2013 - Mobile Industry Review

Picturelife update: I’ve now moved everything to my own S3 bucket

Thank you for all the emails and comments I’ve had from readers berating me for being so stupid. It’s in reaction to this post:...

How important is WiFi (or connectivity) in a retail environment?

I’ve a question for you about the importance of connectivity in the retail environment. I’d like to determine if I’m an absolutely ridiculous edge...

Whatsapp-enabled Christmas shopping: The new m-commerce trend?

This evening, as per my previous post, I was in Smythson of Bond Street shopping on behalf of my wife. As I walked down to...

Smythson of Bond Street also does email receipts

Just like the Apple Store! I was in Smythson on Bond Street earlier today (obligatory Christmas shopping) and was significantly impressed when the lady...

I’ve got 200gb of photos on Picturelife and they’re not backed up: Am I nuts?

I was evangelising Picturelife to Ben and Rafe whilst we were recording some 361 Degrees podcast episodes recently. I explained that I had just...

Esendex Makes Big Moves in the SMS Market with Text Marketer Acquisition

I love it when people tell me that SMS is dead. I always give a little smile and agree that yes, my wife and...

My DoorBot is on its way: Are you getting one?

Ah hah… I awoke to this message from the DoorBot team. If you’ve been a long time reader you’ll remember that back in January I...

Smart UK Project: Searching for the UK’s Most Innovative Mobile Companies

Real innovation in mobile is not about faster processors, bigger screens or faster networks. These are just the enablers. The real innovation comes from...

Three makes USA roaming fully inclusive (data, calls, texts)

I wondered how long it would take for the wheels to come off the standard mobile model that we've all known for the last...

Developing Mobile Apps in a Hostile World: Part 1

Good morning it's Julian here once again, this time with part one of a two-part series on points to consider when developing enterprise applications....

The physical Apple Store is still annoying as ever

I popped into the Covent Garden Apple Store this evening to buy a new MacBook Pro laptop. I decided to buy there-and-then because I...

With the Moto G, Google is executing Nokia’s strategy better than even Nokia themselves

Google is a dangerous company. Most companies specialize in one thing, make money doing that one thing, and then invest a certain percentage of...

10 questions to ask a prospective business partner

I wrote this post for this week's Bizcrowd newsletter and thought it might be useful for a few readers here at Mobile Industry Review....

World Travel Market 2013’s Mobile Travel Panel: Follow-up!

Thank you to all the readers who came along to World Travel Market's Mobile Travel Panel yesterday afternoon. If you recall the topic was,...

Is it time to subscribe to a printer service from HP?

What’s the best way of buying a phone today?

MWC: What device highlights did you miss?

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