It’s gone midday in the UK so it’s time to out this story as an April Fool! Well, goodness me. This one is a market mover and simply unbelievable! This morning Nigel Smith, Group Chief Executive of HSBC took to the stage to announce the purchase of the UK’s smallest mobile network operator, 3UK. It’s [...]
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My slides from The Big M event in Bath
Here are my slides from this Monday’s presentation at The Big M mobile event in Bath: The Big M – Ewan's Presentation View more presentations from Mobile Industry Review Update: The slides made the ‘spotlight’ section of Slideshare — thanks to the editors there!
Video: My Abroadband SIM has arrived
My Abroadband SIM arrived yesterday — finally. DHL tried to deliver it just a few days after I placed the order but there was no one home hence the delay. I’m delighted to say that it’s everything I expected: Clear packaging, simple instructions, evidently the output of a team of smart people who’ve really thought [...]
Coming soon: Mobile Developer Titans, supported by BlueVia
We’ve got a new series coming here on Mobile Industry Review. It’s called Mobile Developer Titans. It’s supported by Telefonica’s developer programme, BlueVia (more about that below). I’m hunting for 10 mobile developers to profile here on the site. I’m not interested in featuring just any developer in the series, though. I’m looking for developers who’ve [...]
Greasy Food And Petty Crime? It Must Be Barcelona For Mobile World Congress
Hello! Andrew Scott here with a look ahead at Mobile World Congress. We have less than 100 hours to go until the doors of the world’s biggest and best known mobile conference swing open in Barcelona for another year, so let’s pause to see what we have to look forward to. As all good conferences, [...]
Mobile entertainment startup? Apply to present at CC Ventures now!
Calling all mobile entertainment startups! I’ve just sat down with Jef Frenette, the chap who’s managing the rather exciting Connected Creativity Ventures (“CC Ventures”) startup competition. (It’s part of the Connected Creativity at MIPTV event I wrote about yesterday.) Jef is on the hunt for smart mobile entertainment startup companies to put in front of [...]
Connected Creativity: The mobile entertainment event at MIP TV
I’ve been visiting Paris every week or so for the past month to work with the team at MIPTV’s Connected Creativity event. MIPTV is where the world’s entertainment industry comes to discuss what’s new and what’s moving across the global entertainment marketplace. Connected Creativity is a new addition to MIPTV this year. It’s dedicated to [...]
Advertising in a hyper-connected real-time world: Oh dear…
If you’re into mobile advertising in terms of work or just general interest, I strongly recommend you check out the latest post from Jonathan MacDonald. He explores the current way much of the advertising/marketing world works and goes on to contrast this with the brave new world of direct, real-time communication that’s evolving between brands [...]
Sponsored post: How much is your old iPhone worth?
Note: This is my second ever sponsored post here on Mobile Industry Review. I had some good feedback after the last one a few months ago so here we go. This one is on behalf of the team at the Mobile Phone Recycling Comparison site. (It does what it says on the tin). I’ve been [...]
BT Business Mobile: The UK’s most embarrassing network choice
One of the commenters on Shaun’s post over at PDA-247.com about my Vodafone rants this week highlighted the sad and ridiculous reality of our mobile network marketplace. The reader, tTeabag, comments thus: My company moved over to BT Business Mobile and on my first business trip to Europe after the change over I was staggered [...]
Could the mobile industry please buy this plug charger design? Today?
Kudos to Royal College of Art graduate Min-Kyu Choi who, reports Anna Bates of iconeye magazine, came up with a plug design that is the same width as a MacBook Air. Have you come across it? Min-Kyu’s solution is ridiculously elegant. Here it is: And that’s it. Isn’t it smart? Simple. Elegant. It’s pure Apple [...]
The Comfort Blanket That Is Mobile: When A Citroen Van Smacked Into My Range Rover On The M40 Motorway
I was rushing into London the other day for one of the Windows Phone launch events. Normally I’d take the train but the car made a lot more sense given I had my camera equipment with me. I should explain that I drive a Range Rover. With the exception of a summer zooming around the [...]
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