Richard Orange is the Telegraph’s man in Central Asia. I chuckled at Richard’s recent piece about the surging demand for tablet computers in Kazakhstan. Apparently, the Kazakh Prime Minister, Karim Massimov, has been rather cheesed off by the fact his direct reports sometimes take up to three days to reply to his emails. Mr Massimov’s [...]
Archive | December, 2010
‘Google & Facebook shouldn’t use networks for free’ — Total Rubbish
Good morning from the Costa Coffee at London Heathrow’s Terminal 5. That’s me back in London now. I spent most of my time in Hong Kong this week doing interviews so I hardly had any time to look at anything else. I did manage to briefly laugh-out-loud at the suggestions by some serious people in [...]
The Mobile Gameshow comes to London next week!
Family Fortunes? Mastermind? University Challenge? Blankety-Blank? That’s right, the Mobile Gameshow is coming to London next week featuring a host of your favourite London mobile geniuses. With a twist. The organisers, Cammerjam, have sprinkled some mobile love across the much loved gameshow formats converting them to: – Family Mobility Fortunes – MasterMobilemind – UniMobiversity Challenge [...]
The Asia Series: Movidius 3D screen technology absolutely rocks
I arrived into Hong Kong on the super fast MTR train from the airport and immediately hopped in a taxi to the Lippo Centre Towers to meet Paul Costigan. Paul is the top man in Asia for Movidius. Now, you might not have come across Movidius, but you’re virtually guaranteed to have some of their [...]
Our mate’s sister’s parrot’s girlfriend exclusively reveals iPad 2 features
Never let it be said that Mobile Industry Review isn’t keeping up with the Joneses. Oh no. Whilst everyone and their dog has begun trotting out the inevitable ‘may’ and ‘might’ stories, I’ve been staring on with derision. I’ve been hearing lots of whispers about the iPad 2 — but the reason they’re whispers is [...]
Mobile Convention Amsterdam arrives on 19th April 2011
Last year, executives from two Holland-based companies had an epiphany of sorts. Frustrated that there was no European forum event targeted specifically to their interests in the m-Commerce field, they took matters into their own hands and set one up. The result was Mobile Convention Amsterdam 2010. Founded by business magazine Emerce and SMS aggregator, [...]
Guy Sochovsky joins MACH as CFO
Now then, I have been following MACH for years. Absolute years. I have to confess I have a passing awareness of the company’s position in the value chain — I’ve been getting the press releases for a long time — and I think I’ve met one or two executives in years gone by. They’re doing [...]
How much will Vodafone fleece me for data in Hong Kong?
Continuing my exploration into the ironic joy that is the welcome text from your operator, here’s what I just received from Vodafone UK having arrived in Hong Kong: Welcome to HONG KONG. Calls cost 140ppm to make & 125ppm to receive. SMS 35p + your home rate & max pic msg 161p. Data costs up [...]
Popped by the Vertu stand in Heathrow
Last week I saw the Vertu stand being constructed when I departed for Miami so I had a good old stare at the various models today prior to boarding. One device that did catch me eye was the new QWERTY handset, the Vertu Constellation Coast — I think I’ve got that right. The chap had [...]
Job opportunity: Become the Recombu Mobile Editor
Now then, if you’ve ever fancied becoming a globally recognised mobile industry genius, here is an opportunity. Andy Lim — the man at mobile news site Recombu — is taking a step back to focus on some other key responsibilities. Which means he needs to hire a super smart editor to replace him. He’s on [...]
Another reason I’m going to Asia
Just got this in an email from a chap I’m hoping to meet up with in Hong Kong: “There’s certainly a lot to talk about given the region houses half the world’s population and a mobile operator with more people on its network than there are living in the USA.” Indeed. That sentence rather eloquently [...]
Why I need to look at Asia: BlackBerry’s Indonesian Phenomenon
I sent out the newsletter yesterday evening detailing my upcoming 7-day trip to Hong Kong. In the email and here on the site I asked for reader suggestions on some of the movers and shakers I should aim to connect with while I’m there. I’ve had a fantastic response already. And here was me thinking [...]
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