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Motorola Finds A Scapegoat
07.21.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsBloomberg.com: Technology:
Motorola Inc., the largest U.S. mobile-phone maker, sued a former executive now working for Apple Inc., accusing him of disclosing its trade secrets to aid in the marketing of Apple’s iPhone.
Michael Fenger in March ended an almost six-year career at Motorola where he was a vice president for the company’s mobile- device business [...] -
Devices
Hits Just Keep On Coming From Motorola
05.29.08 | Permalink | Comments OffRegular readers will know we don’t really talk about handsets much here on MH, except for the occasional shiny-object lust, but I wanted to point out this post I just saw over at IntoMobile about some forthcoming Motorola cameraphone. Moto has been working on devices with Kodak-branded cameras in an attempt to reinvigorate its ailing [...]
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Devices
Amazon’s Kindle: Mildly More Interesting Than Other E-Book Readers, Thanks to a Mobile Radio
Amazon has finally launched its long-rumored e-book reader, called the Kindle. Like most other e-book readers, it’s doomed to mediocrity/failure because too few people will care enough to drop $400 for it. Had Amazon given it away to spur e-book sales, perhaps it might stand a greater chance, but as that post on GigaOM points [...]
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Devices
Spooky Spy Service
10.01.07 | Permalink | 6 Comments160 Characters writes about a very nasty mobile application that sounds like it’s a James Bond fantasy, but turns out to be apparently genuine.
It’s an application that gets installed on your phone and automatically and undetectably sends a copy of all inbound and outbound sms to a third party, as well as the facility to [...] -
Devices
The People’s Phone
07.13.07 | Permalink | Comments OffTony Blair, the UK’s recently ex-Prime Minister, is having to get used to living like the rest of us.
As well as being puzzled why his driver (he’s still got one, so no need to feel too sorry for Tone) now stops at red lights, he’s got his first mobile phone. And he’s having to learn [...] -
Devices
Finally, the iPhone
01.09.07 | Permalink | 10 CommentsWell, it’s finally here: Steve Jobs is onstage announcing the iPhone at this moment. Follow the action at Engadget.
I’ll have more thoughts on it later, but my initial reaction: shiny. And that’s about it.
Update: Wow, not sure where to start. First, I don’t think you can think of this as a phone, really (nor does [...] -
Announcements, Devices, Mobile Phone Evolution
Death Knell for Watches
07.14.06 | Permalink | 4 CommentsBusiness Week reports on a new survey by Seiko that indicates that ownership of wrist watches has fallen from 70% in 1997 to only 46% today. Why? People use their mobiles to tell the time these days.
I’m sure this is a trend that’s happening in the West too, though perhaps not quite so fast. What [...] -
Analysis, Devices
Never Underestimate the Ingenuity of Fools
07.13.06 | Permalink | 7 CommentsUser error seems to be something of a theme here this week, with loads of comments on my What a Waste post about the ineffectiveness of Wap Push. The consensus seems to be that at least part of the problem is the user not knowing how to respond to a message or being unable to find [...]
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Analysis, Devices
The Mobile is a Virtual Mouse
07.04.06 | Permalink | 4 CommentsPasta and Vinegar points to an IHT story about a new service in Japan which allows you to point a mobile phone to a physical object and get taken to digital information about it, whether it be an historical monument or a restaurant detailing previous diners’ reviews.
We’ve been predicting this for some time now, so it’s interesting to see [...] -
Analysis, Announcements, Devices
Java Magazines
05.03.06 | Permalink | 8 CommentsLast week I wrote a somewhat controversial post about developing Java applications for mobile. Some people seemed to think that I was dissing Java per se, which isn’t the case at all - sometimes only Java cuts the mustard and here’s a nice example.
Mobizines by Refresh Mobile allow companies to make their own magazines for [...]
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