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EASY-TO-ENTER COMPETITION- GOLFING WITH ENGLAND: |
31/05/06 |
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| Win a WORLD CUP DAY at the WORLD-FAMOUS BELFRY !!Your chance to be be a part of Fone Logistics’ alternative trip to the World Cup. On 20th June, our winner will join the Fone Logistics team at The Belfry for a day of top-class golf – followed by dinner, an exclusive private viewing of the England vs Sweden World Cup ...Read More |
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CHRISTINA DOMECQ - SPINVOX |
31/05/06 |
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| She’s in her mid 20s, she’s connected with the sherry family, she has set up and sold successful businesses, she likes paragliding, she has that Spanish flair and American get-up-and-go – so what on earth is Christina Domecq doing in Maidenhead? Read on ... For Christina Domecq, the co-founder of SpinVox, ...Read More |
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ALAN LEE - Fonesure |
31/05/06 |
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| NOMINATION"He’s prompt, he understands our business model, and he knows his job. He has extensive industry experience, so he knows what works and what doesn’t. Oh, and he always rings you back – a rarity in this industry. Top bloke all round."Jonathon TurnerDirector, MPC Media Q &nbs...Read More |
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Driving new opportunities |
31/05/06 |
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| and smoothing mobile market innovationsMobile commerce is at a turning point, and the next step in market evolution will happen largely outside of the operators’ control says Ashley Ward.Network providers in Europe are waking up from their dream of a full service offer paired with full ownership of the customer. Convention...Read More |
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Mobile payments revenue to top $10bn |
31/05/06 |
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| Total revenue from mobile payments is set to rise to $10bn by 2010, according to Juniper Research. It predicts that the total number of m-payments will increase from 78m to 175m in the coming year alone. Juniper reckons consumer demand will grow as more mobile payment solutions launch....Read More |
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Bango, mBlox to offer content billing |
31/05/06 |
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| Bango and mBlox are to deliver a fully integrated content billing solution using the mobile internet. By integrating the mBlox premium billing solution with Bango’s browse and buy technology, users benefit from a portal style payment experience for mobile content even though the underlying billing mechanism is Premium SMS....Read More |
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... goes large on World Cup |
31/05/06 |
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| And 3 has acquired mobile broadcast rights for all 64 World Cup games. Its programming package for the Cup include three dedicated mobile TV channels – extended match highlights available for every game five minutes after the final whistle, ‘Today’s Best of…’ content and a specially commissioned da...Read More |
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3 hits 1m paid downloads a month ... |
31/05/06 |
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| 3 customers bought more than a million music tracks and videos in April, representing 17% of all digital downloads and a 76% share of the mobile music market in that month. As 3’s marketing director Graeme Oxby said: “A few years ago no-one would have believed mobile could have had such an impact on the music market....Read More |
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Oddschecker Mobile |
31/05/06 |
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| Oddschecker Mobile is a new service from online sports news and content provider TEAMtalk Media Group that provides mobile access to seven betting sites. The site, which can be accessed at wap.oddschecker.com, allows users to compare their odds for a variety of different events; essentially it’s a slimmed-down version of t...Read More |
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| ‘Get Close To…’ is the first show to be filmed exclusively for and broadcast on mobile handsets. It’s a reality-TV style show featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Sugababes, from the makers of Big Brother (Endemol) along with Island Records and O2. The band is shooting a backstage video di...Read More |
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The Red Hot Chilli Peppers |
31/05/06 |
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| The Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ new album Stadium Arcadium has been made available for download to O2 customers, along with the entire Warner Bros. back catalogue. Video clips and realtones are also available....Read More |
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Mobile works for most teens |
31/05/06 |
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| The majority of the UK’s 18-34s range now engage with brands primarily through their mobiles. 57% have used a short code to communicate with a company, and 60% have accessed mobile content in the past three months.The findings come from the latest Enpocket, Mobile Media Monitor UK product by mobile marketing firm Enpocket ...Read More |
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Call for Mobile DRM Standards |
31/05/06 |
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| The Mobile Entertainment Forum has called on the industry to end ‘revenue leakage’ and protect content rights by delivering an open and interoperable mDRM solution based on a clear open standard.Lack of effective mDRM (mobile Digital Rights Management) will cost Europe €3.5 billion this year, according to Frost ...Read More |
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Messaging matters |
30/05/06 |
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| At a time when operators are heavily focusing on rolling out data applications and offering a wide range of content, their bread and butter still lies with SMS. According to a recent IDC study, the mobile messaging market in Western Europe, which includes SMS, MMS, and MIM, will be worth more than $15.4bn in 2010. “Mobile ...Read More |
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| A MORI survey commissioned by InfoGin suggests one in three mobile phone users in Britain want to surf the web on their mobile phones, but only if it is like the true internet (and not WAP). To date only 11% of UK mobile users have browsed the web from a phone, against 28% worldwide. InfoGin has a neat web-to-mobile adaptation s...Read More |
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HSDPA nears the ton |
30/05/06 |
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| According to a GSA survey a total of 94 HSDPA networks in 47 countries are planned, are in deployment or have actually been launched. There are already 18 networks commercially available in 14 countries; at least another 29 will go live by the end of this year. ...Read More |
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Kids and mobiles, by Ofcom |
30/05/06 |
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| Ofcom has published the results of detailed research to assess the extent of children’s media literacy in the UK. Over 1,500 children aged 8 to 15 and their parents were interviewed for the project. Key findings from the mobile phone section:• Two-thirds (65%) of children aged 8-15 own a mobile phone – 49% of 8-...Read More |
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STAT OF THE MONTH |
30/05/06 |
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| Highlights are Nokia’s inexorable advance and Motorola’s ongoing surge – the RAZR continues to outperform. BenQ Siemens went backwards, but IDC thinks new handsets and the clearout of remaining Siemens inventory will see the vendor through this transition period. And ‘others’ are being slowly squeez...Read More |
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Network lessons from Asia |
