I’d very much welcome your suggestions for public relations firms (and/or individuals) working in the mobile space. The reason I ask is that I’m trying to put a reasonably comprehensive list together. Every week I get emails from people asking for suggestions for companies to meet. I have got my favourites (some of whom I [...]
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HMV heads into administration: About time
Like most British readers, I’ve shopped in HMV. I used to shop more in the Virgin Megastore nearest Tottenham Court Road on Oxford Street, just because I spent a lot of my initial adult years living in and around the Euston/Bloomsbury area. Virgin was nearer. Quickly though, time marched on. Shopping at music stores became [...]
Find yourself in China? Get yourself a local home redirect number from Call Me In China
Call Me In China does what it says on the tin, as the phrase goes. The service makes it super-easy for anyone living in China to receive calls from friends, family and work colleagues via a local number. Given that Beijing is fast becoming the centre of the Universe, I’m sure there are quite a [...]
Exclusive: Ubuntu’s Mark Shuttleworth on their mobile platform’s developer potential
Continuing our exclusive video interview series with Ubuntu’s founder, Mark Shuttleworth, I quickly got on to the topic of the app economy and mobile developers. This is typically a touchy subject for anyone launching a new mobile platform — but not so with Ubuntu Mobile, as Mark explains…
Does Sony’s all new Xperia Z handset mark a resurgence for the company?
With the announcement of the Xperia Z handset, I think we’re finally seeing a grown up Sony. I haven’t seen the handset yet but from what I’ve discerned — and if it builds on the previously well received existing range — it’s looking very promising. I’m delighted to see the full weight of Sony’s capabilities [...]
Exclusive: Mark Shuttleworth introduces Ubuntu Mobile
In the second episode of our exclusive video interview series with Ubuntu’s founder, Mark Shuttleworth, we focus on the launch of their dedicated mobile platform. Having given a nice summary overview of the company in the first episode, now it’s time to hear Mark talk about what’s driving their move to mobile.
Ubuntu for Android’s product manager gives us a walkthrough demo
Last night at the Ubuntu Mobile launch I was also able to get a proper look at the company’s Ubuntu for Android product. This was announced last year to a lot of fanfare at Mobile World Congress and it’s been coming on in leaps and bounds. The product enables you to install a full desktop [...]
Can’t the emergency services do a location lookup on this 3 year old girl?
If you’ve been following any live TV today you’ll have seen this story about a 3 year old who called 999 about her mother who’d fallen down the stairs. The media is doing a good job of trying to raise awareness in the hope that someone in the area will know the family and be [...]
“I’m not in front of my computer at the moment”
Earlier today I was on the train. It was packed. The whole carriage was being forced to listen to a Monday morning inane conversation about whether, ‘Lisa has approved that payment.’ Jamie — for that was how the chap introduced himself during multiple calls — was at pains to point out that he, “Wasn’t in [...]
NQ Mobile now has 172 million registered accounts!
172 million folk have opened accounts with consumer antivirus and security specialist, NQ Mobile. By way of context, this figure was 146 million back in December! They’re clearly doing very well indeed. Here’s the company’s first quarter 2012 operating metrics overview from their recent release: Cumulative registered user accounts were 172.0 million as of March 31, [...]
Episode 10 of the Emporia Telecom video series: Upcoming service features
In episode 10 of the Emporia Telecom video series, we meet the company’s Director of Services & Innovation, Michael Rabenstein. Before we filmed this episode, I was talking to Michael about Emporia’s philosophy of handset services — navigation, for example. Michael explained that although there is certainly a use-case for navigation (e.g. Tom-Tom style sat-nav [...]
Episode 9 of the Emporia Telecom video series: The opportunity for mobile operators
In episode 9 of the Emporia Telecom video series, we’re still with Ian Hosking, Senior Research Associate at the Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge. In this video I asked Ian to give us an overview of the opportunity for mobile operators with the audience that Emporia is serving. I strongly recommend watching this one [...]
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