Tag Archives: mobile device
Mobile phones, make-up mirrors, flirting games and sexism
I wrote an article recently about a mobile game from a developer called CrowdStar. To say I was unimpressed is an understatement – I called it “the most insulting game ever”. And due to the response I’ve gotten to that article, I thought I should clear some things up. Continue reading
Posted in Games, mobile news
Tagged crowdstar, mirror, mobile, mobile device, mobile game, Mobile Gaming, mobile phone, sexism, top girl
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Nokia is already dead – we’re witnessing rebirth
Nokia has pretty good reason to be feeling put upon. Pretty much everyone is prophesying its death. Handset sales are receding like a 40-year-old’s hairline, and the fumbling with Microsoft earlier in the year caused a lot of speculation. But today there are two claims that Nokia isn’t in as much trouble as you might think; and surprisingly, only one of them is from Nokia. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Ad&Mktg, Mobile Marketing, mobile news, nokia
Tagged inneractive, Microsoft, mobile, mobile advertising, mobile device, Mobile Marketing, mobile smartphone, N9, nokia, Stephen Elop, windows phone 7
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More smartphones in the workplace means more security risks
If your employees need to check their email or access basic internet in the field, which is more cost effective; a laptop or a smartphone? Businesses all over the world are investing in company smartphones for a mobile workforce, but information coming from various sources points to the increase of these devices as a security risk for companies whose IT departments aren’t fully prepared. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Mobile Devices, mobile news, mobile security
Tagged Enterprise, IT, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile workforce, risk, SAP, Security, smartphone, Sybase
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“EU mobile phone ban” isn’t what you think
It has been a while, but the threat that mobile phones can pose to your health has never gone away. In the flush of success that smartphones have been enjoying, we haven’t heard a whole lot of news about how dangerous they can be. But today a European Committee has called for mobile devices an WiFi networks to be banned in schools, throwing the subject back into harsh relief. There have been a lot of headlines out there proclaiming that the “EU” wants to ban mobile phones… but that’s really not true. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged ban, council of europe, EU, mobile, mobile ban, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile phone ban, smartphone
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Yes! Xerox and Cisco bring printing closer to your mobile phone
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this one, but Cisco and Xerox have announced they are creating a platform to allow any mobile device to print through any printer. Actually, that’s a lie. I’ve been waiting for it for about 8 months. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged cisco, mobile, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile printing, printing, smartphone, xerox
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ABI claims 16 million people will be using LTE mobile phones by 2012
We like to keep abreast of the latest wild claims being made about the coming of LTE; the evolution of mobile networks. Today’s seems a little less wild than usual, but no less impressive, as ABI Research claims that by the end of this year, more than 16 million people in 12 countries will be using LTE mobile phones. Continue reading
Posted in LTE, Mobile Devices, Mobile Operators, Mobile Web, mobile news
Tagged 4G, ABI, LTE, mobile, mobile device, mobile network, mobile operator, mobile phone, smartphone
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“Obsolete smartphone” study reveals that whiny babies hate 2 year contracts
If you want to research, review and buy an item of consumer electronics from a single location, then Retrevo might be the place for you. The site has an excellent set of services built around keeping up to date with the latest technology and gadgets, and you can order them right there on the page. It has now released results from a study showing that some people with 24 month smartphone contracts feel “trapped” by their operators, languishing in a prison of obsolete technology. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged contract, mobile device, Mobile Devices, mobile network, mobile operator, mobile phone, obsolete, retrevo, smartphone
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Mobile shoppers prefer not to use their PCs
Global mobile advertising and entertainment network InMobi has released some stats looking at mobile shopping. Amongst mobile Internet users, their phones are a much more popular device to use for shopping than computers. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news, mobile shopping
Tagged computer, inmobi, mobile, mobile device, mobile phone, mobile shopping, pc
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YouGov claims tablets “cannibalize” laptop sales
Once the iPad proved that tablets are actually a viable consumer product, it seems a brand new consumer trend was finally started. Lots of people are now realizing that they need a little computing in their lives… but not as much as a fully functional laptop would provide. And now YouGov has released some stats to back that up – though it has claimed that tablets are cannibalizing laptop sales, which I have to disagree with. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged computer, laptop, mobile, mobile device, tablet, yougov
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“Home grown” mobile phones continue to trouble the big boys
Though it is now showing signs of faltering, the global mobile monolith that is Nokia surged to dominance in the 1990s by selling huge numbers of reliable, cheap mobile phones to a world that had become hungry for the devices. You might expect the same pattern to repeat as the Indian mobile market booms… Nokia certainly expected it. But stiff competition from indigenous brands is now putting Nokia and other major brands under pressure. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, mobile news
Tagged india, mobile, mobile device, mobile phone, nokia, OEM, Shanzai, white box
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Virgin Media better watch it’s ass when it comes to mobile content
Virgin Media is the telecoms branch of Richard Branson’s Virgin empire – it provides TV, broadband and telephone services to subscribers in the UK. It has announced a deal with mobile content company Motricity that effectively allows it to stream content directly to the homescreen of smartphone-owning subscribers. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily, but Virgin needs to be careful what it does with this service. Continue reading
DeviceAnywhere keeps PosteMobile mobile services ticking
Owned by the Italian postal service, PosteMobile is Italy’s largest MVNO. It has just announced a deal with mobile testing company DeviceAnywhere to ensure that it’s services work properly on the full range of handsets on the market. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Mobile Operators, mobile news, mobile payments
Tagged DeviceAnywhere, Italy, mobile, mobile device, mobile network, mobile operator, mvno, postemobile
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Mobile browser BOLT hits 20 million installations
Locked in an eternal struggle, once again the two most popular mobile-only web browsers in the world have released news within a day of one another. After Skyfire’s somewhat vague announcement yesterday for an Android update at some point in the future, Bitstream has announced it has reached 20 million installations around the world for it’s mobile browser, BOLT. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile applications, mobile browsers, mobile news
Tagged BitStream, BOLT, browser, J2ME, mobile, mobile browser, mobile device, mobile phone
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Over 55s are smart enough to use smartphones
DialToSave.co.uk is a mobile phone comparison site based in the UK – it’s designed to help you find the best deals on mobile devices as quickly and easily as possible. Richard Cappin, the company’s owner, has today declared that the mobile industry is missing out on a major revenue source by not releasing smartphones specifically targeting over 55s, which he calls “Silver Surfers” (which, I have to admit, is a really good name for that segment). But I don’t think that’s really true. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, android, iphone, mobile news
Tagged android, dialtosave, iphone, mobile device, mobile phone, silver surfers, smartphone, superphone
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India fails to stem the illegal mobile phone flood
Last year, we reported that India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade decided it had had enough of illegal mobile phones entering the country – especially after several unregistered devices were used to co-ordinate the gruesome 2008 terrorist actions in Mumbai. But it seems that the measures against these cheaply imported phones have not been working. Continue reading
Posted in China, India and Asia Pacific, Mobile Devices, india, mobile news
Tagged China, illegal, IMEI, india, mobile, mobile device, mobile phone, shanzhai
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