My iPhone 15 Pro Max SLi Ultra Ghia Plus strategy

So there's a new iPhone about to...

Microsoft Surface Duo: Insert lament post here

I was reading Ron Amaedo’s post on...

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 day or so after the Apple Keynote, "iPhone Day" was fast approaching and they knew I would be in the market. GadgetsOman comprises a series of shops that you can find in select shopping malls across Oman, centred in particular around the capital city Muscat....

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 Uber and you need reliable mobile signal. Boom! Sad, isn't it, dear reader? Travel all around the world and find relentlessly reliable 5G speeds all over the...

“Apple will only sell 100,000 of their headsets in the first year” Really?

BGR reports a TrendForce estimate that Apple will sell 100k units of their new headset when released and says “but that’s still a big win”. I disagree on the figure. I’ve no idea...

The BlackBerry Movie: Worth a look, but it’s heavy on fiction

I went to see the BlackBerry movie last night here in Dubai. I was astonished to find the movie theatre almost full, apart from a few seats at the front. First, the trailer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXL_HDzBQsM Ok... I...

It’s ok, your moon photos aren’t fake, they are just enhanced – quite a bit

Have you taken a photo of the moon recently? I almost did, the other day, when I spotted a fabulous moment here in Dubai. It was almost a blood-red moon. I didn’t bother. Because I knew it wouldn’t look as good as I could “see” it with my own eyes, irrespective of whether I used iPhone or Samsung. I just resolved to stare at it a little while longer. Then I did a silent nod of thanks to the world for the experience and got on with my evening. If I had taken a photo, though, would it have turned out magically amazingly brilliant? 9to5mac has a lot more details...

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...

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

I am delighting in the fact that I am able to write again -...

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 have been trying to give it a bit of...

Don’t move! You’ll jinx it! This looks like a tiny bit of innovation in the mobile world

It has been quite a while since I’ve seen anything in the mobile industry that’s caused me to want to write much. Just look at the latest S23 from Samsung. I actually thought...

Etisalat: That’s fast

I was at the Mall of the Emirates the other day whilst I was in Dubai. I think it's...

I got my e-SIM real-time from 3DK. Love it.

My wife cracked her iPhone screen. It was still...

What’s the best VPN for your mobile and desktop?

I'm asking for a friend. 😉 I'm really keen to...

$35 a month for the new XBox X? Yes please!

Now then, now then, this is interesting. Long suffering...

Daybridge: The calendar app we’ve been looking for?

I have been following Kieran McHugh on Twitter for...

That LG Wing? Could LG deliver cool once more?

I've been watching now and again for mentions of the LG Wing and it seems like the excitement is building in the run up...

Help me justify buying the Huawei Mate XS?

I'm having a serious case of I-need-it whenever I am walking by the Huawei store here in Muscat, Oman. It is a simply fabulous...

Microsoft Surface Duo: Yeah, I think I need one

Back in 2009, I wrote a post called, "Stop everything and have a look at Microsoft's Courier Tablet." It was a brief post linking...

Huawei Mate XS: It looks fantastic!

Hello again, dear reader. It has been quite a while. Too long. I said to myself I wouldn't write anything here on Mobile Industry...

Kano looks awesome – have you tried it?

I've been meaning to buy some Kano equipment for the children for ages - specifically the boys (age 9 and 7). It looks like...