The Smartphone Obsession Here’s Part 1 of the Smartphone Obsession Series that I’m producing thanks to the support of mobile messaging giant, OpenMarket. In this first episode, I talked with Alex Meisl, Chairman at mobile marketing specialists, Sponge Group. Alex is also joint-Chairman of the Mobile Marketing Association so I thought it would be fascinating [...]
Stuart over at Pocket-Lint has published an exclusive post detailing what he reckons is T-Mobile UK’s iPhone 4 pricing. He points out that the news isn’t yet confirmed from T-Mobile but that his source has been reliable in the past. Head over to his post to read all the pricing details. If true, it’s not [...]
It’s time for another round of videos from last week’s Meffys 2010 Awards. The Best Mobile Connected Device award went to Novatel‘s MiFi Intelligent Hotspot: Download M4V Video | Subscribe to Podcast | Embed video The Best Music Service award went to Shazam: Download M4V Video | Subscribe to Podcast | Embed video The Best [...]
If you’re after a free iPhone 4 from Vodafone, you’ll need to get the 16GB version on the operator’s 60/month price plan. At any other price plan below, you’ll need to stump up some cash. On the uber-popular 35/month tariff, you’ll need to pay 119 pound for the 16GB device, or 219 pounds for the [...]
Now then, if you’re a developer and you’re after an opportunity to a) show off your skills and b) make a bit of money, do take a look at the Samsung Bada Developer Challenge. There’s a whopping 2.7 million dollars of cash waiting for you. The winning application (‘the champion’) will get $300,000. First prize [...]
I am sat amongst the creme of the UK’s mobile developer talent. There is a significant amount of beards in evidence so I know I’m amongst the developer elite. Right now, there’s a chap up on stage walking through the CustomListItem(); procedure and how that corresponds to a UI list item. This isn’t for the [...]
Some research in India, quoted in today’s Telegraph points out that mobile phone usage prompted a demonstrable decline in the population of a honey bee hive. Now researchers from Chandigarh’s Punjab University claim they have found the cause which could be the first step in reversing the decline: They have established that radiation from mobile [...]
Why did I pay a tenner for The Times iPad app? Well I thought I should try it out and see what it was like. I’ve had a preview of it and it utterly rocked when I saw it. Alas right now all I see when I run the app is a black screen thus. [...]
Embedding — where your application or service is preinstalled by a handset manufacturer or mobile operator — is one of the oft-forgotten tactics to Getting Big Fast in the mobile marketplace. For the lucky few, it really can be a phenomenal opportunity. So, it’s celebrations all round at Touchnote HQ — they’ve done a deal [...]
This morning I set off early before most of the population of Marlow had risen to get into the Big Smoke (“London”) in time to catch Olivier Sichel, Partner at Sofinnova Ventures, the well-known European wireless and life sciences venture capitalist. Olivier is one of the chaps on my list to feature in my new [...]
Well. Almost. Theoretically it is possible to make your own Nokia N8. Or at least you can create your own version of it, with a 15 megapixel camera, instead of a 12. The Symbian Wild Ducks project is all about making a phone using the Symbian 3 platform and off-the-shelf components. The Wild Ducks team [...]
I had a note in the other day from James Lambertini, VP of Global Research and Marketing at InMobi. He was writing to tell me about their new offering, AdROIt: Hi Ewan, How’s things? I hope you’re doing well. Hopefully you saw our welcome note to Apple on joining the mobile advertising market? Steve never [...]
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