What’s that, a foldable iPhone you say?

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What’s that, a foldable iPhone you say?

I picked up this one from Wayne and Qianer over at The Information earlier today and it prompted me to reach for Mobile Industry Review. Hello dear reader, it's been a while. A foldable iPhone, you say? Interesting. Of course this is something we've all speculated about for the longest time, but it's interesting that The Information feels confident enough to report the detail. Apple has apparently been...

An end of an era: Vodafone UK turns off 3G services

I thought it was worthwhile highlighting this one from the Vodafone UK team. For so long - for what feels like years, seeing the "3G" signal on my Vodafone device gave me a considerable amount...

MWC: What device highlights did you miss?

So, early last week I predicted that next to nothing from Mobile World Congress would break through into the mainstream media. I was right, as far as I could see, based on my...

How Wireless Will Pave the Path to Neobank Profitability

I'm delighted to bring you an opinion piece from Rafa Plantier at Gigs.com. I think it's particularly relevant given the recent eSIM news from Revolut. Over to you Rafa: The last decade ushered in...

NordVPN: Thanks again, Revolut

When I upgraded to Revolut's Ultra offering, I did so with a strong focus on the Financial Times digital subscription which normally retails at £59 per month. Yes there are occasionally special discounts, but I really liked the fact this was included in the Ultra offering. But there was more (a lot more). I used to favour VyprVPN. I'm still a subscriber, but... then I found NordVPN because it's already part of the Revolut Ultra subscription. I was already paying for it, so, you know... I downloaded it and had a play. Guess what, it's actually pretty good. I'd been hearing about NordVPN from various podcast sponsorship spots for quite a long...

Samsung SGH-E700… now with Android?

Imagine my sudden, unexpected excitement when I saw this email and subject in my inbox this morning: "OMG," I thought. "Have they actually done...

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My iPhone 15 Pro Max SLi Ultra Ghia Plus strategy

So there's a new iPhone about to launch. It's not that different from the one...

Microsoft Surface Duo: Insert lament post here

I was reading Ron Amaedo’s post on ArsTechnica earlier today about the ending of software upgrade support for the first edition of the Microsoft Duo… And once again, I felt depressed for the...

Revolut’s Roaming eSIM: 1 week later

This week I have been using Revolut's new eSIM capability whilst I was in Sweden for Stockholm FinTech Week. I'm an Ultra subscriber so I get 3GB of data included every month. So...

Why you need GadgetsOman (or similar) in your life

About four days ago I got a familiar WhatsApp message from the team at GadgetsOman. It was just a...

Question: When is the only time a traffic jam is good news in the UK?

Answer: When you're sitting in the back of an...

Ah yes, an S23 with a BlackBerry Bold Keyboard: Exactly what I (think) I need

I was playing with Midjourney, the AI/photo generation service...

The new BlackBerry movie trailer is here

Were you a BlackBerry fan? Of course you were. At some point, almost everyone was. I still remember the days and the joy that...

Airalo: The easy way to roam globally with a data eSIM

Shortly before I began my FinTech & Banking Tour around the GCC, I popped into the Apple AppStore and searched ‘eSim’. I wondered if...

Etisalat: That’s fast

I was at the Mall of the Emirates the other day whilst I was in Dubai. I think it's almost obligatory to go there...

Oh… wait, is that the phone I’ve already got?

I am delighting in the fact that I am able to write again - mostly over at FinTech Profile or LinkedIn - as I...

Come on Bixby

I have been trying, Samsung. I really have. Given Bixby - the Samsung 'AI' - is preinstalled by default on my new device I...