Tonight’s Bush/Kerry debate can be seen on your mobile, if you live in the US. Something of an historic moment, I think you’d agree. And one that will so unimpressive to future generations as it’ll be as normal as sending an SMS is to us. I’m not sure what the audience will be when you [...]
Archive | September, 2004
Yet Another Java Portal
MTV have announced that they’re the latest media owner to hop on the Java portal bandwagon, according to New Media Zero. This follows similar announcements from Celador, Endamol and The Sun. The portal will be available as a WAP site initially with Java expected to follow. Stand by to repel a deluge of similar announcements. [...]
YAKTI
TechDirt writes about another kid tracking scheme – or what I call a YAKTI (Yet Another Kid Tracking Idea). These start-ups certainly seem to be flavour of the month and indeed, it’s rumoured that it’s another bandwagon the VC community is attempting to clamber on board. I briefly flirted (for about 3 minutes) with a [...]
Did you know…?
That until last year bringing your mobile to school in Lousiana was punishable by 30 days in gaol. Fortunately, they’re a little more relaxed these days. —–>Follow us on Twitter too: @russellbuckley and @caaarlo
Dumb Phone Demand
The Taipei Times reports today on a call for dumb phones by Asian Telecoms executives. Dumb phones are low cost basic models, which just offer voice and sms. These phones would open up new markets of people who can’t afford the fully featured phones that are now basically standard: “To realize this untapped potential, there [...]
Location Based Fishing!
Blister Entertainment have launched North America’s first GPS-based cell phone game – Swordfish. Players use satellite technology (GPS) to scan for and find virtual schools of swordfish. Once they’ve found a school of fish, they have to go to its physical location and then use their mobile phone like a fishing rod to try to [...]
Ogo O No
I was going to write a post slagging off the text and IM only Ogo from AT&T which seems to be reported everywhere yesterday and today. Yes, that’s right, it doesn’t have a voice call facility. Hello ….(I was going to start) don’t you guys realise that texting might be cool, but your killer app [...]
Bluetooth over 100m
Electronics Talk reports that “SiGe Semiconductor has expanded its series of Bluetooth integrated circuits with a miniature power amplifier optimised for portable consumer electronics” and a lot of other techie stuff that I didn’t understand Bottom line though, it means that Bluetooth can now work in a range of about 100 meters, rather than 10. [...]
Mobile –> TV
The Hindustani Times reports that Hutch TV has launched “a multi-channel, TV-on-Mobile service, accessible over its EDGE-enabled network”. 13 different channel are offered “ranging from news and current affairs to business, sports, fashion, travel and entertainment” and can be viewed on Hutchison and Orange networks. Looks like we’re going to get some answers pretty soon [...]
Mobile –> TV
The Hindustani Times reports that Hutch TV has launched “a multi-channel, TV-on-Mobile service, accessible over its EDGE-enabled network”. 13 different channel are offered “ranging from news and current affairs to business, sports, fashion, travel and entertainment” and can be viewed on Hutchison and Orange networks. Looks like we’re going to get some answers pretty soon [...]
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