Filed in archive Mobile Technologies
by on February 28, 2006
NPD Group has released new global cameraphone penetration data as part of a larger set of data on digital cameras. According to the data: In 2005, 45 percent of all mobile phones sold in the U.S. were...
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The Guardian carries an opinion piece today from Sarah Lelic of mad.co.uk about the prospects for mobile TV. She points out that survey data from operator trials is positive, but that a higher level...
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According to an article in the New Scientist (?), Google search data as analyzed by two academics reveals that some 20% of searches conducted by mobiles were for porn. Interestingly, only 5% of...
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Apologies for the lack of posts from me this week - thanks to Tom, however, the wheels kept rolling. I have been in Japan this week on a research trip, an opportunity that doesn't come around very...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on February 23, 2006
Pic source: NamcoNamco has announced the launch of a mobile version of their popular Time Crisis game. The mobile version features the same 3D environments as the arcade and console versions. Two...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on February 23, 2006
US Modular, developers of the 2Gb USB-driven Monstor Drive has announced Stik&Stor, a mobile handset add-on that extends the storage capability of existing microSD or T-flash-enabled devices....
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on February 23, 2006
The virtual band put together by Damon Albarn (from Blur) and others, Gorillaz, has announced the debut of the Gorillaz Entertainment System, a new arcade game exclusive to RealNetworks. Capturing...
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We would like to welcome the mobile coupon service Cellfire, which has graciously joined the Wireless Weblog as a sponsor. As Om Malik noted recently, Cellfire is "a very interesting opt-in...
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Finally this site has a new design and we hope you like it. Together with the new design we have introduced several changes: - We now produce valid XHTML, RSS 2.0 and have a valid CSS Earlier some of...
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Ah, the lost tribe of mobile technology, the Tomagotchi. Konami has announced a new toy only a Japanese mind could concieve (at least with a straight face): the Otoizm, a tomagotchi-like device...
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Filed in archive Mobile Society
by tom on February 20, 2006
Pic source: China DailyAccording to China's Ministry of Information there are now almost 400 million mobile phone subscribers in China, a rise of almsot 59 million over last year, indicating more...
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Filed in archive Design
by Scott on February 18, 2006
Two new handsets, the KickFlip from new youth-focused MVNO Helio, and the Motorola W220, called the Razr "lite" by some pundits, are striking in one key aspect of their design, a simplified...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on February 17, 2006
UK newspaper The Guardian has announced a partnership with On2Go to launch a downloadable news application for Guardian readers. Guardian Unlimited mobile offers the same live news stories that users...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on February 17, 2006
Metal Toad Media, the creators of the map images for the recent live tracking of Steve Fosset's Global Flyer have dropped us a line with information about a movie they created of the journey. The...
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I have written about the Nintendo DS here before, and some of you may wonder what place a game device has in a mobile tech blog. Nintendo is starting to open the kimono on future DS functionality...
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Filed in archive VoIP
by Scott on February 16, 2006
Hutchison 3 Group started what will surely be a growing fire at 3GSM in Barcelona by announcing it formally plans to put Skype on 3G handsets throughout its 3 empire. Trials have been ongoing in...
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Filed in archive Mobile Technologies
by on February 16, 2006
Intel, fresh from a new logo and a rash of announcements all over the industry, announced at 3GSM in Barcelona that it will be cooperating with the GSM Association to put 3G technology and laptops...
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Filed in archive Events
by tom on February 15, 2006
The winners of the 3GSM Mobile Entertainment Awards have been announced at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. So, without further ado: Mobile Entertainment AwardsBest Made for Mobile Game: I-play...
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I came across this late last year when Opera first started encouraging developers to think widgets in the mobile environment - but the guys over at i-Mode Business Strategy ran with it this week as...
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Filed in archive Sponsored Posts
by Scott on February 13, 2006
We would like to welcome Backup Platinum, who have graciously joined Mobile Technology Weblog recently as a sponsor. And it is a timely event because I am just now learning the sad lesson of having...
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Ever been annoyed at a fellow diner who received a call during YOUR quiet dinner? Or gotten a call when you are rushing from home to school to pick up a child? What if your mobile device could...
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