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Ireland 'has the greatest mobile phone usage'
A report has revealed that residents in the Republic of Ireland spent the most time talking on their mobile phones and sent the most texts in 2007. According to the International Communications Market report by Ofcom, people in Ireland spend on average 179 minutes on their handsets each month. Their love of text messaging eclipsed that of the average UK resident by almost 50 per cent, with each person in Ireland sending over 150 texts, compar...
Friday, 21st November 2008 - by Charles Kane
BlackBerry Bold: smart-looking look smartphone
Stuck in its push email niche with the business users, RIM has never been seen as a trailblazer for new-look smartphones. But this year it is making a serious push into the consumer sector, and against all expectations, has produced devices that reflect the face of the new handset - complete with integrated web services and blistering download speeds.
Handset makers are increasingly looking ... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 - by Peter White
Adobe's set to spread Flash to mobiles - but Apple's resisting
99.3% of desktop computers are now installed with Flash, according to Adobe, the company that has developed and distributed the technology for the last three years. And just as well, since so many websites these days employ Flash technology for navigation and animation, most notably YouTube and Google Video.With ever more people using their phones as fully-fledged internet devices, the ability to ... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 - by Ellie Mears
Mobile phone manufacturers to launch energy ratings system for chargers
A number of mobile phone manufacturers have launched a common energy rating system for chargers. It is hoped that this will make it easier for consumers to opt for a more environmentally friendly choice, reports Cellular News. The system has been developed and supported by leading brands such as LG, Motorola, Samsung and Nokia. Around two-thirds of the energy used by mobile phones is wasted b... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 - by Stephen Glass
Google release voice activated search application
Owners of an iPhone will soon be able to conduct searches on their handset by speaking to the Google Mobile App. When the application is running, users will not need to press any buttons, they just need to hold the iPhone to their ear, wait for the beep and say what they are searching for, according to Gummi Hafsteinsson, product manager for the Google Mobile team. Users will also be able to g... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 - by Charles Kane
Star Trek technology to drive Android video services
Have you ever thought about just what goes on in the cellular network when one handset which supports one set of techniques to compress music and videos (codecs) and stores its files in a particular format (MPEG) and it wants to send that video or music to another handset which doesnt even speak those languages? It can get quite complex and it goes worse as you try to do things like send a video... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 - by Peter White
LG, Samsung, Nokia and Motorola embrace NFC mobile payments
Positive feedback from the trials of the O2/Barclaycard/Nokia/Oyster/TFL mobile swipe RFID payment mobile credit card mobile scheme currently being piloted in London have suggested that leading handset manufacturers are all set to install NFC technology in mobiles ready for use in the middle of next year. Trials held on the other side of the channel in France showed that 90 per cent of users invo... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 19th November 2008 - by Thomas Newton
BlackBerry falters in reliability test
A recent study has placed Apple's iPhone ahead of RIM's BlackBerry in terms of reliability. Conducted by warranty provider SquareTrade, the report found that the iPhone needed fewer repairs than BlackBerry handsets within the first year, reports Cellular News. BlackBerry's malfunction rate was found to be twice as high as that of Apple's contribution to the smartphone market. In its first ye... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 18th November 2008 - by Charles Kane
Mobile games market 'likely to boom'
A recent report has predicted that the retail value of mobile phone games could almost double within the next five years. According to the study by Juniper Research, the industry could grow from $5.4 billion to $10 billion by 2013, reports Mobile Europe. The arrival of the iPhone and the easy download of applications and games through Apples apps store has been pointed to as a catalyst for the... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 18th November 2008 - by Stephen Glass
European Commission collects evidence in celco versus VoIP war
The arrival of Voice over IP as a method of transmitting voice over cellular networks has to be dealt with by the various regulators and anti-trust authorities sooner or later and a piece this week in the International Herald Tribune suggests that the European Commission has just completed an investigation of this technology. The next step is some form of regulation.What's difficult to understand ... Read the full story »
Tuesday, 18th November 2008 - by Peter White
Cameras 'are key to mobile phone sales'
