You might have heard that O2 will sell the iPhone in the UK, reportedly giving up a staggering 40 percent revenue share from iPhone users to Apple. It’s the same 2.5G iPhone that’s available in the US with no new features, and the price is pretty steep. Tarek Abu-Esber gives a good rundown of the [...]
Archive | September, 2007
Femtocells/FMC Taking Hold in the US
A lot of companies have been talking for a while about femtocells — tiny base stations users could put in their home or office, and which use a broadband internet connection for backhaul. The idea is that they can improve in-building coverage and offer cheaper phone calls, since they can travel over the internet rather [...]
The Mobile Map Killer
I was packing this morning to come to London to speak at the Mobile Web 2.0 conference tomorrow and go to the Mobile Entertainment Awards – AdMob is up for another one, so I hope we’ll see a repeat of our Meffy’s triumph. By the way, if you’re going to either or both, please come [...]
Google’s Mobile Advertising Launch Disappointing
I thought I’d chime in to express how disappointing Google’s first foray into mobile advertising is, on a number of different levels. Frankly, it’s about as disappointing as finding out that the fabled GPhone turns out to be two tin cans and a bit of string – actually, it could also be argued that this [...]
iPhone Unlocked — About Damn Time!
I’ve been curious to have an extended play with the iPhone since it was announced. But the high price and AT&T exclusivity were a real deterrent. However, when the price of the 4GB model got slashed last week to $299, and unlocking tools were on the horizon, I decided to take the plunge. Now, finally, [...]
Checking in with .mobi
While I’m still not a fan of .mobi, it’s nice to see that they have delivered a nice set of developer support tools at dev.mobi, so full credit to them for that. I noticed this week that they’ve launched a new version of ready.mobi, their tool for testing the mobile-readiness of web sites. It uses [...]
Orbitz Goes Mobile
I travel a lot for AdMob – actually it feels like too much sometimes – and the site I use most consistently is Orbitz. I do try other sites from time to time, but find myself returning to them most often, as a result of the combination of best value and their tools. So, it’s [...]
That’s One Way To Deal With Bugs
It was rumored a couple weeks back that the Palm Foleo had been delayed because of some pretty serious bugs. The company’s now dealt with those bugs, and any others the device might have had, by ditching the Foleo completely. It’s the right decision, for sure. The company says it’s because it only wants to [...]
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Why Usability Matters
Motorola’s current malaise could be simply summed up by saying it couldn’t ever come up with a product to follow up its huge-selling RAZR. This is largely seen as a design problem, since the RAZR effectively started the thin trend that’s still prevalent today. Wall Street analysts and others think that Motorola simply hasn’t been [...]
Carnival 89 at Wap Review
The 89th installment of the Carnival of the Mobilists is up at Wap Review, so be sure to check it out. In case you missed last week’s edition, you can find it over at Xellular Identity. —–>Follow us on Twitter too: @russellbuckley and @caaarlo
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