If you wanted any confirmation that the mobile industry is commoditising fast, have a read of this release from UK giant, O2. After £26 a month, voice and calling minutes are unmetered and you get a gig of data included. An extra fiver gets you 2 gig. (Plus the usual exclusions like 0870 numbers.) You […]
Month: March 2012
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 […]
Right then the iPhone rumours have begun once again. I wonder just how much advertising revenue the technology industry generates purely from arse-level speculation that accompanies Apple launch “news”? A lot. Luckily here at Mobile Industry Review, we don’t bother with that sort of thing. I thought you’d like to know about the latest rubbish […]
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 […]
I managed to get a bit of time with Rob Jonas, top man in Europe at mobile ad network, InMobi. Rob brought me up to date with InMobi’s rather impressive performance and gave me some perspective on the year ahead. Thanks for taking the time Rob! Here’s the video:
It’s hard to fault The Daily Mail. Whatever your perspective on the paper’s politics or policies, the company is doing a phenomenal job. Only this week they’ve announced that they’ve beaten The New York Times to deliver the world’s number one daily news site. Mail Online is staggeringly smart. Whilst I will admit to wondering […]
Following his participation in the panel “Privacy Issues and the Imperative for Maintaining Consumer Trust” at MEF Americas 2011 I spoke to Steven White, president and CEO of ImageVision about the challenges of managing user-generated content and delivering services to young users. We discussed: How businesses and brands can protect themselves from illicit or illegal images / text […]
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What’s the point of “2G” data on 3?
One of the infuriating features of my Three iPhone 4S is the device’s total inability to transmit data on anything else than a 3G connection. As my morning commute progresses I routinely see my 3G connection drop down. That’s not a problem. It happens on all the networks I use. However with Three, it seems […]
Do any of the readers have company accounts with HSBC? Have you tried their HSBC Business app? I have no issue whatsoever telling you that it’s the ugliest piece of rubbish I’ve seen from a multi billion dollar company, ever. I wonder precisely which executive approved this application for publication? It’s horrific. Utterly horrific. When […]
I came across this rather useful service via LifeHacker yesterday and thought some readers might want to take a look. If you’re a regular user of unsecured WiFi hotspots in cafes and the like, it’s pretty easy for any teenager with a bag of hacking tools to see exactly what you’re doing. Unless you secure […]
In episode 8 of the Emporia Telecom video series, we get down to business with Ian Hosking, Senior Research Associate at the Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge. I asked Ian to outline the reasoning behind accessible devices. Why can’t we just given every old person and anyone with a slight impairment an Apple iPhone […]
I’m on the train on the way into Richmond. It’s busy an I’m surrounded by people using iPhone 4 or 4S devices. These are normal people. Not geeks. On lady looks to be in her early 20s, another chap looks about 30 and the other guy must be late 40s. Each of them have been […]