30/05/06 |
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| While it is very early days for 3G in most countries, the market penetration of 3G services in Japan and South Korea has already reached 40%. That provides valuable lessons for mobile operators in other regions, according to a new report from Analysys – which indeed is helpfully called Lessons from the Japanese and South K...Read More |
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Another BlackBerry alternative? |
30/05/06 |
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| inVue inHand, which was launched at a Business StartUp Exhibition last month, looks interesting – a BlackBerry-style application for the smaller business, except that it works with almost any phone and is a fraction of the cost. It claims to give “virtually” the same functionality as a Blackberry both on the ro...Read More |
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BEST-PRICE INTERNET? |
30/05/06 |
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| T-Mobile has confirmed the launch of Web’n’Walk Professional, the mobile internet offer we Spotlighted last month. This claims to be the UK’s most competitive flat-rate mobile internet tariff – £8.50+VAT per month with all Web’n’Walk devices when purchased together with a voice price pla...Read More |
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| This is the new Nokia E50, smallest and sleekest of the E series enterprise-oriented phones. It’s also the cheapest, with a target price of €300 – other E phones are pitched at €350 and up, but then they do have WLAN. This one has no wireless or 3G connectivity, but it is able to connect to Nokia’s Mo...Read More |
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BT Fusion for business: new capped call rates |
30/05/06 |
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| Businesses that sign up to BT Fusion can now benefit from capped calling rates when they use their mobile phones in the office. This means customers can talk for an hour and only pay 10p for UK fixed line calls, 15p for calls to other BT Mobiles and 25p for calls to UK mobiles.BT Fusion is targeted at businesses with ten employe...Read More |
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Eposs buys itself back |
30/05/06 |
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| Eposs Group, whose services include top-up swipe cards and PIN-based vouchers, has announced that its founding shareholders have bought back the share majority held by First Data Corp. The two companies will retain “a strong strategic relationship”....Read More |
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Flash Lite specialist arrives |
30/05/06 |
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| Pocket Marketing is a brand new mobile phone marketing service that allows brands to communicate with consumers through their mobile phones. Pocket Marketing uses Flash Lite 1.1 to create enhanced content, customised user interfaces and a rich mobile experience through audio, animation and graphics; Flash Lite players are preins...Read More |
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3 targets mobile games |
30/05/06 |
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| 3 has launched a new section of advertising inventory targeted at mobile games companies. The ad space, located on the 3 games portal, allows publishers to promote their games further up the portal to drive sales. ...Read More |
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Mobile email “liberates” |
30/05/06 |
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| More than 70% of mobile professionals expect mobile email to ‘liberate’ them. RONIN Corporation interviewed more than 300 mobile professionals in the UK, USA and Italy as part of Visto’s worklife.freedom initiative....Read More |
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Summers here for Red Bee |
30/05/06 |
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| Red Bee Media has appointed Linda Summers as Head of Strategic Development a new role responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the company. Linda was formerly VP Group Strategy and Performance Management at O2....Read More |
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AV for Symbian OS 9 |
30/05/06 |
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| F-Secure has extended its Mobile Anti-Virus package to support Symbian OS 9, and it thinks it has the first anti-virus protection for this platform – used by Nokia’s N and E Series; among other handsets....Read More |
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Mobile web deal for Vodafone and Softbank |
30/05/06 |
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| Vodafone has announced a partnership with the Japanese conglomerate Softbank for “joint development and procurement of mobile technology and content”. Softbank recently bought Vodafone’s Japanese business. ...Read More |
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Tell ‘em about... Interesting ideas to appeal to punters |
30/05/06 |
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| Hotxt is a new text proposition targeting the 16-25 age group – it offers SMS texting over the mobile internet (GPRS), rather as Skype offers voice calls. Hotxt currently works on most Java enabled phones across all UK networks apart from pre-pay 02 and 3; unlimited texts to other Hotxt users costs £1 per week, with ...Read More |
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ORANGE JOBS CUTS |
30/05/06 |
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| Orange is set to slash up to 2,000 jobs in the UK as parent company France Telecom looks to cut costs by merging its Wanadoo broadband service with its Orange-branded mobile phone business. France Telecom will offer both mobile and broadband services under the Orange brand in the UK. Orange says it will reduce its cost base by c...Read More |
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Robbie Williams lends his talent to T-Mobile |
30/05/06 |
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| Robbie Williams lends his talents to a new pan-European TV ad for T-Mobile Web’n’Walk. It’s apparently based on the idea that customers are always one step ahead with the service by accessing and sharing information anywhere....Read More |
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Google Mapms on BenQ Mobile |
30/05/06 |
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| BenQ Mobile is to make Google Maps available on some of its UMTS phones across Europe. The service will be preinstalled on the EF81 and other handsets; it’s worth noting that several BenQ Mobile phones have a built-in satnav interface, too, though the company has not announced associated services yet....Read More |
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tanny goes TO THE top at avenir |
30/05/06 |
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| Avenir Telecom managing director Ishai Novick has left the business to pursue new business interests. Avenir sales and marketing director Tanny Price replaces Novick as managing director.A restructure of the management team will see key decisions made by an operational management board comprising of head of sales Anthony Serlin,...Read More |
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SavaJe powers best phone |
30/05/06 |
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| The Jasper S20 mobile phone, manufactured by Group Sense of Hong Kong, was named “Device of the Show” for the 2006 JavaOne Conference in San Francisco. The S20 uses SavaJe Technologies’ Java-based mobile operating platform....Read More |
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Samsung authorises Fone Logistics |
30/05/06 |
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| Newcastle-based distributor Fone Logistics has won Samsung Level 2 Service Centre accreditation. It becomes the North East’s only recognised Samsung appointed agent, adding this manufacturer support to its existing Nokia Euro Level 2 and Sony-Ericsson approved facilities. ...Read More |
