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Text messaging more expensive than space exploration

May 13, 2008

Text messaging costs roughly four times as much as downloading data from Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope.

No really. And you don't have to take my word for it. A (clearly not terribly busy) proper scientist has come up with this, ahem, stellar fact as part of a Channel 4 Dispatches programme called: 'The Mobile Phone Rip-Off'.

Matt Egan | Read more...


BlackBerry Bold 9000 3G smartphone

May 12, 2008

Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry range of push email smartphones, has officially announced its Bold handset.

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 is a brand-new design of BlackBerry with 3G connectivity as well as Wi-Fi and satnav.

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


Barack Obama: the iPhone of politicians

May 12, 2008

I don't know why it took me so long to make the connection. Even for a political figure, Barack Obama generates an extraordinary level of attention, and probably hundreds of news articles a day.

He represents (for many people, at least), hope for an enormous change, almost a transformative revolution. And, like Apple's most famous product, you won't find him in Canada.

Shane Schick, ComputerWorld Canada | Read more...


Get into Harvard University... on your mobile phone

April 30, 2008

Rather than just let tourists wander aimlessly on a sightseeing excursion, hoping to stumble upon the next landmark, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has a better idea. Mobile phone or iPod video tours.

Watch the video below to find out more:

Nick Barber | Read more...


NDrive G280 and G800 photo satnav devices

April 30, 2008

NDrive is launching two satellite navigation products that rely on photos rather than maps to lead the way.

Navman introduced the idea of photo-based navigation with its NavPix geocaching cameras. NDrive extends the idea. However, rather than being purely map-based, the NDrive models display actual photographs with directions superimposed on them.

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


Apple’s iPhone 'no longer for sale' in UK

April 25, 2008

It seems that the super money-off deal to clear stocks of Apple’s iPhone before the imminent release of a more advanced model has been too successful.

Reports are in that reseller Carphone Warehouse and service provider O2 have very nearly sold out.

Lexton Snol | Read more...


LG's Secret is out as KF750 handset launches

April 24, 2008

LG has unveiled the third handset in its Chocolate range of mobile phones. The touchscreen LG KF750 is described as a Black Label Edition phone and is alternatively known as the LG Secret.

LG says the KF750 Secret is "specifically developed to satisfy the refined tastes of trendsetters who desire a sophisticatedly designed, yet durable handset". It succeeds the LG Chocolate and LG Shine mobile phone handsets launched last year.

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


TomTom Rider motorbike satnav gets makeover

April 24, 2008

TomTom has updated its RIDER satellite navigation device, refreshing the Tele Atlas maps and adding extra features. The Tom Tom Rider 2nd Edition will cost £349 for the UK and Ireland version and the £399 with full European maps.

The updated TomTom Rider has a Help Me! safety feature as well as the ability for users to edit outdated or incorrect road information on their device and optionally share it with other TomTom users.

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


Toshiba Portege G810 3.5G HSDPA touchscreen phone

April 23, 2008

Toshiba is gearing up for a Q1 launch for its Portege G810 2.83in touchscreen HSDPA mobile phone handset.

Demonstrated to visitors to the Toshiba stand at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, the Toshiba Portege G810 is a 14mm slim handset aimed at business users. It runs on the recently-announced Windows Mobile 6.1 mobile platform and comes with both 3.5G HSDPA and HSUPA (high-speed uplink packet access).

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


Motorola Z10 mobile phone arrives in the UK

April 22, 2008

Motorola’s much-anticipated Z10 sliderphone is getting a UK launch. The Motorola Z10 will be unveiled in the UK on 30 April and is a successor to the popular Motorola Razr V8.

Video capture will be one of its main selling points, judging by the trailer we’ve seen for the eye-catching handset. The catchline promises "We're all film makers now" and reports suggest the handset will be capable of capturing 30fps (frames per second) video. Video clips and photos will be displayed on a 2.2in QVGA screen.

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


66% will never buy an iPhone, but who cares?

April 21, 2008

It's a fairly eye-catching figure for those looking for evidence that the iPhone is not the world's greatest gadget. But while 67 percent of respondents to our iPhone poll last week said they'd never buy one, the fact that 33 percent have already bought the handset, or plan to do so, is a pretty impressive figure for Apple.

