Say hello to the Puma Phone

by James Whatley 14th April 2010

Last Wednesday, Really Mobile was invited along to Sagem’s blogger/press conference for their new and upcoming Puma Phone, so Vikki and I went along to see what’s what.
Available from mid-May, the Puma Phone is a bold step in a new direction from the world-famous sports brand – and at first glance, you’d be forgiven [...]

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Nokia launches C3, C6 & E5 messaging & social networking handsets [updated]

by Ben Smith 13th April 2010

Nokia are announcing 3 new handsets at a global virtual event this morning - the C3, C6 and E5. All three come with full QWERTY keyboards and are focused on messaging and social networking applications with software add-ons to support these features. Using the recently-revised naming system, the ‘C’ range is consumer-focused with the ‘E’ [...]

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iPhone OS 4: Welcome to fragmentation-land Apple [Updated]

by Ben Smith 9th April 2010

Today Steve Jobs announced iPhone OS 4 - an update that includes long-awaited features such as multi-tasking… and that’s great. However, whilst the fan-boys bicker about whether this is ‘years behind Symbian’ or ‘done right for the first time’ something more important has happened…

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“If you’d never have been lost that day we’d never have met…”

by Ben Smith 9th April 2010

Ask yourself this… Can Google maps protect you from manic Welsh ladies in the woods?

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Nokia launches Comes With Music in China DRM-free

by Ben Smith 8th April 2010
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Early morning news, so apologies for the unusual ‘press release dump’ below - it’s not our normal style. However this is interesting… Nokia are launching the Comes With Music download service (now thankfully DRM-free) in China, the world’s biggest mobile market. That makes 30 geographies in 18 months… not bad for something we were less [...]

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Broadband in your car [MiFi]

by Ben Smith 7th April 2010

Today UK mobile network Three have announced they’re now selling their MiFi ‘personal hotspot’ devices with a bundle of accessories to make them suitable for in-car use, including mains and in-car chargers as well as a windscreen mount. This, plus the MiFi itself with a ‘pay as you go’ service and 1GB of data pre-credited [...]

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First Fumble: Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro

by Ben Smith 7th April 2010

In the back of a dingy bar I had my first hands-on fumble - unofficially - with a Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro recently. Announced in February this is the ’sister’ device to the Vivaz now hitting UK operators which lacks a keyboard but sports an 8MP camera versus the Pro’s 5.
This was a prototype unit [...]

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Ovi Maps 3 with free navigation launched for Nokia E71 & E66

by Ben Smith 6th April 2010

In January Nokia announced Ovi Maps 3 including free turn-by-turn navigation, Lonely Planet and Michelin guides. At launch it was available on 10 handsets and will be pre-installed on all devices launched in future. The move impressed many and made a noticeable dent in the share price of a leading Sat Nav device manufacturer.
However, despite [...]

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