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| 3 has appointed industry veteran Gordon Webber as business development director. Webber who is tasked with developing 3’s business sales strategy, has been 3’s commercial director for three years. ...Read More |
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Driving ban “ineffective” |
30/05/06 |
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| A recent survey by the Federation of Communication Services shows a total disregard for the ban on driving while using a mobile phone. The FCS survey of its members and industry stakeholders suggests the law has not been effective and the policing of it has been inadequate. A new penalty will be introduced later this year to giv...Read More |
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Mobile problems in schools |
30/05/06 |
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| Teachers are threatening strike action after a pupil, expelled for taking a picture of a female teacher’s cleavage on his mobile phone, was allowed to return to his school in Newcastle. Calls to ban mobile phones in schools have increased in recent months. ...Read More |
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Sky to trial MediaFLO |
30/05/06 |
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| BSkyB is to trial Qualcomm’s MediaFLO broadcast mobile TV technology in Cambridge this summer. The MediaFLO trial will broadcast ten channels to 100 handsets. MediaFLO doesn’t have much presence outside the States; DVB-H seems the preferred format in Europe, and was the standard for the successful Nokia/O2 Oxford tri...Read More |
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VoSKY VoIP range from Eupac |
30/05/06 |
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| Eupac, a specialist distributor of internet communications and digital entertainment devices, has added VoSKY’s interesting range of VoIP products - and it’s interested in talking to resellers. VoSKY products are Skype-certified, and they allow users to use their existing phones -- including mobiles -- to make a...Read More |
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Shazam launches “ultimate music discovery engine” |
30/05/06 |
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| Shazam, developer of a neat mobile music recognition service, has launched what it calls “the world’s largest and most comprehensive music discovery engine”. Users can recognise, or ‘tag’, tracks by simply dialling 2580 on their mobile and pointing their handset at a music source, but also purc...Read More |
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3 PICKS ORANGE FOR UK ROAMING |
30/05/06 |
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| O2 has lost its roaming contract with 3, reportedly worth £100m per year, after 3 selected Orange as its national roaming partner from the end of 2006. O2 has supplemented 3’s network coverage since the 3G network launched in 2003. “All potential suppliers were evaluated prior to the auction and those that met ...Read More |
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Tanya Field for top content appointment at O2 |
30/05/06 |
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| Tanya Field has been appointed Head of Content Development at O2. She joins in September from Discovery Communications where she is currently Senior VP for International New Media Strategy and Development. Tanya will be responsible for O2’s content strategy across its existing platforms, including O2 Active and i-mode as w...Read More |
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Instant ad fame via Virgin Mobile |
30/05/06 |
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| Virgin Mobile’s ‘Get Spotted’ competition is offering punters the chance to star in its next television ad. Entry forms are available from Virgin Mobile outlets until June 5. Hopefuls send in a snap of themselves via MMS; the winner will have a “visible role” in a TV ad which will air later this yea...Read More |
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| Jabra has named Adam Toms as National Account Manager. His brief includes identifying new channels to market for the headset maker; he will also run Jabra’s relationships with current partners. An 11-year sales veteran, he was formerly National Account Manager at O2....Read More |
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Motorola goes glam |
30/05/06 |
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| Motorola commissioned uberhip glam fashion photographer David LaChapelle, to shoot the new PEBL Colour handsets. In what is termed a “whimsical” photo shoot, LaChapelle created four “characteristically imaginative” scenarios each inspired by one of the four PEBL colours (orange, blue, green and pink) and ...Read More |
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iFone goes to Glu |
30/05/06 |
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| The big US-based mobile game publisher Glu Mobile has bought the UK’s iFone. The deal gives Glu global rights to games like Lemmings and Monopoly, plus European rights for Sonic the Hedgehog and six more Sega games that are yet to be released. iFone was named the top-performing mobile games publisher in 2004 and 2005 accor...Read More |
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Truphone claims 4G first |
30/05/06 |
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| Telecommunications newcomer Truphone has declared itself “the world’s first 4G network operator”. We’re not sure whether the 4G claim is justified, but the service is certainly ambitious.The company has developed a software infrastructure that allows mobile phones with WiFi to make calls and send SMS mess...Read More |
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FHM’s sexiest woman of the decade |
30/05/06 |
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| She’s FHM’s sexiest woman of the decade and now the new face of mobile technology distributor Micro River. Yes guys, this is Melina (or Milana as FHM have branded her.) MicroRiver’s Tony Blacklock says she’s one of the sexiest things to grace Micro River since the Axia smartphones she’ll be promotin...Read More |
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Mobile Phone Accessory |
30/05/06 |
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| The mobile phone accessory has already hit the High streets...but MobieGems claims an added extra- versatility. MobieGems are made of genuine Swarovski crystals, sterling silver and leather; they’ll be supported a “extensive promotion” and “high-profile advertising” this year; and promise a unique w...Read More |
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MORE NETWORK LICENCES FOR UK |
30/05/06 |
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| Last month Britain acquired 11 new mobile phone networks when Ofcom announced the winners of the license auction for frequencies in the range 1781.7-1785MHz paired with 1876.7-1880MHz. Likely uses of the spectrum include low-power indoor GSM networks. These don’t require new cell towers and will cut phone bills by carryin...Read More |
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Benefon fills top jobs |
30/05/06 |
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| Benefon has appointed former BenQ Mobile regional marketing director Jeremy Newing as chief marketing officer. The Finnish manufacturer has also appointed Simon Button as chief technical officer. Button joins from Australian GSM hardware and software design company Voxson. Newing and Button are responsible for the brand marketin...Read More |
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Disney confirms UK MVNO |
30/05/06 |
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| Walt Disney will launch its ‘family MVNO’ Disney Mobile in the UK later this year. The service will be targeted at 8-14 year olds and will offer Disney-branded handsets together with restricted calling and Internet access within parameters set by parents. Disney Mobile will use the O2 network on a wholesale basis and...Read More |
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Give the dog a phone |
30/05/06 |