We set up the poll following Apple's announcement that the 8GB iPhone would be available for £169 – a £100 price cut – until June, when the widely rumoured 3G iPhone is expected to be announced. Of the 240 pro-iPhone respondents, 10 percent already own one, 16 percent plan to buy the £160 model, 28 percent will buy an iPhone when their current mobile contract comes up for renewal, and an impressive 45 percent plan to buy the 3G iPhone.

Paul Trotter | Read more...


Road Angel Professional Connected speed camera alert device

April 17, 2008

Road Angel is launching a £299, completely legal, real-time speed camera alert module that is automatically updated with the latest location information - without having to connect to a PC in order to do so.

The Road Angel Professional Connected has its own SIM card and uses a GPRS (general packet radio service) connection to access the internet and receive updates.

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


Velocity 103 and 111 3.5G smartphones

April 1, 2008

A British smartphone maker is aiming to make a name for itself with the launch today of two 3.5G Windows Mobile 6.1-based handsets, the Velocity Mobile 103 and Velocity 111.

Maker Velocity Mobile says its handsets “offer a new vision of consumer mobility through simple functionality, leading-edge features and intuitive design”.

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


What is Nomophobia?

April 1, 2008

What is Nomophobia?

It’s the fear of being out of mobile contact - apparently a very real phenomenon for many people.

Stephan Rskick | Read more...


Hello… I’m on the plane!

March 27, 2008

Under new proposals from Ofcom, mobile phones may be allowed to be used on flights crossing UK and European airspace. As far as I’m concerned that’s one step closer to creating an airborne version of hell.

See also - Mobile phones in the air: plane madness

Carrie-Ann Skinner | Read more...


Mobile phones in the air: plane madness

March 27, 2008

UK regulator Ofcom this week gave the go ahead for the use of mobile phones on planes flying in European airspace. And the world officially went mad.

Ofcom's decision will eventually pave the way for airlines to offer mobile-phone coverage on UK-registered aircraft, meaning that mobiles could be used once a plane has reached an altitude of 3,000 metres.

Matt Egan | Read more...


Fruit wars! Apple aims guns at BlackBerry

March 20, 2008

Apple's market power derives not merely from its technology, but from its adeptness at reframing a familiar market to limit the field of competitors.

At the press conference at which iPhone's Exchange Server connectivity and software development kit (SDK) were unveiled, Steve Jobs established and reinforced the premise that in eight months, iPhone redefined the entire smartphone market. Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 are now irrelevant, leaving only two relevant players, iPhone and BlackBerry. Given that BlackBerry is old, tacky, and unreliable, enterprises oughtn't waste time trying to prop it up. Out with the old, in with the new.

Tom Yager | Read more...


Getac PS535E ruggedised satnav

March 18, 2008

Getac is launching a ruggedised satnav device for those that need to find their way in extreme environments.

The Getac PS535E is a Windows Mobile 5.0-based PDA with built-in GPS and a magnesium alloy and rubber-clad exterior.

Carrie-Ann Skinner | Read more...


Microsoft joins anti-Clarkson campaign

March 14, 2008

We’ve all seen the idiots driving with one hand on the steering wheel and the other clutching a mobile phone, distractedly aiming their cars at pedestrians and cyclists while gossiping to friends about last night’s EastEnders.

Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson is getting a lot of flak about photos of him reportedly driving his green Mercedes while jabbering away on his mobile phone. Daily Mail readers are demanding his head on a plate.

Simon Jary | Read more...


O2 XDA Atmos Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone

March 11, 2008

02 has launched a Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone it is calling the XDA Atmos. It has a slide-out Qwerty keyboard and comes armed to the teeth with connectivity options. These include 3G, GPRS, Wi-Fi, HSDPA, Edge and is a quad-band GSM handset.

The O2 XDA Atmos is clearly aimed at the business market and offers function over style. In common with BlackBerry devices, it sports push email while mobile versions of familiar Office applications are provided by Microsoft. Email and communications are delivered via Microsoft’s Exchange Server.

Rosemary Haworth | Read more...


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