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Mobile web reaches tipping point

Tuesday, 6 May 2008 6:19 P GMT
According to Forrester research wider handset availability, improved network coverage and new pricing models are going to foster rapid adoption of mobile internet services in Europe.By 2013 they predict that the number of people using the Internet vi

Location based Services Market for Mobile is huge !

Tuesday, 22 April 2008 11:24 A GMT
A recent forecast issued by market analysis firm ABI Research suggests the potential for mobile location-based services is huge, anticipating annual global revenues of $13.3 billion by 2013 !  The Iphone has probably done a lot to bring the idea

Iphone restore not working ?

Sunday, 20 April 2008 10:25 A GMT
If your Iphone won't restore and you get the error "Unable to restore Iphone Unknown error (6)" update to the latest version of ITunes. and try again.  If this does not work then the likely cause is that one or more of the .ipsw fi

Iphone breaks the top ten

Sunday, 20 April 2008 9:58 A GMT
In Q4 2007 Apple became the 10th largest phone manufacturer. According to Gartner Apple holds a 0.6% share of the market compared to RIM in 6th place that has a 1.2% share. Nokia continues to dominate with a 40.4% share of the market.

Silverlight to be launched on mobile phones

Sunday, 20 April 2008 9:24 A GMT
Microsoft has struck a deal with Nokia to bring a version of Silverlight to the Nokia Series 60 mobile phones. The software is also feted to run on Nokia's Tablet devices.  Silverlight is a rich media technology   that competes with Fla

Microsoft buys Danger Inc

Sunday, 20 April 2008 9:17 A GMT
Danger Inc has been purchased by Microsoft for an undisclosed price.  Danger produce the Sidekick which is popular in the US and growing in popularity in the UK.  Microsoft seems to have made a strategic purchase to ensure that it can compe

Google announce Gears for Mobile Devices

Tuesday, 18 March 2008 1:53 P GMT
Google Gears is now available for Windows Mobile devices. Of course the Gears paradigm fits well with mobile devices as they can be disconnected quite often and local storage then becomes a necessity.  Zoho are on of the show

Thinlet and Amazon Explorer Mobile application source released

Tuesday, 18 March 2008 12:30 P GMT
I've finally got around to releasing the source for the J2ME MIDP Amazon Explorer.  You can get it at the ThinletMobile website.  If you use the source for any nice Thinlet mobile apps then drop me an email and I'll featur

Predictive Text lands Apple in Court

Tuesday, 1 January 2008 4:30 P GMT
Apple is among 23 companies that are being sued by Autotext technologies for the unlawful deployment of predictive text technology.  The suit was file in an Ohio court asserting that the named companies infringed a "computer based transcrip

E90 & Isync on the Mac

Monday, 17 December 2007 2:34 P GMT
I've been using the brand new E90 recently and it is a really great device if you want access to what is essentially a lightweight laptop type device that is also a phone.  One of the big issues I had with the device was getting it

Phantom Jams to become a thing of the Past

Sunday, 18 November 2007 5:10 P GMT
Phantom Jams on SatNav systems look set to become a thing of the past with a new service that combines SatNav and Mobile Phone technology. In essence the new service allows drivers to view real-time images of traffic hotspots and will direct them tow

Google all out to get into the Mobile Space

Thursday, 15 November 2007 5:09 P GMT
As well as announcing Google Android (see the video clip here ), there are rumours of Google looking to gobble up sprint.  Perhaps the 'Google Gobble' will make it as one of those phrases that transcends the actual original use.  F

Thoughts on HPC, Grid and DataGrid

Tuesday, 13 November 2007 12:52 P GMT
Grid, DataGrid, HPC, GigaSpaces, Amdahl, EDG, Caching, DataCaching, SETI, Infiniband, Myrinet, HPC

Finally got my hands on an Iphone

Tuesday, 13 November 2007 12:32 P GMT
Now that the IPhone has launched in the UK, I finally got hold of one so expect a full report soon !  First impressions are that this is a pretty amazing device.....truly a next generation step in mobile communcations,

Big Brother in the US

Friday, 2 November 2007 5:27 P GMT
Further to my prior post on Big Brother and communications in the UK post,  I had an email from Jon from Ohio telling me about similar privacy issues in the US.A ruling by  the District Court of Massachussets stated that although law enforc

Mobile Security

Friday, 2 November 2007 5:25 P GMT
Face it, we no longer have downtime - on a train, in a coffee shop, on an airplane everyone is frantically responding to calls and emails from their crackberry's, Palm's or Iphone's.  Companies embrace the mobile device figuring they

How to bulk delete data on Palm Treo

Tuesday, 9 October 2007 1:04 P GMT
Sometimes, for a variety of reasons, you want to remove all your data from a Treo i.e. Calendar data, Contacts SMS etc.  Here is how to do it:Calendar:Go to the Calendar application and from the Menu and choose purge from the Record Menu. 

UK Government, Big Brother and Communications

Wednesday, 3 October 2007 1:08 P GMT
This may have completely passed you by, I know it did me, but from October 1st an act came into place that compels phone companies to retain information about their use base, no matter how private,  This means information about all landline and
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Creating shortcuts to Midlets on Windows Mobile

Thursday, 27 September 2007 5:18 P GMT
For frequently run Midlets it would be nice to be able to run this from an icon rather than having to launch the JVM and then look for the application you want to run itself.  This also has the benefit of of the icon popping up in the last run a

Hotspot or HoneyTrap ?

Monday, 24 September 2007 5:18 P GMT
With more and more phones incorporating Wi Fi it stands to reason that more and more people are looking to access Wi Fi hotspots as and where they can.  As ever ease of use goes hand in hand with ease of fraud.....It is very easy for someone to

Who needs an IPhone ? IPhone style functionality for Windows Mobile

Friday, 21 September 2007 5:06 P GMT
Without a doubt the IPhone is an amazing device and there are some great innovations in it.  If you have not seen a video overview of the device check out this video and also check out how it compares side by side to Windows Mobile in a video h

Nokia Picks Enpocket for Mobile Advertising

Friday, 21 September 2007 5:06 P GMT
Market-leading phone maker Nokia on Sept. 17 moved to bolster its mobile advertising front by agreeing to acquire Enpocket for an undisclosed sum.Boston-based Enpocket makes a mobile advertising campaign management and delivery system that uses analy

Python for Flashlite

Friday, 21 September 2007 5:05 P GMT
Flashlite, S60, Python

Using Bluetooth Headphones with your Smartphone

Thursday, 20 September 2007 7:24 P GMT
A great piece of freeware by Teksoft lets you instantly switch the audio between the speaker and A2DP Stereo Headsets.  They also offer another free plug-in on the same page that lets you turn the speakerphone on easily.     

Fixing the "Storage Memory is critically low" message on Windows Mobile

Thursday, 20 September 2007 7:13 P GMT
If you have used Windows Mobile for a little while then you are bound to have seen the "Storage memory is critically low" message.  But what can you do to ensure your Phone is in tip top condition and to ensure that you have enough mem

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