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| PetsCell is a mobile phone for dogs. Actually it’s a bone-shaped collar attachment that uses mobile technology to enable owners to talk to their dogs; the top model also has a camera so they can see what the pet is up to. It’s American, of course, but a UK launch is mooted....Read More |
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World Cup wallchart |
30/05/06 |
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| Software company mxData has launched Football Planner 2006, a World Cup wallchart for mobile phones. It works just like a conventional wallchart, with each team represented by its national flag and linked by an easy-to-read grid. Users simply enter the scores after each game and the program automatically updates team positions b...Read More |
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Symbian hits 100 |
30/05/06 |
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| Symbian OS has found its 100th phone model since it first appeared on the Ericsson R380 in 2000. Symbian also announced it had shipped 70.5m phones to date, 11.7m of them in Q1 2006....Read More |
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BenQ Mobile bullish |
30/05/06 |
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| BenQ Mobile says it is receiving “optimistic signals” from both operators and the retail trade in the aftermath of BenQ’s takeover of Siemens Mobile. “The large network operators, in particular, have responded positively to a variety of new models” – and indeed there have been a raft of new ph...Read More |
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Corporate IM from Digital Rum |
30/05/06 |
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| Corporate Mobile Messenger is a secure enterprise Instant Messaging (IM) and Presence service newly introduced by messaging specialist Digital Rum. Users will be able to engage in more secure real-time collaboration with office-based colleagues, partners and third parties. Based on Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 200...Read More |
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SIGN UP NOW FOR .MOBI |
30/05/06 |
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| Jonathan Robinson, NetNames: get registeredBig brands and mobile website operators should act now if they want to secure a .mobi name. Registration for the mobile internet’s very own internet domain opened on 22 May 2006. The idea behind the new .mobi domain is that it will direct users to sites and services which are opti...Read More |
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ICSTIS complaints down |
30/05/06 |
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| Complaints about premium rate services continue to drop. ICSTIS reports a fall of 53% over the final six months October 2005 to March 2006 with a 62% drop in complaints about services on mobile shortcodes....Read More |
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The iPhone lives (maybe) |
30/05/06 |
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| A Japanese news agency reports that Apple is working with the Japanese telecom conglomerate Softbank to develop “mobile telephones with built-in iPod music players” and downloading from Apple’s iTunes Music Store. ...Read More |
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... so does T-Mobile |
30/05/06 |
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| T-Mobile signed up 379,000 new customers in the three months to the end of March, making 16.4m UK customers. It signed up 257,000 customers alone to its 18-month FlexT contract in the month following the tariff’s launch in March. T-Mobile said three quarters of FlexT customers had joined from rivals....Read More |
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O2 adds customers ... |
30/05/06 |
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| In the first three months of this year O2 added 359,000 customers in the UK, taking its base to 16.34 million. ...Read More |
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BT drops Dr Who voice |
30/05/06 |
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| BT has dropped former Doctor Who Tom Baker as the voice of its talking text message service. It seems BT wants to give people the opportunity to have their texts delivered to landlines by a voice of their own gender, so both male and female voices will be offered....Read More |
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Co-founder Alexander to quit Virgin Mobile |
30/05/06 |
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| Tom Alexander, Virgin Mobile’s chief executive, is to leave the business he co-founded when the NTL merger is completed in July. He will collect about £5m from the takeover and says he intends to “go out and play” once the deal was done. ...Read More |
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Vodafone likes eBay option |
30/05/06 |
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| A recent trial by Vodafone to sell end-of-line and surplus stock on eBay was an “unprecedented success”. Vodafone says it has been getting only 30% of cost price by shifting older handsets through the retail channel or to spares repair dealers; using eBay it’s been getting double that – with instant payme...Read More |
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O2 spends £10m on a brand with better bubbles |
30/05/06 |
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| O2 is spending £10m on a “brand refresh”. The bubbles which represented the brand at launch in 2002 have “evolved to signify the possibilities and services that O2 delivers to its customers”. The accompanying slogan has also evolved into “It’s your O2: see what you can do”, apparen...Read More |
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| Fone Logistics has appointed Allan Love as national sales manager. Love joins from 4U Ltd, where he was also national sales manager. Love takes responsibility for growing Fone Logistics’ existing base of around 600 dealers and increasing consumer and corporate connections across the business. He heads up channel sales and ...Read More |
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Winning the football |
30/05/06 |
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| Winning the football might be tricky, but at least fans should be able to get a good signal for their mobile to spread the news. Most of the tournament locations for the 2006 World Cup in Germany have installed indoor wireless systems from Andrew Corporation. Andrew designed, supplied, and installed single- and multi-carrier ind...Read More |
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Moco has given every member of staff a new LG 8180 video phone |
30/05/06 |
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| As a thank you for a successful year, Moco has given every member of staff a new LG 8180 video phone and a year’s free line rental on 3. Moco recently won distributor status with 3, making it now a five-network operation....Read More |
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Nokia has added preinstalled Google Talk to its 770 Internet Tablet |
30/05/06 |
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| Nokia has added preinstalled Google Talk to its 770 Internet Tablet, along with some other upgrades including a collection of applets to enable fast access to Internet services. This is a coup for Google in the instant messenger application market; the 770 will also have Google as the default search provider....Read More |
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Nokia UK’s Managing Director |
30/05/06 |
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| Nokia UK’s managing director Mats Wolontis is to step down after two years in the job. He will be taking up “a senior management role in Europe for the company” and will remain in the post until a replacement is appointed. Nokia wouldn’t tell us when or who this will be....Read More |
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| T-Mobile has introducing a new anti-box-splitting addition t dealer contracts. A trade bulletin spells it out: “T-Mobile is adding a new minimum performance level to your contract which states that a dealer cannot separate a registered, matched SIM and handset, and then sell or give that handset to another customer afterwa...Read More |
