Archive | June, 2010

Cisco’s Cius: An iPad for the enterprise?

That there is the all new Cisco Cius, an ultra-portable ‘mobile collaboration business tablet‘ that ‘offers access to essential business applications and technologies.’  At least, that’s what Cisco reckon.  And I’m inclined to agree. Various people around the industry are describing it alternately as an iPad-killer, an iPad-rival and so on.   I think it’s certainly [...]

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Verizon sticks it to Apple over Droid X

Verizon sticks it to Apple over Droid X

This is the back of today’s USA Today newspaper. As you can see, the advertisement is showing off the all new Droid X Android handset launching on Verizon on 15th July. Look really close at the blurb at the bottom. It reads: … And most importantly, it comes with a double antenna design. The kind [...]

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Meffys 2010 Awards: Taptu, Zed, MTS & Wau Movil

Meffys 2010 Awards: Taptu, Zed, MTS & Wau Movil

After the first batch of Meffys award videos, it’s now time for the second batch featuring Taptu, Zed, MTS & Wau Movil. Here we go: The Best Content Discovery award went to Taptu: Download M4V Video | Subscribe to Podcast | Embed video The Best Cross Platform Content award went to Zed Group for their [...]

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Taking a look at the FLO TV personal TV device

Taking a look at the FLO TV personal TV device

You’ll no doubt have been seeing the various posts I’ve been publishing about Qualcomm’s FLO TV device recently. The FLO TV team here in San Diego have given a trial unit to each of the journalists visiting the Uplinq event taking place this week. So I’ve taken the opportunity to try out the unit and [...]

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The FLO TV at breakfast

The FLO TV at breakfast

How does the FLO TV unit perform at breakfast? I thought I’d take it down to the super-large breakfast here at the Grand Hyatt in San Diego to explore the use of the pocket TV device out-and-about. I have to say it is rather cool being able to watch CNN while munching on your omlette. [...]

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FLO TV: Critical for the World Cup

FLO TV: Critical for the World Cup

We’ve all been given these little FLO TV personal television devices to use whilst we’re in San Diego and, goodness me, they’re getting some use during the World Cup matches. In this picture you can see Tim Green from Mobile Entertainment magazine watching the quick-replay of Spain’s goal against Portugal. The device enables you to [...]

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ipadio: Hello From San Diego

Here’s an audio podcast from the Qualcomm HQ in San Diego published using the iPadio iPhone podcasting application. Posted via email from MIR Live

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FLO TV Personal Television

FLO TV Personal Television

I’m looking forward to seeing how this device actually works. Of course you need to have the FLO TV service in your area. Almost 200m people can access the broadcast service here in the United States. This device takes the load off your mobile handset so you can watch TV wherever you are. It’s working [...]

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Qualcomm’s FLO TV Personal TV unit

Qualcomm’s FLO TV Personal TV unit

I’ve just taken delivery of the all new FLOTV personal television unit… Very, very interesting. More on this soon! Posted via email from MIR Live

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Meffys 2010 Awards: Introduction & first winners

Meffys 2010 Awards: Introduction & first winners

Ok it’s time for the first batch of Meffys 2010 award videos. Before we begin, here’s the introductory video played at the event (look out for the wicked dancing by yours truly): Download M4V Video | Subscribe to Podcast | Embed video The Outstanding Contribution Award: Andrew Tsu of Synaptics (this is the chap who [...]

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Meffys 2010 award videos coming shortly

Meffys 2010 award videos coming shortly

Right then, I’ve begun publishing the Meffys 2010 award videos on the video podcast feed so you should see them appearing on your iPhone or Apple TV now. They’re also being published individually on Mobile Developer TV as well. During the awards, I arranged to stand in the green room with the camera equipment and [...]

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It’s Qualcomm, Qualcomm, Qualcomm today

It’s Qualcomm, Qualcomm, Qualcomm today

Hello from a reasonably sunny San Diego. I’m here for Qualcomm’s Uplinq event this week. I’ve been looking at the agenda and break-out sessions and it’s definitely looking like it’ll be a rather good conference. But before the conference, we’re off to find out more about Qualcomm itself at the company’s HQ just a short [...]

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