Archive for the ‘Mobile Phones’ Category

As everyone no doubt knows there was an Apple event this week, most of which was spent talking smack to Google and boasting about how they have a veritable army of users ready and waiting to take over the world.  But aside from stating that they have amassed a sizeable force of techno troops they [...]

Communications provider TalkTalk is set to enter the mobile broadband arena later this year.
The company is set to put its new dongles on the market and is using a cross-country charity bike ride to test out the new devices.
Mobile broadband customers in the UK could now look to compare the market to see if switching [...]

Statistics are not very exciting things.  Using them is usually the preserve of a politician attempting to justify the latest round of savage cuts or a scheme to tax sunshine.  But some interesting stats regarding Apple and Android phones have surfaced over the last few days as Google and Apple go into a public ‘mine’s [...]

As anyone with an iPhone knows most iPhone apps are rather cheap and pointless things. Some are downright awful and could be said to be almost fraudulent.  For instance there is an app called ‘phone tracker’ that is perhaps the most pointless app that has ever been conceived.  But some apps gladden the heart and [...]

Mobile internet customers in the UK could be encouraged to compare various deals in order to save money after a new report highlighted the rising use of mobile devices.
The Communications Market 2010 study by Ofcom has showed that almost one-quarter (23 per cent) of internet users now access the web by using mobile devices such [...]

It’s not often that the little people win a battle against a big corporate giant.  David versus Goliath scenarios in the business and consumer world generally only end one way.  With David splattered against the nearest wall and Goliath using David’s entrails as a skipping rope in some sort of mad victory dance.
Goliath in this [...]

RIM has been suspiciously quiet of late, letting Apple hog all the spotlight.  Now it looks like they were busy beavering away on their latest project: the BlackBerry Torch 9800.  A phone which they hope will ‘torch’ the opposition.  Sorry we just couldn’t resist that pun.
In something of an odd or brave move depending on [...]

Playing god is fun.  Just ask any leader from the slippery Tony Blair up to verbose Venezuelan mouthpiece Hugo Chavez.  Playing with the lives of ordinary citizens can be a bit of a rush.  Now thanks to SimCity Deluxe for the iPhone we can do just that.  Even when you’re sat on the toilet.  Yes [...]

Some companies can’t be content to specialise in one area.  They aren’t happy until they have their brand stamped on every free available space in the country (we’re looking at you Mr.Tesco!).  With this in mind TalkTalk, the internet and landline services company, is launching a mobile service.
TalkTalk will be offering branded contract and pay-as-you-go [...]

After what seems like an endless wait it looks like HTC Hero customers on Orange will finally get the Android 2.1 (Eclair) update for their swish phones.  The update process should be relatively seamless as it will happen over the air so you shouldn’t have to do too much.  And if you are as lazy [...]