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| Data Select, the distributor owned by Peter Jones’ Phones International organisation, has appointed Angus Dawe as MD.Dawe was formerly associated with Unique Distribution, and was one of the founders of that company. When Unique was bought out of receivership by John McFarnon early last year, Dawe stayed on as working dire...Read More |
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| The new Sony Ericsson V630i is a Vodafone exclusive, a 3G phone with SE’s top-grade camera and music player, and a 256MB Memory Stick supplied for all that extra listening. The major extra is support for Vodafone’s Radio DJ, an interactive music streaming service – users rate tracks as they listen, and that&rsq...Read More |
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ORMEROD DEPARTS DEXTRA, MORE INTEGRATION WITH 20:20 ON THE CARDS |
30/05/06 |
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| Mark Ormerod, group managing director of Dextra Solutions / 4U Airtime Distributor, has resigned “with immediate effect”.If that sounds a little on the chilly side, it was probably deliberate. And it’s interesting that the press release announcing Ormerod’s departure doesn’t include the usual warmth...Read More |
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| Camera phones will grab most of the market currently held by low-end digital cameras within two years. But maybe the major potential drawback is the need to educate the user into thinking of themselves as the next David Bailey. So you think the market for fashion-accessory mobiles is limited to females and kids??Think again. Hi...Read More |
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| SPECIFICATIONSizeLength 103.8mmWidth 50mmDepth 19.8mmWeight115gMain display35x41mm QVGA176x208 pixels262K coloursCamera2mp, video, 4x digital zoomConnectivityTri-band GSM, EDGE, Bluetooth, USBMemory10MB plus 512MB MicroSDBattery Standby245 hoursTalk time 3 hours LOOK AND FEEL:A solid slab with a neat twist – the bottom bit...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON - W900i |
15/05/06 |
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| SPECIFICATION SizeLength 109mmWidth 24mmDepth 49mmWeight148gMain display34x45mm QVGA240x320 pixels262K coloursCamera2mp, video, flash, 8x digital zoomConnectivity3G, tri-band GSM, Bluetooth, USBMemory470MB plus Memory Stick slotBatteryStandby300 hoursTalk time 8 hours LOOK AND FEEL:Build quality seems good but it’s bi...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON W810i |
15/05/06 |
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| As the name suggests, the W810i is a souped up version of the original Walkman phone, the W800. This one gets quad band support and a bigger, better screen (49mm diagonal rather than 45, and though the resolution is the same 176x220 pixels as the K750i, the extra size does give a noticeable improvement). There’s a new D-pa...Read More |
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| This one is a bit of a curate’s egg. At a time when LG’s styling department is coming up with sleek and stylish offerings like the U880, this one looks like the first try of a design novice with an interest in military vehicles. But under the hood is a good phone; we liked the 2mp camera with autofocus, and the N90-s...Read More |
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VIRGIN LOBSTER 485 |
11/05/06 |
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| Virgin Mobile PLUS• Compact and light, one of the smallest phones on the market • Very easy to use • Decent 262K-colour 128x160 pixel main screen • Good voice quality• Very affordable on contract or prepayMINUS • Styling is a bit disappointing • Modest specification: VGA camera, only 6MB memor...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON W900i |
11/05/06 |
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| O2, Vodafone PLUS• Adds 3G to the music spec of the W800i• Clever swivel opening to access keypad (though many functions work with the phone closed)• Impressive 2mp camera• Excellent video calling• Big 470MB onboard memory plus Memory Stick slotMINUS• Chunky: 148g, 109x49x24mm• Poor battery lif...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON W800i |
11/05/06 |
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| O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone PLUS• Excellent music player (user chooses music or phone mode) • Impressive 2mp camera • 34MB internal memory plus card slot (512MB supplied) • FM radio • Network choice, excellent pricing optionsMINUS• Not everyone likes orange and white • Joyst...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON K600i |
11/05/06 |
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| 3, O2, Orange, Vodafone PLUS • 3G for multimedia functionality • Looks the business • Good media player (including Music DJ and Video DJ for editing) • FM radio • Excellent call qualityMINUS• No memory expansion (32MB provided) • No prepay options • No games on board (can be downloade...Read More |
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| O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, VodafonePLUS• Looks good, feels great. Very slick slider mechanism• Good 64k colour screen• Excellent call quality • VGA camera is surprisingly good • MP3MINUS• No memory expansion (30MB onboard) • Not quite a D600 (but it nearly is) WE SAY A very slick sli...Read More |
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| O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone PLUS • Compact, stylish slider • EDGE, GPRS and HSCSD for highspeed data transfers • FM radio (with Visual Radio at some operators)• Four very good games on board • Excellent reception and voice qualityMINUS • Display could be better (resolution 160x128 pixels) &bul...Read More |
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| O2, Orange, Vodafone PLUS • Symbian 60 smartphone • Surprisingly good (and big) 64K colour screen • MP3 player and reasonable 1.3mp camera • Only 6MB internal memory but 32MB memory card supplied (and cards can be hot-swapped) MINUS • Keypad is crowded, keys can be insensitive • A bit bulky for sma...Read More |
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| O2PLUS • i-mode – ring-fenced internet plus email – via dedicated keys • Sleek design, solid build • Good easy-to-use 1.3mp camera with reasonable image quality • MP3 playerMINUS • Music playing is distinctly average – only 25MB memory onboard and no expansion • Voice quality and ...Read More |
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MOTOROLA V3 RAZR |
11/05/06 |
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| O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone PLUS• Iconic and trendsetting slimline design • Excellent screen • Good choice of colours for different markets (black, silver, pink, steel blue) • Good game-playing thanks to onboard 3D graphics MINUS • Iffy VGA camera with no flash • No music WE SAY ...Read More |
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MOTOROLA E1 ROKR |
11/05/06 |
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| O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone PLUS • iTunes, including dedicated button to access it • Good sound reproduction from onboard speakers and from (good) headphones • Reasonable phone functions • Ok battery lifeMINUS• Only 100 songs max• Dull design WE SAYUninspiring and uninspired &nda...Read More |
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COMPETITION - Win DVD – DivX – CD – MP3 |
11/05/06 |
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| EASY - TO - ENTER COMPETITION PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM:DVD – DivX – CD – MP3 This sleek black number is the TSM 313, and it’s this month’s 10th Anniversary Prize from Fone Logistics. It is a versatile and feature-packed DVD player – if you love music videos and movies downloaded from the inter...Read More |
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| 3 PLUS • 3G • Slimline design (beats the V3x) • Decent screens, especially the external display • Good battery life • Bluetooth, MP3 player, 80MB internal memory plus microSD memory cardMINUS • Indifferent camera with no flash • Menu system could be better • MP3 playing is disappointing W...Read More |
