A little while ago I was thoroughly disappointed not to make it to an Amdocs event about Emerging Markets. Amdocs, in case you haven’t come across them, is the global behemoth that powers many of the vital mobile operator systems around the planet. The company commissioned analysts Frost & Sullivan to talk with 45 mobile [...]
Archive | October, 2010
Windows Phone 7: Apple has a problem
I’ve generally held off commenting on Windows Phone beyond occasionally pointing out that it’s conceivable the company could deliver a decent experience. I’ve also made it clear that I would like Microsoft to have success, especially given the skewed nature of the industry’s obsession with Apple. We really need good competition in the marketplace — [...]
LG’s Optimus 7 range is looking nice
What a difference a few years makes, eh? 2 years ago I was going nuts at the LG Renoir launch, dismayed by the built-in limitations of the phone’s proprietary operating system yet delighted at the phone’s brilliant specifications. Sort out the operating system and all of a sudden, the devices get a lot more interesting. [...]
Orange UK will handle your Windows Phone 7 needs
For years, Orange have worked closely with Microsoft (and HTC) to deliver Windows Mobile phones to the UK marketplace — indeed I reckon I’ve paid Orange at least 10,000 pounds over the past — what — 8 years or so — because of their Windows Mobile deals. It’s not just me though. Orange has sold [...]
First look: HTC Mozart, Windows Phone 7 hits Orange
Here’s Conor from Orange UK showing off the latest HTC Mozart device that’s hitting the UK on the 21st of October. It’s a useful video overview of the basic Windows Phone user interface. See what you think:
Windows Phone 7: Ready to rock?
My first ever Windows Mobile device was a Compaq iPaq. I really enjoyed being able to read my email on the iPaq. I used to sit on the tube or in the coffee shop writing emails, stabbing at the screen using the little stylus. When I got back to the office, I then did the [...]
I’m on the hunt for location based services, apps & opinion to feature next week
It’s Location Based Services Week on Mobile Industry Review! Next week I’m aiming to publish a series of opinions on what’s going on with mobile location and location based services. Please, please tell me that best practice isn’t about sticking your logo on Foursquare? I’d welcome 300-400 words from executives based in and around the [...]
Fixing the billion dollar delivery address verification problem
I’ve been following Intermec for a couple of years now. They’re one of those quiet companies that you rarely hear from, generally because they’re far too busy actually delivering world class rugged mobile computing systems. There is a temptation nowadays to assume that the best way of kitting out your team of roving engineers is [...]
Nokia: Apple’s App Store ‘is a must have’ (but so are we)
I caught this post by Stuart Dredge over on Mobile Entertainment. He sat in on panel at this week’s MIPCOM event in Cannes. Stuart points out that Cedric Thomas, the chap who heads up Nokia’s Ovi services in France, delivered a delightfully direct assessment of his (and Nokia’s) suggested developer App Store strategy. Cedric’s key [...]
‘Facebook for iPhone appears to have uploaded all my contacts silently’
Got a note in from reader Paul who is rather concerned by his discovery: Hi Ewan, I don’t know if you are user of the Facebook iPhone app, but mine seems to have silently uploaded by address book into Facebook. Try going to Account->Edit Friends. You can then see a phonebook icon on the left [...]
The ultimate mobile configuration: Cheap Nokia + iPad/Nexus One?
Reader Dominic Travers (one of the chaps behind the upcoming Droidcon event) commented on the Nokia transformation post I wrote yesterday. His opinion is chiming with mine. See what you think: I have got sick and tired of Android devices and iPhone missing calls and generally sucking at voice in general. So much so, I [...]
S^y^m^b^i^a^n^3: GAHHH
I just wanted to point out again, just how irritating the ‘Symbian^3′ text branding is. Utterly, utterly annoying. Can people please stop putting the power sign in when they’re writing about Symbian? Can we all just call it ‘Symbian 3′ like any normal person might? I know this isn’t strictly accurate, given the multitude of [...]
- 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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