The iPhone, which blends a mobile phone with the iPod music player
The above quote comes from bloomberg and it doesn’t make me want to rush out and buy one. I have an iPod and I have a phone (several infact). There are lot’s of devices out there that are both phones and music devices and [...]
Smartphone Thoughts has an insider that has leaked the news due next week (June 5th)
…a multitouch display like the iphone. So you will be able to slide your finger across the screen to run commands and interact with the device in the same manner as Apple’s much hyped iphone. HTC will be launching this [...]
I just flashed my PSP to the latest firmware, once you flash you never go back, I just can’t help myself from flashing things to the latest level of firmware, must be the techie in me.
A funny story first on the subject of flashing firmwares. I was on an IBM course when I first joined [...]
This was also in today’s business section of the Guardian, but it’s here too.
VoIP startup JAJAH announced today that it has received venture funding from an unexpected source: Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile. This marks the second major player to get involved in the company in just a few short weeks, and it’s [...]
BusinessWeek have a good article on why CD sales have dwindled away; the elastic spending patterns of the modern consumer.
DVD sales have grown, Internet services, on-demand TV have all grown at the cost of CD sales, not P2P and mp3 piracy.
CD sales or the significant portion of traditional buyers are not your P2P users. [...]
The NYT has an article on news that Avaya could be investigating a sale of either all or some of their business.
Avaya are seen as a traditional Voice business that is successfully building a VoIP presence. [via]
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Originally uploaded by Rob Evans.
This photo was taken whilst I was doing a video call from a motorway in Solvakia at 130kmph in a rented Mercedes.
I was amazed at the network in Slovakia it even had HSDPA enabled too, something that I couldn’t find in London.
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MobHappy’s Carlo Longino wrote back on the 4th of May that his prediction for 2007 would be Flat Rate data plans would emerge in Europe.
Flat rate data has been around for a while in the UK now and Orange and Vodafone joined T-Mobile with affordable data bundles marketed with the tag of unlimited* (* = [...]
Martin asks if Skype is a Telco, I think they are.
(TELephone COmpany) A company that provides telephone services
The definition makes no mention of owning physical infrastructure or it’s own circuit or switched network. Skype is a Telco in that it provides a Telephone service, but it doesn’t have it’s own national or international network.
But the [...]
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Originally uploaded by Rob Evans.
Here’s what google reader mobile looks like on a PSP. It’s well spaced out. I tried Google Reader proper but it can’t handle the code so showed nothing at all.
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from mocoNews.net by mail@robertandrews.com (Robert Andrews)
BT and Sony are partnering to bring telecommunications features to the PSP games console. BT said it will enable video and voice calls and messaging over wireless broadband, using software clients it is developing. BT will be Sony’s lead carrier around Europe, with the UK first to get roll-out. The [...]
I just found this page on the web which made me laugh as a mate of mine is a big leeds fan, so I’ve subscribed to buy a stake.
It sounds like an interesting business prospect, but I’m not sure how it works legally and whether the company becomes liable for debts the new football [...]
The big news for me recently was that I resigned from IBM on Friday. I’ve been with them for 9 years, all of which have been great. All the people I’ve worked with across europe and the globe have been great. It’s always been a positive experience and I’m hugely grateful for all the experiences. [...]
I picked up a PSP yesterday, it’s a much more instant gaming experience. The last time I tried to play a computer game I had to wait three hours while Steam the updating system from Valve updated all my Half Life maps.
It’s got a web browser, which I haven’t tried yet, but might come in [...]
An interesting look at bloggingstocks.com’s view that Apple will overtake IBM within the next two years.[via]
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