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BENQ SIEMENS CL75 POPPY |
11/05/06 |
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| O2, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone PLUS • Good looks, nice feel • Girly design and extras (eg dangly crystal trinket, front screen converts to makeup mirror) • Several personalisation options • Simple-to-use camera • Good sound quality MINUS • Could be a bit lighter and more compact • No Bluetooth &bu...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON K790/K800: |
11/05/06 |
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| due June 2006 Sony Ericsson is using another of Sony’s brand names for its feature phones – the K790 and K800 are the "Cybershot" range, courtesy of their 3.2mp cameras. They’re basically identical except that that the K790 (pictured) is a tri-bad EDGE handset, the K800 is a 3G phone with a secondary ...Read More |
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SAMSUNG SGH-I310: |
11/05/06 |
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| due Q3/Q4 2006You might not think a phone that has been out a matter of weeks needs an upgrade, but the i310 is its replacement – a bigger internal hard disk (a whopping 8Gb rather than 3Gb in the i300 or 4Gb in the i300x), better camera (now 2mp against 1.3mp), USB 2.0 (usefully faster at data transfers) and a long-overdu...Read More |
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| due July 2006Business-oriented Windows smartphone phone – full QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile 5.0, 128MB memory and a slot for an SD card, and built in GPS (though not full satellite navigation). The P51 also supports WiFi and VOIP calls via Skype. But it lacks 3G or EDGE, and it has the 1.3 megapixel camera from the larg...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON W300I: |
11/05/06 |
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| due June 2006Low-end Walkman phone, the first with a flip – though it still has the well-regarded music playing functionality, Memory Stick slot, FM radio, quad-band connectivity and Bluetooth. The camera is only VGA, though, and the display is only 128x160 pixels – 262,000 colours, even so. Surprising omission: no e...Read More |
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BENQSIEMENS EF51: |
11/05/06 |
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| due Q2 2006 Cute music phone with flip-up multimedia keypad covering the standard number pad. The white version (also available in black) is deliberately iPod-like; goodies include an FM radio with record-from-radio feature, voicecommand music selection, integrated 3D surround sound, and six-band equalizer. Main specs are modest...Read More |
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MOTOROLA ROKR E2: |
11/05/06 |
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| due June 2006Vodafone and O2 are about to unveil the ROKR E2, probably the music phone Motorola should have designed instead of the unloved E1 – altogether more attractive and better specified. The music comes from an MP3 player rather than iTunes; there’s a standard 3.5 mm stereo headset jack; and no restricti...Read More |
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| finally, a phone Ok, it’s great at giving you your email. Well, most of your email – you want attachments and other goodies, you’ll have to look elsewhere. But the BlackBerry has also claimed to be a phone, and there’s a basic problem with something the width of the Blackwall Tunnel (for the QWERTY keybo...Read More |
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| Nokia’s N series have excited most people, but they’ve been largely conspicuous by their absence. But now some of these 3G multimedia starlets are starting to appear on the distributors’ shelves – including the N80. This slider is likely to be as near a mass-market machine as the N series gets; it’s...Read More |
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| The successor to the D600? Not really; the D800 is a top-end slider with a few odd omissions, while the D600 is largely free of such quirks and generally provided with superior equipment. Still, the D800 is worth looking at in its own right. The build quality is superb, the black and chrome finish is sleek and luxurious, the scr...Read More |
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SAMSUNG SGH-I300 |
10/05/06 |
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| The i300 is a surprisingly chunky piece of work – from the front it looks like a pretty standard candybar, but it carries a bulbous underside and it weighs 121g. What you’re getting for the weight is a massive 3Gb hard drive, 3G capability, and enough memory to run Windows Mobile (though not the latest version, 5.0)....Read More |
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| It’s tough making your mark at the lower-end of the handset business, but Sagem has done pretty well with the my401x. It’s a lightweight, tri-band, businesslike handset (indeed, Orange Business has taken it) with a conventional but cool candybar design. And it’s slim at just 15mm thick. Sagem’s menus are ...Read More |
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MUSIC ON THE MOBILE |
10/05/06 |
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| THE END OF THE IPOD? The number of people listening to music on their mobiles is rising rapidly. But does this bode well for those looking to sell music over mobile networks? Tom Weiss isn’t so sure … When researching my new book Mobile Strategies, I was surprised to learn that mobile phones are one of the most pop...Read More |
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THE CASH IN QUERIES: |
10/05/06 |
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| who will own mobile search? The likes of Google and Yahoo are pushing hard for a presence in the mobile market. But will competition or collaboration drive the market for mobile search? Andy Walker of m-spatial thinks the mobile operators will have to get themselves organised, and suggests that ‘local search’ will pl...Read More |
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WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY? THE CHALLENGES OF MARKETING TO YOUTH |
10/05/06 |
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| Teenagers and children with mobiles represent a huge and valuable segment of the mobile market. But mobile operators face several challenges in selling to the youth market, says Chris Couch. Teenagers are generally more technically adept and, as they grow older, more willing to embrace revenue-generating services such as...Read More |
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Nokia and InterDigital resolve contract dispute |
03/05/06 |
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| Nokia and InterDigital have resolved their contract dispute over the patent license agreement originally signed in 1999. The parties had a dispute regarding the impact to Nokia of InterDigital's licenses with Ericsson and Sony-Ericsson. The settlements resolve the legal disputes related to 2G products. Under the settlement...Read More |
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| In Nokia-land, the 6280 can be seen as a replacement for the successful 6230i, the classic business phone. Except that it’s a slider – a rarity in Nokia’s product line. Another unusual feature for Nokia: it’s one of the first Nokias to use miniSD memory cards instead of the old MMC and RC-MMC. Connectivit...Read More |
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| The L6 is a bar phone with much of the design elements of the remarkable RAZR V3 clamshell. Small, lightweight and ultra-slim, the L6 is very solid, and you won’t hear any creaking … at least in the first few days. After a while, however, the back cover tends to loosen a bit. The keypad of the phone is made of pla...Read More |
