Here’s the first section of a post I wrote for the MIPTV Blog over at MIPWorld. Let me know what you think? If you’re not on iTunes, you’re dead to me I’ve interviewed my fair share of entertainment company executives over the years at Mobile Industry Review, mostly in connection with some kind of handset [...]
The utterly complicated procedure for acquiring a bottle of water at a hotel
Last night I wanted a bottle of sparkling water (I like the bubbles). I went down to the Hotel bar to get one — and I documented the ridiculously complicated experience in the context of today’s connected environment. This is something I discussed (well, at least, alluded to) in my presentation at this week’s The [...]
The CC Ventures finalists are revealed
Congratulations to the companies who’ve made it through to the CC Ventures final at the upcoming Connected Creativity event in Cannes. Each company will be pitching on the Wednesday session in the Hotel Majestic. All things being equal, I will be there to cheer them on — and to get them on camera if possible. [...]
Lady Geek: Series 3: Episode 4
Once again the ladies are back, and this time they’re unlocking your inner linguist. Check it out. “Bonjourno! This week the Lady Geeks bring out your inner linguist. We give you the power to translate on-the-go! Ovi’s new Multitranslate and Language Master help you speak the native tongue to save you from sounding like you’re [...]
Meffys Awards 2011 – get your entry in!
Right then, thinking caps on and creative brains in gear! The Meffys Awards are now open for entry. The categories span the entire mobile content & commerce ecosystem so there’s sure to be one for your product or service. If you’re proud of what your team has achieved this year, get some recognition with a [...]

My slides from The Big M event in Bath
Here are my slides from this Monday’s presentation at The Big M mobile event in Bath: The Big M – Ewan's Presentation View more presentations from Mobile Industry Review Update: The slides made the ‘spotlight’ section of Slideshare — thanks to the editors there!

The Big M event in Bath: Excellent
Congratulations to Mike and Chris, the chaps behind The Big M conference held this week in Bath. They did a phenomenal job pulling together what surely has to be the city’s largest ever tech event (there were over 200 tickets sold). I’d never been to Bath before — what a lovely, pleasant place it was. [...]
BlueVia’s Head of Product, Ruben Mellado
In the fourth episode of our BlueVia Introduction series (kindly supported by BlueVia) we meet Ruben Mellado. Ruben is BlueVia’s Head of Product and Technology and therefore is well placed to give us a bit more of a technical overview of the available APIs. Have a watch! For more information on BlueVia, Telefonica’s developer programme, [...]

ON Voicefeed: Watch the video and then download the app
Giles Corbett, top man at Life Is Better ON, makers of ON Voicefeed, did an excellent presentation at Demo recently. The video is now live on Youtube and offers an excellent introduction to their visual voicemail service. I’ve been testing it for quite a while and I have to say I am particularly impressed at [...]
José Valles: The background to BlueVia
It’s time for the third episode of our BlueVia Introduction series (kindly supported by BlueVia). This time we hear from BlueVia’s top man, José Valles. I was initially planning on doing a 5-6 minute interview with him just to make sure we had his perspective. We spoke together on camera for 20 minutes at Mobile [...]

Qualcomm’s Uplinq is coming soon: June 1-2
Just a quick reminder about Qualcomm’s Uplinq conference. It’s being held on the 1st-2nd of June in San Diego. I was there last year and found it a phenomenally interesting event. Given Qualcomm’s immense involvement in the mobile world nowadays, Uplinq can only get more interesting this year. I remember being particularly astounded by the [...]
Lady Geek TV: Episode 3
The ladies are back again with perhaps their best, and most bizarre episode yet! Enjoy! Ever wished you could let go of your hum-drum office job and dedicate your life to your art? This week Lady Geek TV bring you apps that will help you discover your hidden artistic talents. With Ovi’s Loop which allows [...]
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Use your iPhone to pay for your Starbucks in the UK
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Chuck the flowers and buy her a Kindle?
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By 2020, the planet will have 24 billion connected devices – Infographic!
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