’ll all buy buying an iPad 3, right?
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Use your iPhone to pay for your Starbucks in the UK
- Will ‘superphones’ be the mobile trend of the year?
- Am I the only person in the UK that would pay a concierge fee to an operator?
- Watch how this one plays out: o2 sending mobile numbers to every website you visit
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