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| The 8310 is one of the best smartphones on the market today. It is equipped with the latest Windows Mobile 5, WiFi and EDGE support, and a fine display. That display is able to show only 65K colours. In reality you will not be able to tell the difference from a 262K colour competitor. The important factor here is the resolution...Read More |
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| The 7380 is a stylish but odd-looking candybar phone, part of Nokia’s L’Amour collection (The Don looked at the 7370 last month) and very definitely one for the ladies. And the looks are backed up with solid construction. The phone is very small and light, made of high-quality plastics. The SIM card slot is located ...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON W550i |
02/05/06 |
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| The other newish Walkman phone is the W550, the little brother of the W800 – almost the same capabilities in a neat form factor. The sound quality is fantastic. There is stereo sound; but it also offers an option called stereo widening, which substitutes for 3D surround-sound. To set up the sound there’s a five-band...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON W900i |
02/05/06 |
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| The W900i is the third phone in the Walkman series and adds a lot of functionality compared to the benchmark W800i. Its entertainment options are wide – 3G support, brilliant MP3 player, 2-megapixel camera, memory cards, top-class display – and a novel swivelling action exposes the keypad. It uses the standard-setti...Read More |
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| First there was WAP, a cut-down version of standard HTML that produces pages which are more limited but simpler and therefore quicker to transfer. WAP is charged on a per-second basis whether or not the user is actually sending or receiving; it also ties up the line. GPRS provides an always-on enhancement to existing networks th...Read More |
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| Most phones come with a built-in web browser of some kind, but they aren’t always the best-implemented software on the phone. Fortunately there are alternatives – notably Opera Mini, a free browser that runs on any phone capable of running Java mobile applications (which means just about any phone made after 2001). O...Read More |
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T-MOBILE SIDEKICK II |
02/05/06 |
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| T-MobilePLUS• Web ‘n’ Walk tariff• Large 6K-colour screen• Good QWERTY keyboard• Includes a 6MB email account and automatic web backup for emails and contacts MINUS• Camera is pretty poor, no music playback• No 3G• No Bluetooth, USB or IR• Difficult to us...Read More |
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T-MOBILE MDA COMPACT II |
02/05/06 |
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| T-MobilePLUS• Web ‘n’ Walk tariff• Large web-friendly screen (240x320pixels, 64K colours)• Windows Mobile 5 including desktop-familiar apps like Internet Explorer• Extras include 1.3mp camera, Bluetooth and USB, 128MB memory and external SD card slot MINUS• No keyboard...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON P910i |
02/05/06 |
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| O2, Orange, T-Mobile, VodafonePLUS • Huge internal display – 262,000 colours, 208x320 pixels • Input options: touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, number pad• Good battery life• Loads of extras, especially for business users (but there’s also a decent MP3 player, games, cameras) MIN...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON K600i |
02/05/06 |
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| 3, O2, Orange, VodafonePLUS• Classic good looks in all colours• Good media player (including Music DJ and Video DJ for editing), FM radio• Good-quality 176x220-pixel 256Kcolour screen• Excellent call qualityMINUS• No memory expansion (total of 41MB provided, however)• Keypad and joystick can be quit...Read More |
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| VodafonePLUS• Looks good, and build quality feels great• Good 2.5in 256K colour screen (remains crisp at different viewing angles)• Super 3.2mp camera – improved colour and contrast as well as resolution MINUS• Black coating attracts fingerprints, camera lens attracts fingertips• Feels oddly unbala...Read More |
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| O2, Orange, VodafonePLUS• Compact, lightweight flip phone• Nice 256K-colour screen• Megapixel camera plus VGA internal camera for video calls• Bluetooth, USB, MP3 player, 50MB memory plus microSD card slot. MINUS• Battery life could be better• Some reliability problems reported WE SAYNot the best p...Read More |
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| Available on:O2, Orange, VodafonePLUS■ Superb new Symbian S60 browser (full-page navigation, ‘visual history’, RSS feeds)■ One of the best screens on a mobile: 352x416 pixels, 256K colours – web pages look great■ 3G and EDGE, decent camera, streaming video, FM tuner, music player, true world r...Read More |
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| 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, VodafonePLUS• Built-in HTML/xHTML/WAP browser (supports full screen mode)• Decent 2.1in TFT LCD display (256K colours, 176x208 pixels)• 3G and EDGE• Extras include a good 2mp camera, dedicated video camera at front, Push-to-Talk, Bluetooth and USB, miniSD memory card slot MINUS• ...Read More |
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| O2, VodafonePLUS• Integrated full-screen HTML/WAP browser, web-friendly wide-screen (640x320) display• EDGE as well as GPRS• Extras include 1mp camera, MMC memory card slot, Bluetooth and USB, lots of PDA-type applications MINUS• Application performance very slow• Touch-screen frequently comes in contact...Read More |
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| 3, O2, VodafonePLUS• 3G• Integrated, full-screen HTML/WAP browser• Good for photos (1.24mp camera) and video calls (separate frontmounted VGA )• Good high-resolution display• Loads of extras MINUS• Chrome scratches easily and can look scruffy pretty quickly• Dull design WE SAYA good all-rounde...Read More |
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| 3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Virgin MobilePLUS• 3G plus EDGE• All the Symbian S60 smartphone functions• Stereo MP3 player, video editor, Bluetooth, voice-activated calling, speakerphone, microSD slot MINUS• Why no video calling camera on the front?• Reliability problems reported• Earliest firmware shipm...Read More |
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| 3PLUS• 3G• Slimline design• Decent screens• Good battery life• Bluetooth, MP3 player, 80MB internal memory plus microSD memory card MINUS• Indifferent camera with no flash• Clamshell hinge can get floppy with use• MP3 playing is disappointing, headset is poor WE SAYNot a perfect mobile we...Read More |
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MOTOROLA RAZR V3x |
02/05/06 |
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| SPECIFICATIONSizeLength 99mmWidth 55mmDepth 19.8mmWeight125gMain display2.2in QVGA240x320 pixels262K coloursCamera2mp, video, flash, 8x digital zoomConnectivity3G, tri-band GSM, Bluetooth, USBMemory64MB plus Transflash/MicroSD slotBatteryStandby 250 hoursTalk time 2.4 hours LOOK AND FEEL: A bit plasticky – certainly doesn&...Read More |
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BENQ SIEMENS EF81 |
02/05/06 |
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| SPECIFICATIONSizeLength 94mmWidth 51mmDepth 15.9Weight110gMain display2.2in QVGA240x320 pixels262K coloursCamera2mp, video, 5x digital zoom Connectivity 3G, tri-band GSM, Bluetooth, USB (via non-standard cable)Memory64MB plus Transflash/MicroSD slotBatteryStandby 250 hoursTalk time 3.5 hours LOOK AND FEEL: Very classy – al...Read More |
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MOBILE TELEVISION: |
02/05/06 |
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| The seamless path The future’s bright, the future’s hybrid – mobile TV must embrace a number of technologies to both deliver the user experience required and drive sustainable adoption over the long term. There won’t be a ‘one size fits all’ solution, says Ray Derenzo of MobiTV.The mobile ind...Read More |
