All Entries in the "Mobile & Telecoms" Category

Where’s my iPhone 3GS? No Stock In The UK

I ordered 2 iPhone 3G S phones online last week.  I thought I’d give O2 a call today to see where they were and I was disappointed to learn that the iPhone 3G S was out of stock. I was told to call back tomorrow as they might have some news on stock.  Carphone Warehouse [...]

Mobile Broadband Speed In Your Hands

The Broadband market is a battle field. Not the one fought with guns and swords, but, the one which uses mobile broadband speeds and enticing offers. Top broadband suppliers, like O2, Virgin Media, BT, Orange, T Mobile, 3 and Vodafone, fight their way out to woo consumers, with various attractive broadband packages.
The Promise…
Internet access speed [...]

Top Five iPhone Games

After weeks of deliberating I finally ordered, not one, but two iPhone 3G S – one for me and one for the new Mrs Blair. They should be arriving next week, and I’m already creating a list of apps I want to install. Portable video games are hot as a pistol, and the [...]

Now Read This Site Better With Mobiles

After successfully testing the WordPress Mobile Pack over on Windows 7 News, I’ve now installed it on this site as well.  Now a simpler version of the site will be displayed automatically to users browsing the site with mobile devices.
The new mobile site supports the following:

Auto-browser detection
Automatically removes interactivity and media elements (such as script, [...]

Nokia Confirms Nokia N97 Availability Worldwide

Nokia has announced the availability of their much anticipated N97 Smartphone. They have confirmed that  the new QWERTY phone will be available in 75 countries worldwide starting June 2009.
Nokia N97 comes with a 3.5 inch touchscreen and offers an integrated GPS with electronic compass and  accelerometer for correct orientation of display. In addition to that [...]

Samsung Launched the World’s first 12 MegaPixel camera phone

The global leading maker of mobile phones, Samsung has announced the launch of their new Samsung Pixon12 M8910. The company claims that it is the world’s first 12-megapixel camera phone with 3.1 inch AMOLED full touch screen. The phone is based on Symbian S60 OS and aims to bring consumers a new level of mobile [...]

Find Free Laptop Broadband Deals In The UK

A recent trend in the UK broadband market is the giving away of free laptops to new broadband users.  The first ISP to give away free laptops was Carphone Warehouse, and many other ISPs have since followed their lead.  As with many ‘free’ deals you have to ask yourself, what are you giving up in [...]

What Mobile OS Should I Choose: Apple or Android?

I’ve been using my Sony Ericsson X1 running Windows Mobile 6.1 since around October.  It’s a great corporate phone with fantastic Microsoft Exchange support, but once I leave the office I don’t use it and I really want a phone that has some cool apps, games and a good browser.
I’ve just received in the post [...]

View Comics with Your iPhone

The iPhone is so much more than just a phone. It has a whole host of features including internet access and iPod capabilities. Another thing the iPhone can do is allow you to read comics on it.
There are a lot of iPhone apps available that can do the job. A good example is one called [...]

QuickOffice Available for iPhone via iTunes App Store

The much awaited “QuickOffice” has been released for iPhone and it is now available for download via iTunes app store. It’s been said that it is the first iPhone application to enable powerful editing of Microsoft Word Documents and Excel spreadsheets .
In addition to the regular office tools it also includes file sharing and content [...]

Google All Set to Launch Android 1.5

Google is planning to launch the next edition of Android version 1.5 which promises better performance when it comes to Camera quality and GPS navigation. In addition to that it will have support for video recording and Bluetooth stereo.
The major improvements include the ability to allow faster camera start up, image capture and faster acquisition [...]

It’s Really A Camera with A Phone Attached

Clocking at 136 grams and with heft that makes it evident the phone abhors crash diets, the Sony Ericsson C905 is one of the rotund kids in it class. But hey, while the iPhone may cut a sexier silhouette, don’t you just rule out this bulky fella just yet. It’s girth implies a lot of [...]

iPhone PC Suite

Pissed at iTunes? Here’s a 14MB alternative that lets you plumb the innards of your iphone- and make it do cartwheels: PC Suite for iPhone
The app is a freeware application which totally replaces iTunes for transferring images, apps, videos, and songs from iPhone to computer. And vice versa.
The software uses a similar “iPhone mobile [...]

3 Technology Related Items to Look Forward to in 2009

As 2008 is coming to a close, we look back and should be proud of what we witnessed. In the end, I think it was once again the year of the cell phone, particularly the iPhone. With the release of their 3G phone, GPS and their App Store, the iPhone took the Blue [...]

5 Must Have iPhone Apps for Bloggers

Within the past couple of weeks, I finally sold out and purchased my first product from Apple. And why would I go with anything else besides the iPhone. The previous month or so I was doing research on MP3 players that all had these features, but they were all on separate devices. [...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Full Review

Many serious phone users like myself have been itching to get their hands on a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, ever since the phone was first announced in January.  I finally got my hands on one two days later, and after giving it a good run for it’s money over the last couple of days I’m [...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 – My First Impressions

I’ve been dying to get my hands on a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 for months now, and I finally managed to at the weekend.  I thought I’d share my initial thoughts for anyone else who is considering getting one.
Although I’d pre-ordered my Xperia X1 a few weeks ago on Play.com, I was starting to get [...]

Prada Phone 2.0

There’s an Armani phone. And now there’s a Prada phone v2.0. The device aims squarely for the fashion conscious diva. Notwithstanding that, it’s sure to whet the appetites of techboys as well.
The Prada II is a joint partnership between cellphone giant LG and. The first iteration looked like an afterthought of capabilities.  What was LG thinking, slapping [...]

How To Improve Skype Sound Quality

I’ve been using Skype quite a lot recently after not using it for a year or two.  The sound quality has improved a bit over the years, but at times it can still be quite shocking.  Recently one of the member’s of my team who’s Brazilian had to return to Brazil for a few days [...]

T-Mobile Has Already Sold 1.5 Million G1s

Gadgetgell are reporting that T-Mobile have already sold 1.5 million Google Android just from pre-orders.  I find this figure staggering and I’m stunned that the phone has generated this much interest already.  I wonder what will happen when the general public finally get their hands on a G1 and can decide if it’s as good [...]