A recent study has concluded that cameras are the add-ons that most consumers look for when purchasing a mobile phone. According to Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Lab, a high-quality camera is more likely to encourage buyers to spend more money on a phone than any other feature, reports Cellular News. Related technologies, such as a video camera and removable memory cards, were also found ... Read the full story »
Monday, 17th November 2008 - by Mick Travis
Sony Ericsson tops sales list
This week, Sony Ericsson claimed the top spot in the sales list for mobile phones. According to figures published by GfK, the handset has replaced Samsung at the top of the rankings and pushed Nokia down to third, reports Mobile News. The online news provider claims that this is probably attributable to the boom in sales the company experienced following the release of its C905 handset. Sony E... Read the full story »
Monday, 17th November 2008 - by Angelica Summers
O2 in the UK to chance its arm on selling phone applications
There is certainly a battle for the hearts and minds of software developers on handsets these days, making the handset market more and more like the PC market of the 1980s, when Microsoft's icy grip closed in on the PC market as developers flocked to Windows. This week it was the turn of O2 in the UK to try to put together its own online applications store, almost going up head to head with is ke... Read the full story »
Monday, 17th November 2008 - by Peter White
Mobile phones 'will be fast enough for gamblers to place bets'
Mobile phones are likely to be the next big thing in the gambling industry, it has been suggested. According to Brian Wright, director of business at the Remote Gambling Association (RGA), gamers could soon be able to place a bet on their handsets as fast as they can on the internet. He said that mobile gambling is on the rise as more people realise they can place bets from their own homes or ... Read the full story »
Friday, 14th November 2008 - by Stephen Glass
Samsung B130 is the UK's cheapest mobile phone
Samsung's B130 is officially the cheapest mobile phone that can be purchased in the UK. The handset costs just £4.95 and is available at The Carphone Warehouse, both in its high-street stores and through its website, reports Product-Reviews. This mobile phone can be bought as a Pay as you Go product on either the Orange or T-Mobile networks. Buyers looking for a basic model, with none o... Read the full story »
Friday, 14th November 2008
HTC unveil world's first GSM/WiMAX hybrid mobile
Yesterday, HTC - makers of the T-Mobile G1 Android phone - announced to the world their plans to launch the world's first hybrid GSM/WiMAX handset, the HTC Max 4G. WiMAX (an approximation of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is typically used as a 'last mile' broadband solution for businesses with their offices in locations which are hard to cable to, and so is capable of handling ... Read the full story »
Thursday, 13th November 2008 - by Thomas Newton
3 Mobile ink out the INQ1 Facebook phone
Leaked pictures of the forthcoming 'Facebook Phone' from 3 Mobile have caused something of a social networking stir. With the INQ1 (pronounced 'ink one'), 3 are hoping to capitalise on the runaway success of Facebook direct access to which is granted by the simple touch of a button. Facebook's user base has swelled by some 10 million signups since the start of the year. The INQ1 is aimed at socia... Read the full story »
Thursday, 13th November 2008 - by Thomas Newton
Instant messaging 'will become standard for mobile phones'
Instant messaging (IM) capabilities will soon become a standard feature of the mobile phone market, it has been suggested. According to Mickael Remond, chief executive officer of ProcessOne, this service will become a pre-requisite for buyers looking to purchase a new handset in the future. He commented: "IM will be part of the standard stack for the mobile phone market. In most mobile ph... Read the full story »
Thursday, 13th November 2008 - by Charles Kane
Glad iPhone tidings: lower prices, copy/paste and over the air iTunes?
It seems to be good news all round for iPhone lovers in Europe you should be able to get your hands on the device for a bargain price before Christmas, at least in the UK and France; plus a new release of the iPhone operating system is due next week, promising such delights as over the air iTunes downloads, Google Street View, and even a copy/paste function. Version 2.2 of the smartphone's sof... Read the full story »
Thursday, 13th November 2008 - by Peter White
Games are 'the most popular application with smartphone owners'
The most popular application downloads for those owning smartphones are games, it has been claimed. According to Greg Joswiak, vice president of product marketing at Apple, the ease of access and range of games is making this kind of download increasingly fashionable. He noted that the ability to purchase games without having to leave the house is a particularly attractive feature for those wi... Read the full story »
Thursday, 13th November 2008 - by David Roberts
Touchscreens and 8MP camera on Nokia's 2009 roadmap
Nokia has caused a stir with its N96 superphone and Tube touchscreen musicphone, but the mighty Finn is lining up over 30 new devices to be unveiled early in 2009, and released gradually through the year. A hat trick of touchscreen devices, a version of the N810 tablet with phone link, and an 8 Megapixel cameraphone are highlights of the 2009 schedule, according to a leaked internal document. Thi... Read the full story »
Wednesday, 12th November 2008 - by Peter White
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