S02 E07 – The Challenge For Handset Makers (mp3) [ Direct MP3 download - 31MB] This week the team re-cap a round-table discussion we were invited to, discussing the challenges and possible solutions for handset manufacturers in the future: Ewan notes Apple’s increasing ‘mind-share dominance’ which exists quite separate to their market share. Rafe longs for beautiful [...]

S02 E05 – Handset Insurance – Saviour or Swindle? (mp3) [ Direct MP3 download - 29MB] After a series of handset losses and breakages Ewan’s been exercising his network operator-supplied handset insurance… something he’d forgotten he’d signed-up for. But do these policies offer good value for money and how should you choose who to buy [...]

S02 SUP01 – MEF Americas 2011: Neil Stiles on “mulit-screen” content (mp3) [ Direct MP3 download - 8MB ] Recorded at MEF Americas 2011 in Miami, Ben interviews Neil Stiles, president of the Variety Group, on producing content for a ‘multi-screen world’. They discuss: Customising content for mobile platforms. Traditional media companies’ delusion that mobile [...]

S02 E04 – The UK reaches a smartphone “tipping point” (mp3) [ Direct MP3 download - 31MB ] The UK has reached a tipping point – 50% of all mobile devices in use are now smartphones and the trend looks set to carry on, expected to reach 70% by 2015. We discuss the implications of [...]

S02 E03 – While we were gone… Apple, HP and Android. (mp3) [ Direct MP3 download - 27MB ] We’re back to the ‘usual’ format for this week’s episode – recapping all the important events that happened between seasons 1 and 2. We discuss: iOS5 and the iPhone 4S – Has Apple ‘grown up’ to the point [...]