Mobiles reviews - the digital life

Shoes that detect WiFi?

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:26:46 +0000

"A Step in the Right Direction" is apparently the name of a new prototype shoe that could detect WiFi hot-spots where the users are walking. The shoes have a full tower PC in the platform heel integrated electronics, including a pressure sensor in the sole to start scans, LED indicators in the top, and presumably [...]

Comedy break: Top 10 places to lose your cellphone…

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:14:05 +0000

Actually this story isn't very new at all, but I stumbled across it whilst looking at other info on the ever-wonderful Interweb. Cell phones etc wrote up a list of the top 10 places to lose your cellphone - rather than replicate the entire list here (you can read that by clicking the link at [...]

Nokia and Samsung to collaborate on DVB-H and DRM standards

Fri, 23 May 2008 15:56:08 +0000

Samsung and Nokia have announced that they are going to work together to boost the adoption of DVB-H services - they will do this by enabling interoperability of their devices, and Nokia's DVB-H network delivery system. The manufacturers are going to deliver solutions based on the OMA-BCAST standard - previously Samsung had used the CBMS [...]

Orange UK launches it's Internet Radio

Fri, 23 May 2008 14:55:04 +0000

Orange UK has started to sell it's LiveRadio device, which utilises an ADSL connection and Streaming technology, to listen to up to 4000 internet radio stations. Because it's using WiFi, it's also not location-limited within/near to the user's house. The LiveRadio isn't a new concept - but the spin by Orange is that tracks users like [...]

Ericsson chief expects 6.5 bn mobile subscriptions by 2013

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:09:24 +0000

Chief Exec of Ericsson, Carl-Henric Svanberg, has said he expects the number of mobile subscriptions to hit 6.5bn by 2013. He has also said that he is expecting internet broadband usage to hit about 2.5bn, of which two-thirds would be "mobile broadband". Of course, there is a link from his predictions to where his company comes [...]

Taiwanese want GPS as #1 feature in phones

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:48:21 +0000

A survey by Canalsys has found very high awareness of satellite navigation ("Sat Nav") amongst consumers, with more than 80% being aware of what it does. 60% of those surveyed said they used the web to search for directions and then print them. So when asked which services they were interested in having on a mobile [...]

UK: leading mobile social networking!

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:37:20 +0000

Nielsen Mobile has just released stats showing that the UK leads Europe in mobile social networking - apparently 810,000 subscribers visited social networking sites on their handsets in Q1 2008! Facebook was the most popular SN site in the UK, with myspace in second place - which is the opposite to what was found in the [...]

SpinVox: The Future of Voice, continued

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:47:11 +0000

No doubt you read my previous post on the future of voice, and had your thoughts provoked - however, since then, SpinVox have hosted a session on the future of voice. Their chief of "Interweb bloggery", James Whatley, was present, along with their VP of consumer business, James Scroggs. Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend, due [...]

Frengo launches interoperable mobile social apps…

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04:02 +0000

Now we mentioned Frengo on IntoMobile when it launched some time back, but now "Social mobile services" company Frengo has announced a "suite of applications that interoperate across popular sites Facebook, MySpace, hi5, Orkut and Bebo, enabling users to interact with existing contacts as well as discover like-minded individuals regardless of their particular social networking [...]

Moto ships 4m digital entertainment devices in Q1

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:39:07 +0000

Motorola Home and Networks Mobility has just announced some significant milestones during Q108, including the shipment of 4m digital entertainment devices! In case you are wondering what digital entertainment devices inlcudes; digital cable set-top boxes, HDTV set-top boxes, DVR devices and IPTV devices. Why is this important for Mobile? Well, apart from the fact it's [...]

Audiopoint launch text-to-speech to convert internet for visually impaired

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:25:06 +0000

Audiopoint will launch an exclusive new Voice Terminal Service ( VTS) that will give instant access to Internet content in real time via any telephone. Designed for both the visually impaired, as well as users with limited internet access, VTS uses a first of a kind text-to-speech technology so subscribers can listen to and respond [...]

Interview: Dolby explain about "Dolby Mobile"

Sun, 04 May 2008 18:34:56 +0000

This week, I was lucky enough to spend some time in the company of Max Taylor (International Marketing Director, Mobile), and Mark Price (Public Relations Manager, EMEA), from Dolby Mobile. Many of you may remember that we covered Dolby's move in to Mobile as part of Will's CTIA coverage - out of that has spun [...]

Analysis: Mobile TV standards problem may never be solved

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:36:34 +0000

From previous posts, you might know that I am always quite optimistic about Mobile TV - well a report from In-stat is a real humdinger in terms of good and bad news - the good being that the M-TV market could be worth $12bn in 2012, the bad being that the fragmented standards are here [...]

SpinVox: What is the future of voice?

Sat, 03 May 2008 18:01:30 +0000

(BTW, the chap in the cup is a SpinVox "Mobster"….) My favourite VTT (Voice-to-text) company, SpinVox, have raised an interesting thread for conversation in their blog (read it here). More accurately, James Whatley, their "chief of interweb wizardry and bloggery", has written an inciteful and thought provoking piece on where "voice" (as in one of the [...]

Spike Lee and Nokia take film Mobile

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:51:45 +0000

Director Spike Lee has hooked up with Nokia to direct a movie made with Mobile phone video footage from "everyday people", in what he is apparently calling the "democratization of film". The film will be by Nokia Productions and will be over 3 acts - an "assignment" will be announced online for each act, adn [...]