Goodness me what a shit week it’s been for Nokia. Yet amongst the dross, there are glimmers of light. Glimmers. Witness, for example, Engadget’s Vlad Savov who highlights a prototype app called Plug and Touch. Plug your N8 into your HDTV and position the device about five feet away with the camera pointing at the [...]
Archive | September, 2010
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Sony Ericsson X10 range will get Android 2.1
I was pleased to hear that Sony Ericsson are shortly about to issue an update to their X10 range. The X10 itself will — as Android Central reports — pick up some rather nifty benefits as a result including 720p video recording with continuous autofocus. What I’m most pleased about, though, is the news that [...]
The £1.2m o2 iPhone Scam: How did it happen?
Like many people I was very interested to read this story about the recent scams committed on the o2 network (and others). At first it was rather funny to read. It was a bit of ingenuity, a clever ruse and a way to get back at the operators that charge too much anyway. Yeah, yeah, [...]
NokiaWorld: What a total waste of time and resources
Well that’s the dust settling after NokiaWorld 2010 and I am left feeling entirely empty. Thank you for absolutely nothing, Nokia. Writing or speaking the word ‘Nokia‘ is the muggle equivalent of deploying a Harry Potter style Dementor: All the joy immediately seeps out of your life. This week the company vomited out a few [...]
Risku: 13 Executives The New Nokia CEO Should Sack Today [Updated]
So OPK has been replaced by Mr Microsoft Office, Stephen Elop. The jury’s out, of course, on Mr Elop but every success to him. And then on Monday, Anssi Vanjoki, the chap most of the marketplace was looking for a Mobile Device renaissance promptly resigned. One imagines he was not too impressed with the new [...]
NokiaWorld: The Only Possibility Today is Brilliance
I’m looking forward to seeing what Nokia delivers to the marketplace today. I’m excited at the possibilities. However I still retain a sad-reality-view. Today, Nokia needs to deliver unmitigated brilliance. It’s a binary situation. Either it’s brilliant or it’s not. It’s that simple. I am quietly fearful that the company will vomit out a range [...]
Cyber-Duck’s 6 Week iPad Web App Project
As you know dear reader, I’m firmly in the side of the developer and I’m always interested to hear more from developers working in the mobile space (contact me). So I was excited when I heard about a company called Cyber-Duck that was creating an iPad Web App in just six weeks. If you don’t [...]
Nokia’s Anssi Vanjoki quits suddenly
Well, it’s all change at Nokia. Mr Fix It, Anssi Vanjoki is exiting the building as soon as he can (given his 6 months notice period). Now then, this is very interesting news. What does it mean? Well, it’s either brilliant news for the company, or absolutely shocking news. Strange not to see any “sorry [...]
Good morning Nokia World
This week belongs firmly to the mobile giant that is Nokia. Nokia World has come to London. It’s the corporation’s own chance to speak to the (previously dwindling) faithful entirely on it’s terms. I’m looking forward to seeing what the company has to offer the marketplace. Nokia has been learning some hard lessons in the [...]
The Promise of Mobile is Approaching With UberCab
Four years ago, I wrote some thoughts on my vision for a mobile future. I referred to the city of Cannes — I was there when I wrote it — and long term readers began referring to it (rather comically, I thought) as ‘The Cannes Doctrine’. I expanded the document in a newsletter editorial last year. [...]
Bango have a 3-5 day application project available
I saw this note from Ray at mobile payments provider, Bango on the MoMoLondon list. It may well be of interest to any application developers reading. Bango is adding new capabilities to its “In Application” analytics service. Info is sent from the App to Bango using an “open” protocol that any developer can implement with [...]
Would you have a Samsung Galaxy for £22/month?
Michael at MobileBurn highlights a tweet from o2 Germany pointing out that the all new Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet will hit the network in October costing €99 up front with a €27.50 contract. If you translate those prices directly to sterling, that equates to £82 up front and £22 per month. Now I reckon [...]
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