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Fail: SPOT Messenger

One of items I was sent for review in China that excited me most was the SPOT messenger - a unique device that receives...

Review: Selwyn Electronics DigiMemo

In search of an alternative to the predictable smartphone or netbook option for mobile working, I took the Selwyn Electronics DigiMemo with me to...

Mini-review: Jabra BT2050 bluetooth headset

Back on the Great Wall I gave the BT8030 headphones / speaker combination the thumbs down and the BR2050 mini-headset the thumbs up, but...

Nokia isn’t releasing a touch-screen smartphone

Well, not yet.... It's just a music phone people. The fresh round of leaked photos of the device we've all been calling the 'Tube' which...

Review: Jabra BT8030 Bluetooth Stereo Headset / Speakers

As shown in my clip from the Great Wall, included in Mobile Industry Review Show 27, I took the unusual combination-product - the Jabra...

Another QR code story…

To follow-up on Dan's mention of QR codes, the City AM free paper in London had a prominent QR code on it's Friday edition...

Carphone Warehouse pre-Christmas event

I wandered over to Victoria this evening take a look at what would be big for Christmas this year from Carphone Warehouse (silly name,...

Lastminute’s FoneFood gets location-aware

Lastminute.com's FoneFood application I blogged last week has got location-aware today courtesy of Google's new Mobile Gears geolocation API.Â See here for more details. Congratulations...

Lastminute.com Labs launches FoneFood

Lastminute.com's Labs team have today announced the launch of their first mobile application FoneFood - an impressive European-wide multi-lingual restaurant table reservation service.Â The...

I’m off to Beijing soon… what should I take?

Once this month's warm-up event in Beijing is tidied away some of the most exciting sport you'll see will be coming to you from...

Fastmail launches one-time passwords by SMS

Consumer and small-business e-mail hosting provider Fastmail has launched a variety of new authentication mechanisms for its' products including one-time passwords by SMS -...

Mini-review: Invisible Shield for iPhone 3G

Invisible Shield is the well-reviewed clear-plastic wrapper for mobile devices including iPods and laptops.Â Its incredible claim is that it protects devices making them...

We’re going to Beijing this summer

Ben Smith, SMS Text News contributor and Podcast Master, is heading off to Beijing this summer for the Olympics. He's spending 10 days with the...

O2 say sorry, but you still (probably) can’t have an iPhone 3G

Just had a text from O2 with a link to information on iPhone 3G availability and an apology (at the bottom) over the launch...

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

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MWC: What device highlights did you miss?

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