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TECHNOLOGY OVERLOAD: |
02/05/06 |
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| SMS has a fine future 3GSM was awash with excited talk of mobile TV, WiFi and “3G on steroids”, DVB-H, HSDPA, DAB, Wimax, MediaFLO, DMB, ISDB-T … But Ben King thinks this will be the year that trusty old SMS finally fulfills its potential, especially as a tool for the forward-thinking enterprise. Don&rsq...Read More |
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MOBILE MARKETING |
02/05/06 |
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| THE SELF-SERVICE WAY Take away the technical delivery issues and mobile marketing is a fairly simple form of communication, argues Gary Corbett of Opera Telecom. Do-it-yourself content creation and delivery is the only way to maximise the potential of mobile marketing. Mobile marketing is gaining increasing in...Read More |
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| 3PLUS■ 3G■ Slimline design■ Decent screens■ Good battery life■ Bluetooth, MP3 player, 80MBinternal memory plus microSDmemory cardMINUS■ Indifferent camera withno flash■ Clamshell hinge can getfloppy with use■ MP3 playing is disappointing,headset is poorWE SAYNot a perfect mobile we...Read More |
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Is small beautiful? |
02/05/06 |
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| AXIA A108This is the world’s smallest PDA Phone, running the Windows CE platform. Designed like a mobile phone, it boasts all the capabilities of a PDA, just in a much more convenient package than it’s bulky screen only counterparts. It’s a pairing of two beings, like a Fridge-Freezer, a Chocolate Orange or The...Read More |
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| due Q2 2006 A mid-range clamshell that pushes the envelope just a little bit – quad band GSM and EDGE, 1.3mp camera with 8x zoom, Bluetooth 2.0 for improved data transfer speeds, FM radio with Visual Radio support, Xpress Audio Messaging, support for Flash Lite content … This looks like the new benchmark for midrang...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON K610I: |
02/05/06 |
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| due Q2 2006Not a Walkman phone, but loaded with just about every other goodie – 3G, Bluetooth, USB, 2mp camera, video calling, RSS reader and software for creating photo blogs. Makes you wonder why they bothered leaving out the music … It will come in Urban Red and Evening Silver, both of which look eminently saleab...Read More |
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| due April 2006The U880 has made waves, and the U8500 is a successor that tweaks the spec (better software, better camera) without making too many external changes. So it remains a good bet among slim 3G clamshells with 3Goriented features like video calling. LG itself describes this as a music phone, which might be stretching th...Read More |
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SONY ERICSSON K800I: |
02/05/06 |
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| due Q2 2006So you thought the Nokia N90 was the mutt’s wedding tackle? The K800i has stunning picture quality from a 3.2mp camera with autofocus, a Xenon flash and a camera-style user interface. There’s Blogger-compatible photo blogging software for extra brownie points. And it has 3G, Bluetooth and Memory Stick expa...Read More |
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| due April 2006 At last – Nokia’s first real music phone should ship this month, complete with 4Gb hard drive, 3G and WiFi, and a really good display. Much-applauded, impressive hardware content, not quite so good on the music-playing user interface ... But will still be serious competition for the likes o...Read More |
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| O2, Orange, VodafonePLUS• Everything-you-could-need feature set• Quad band GSM, 3G and WiFi• Good 3mp camera, good music player• 40MB memory plus microSD slotMINUS• Inevitably a bit chunky at 134g• Slider action is surprisingly unsmoothWE SAYThere’s not much it can’t do...Read More |
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MOBILE MUSIC: ON YOUR MARKS |
01/05/06 |
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| The market for full-track music downloads to mobile devices is confidently predicted to lead the next step-change in the mobile business. The handsets are available now, with enough memory and good sound reproduction; so what’s slowing the boom in paid-for music downloads? If you want to download a music track to your mobi...Read More |
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ORANGE & SONY ERICSONS' MUSIC PARTNERSHIP |
01/05/06 |
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| Orange and Sony Ericsson have an integrated marketing campaign aimed at delivering “the best mobile music experience” to their European customers in 2006. In practice this means Orange will take Sony Ericsson’s – recently announced Walkman phones across its European markets. Orange and Sony Ericsson have ...Read More |
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THE MOLE Digs the Dirt |
01/05/06 |
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| Not going down-under The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) – has delivered a harsh blow to the budding Hugh Hefners of the mobile world, by banning the access to and sale of pornography on phones.With some of the larger players, 3, Vodafone and Telstra all offering high speed access to high end services,...Read More |
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FAISAL says ... What dealers want |
01/05/06 |
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| Faisal Sheik, Average Dealer, avid emailer, king of the Mobile Business Dealer forum, just wants a level playing field for the independents and the chance to make lots of money.I love email. It’s so important to the way I live my life, whether it’s for work, rest or play. So I thought I’dshare some of the conte...Read More |
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Picking the right freebies |
01/05/06 |
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| Everyone loves a freebie. True, it has to be the right freebie and it has to be offered at the right time in the right way. But if you can fit those three requirements, a giveaway is usually a great way to attract business and build some customer loyalty.Promotional gifts are a good way for you to put your name in front of poten...Read More |
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ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT INTERNET? |
01/05/06 |
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| On April Fool’s Day T-Mobile announced that its Web’n’Walk mobile internet service would be available as a £7.50 a month add-on to the network’s mainstream Relax and FlexT tariffs. A couple of weeks later came a business-oriented version of the same add-on to FlexT tariffs at £10pm. The big de...Read More |
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
01/05/06 |
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| What will it take to kick-start the mobile web revolution? For instance, does it need one or more operators to introduce a flat-fee, unlimited-usage model?Piper, Emblaze: Sure, pricing and availability of bandwidth are key. We have seen an explosion in multimedia content on the web not only because the pipes have got bigger but ...Read More |
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Mobile media company 3 provides 53% of mobile audio track downloads since 2006 |
01/05/06 |
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| With average sales of over 200,000 tracks per month, mobile media company 3 today announced that its audio provided over 53% of mobile audio track downloads since the start of 2006. The numbers come from the Official Charts Company (OCC), the body responsible for compiling the UK charts. OCC figures also show that 3’s audi...Read More |
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