From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Niall Murphy of The Cloud: 3G, Capacity Crunch & Digital Britain [Part 1 of 2]

by Ben Smith 28th September 2009

Niall Murphy talks to Ben and Vikki about The Cloud, the future for mobile internet and  Digital Britain. Niall makes a case for mobile internet delivered by 3G and WiFi and highlights the impending ‘capacity crunch’ as our increasing demand for bandwidth exceeds the rate at which the technology can satisfy it.  He also raises [...]

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Moto CLIQ / DEXT: Another Android battery muncher? (An emerging theme?)

by Ben Smith 28th September 2009

Within seconds of its announcement I knew I wouldn’t be buying Motorola’s new DEXT (CLIQ in the US) Android handset, however exciting their social aggregation platform BLUR looked. It’s an exclusive to Orange at launch… However, it is an important release… For Android-fans (that’s me) handset choices have been far too limited. HTC‘s build quality [...]

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So much news, so little time…

by James Whatley 25th September 2009

After yesterday’s triple whammy from Ben, Vikki and Dan, it’s time for me to stroll back into Really Mobile town with three stories of my own that I’ve been watching unfold from afar. You see, I’m in Pittsburgh at the moment and, along with a certain Vikki Chowney, I’m helping cover the G20 Summit with [...]

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Interface Preview: Vodafone 360 Samsung H1

by Ben Smith 25th September 2009

Following the official launch of Vodafone 360 today, this short preview of the Samsung H1 arrived in our inbox today without much explanation…  We haven’t seen it elsewhere so we’ll share it with you. If you’ve seen any other videos of interface walk-throughs please let us know in the comments.  There’s already an official simulator [...]

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TedxTuttle: Looking back for the future?

by Ben Smith 24th September 2009

In our first short video produced in partnership with TelecomTV, Vikki Chowney and Leila Makki (@leilamakki) visited the TedxTuttle event last week to see what the future of technology would look like.  But as Maggie Philbin, long-time presenter of the BBC’s  Tomorrow’s World warned them, it’s extremely difficult to pinpoint what will take off… See [...]

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SpinVox's first carrier partner seeks alternatives

by Dan Lane 24th September 2009

Another week and yet another kick in the teeth for the suffering voice-to-text firm SpinVox as their first ever carrier partner is very publicly looking to replace them… A quick peek at the “Procurement Opportunities” page of SaskTel (“the leading full service communications provider in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan”) shows that they are looking [...]

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O2 confirm Palm Pre UK launch date / pricing

by Ben Smith 24th September 2009

This morning O2 have confirmed the release date for the Palm Pre in the UK will be Friday, 16th October. The device will be free on 18 month contracts of £44.05 per month or more and £96.89 on cheaper 18 month contracts with an included ‘unlimited’ data and WiFi deal similar to the iPhone package. Full [...]

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Mobile Geeks of… Marks & Sparks? [UPDATED with QR Code Quick-Reference]

by Ben Smith 22nd September 2009

Marks & Spencer, long-time staple of the British high-street and department store choice of the middle-classes has been enjoying a bit of a revival of fortunes of-late… changing its image from the place where your Nan bought her undies to amongst other things, a high-end food retailer. — NOTE: This post has been updated – [...]

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