All Posts Tagged With: "WiFi"
Free Mobile VoIP Calls in 2006?
Nokia have stated that they plan to launch phones with built-in SIP clients in the first half of 2006. This would allow mobile users to make VoIP calls, potentially for free, depending on which VoIP service is used. Unfortunately for all of you Skype users, Skype uses a proprietary protocol, so you won’t [...]
15Dec2005 | Everton | 2 comments | Continued
Whats On Your Gadget Shopping List for 2006? Vote For Your Must-Have Gadget
Next year is going to be a huge year for gadget shopping with devices emerging with more features and storage, broadband speeds of 8Mb and above becoming the norm, HDTV broadcasts increasing and better VoIP offerings.What toys and gadgets devices are you planning on adding to your collection in 2006? A PS3 will surely [...]
13Dec2005 | Everton | 1 comment | Continued
Nokia N80 Preview - THE Phone To Have in 2006
I’ve just read AllAboutSymbian’s review of the new Nokia N80 and if I wasn’t sure whether or not to get one before, I am now. The report couldn’t be more glowing:
In November 2002, The Economist featured the Nokia 7650 on its cover, saying it heralded ‘Computing’s new shape’. Three years on, the N80 is [...]
Virgin Mobile Reject Ntl Offer
As expected Virgin Mobile have rejected ntl’s offer as too low, despite majority shareholder Richard Branson backing the deal. Richard Branson said that he was 90% certain that the deal will get done.
I really hope so. As an employee of one of the cable companies I can’t tell you how excited this potential [...]
Ntl Make Official Approach For Virgin Mobile
Yesterday’s rumours that Ntl would be making a move for Virgin Mobile proved to be true with Ntl making an official offer worth £800m for Virgin Mobile.
If the deal goes ahead Ntl will use the Virgin brand to offer internet access, TV and fixed line and mobile telephony. Ntl said it had also held [...]
NTL/Telewest And Virgin Want To Offer Four-Play?
The Telegraph features a story today, which if true, will really shake up the UK market. It reports that NTL/Telewest, who are currently in the midst of a merger, are due to announce tomorrow another merger with Virgin Mobile creating an entertainment and communications giant worth £4.5bn and with more than 9m customers. [...]
4Dec2005 | Everton | 0 comments | Continued
MP3tunes Launches - Two Years Too Late?
MP3tunes is a new site launch that allows users to upload and synchronise their mp3 music collections, which can then be streamed anywhere. It can even synchronise with iTunes.
There are two packages - a free service which doesn’t allow any uploads or a $39.95/year package offering unlimited storage and 128k audio streaming quality.
I’m really [...]
Will We Ever See Free WiFi in the UK?
Engadget reports that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin wants to build a free city-wide WiFi network within a year. San Francisco has also invited tenders for developing a city-wide WiFi network from potential bidders including Google.
These stories, together with a post over the weekend by Scobie about his experiences in London and the lack of [...]
Google To Sponsor Man Utd?
Rumours are circulating that Man Utd are in discussions with Google to replace Vodafone as their shirt sponsor. The price of the deal has been set at £9m pounds and other companies rumoured to be considering the deal include IBM, Yahoo!, Coca-Cola and Levis.
If Man Utd do clinch the deal with Google, I wonder what [...]
Generation X - Are We Building the Services They Want?
In a post on Blogspotting by Stephen Baker he states that his son and his friends don't wear watches anymore. If they need to tell the time, they reach into their pockets and pull out their mobiles.
This reminded me of a funny story I was told a few years ago in a meeting with Ericsson. [...]
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