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Is being able to charge your phone at work a human right?

Yesterday I was reading in the Telegraph about the officers and civilian staff at Sussex Police who have recently been instructed not to charge their personal phones (and other related devices) at work. On the face of it, there’s a reasonable argument — over to the Telegraph post: The force must find £50 million worth [...]

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Could the mobile industry please buy this plug charger design? Today?

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 [...]

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Skuku: The power of VOIP in your SIM Card?

Skuku: The power of VOIP in your SIM Card?

Got another interesting pitch in for Mobile World Congress and published on the MWC Pitch system. It’s from Skuku and you can vote for them here. A quick overview: Skuku puts the power of VoIP into your SIM card. Keep your mobile phone number and pay only local rates from anywhere in the world. International [...]

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Perhaps my iPhone 3G’s Exchange is draining the battery?

Perhaps my iPhone 3G’s Exchange is draining the battery?

I’m wondering if one of the primary reasons that my iPhone 3G is draining it’s battery at a shocking rate whenever it’s unplugged is due to the Exchange integration? I was delighted when I was able to configure my device with my calendar, contacts and whatnot. It just sucked down all my data and whenever [...]

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