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Blyk: third time (un)lucky.

I haven’t done an update on the loveliness, that isn’t Blyk in a while; and so, I thought, today I would. I mean, what else is better than having a good old moan?* Well, to be honest it hasn’t been going good. Yesterday I “celebrated” my six week anniversary of Blyk not working; not much [...]

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Is there anywhere that Mobiles don’t belong?

This is a thought that I’ve been pondering over for some time; mobiles have taken over our lives, almost to the point of invasion. We use and take them everywhere we go, and many of us rarely turn our beloved handsets off. So is there a time and place for mobiles? Well I think there [...]

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Old and Baffled update!

I said at the end of “Old and Baffled”, that I would update according to any new features or ideas that I got. Thankfully, I did! I got an e-mail telling me about another company called Doro – they specialise in simple phones for the elderly and disabled. The best thing about this company is [...]

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Youth Review: Nokia E66 – A Disappointment.

When I received the Nokia E66 a little over a week-ago I was really excited; my first mobile to test, and a mobile I had never used before! Plus, it’s a Nokia right? It should be good, not it has to be good. Nokia phones have always treated me well. Wrong. Now I know this [...]

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The Carphone Warehouse does, but you don’t?

After reading Ewan’s article on the iPhone it reminded me of my trip I took to my local high-street on Friday. Now, being a contributor on SMS Text News, I only thought it was my duty to pop into the o2 store, and the Carphone Warehouse. Firstly I stepped into the o2 store, and I [...]

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Mobile phones and eight year olds.

When I walked to school everyday, I used to be mildly horrified at the young children who walked past me with mobile phones. I’m not talking about eleven year olds, I’m talking about proper Primary School aged children; eight year olds or younger. My cousin is one of those children who had a mobile at [...]

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Miidio UFO – Mobile music can sound good!

Miidio UFO – Mobile music can sound good!

There’s a lot to be said about the quality of music from mobile phones; and let’s be honest, the majority of it is pretty bad. The speakers are useless; the equalizers are generally programmed to sound as bad as possible, and in all, not many people like them. I however, may have found a solution. [...]

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Thank you Orange.

I’ll give credit, where credit is due, and despite my ramble about Data Charges yesterday (which I still think are appalling), Orange have tried very hard to redeem themselves. They’ve given me back some more credit, and given me free evening browsing, and bundle thing for a month. So thank you! What’s more amazing was [...]

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Youth: Mobile Marketing, will it work?

No, this isn’t a rant about Blyk. So don’t worry. This is a look at how I think mobile marketing is being put to use, and whether or not it has had any effect on my spending, interesting, or anything of the sort really. Way back in 2002 I got my first mobile phone, at [...]

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I just blew £10 on Orange data! I want WiFi.

I want WiFi, like right now. I’m sitting here testing out a Nokia E66 (expect the review later this week), and I’m looking at the Maps function, and amusing myself at having Facebook on my phone. And I’m angry, at two things; that poor excuse of “speed”, and the ridiculousness of the cost. I would [...]

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Blyk, look what you made me resort to!

Please remind me why I am a member of Blyk. I swear, I’ve spent more time complaining to and about them, than I have actualling using my Blyk texts and minutes; which I think is a little dissapoiting. I was so looking forward to love Blyk. Earlier on I tried phoning up Blyk to find [...]

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SMS – Keeping your food costs down!

I was just checking the headlines on BBC news, and the Business and Technology section, and I came across a little article about an Italian answer to rising food prices. According to the article consumers can “check the average price of different foods in northern, central and southern Italy” by using this SMS Service. This [...]

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