Published by Walri on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010
Symbian for £100: Nokia 5230 gets even cheaper
Nokia’s 5230 smartphone was always a real bargain, launching last summer for €149 (£130) without subsidy, but still boasting direct access to all the key Ovi services plus the full Symbian Series 60 operating system (not the low end Nokia...
Published by Horrid on Tuesday, 2nd February 2010
Billion launches “belt and braces” broadband wireless router
For those of you that have trouble sustaining a decent broadband line at your office, Taiwanese networking specialist Billion Electric Co, has the answer. It has launched a three way router for the home in the UK, which can use either 3G or DSL as its...
Published by Walri on Monday, 1st February 2010
UK to get iPad by Easter, but Flash support further away?
People who got all excited at Apple videos showing Flash content on the iPad were disappointed again over the weekend, as the vendor pulled the material. This dashed hopes that Apple would finally settle its differences with Adobe and let users of its new...
Published by Walri on Friday, 29th January 2010
Motorola churns out more phones, the Zeppelin and WX160
Motorola didn’t make an impressive showing in its financial results, but it’s churning out the phones to make this a better year. Two more are on the horizon, the Android based Zeppelin and, by contrast, the ultra-simple WX160. Zeppelin is...
Published by Walri on Thursday, 28th January 2010
New colours for LG Pop and Nokia X6, but no music bundle
Are different colour schemes really important to phone sales? Apparently so. Vendors like Acer and even the serious minded RIM are not offering carriers exclusives on full devices, just on new colour options (though we’re still waiting for the red...
Published by US Chick on Thursday, 28th January 2010
Jamie Oliver app for $4.99 is the future of cookbooks
Today I will admit that dinner is usually the highlight of my day. Sad but true. And while I have scores of cookbooks lying around I find that a quick trip to YouTube is turning into my preferred method of getting a new recipe. Yesterday it was Bubble...
Published by Walri on Wednesday, 27th January 2010
Launch day for Apple tablet – final rumours
So today’s the day Apple finally unveils its tablet device (or records the greatest letdown in mobile history). There’s not much to add, after well over a year of speculation, about the features and business model this product may support....
Published by Horrid on Wednesday, 27th January 2010
Orange UK offers Blyk inspired advertising service
The Blyk Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) which relied on advertising has finally, agonizingly, after a 6 month wait, re-emerged after closure, in conjunction with Orange in the UK. There is still supposed to be a similar deal with Vodafone in the...
Published by Walri on Tuesday, 26th January 2010
Acer promises cloudbook, app store and ereader
You can’t accuse Acer of not trying its hardest to break into new markets. It has made a respectable showing, for a PC vendor, with its first smartphones, the WinMo Tempo and Android Liquid, and promises a host of new models this year. Now it is...
Published by Horrid on Tuesday, 26th January 2010
Vodafone jumps to 450,000 subs, as it gets its music act together
If you’re on the Vodafone network, chances are that you either have already received or will soon be sent, an invite to get your music from Vodafone. Vodafone has always been one of those operators that wants to control everything on their devices...