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Flippin’ ‘eck! I knew they were popular but this is getting silly. In fact, analysts are suggesting that Apple could have got its figures wrong and been slightly conservative in its belief in the iPhone. It is, estimated, to have shifted 3 million new iPhones in just over four weeks.
That’s a lot. In fact, that’s [...]
“In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can [...]
Continue ReadingI’m a little frustrated by some of the technology coming out of the Olympics.
I’ve loved watching Phelps’ gold rush, Cooke’s cycling gold was equally amazing to witness and, being a rowing nut, I’ve not moved from the TV whilst these events are on. But, some of the interactive services suck royally.
Aside from screaming at the [...]
It’s always the way. You charge the space fortress, breach its defenses, set a bomb in the heart of the enemy base and then flee only to discover that your spaceships and weapons have been created by your enemy and he has the stop button to both.
Returning from the world of sci fi. You charge [...]
Ok, so most leaks are truly naff, unveiled attempts at marketing. I doubt this one is though. A video has appeared on YouTube of the Android phone.
Now, Google has always gone for secrecy so I’m assuming Larry Page and Sergey Brin are probably quite miffed right now.
It’s hardly the clearest video and doesn’t give much [...]
The industry is teaming with leaked images for iPhones. Naturally the Nokia iPhone, uh, sorry, Tube, was placed into the amazing Dark Knight batman movie. And now Motorola has leaked images of its iPhone. Honestly, you’d think this cloak and dagger stuff was easy.
The web is now teaming with countless images of the Motorola Atila, [...]
I’m not sure whether to laugh and enjoy the schadenfreude or feel truly sorry for a reviewer calling himself Lee5279.
According to iClarify, someone has accidentally bought the $999.99 “I Am Rich” iPhone app. Unsurprisingly, he is desperately seeking help to get out paying it - from Apple no less.
According to its creator, Armin Heinrich, it [...]
It’s only two weeks to go until I disappear off to France for a few days. As the closing weekend of the Olympics hit I’ll be staring at the TV screen in a villa near Nantes, often shouting and pleading with the British athletes to win. I’ll probably also get dumped for ignoring my fiancee.
Having [...]
Apples are just as naff as PCs. Now that’s a statement to frustrate every last person that shows affinity with the following conversation:
Them: “Apple’s are so much better than PC’s.”
Me: “Why?”
Them: “They’re so much better for the high end stuff. PC’s are for work, Mac’s are for home - have you not seen the [...]
Having just taken on a new role I’m having to get another mobile phone and mobile number.
It’s not such a big problem and, because I’m on Orange, I’ll just grab a BlackBerry for work but it has left me frustrated at Samsung and all of the mobile operators I’ve called this morning. The Samsung D880 [...]
It’s now August and the kids have begun playing in the square outside my flat. Well, they do when it’s not pouring down.
So, I’m beginning to really look forward to a holiday too. Its booked for a couple of weeks time and I’ve not even contemplated anything I’ll need. I guess the mad rush around [...]
The Daily Mail - yes that paragon of equal rights, a paper that is not in the least bit conservative - has announced a nice piece of news about the iPhone.
There will be a nano version in time for Crimbo. I’m not so sure but according to the defender of traditional values:
“The product will be [...]
I think the phrase goes something like this:
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes.
I’m not normally a Microsoft fan, hence I love the open source FreeRunner, but I am getting excited about the Zune Phone. I guess I just like competition for the market leader - so bring it on (oh dear… that sounded rather [...]
How’s the battery life in your new iPhone 3G. I haven’t got one yet, in fact I’ve just signed up to a BlackBerry instead.
It’s not because of the battery life. And it’s not that I don’t think the iPhone isn’t impressive (albeit there are several things missing). It’s because I’m on Orange and so will [...]
It may seem rather sad but my knowledge of Scandinavia is relatively poor. If you take out Skiing, the fjords and, as Monty Python once said, “the løveli lakes” and “the wonderful telephøne system”, I’m left with Ikea and mobile phones.
And now the last two have joined up. Business Week, the Guardian and [...]
Has anyone else been following this MobileMe fiasco? If you haven’t then click here. You back with me? Good.
I’m not sure what’s impressed me more, that an Apple application doesn’t simply work or that the company has kept users updated. Apple has demanded that one of its staff blog on the subject. The opening post, [...]
I don’t have an iPhone and I’m not Japanese so I’m a touch envious of one new service for… er, Japanese iPhones. This week saw the launch of an online video rental portal made just for the iPhone.
The service comes from Posren, a Japanese equivalent of Blockbuster, and offers a range of options the [...]
You’ve got to love bluetooth technologies. I remember when it was merely a way to alert the coffee pot you were near and that it needed to start percolating, and quickly.
Gone are the days when people are struggling to think of applications for it. In fact, if there’s not a CSR bluetooth chip [...]
You know how it is. You’re a marketing manager and sick to the back teeth with your company’s advertising. The only adverts they ever put out are celebrity “I use this” posters for shops and the odd advert.
Lets face it, it wasn’t the best of jobs. Kimi Räikkönen seemed a tad dull. [...]
It’s odd to think about your own mortality but a recent story has got me doing just that. And I’ve come to the conclusion that should there be an earthquake and I was trapped under the building my mobile would leave me to die a slow agonising death. Its battery is simply not strong enough.
Have [...]
I have just realised how shallow I am. Up until this point I didn’t want an iPhone. In fact, I once got into trouble with a client that made the iPhone’s audio chips, Wolfson, because I badmouthed the iPhone shortly before its launch.
The gist of the rant, which I still believe, was I [...]
I don’t know how it was done but I loved the popcorn piece on YouTube. I still don’t know why it was done. As the Guardian Technology Supplement editor, Charles Arthur, points out:
“If it’s a viral marketing stunt (which seems more likely than it being the work of people who think Mobile Phones Are Evil, [...]
I should probably declare one thing right now. I’m not a fan of the Nokia 6500. I have one and it is neither intuitive or pleasant to use. Its battery life is pathetic and the only thing going for it is its size.
In fact, the only reason I’ve not dropped it into [...]
There’s just a matter of hours left before the entries close for the SMS Text News Awards close.
In a little under four hours the email address will be switched off and a small handful of dedicated people will examine each of the hundreds of entries to determine who has it and who, (in the case [...]
What do people think of driving with a mobile. I’m slowly changing but have, in the past, been known to use it whilst driving.
What’s worse is that I really hate it when I see others do it. Even more so if I’m on my bike or motorbike. But, in reality, I don’t [...]
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