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Dear World (and especially Robert Scoble)

by James Whatley 4th June 2010

Today I read a fantastically thought-provoking piece from Robert Scoble. Yes, that guy. Love him or hate him, he is talented and he definitely knows a thing or two about tech. We’ve had our fallings out over mobile from time to time, but overall – he’s a good guy.
The post in question, entitled Location [...]

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Why isn’t my MP3 more like Flickr?

by James Whatley 2nd June 2010

The last great MP3 player (and I’m obviously talking about phones here) was the N73. I’m not talking about any old N73 either. I’m talking pre-internet edition, pre-music edition, I’m talking the original, the beautiful N73 v2 firmware.
Why? Because this player gave you a glimpse of the future – as well [...]

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Some thoughts on M-Publishing

by James Whatley 1st June 2010
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I was invited to attend today’s M-Publishing event (thank you CamerJam) but alas work commitments have kept me in the office. However, that didn’t stop me throwing together a few thoughts this morning on my way into work… For me, the key question you need to answer is ‘why’?

Forgive me if this seems a bit [...]

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3UK iPad SIMs beat the rest on contract tariffs

by Ben Smith 25th May 2010
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3 have announced they too will be selling iPad SIMs on a dedicated tariff, having reached an agreement with Apple…  It also looks like they’ll be the best value for most UK iPad 3G owners.
We’re not quite sure what kind of deal they needed to cut (“Can I sell SIMs for your product?” “Um, [...]

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Eyecandy: The Experience Lounge at Nokia HQ

by Ben Smith 25th May 2010
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During our visit to Nokia’s famous Helsinki HQ, the ‘Nokia House’, we got to spend some time in the famous ‘Experience Lounge’. It was… an experience.

This mobile-geek’s dream room holds a huge range of handsets, displaying nearly every device you can imagine (and some you can’t) alongside demo booths and concepts. Here’s a quick preview [...]

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Rumoured Nokia and Yahoo alliance confirmed

by Ben Smith 24th May 2010
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It’s true: Nokia and Yahoo are teaming up to merge their on-line services…
The implementation has already started apparently and will go live in the second half of 2010 in some geographies with full integration in 2011.

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Confirmed: 44 days until N8 pre-order

by Ben Smith 24th May 2010
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There it was… hidden out in the open at Nokia’s own store in their Helsinki headquarters…
The N8 will be available in early July for pre-order from the Nokia Online store. If you’re keen to get your hands on their first Symbian^3 offering get your credit cards on standby.

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Living with the E72, or why Nokia’s finally lost me to Android

by Vikki Chowney 24th May 2010
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Continuing the never-ending search for my ‘next phone’, I’ve been trialling Nokia’s E72 for the past few months. Regular readers will know that my phone of choice was once the E71 (before it sadly broke last year, and this journey began), but I was all aware of its faults.
Not long ago, Nokia reached out and [...]

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