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Surprised to see iCloud support on iPhone already

By Ewan on June 7, 2011 in News

I was just updating my apps this evening when I came across this new ‘purchased items’ functionality on the iPhone App Store. Very nice. Posted via email from MIR Live

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If an operator is charging users for Facebook roaming, should they pay a license fee?

By Ewan on June 7, 2011 in Operators, Opinion

This post ties rather neatly in with my previous one (Would you pay €2 to use Facebook on the beach?) regarding roaming. Now then, what happens if operators were to deploy these rather innovative plans such as the one mentioned above? It’s a topic I’ve been exploring whilst I’ve been on-site at MACH Insights 2011. [...]

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Would you pay €2 to use Facebook on the beach?

By Ewan on June 7, 2011 in Operators, Services

So here’s a question for you. I’d like you to have a wee look at this video and see what you think of the concepts demonstrated. I came across it in the ‘Demo Lab’ area at MACH Insights 2011. It’s showing off a MACH product by the name of the Data Roaming Engine which enables [...]

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MacLeod, roaming and The Next Web

By Ewan on June 7, 2011 in Operators

Kudos and thanks to the highly proficient Martin Bryant, European Editor of The Next Web for including me in his recent piece on data roaming. Thank you Martin. Do follow Martin on Twitter here: @MartinSFP Here’s the link: Why using data on your phone abroad is so expensive, and how to save money It’s a [...]

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Hello from MACH Insights 2011: The issue of the moment — Roaming

By Ewan on June 7, 2011 in Operators

Hello from Berlin. That’s right! I’ve been traversing the Globe. On Friday I was in San Diego with Qualcomm and on Sunday I arrived into Berlin for the MACH Insights 2011 event for a fascinating look at the world of mobile roaming and billing. Roaming is, as regular readers know, a subject close to my [...]

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More of this please, Vodafone

By Ewan on June 7, 2011 in News

Well then it makes a nice change getting a text message like this from Vodafone. After repeatedly visiting the States and having to put up with the three-quid-a-meg deal, the £2 for 25mb of roaming data each day seems positively joyous. Interestingly, I have been in Germany two days now and I still haven’t used [...]

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HTC’s Chacha hits 3UK, check out Sedge’s video

By Ewan on June 7, 2011 in Devices, Operators

In the UK, the mobile operator is king. If they don’t range your handset, then the chances of it selling in volume are pretty poor. The UK market — like a few others in Europe — is heavily, heavily dependent on ‘free phones’ (or operator subsidy). Consumers don’t mind paying a little bit of cash [...]

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Larry Fox of Trimble Outdoors talks at Uplinq 2011 – Part 1

By Momchil on June 7, 2011 in Applications, Devices, Operators, Opinion, Services

Larry Fox runs Business Development for Trimble Outdoors. Trimble Outdoors produces Apps for the outdoor community, offering a wide variety of solutions for every outdoor enthusiast from the backpacker to the hiker, the biker, the hunter and the fisher. More from Larry:

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The BA app: Thoroughly brilliant

By Ewan on June 5, 2011 in News

Well then here I am again at London Heathrow’s Terminal 5. This time I am heading out to Berlin — on British Airways. Indeed I so enjoy the functions of the airline’s iPhone App that I will routinely book with them instead of another company. I had a quick check after I got through security [...]

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Richard Kastelein of AppMarket.tv talks at Connected Creativity

By Momchil on June 4, 2011 in Applications, Opinion

Richard Kastelein is founder of App Market TV, an internet portal dedicated to the convergence of media. Richard has been in Social TV since 2007 and he tells us about his experience in Social TV, TV Apps and Connected TV. Here is the video:

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iPad 2 and iPhone 4, £99 on 24-month contract

By Ewan on June 4, 2011 in Devices, News, Operators

I just came across this advert on the back of one of the Telegraph supplements this morning. The deal looks pretty good to me. Yes, it does require a 24-month commitment and £99 up front. But at £65 per month, you will get both the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4. I think there will [...]

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Uplinq: Steve Perlman of OnLive shows off full-motion gaming on HTC Flyer tablet

By Ewan on June 2, 2011 in Applications, Devices, Services

Do take a few minutes to have a look at this rather fantastic offering from OnLive. Steve Perlman, CEO of the company, was invited on to the Uplinq stage by HTC’s Peter Chou to showcase what they’re doing with the all new HTC Flyer tablet. Essentially you’ll be able to experience phenomenal full-motion, fully-size, full-experience [...]

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