From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Hidden MWC: Earphones… controlled by your eyes!

by Ben Smith 16th February 2010

Right now the entire mobile industry is in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress and the coincidently-timed International Pick-Pocket Festival. There’s plenty of big news, but it’s the smaller stands where the magic is often to be found…
How about some eye-controlled earphones…? Yes. I said eye controlled.

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Free Stuff: Set our competition… Win a Nokia 5310!

by Ben Smith 15th February 2010

We’ve got some phones to give away courtesy of the nice people at the Nokia who were clearing out the cupboards and, yes, are still being nice to us despite what we sometimes say about them.
We’ve got an N97, an E75 and an E55 to give away, but we’re a bit stuck… How should we [...]

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The Blackberry Diary: Initial impressions

by Ben Smith 14th February 2010

I did it. I bought a Blackberry. My first one…
A 9700 Bold from Three. I’ll get to a full review and explanation why the Nokia’s most recent effort - the E72 - didn’t attract me back in due course, but after 2 weeks of use there’s a couple of features that have really impressed.

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‘Dear Oli’: The Prodigal Fool’s letter to Nokia’s CEO

by Ben Smith 14th February 2010

The Prodigal Fool has interrupted his high-rolling lifestyle just long-enough to pen a letter to Nokia CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, suggesting 10 ways to get Nokia back as ‘contenders in the high-end smartphone market’.

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First Look: FREETALK Wireless USB Headset for Skype

by Jonathan Jensen 11th February 2010

A habit of mine when I’m on the phone is to wander around the house. For some reason I prefer to walk and talk rather than sit in a chair! However with a regular PC headset I’m tethered to the PC and can’t move which is a source of frustration. So when I saw the FREETALK Wireless [...]

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Google Buzz: where’s the love?

by James Whatley 10th February 2010

Last night, as I was leaving the office to go play football, word was spilling out onto the interwebs about a brand new Google service.
“Social features!” some said, “Keep your friends updated”, whispered others but, it was only when I saw the sad, inevitable combination of words that make up the phrase “Twitter Killer” did [...]

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