Back in that rather exciting week in the run up to Nokia’s pretty staggering announcements prior to Mobile World Congress, I remember remarking that the company would need to start making some big decisions. I wrote that I’d like to see big, market-moving statements. Statements that would make people sit up and look — that [...]
Archive | April, 2011
Jack Dorsey’s Square gets Visa stamp of approval
I’ve been banging on about Square for quite a while. They’ve now got a massive, massive stamp of approval in the form of a strategic investment from Visa. Good move on Visa’s part. Keep watching the space. There is no doubt that mobile payments company Square is on a roll. The company just landed a [...]
Get a White iPhone 4 from 3UK… tomorrow!
So I wrote a little while ago asking if anybody really cares about the upcoming White iPhone. I don’t. At least, I don’t think I do. Perhaps that view might change dramatically if I actually had one in my hand. Come to think of it, I do like the idea of being rather different from [...]
Announcing the 361 Degrees mobile podcast… Guaranteed one better than the rest!
Standby! Standby! It’s time for the introduction of the all new 361 Degrees Podcast — a mobile technology podcast from Rafe Blandford, Ben Smith and myself. Rafe Blandford is the founder, editor and unalloyed God of all things Nokia. Feted by the company’s high command, loved by millions (on a good month, Rafe talks to [...]
Nokia exports all Symbian assets and 3,000 staff to Accenture
Another press release in this morning — this time from Nokia. This will interest anyone who’s been following the developments related to Symbian. It’s quite a neat move because, after it’s all finally agreed, it’ll enable Nokia to focus closely on future development rather than dealing with the Symbian saga directly. Accenture gains a huge, [...]
Darryl Ashing of Ashings.com
Continuing our video episodes from last week’s Unlimited Drinks, next up is Darryl Ashing. Darryl is a very, very useful chap. There comes a time in all budding entrepreneurial careers when the realities of cash flow begin to hit home only too vividly. Darryl, as founder of Ashings Chartered Accountants, is your man. It’s better [...]
Mobile operators? Will they not learn? Charging Google & Facebook? Come on!
Ah dear. Time for a diatribe. I had to knock out a brief comment on this Financial Times post. Here’s the first few paras: Leading European telecoms companies want to levy significant charges on Google and other online content providers through an overhaul of the regime governing how data travel over the internet. Operators in [...]
My Initial Response To Sony’s Tablet News
Instead of bashing away on the keyboard I decided to do an audio opinion on Sony’s Android tablet announcements today. Posted via email from MIR Live
Carphone Warehouse’s ultimate off-road Motorola Xoom 3G test video
I have been giving serious thought to purchasing a Motorola Xoom 3G tablet. Why? Well. It’s almost obligatory. Like most mobile media folk, I’ve had hands-on, I’ve had-a-play. But that isn’t good enough. Not when you’re an international jetsetter mobile influencer. I have a policy of making sure that, all things being equal, I own [...]
Why can’t I just say ‘yes’, Mr AA?
Look at this. Totally flipping ridiculous. The AA have decided to send me this marketing message. I don’t have a problem with it per se, I did opt-in to receive messages. My problem is the call-to-action. They want me to phone them. Phone? You mean, like, with a voice? Why can’t I just hit reply [...]
Know anyone doing good things with social media in the mobile world?
BlogWorld & New Media Expo New York is racing toward us. The event is taking place toward the end of next month (24th-26th May). You can find out more about the event via this interview I did with co-founder Rick Calvert. I’m helping out the organisers with the mobile stream of the event. Therefore I’m [...]
Sony announces the Sony Tablets: S1 and S2 — nice!
The much rumoured news of Sony’s very own tablet range hit the wires just a little while ago. Here’s the full release. And note, this is from ‘Sony’ as apposed to ‘Sony Ericsson’. Interesting times… TOKYO, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Corporation (“Sony”), announces “Sony Tablet” that delivers the perfect combination of hardware, [...]
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