Tag: mobile phone
Research shows energy cost of mobile broadband solutions
It sounds obvious when you think about it: like everything else, running a mobile broadband service uses up energy. Industry experts have warned that the energy required per subscriber will significantly increase with the widespread rollout and usage of mobile…
CES 2007: Nokia N93i video preview
I went off to the Nokia press event today to take a look at the new handsets and the N800. Here's a quick vid I shot of the N93i. Nokia fans will remember that the N93 was a cracking phone,…
Tom Baker sings Kinks' classic, charity download-only track for Shelter
Former Dr Who (and Little Britain voice) Tom Baker has recorded a new version of The Kinks' classic "You Really Got Me" as a charity single for Shelter. The festive download-only single is part of BT’s Text Aid charity initiative,…
iPhone trademark problem
After hearing just days ago that Apple's iPhone may be hitting the US as early as January (a date that is looking more and more unlikely) next year, it seems that the company may now have a rather large problem on their hands…
Fancy being a mobile guinea pig and bagging a brand new Nokia N70 and £100 credit?
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Alliance & Leicester to introduce mobile phone banking next year
The Alliance & Leicester has said that it plans to introduce mobile phone banking for personal customers in early 2007. Customers will be able to gain access to their current accounts, requesting mini-statements and checking their account balance at any…
Ministry of Sound try out mobile ticketing
Virgin Mobile have been testing it out, and now Ministry of Sound has carried out a live trial of mobile ticket purchasing – they say it's the first time an end-to-end transaction has taken place on a mobile. Clubbers attending…
XT9 new mobile interface builds on T9 text input software
Tegic Communications has announced the availability of a new mobile interface, XT9, based on the existing T9 mobile text input system available on many mobile phones and other devices. XT9 Mobile Interface integrates the popular T9 text input software with…
Nokia 2626 mobile phone for 'emerging markets'
From what I understand, the new Nokia 2626 announced today is aimed more at emerging markets, so I'm not sure if or when we'll see the phone in the UK. It's a dualband EGSM phone based on the Series 40…
Nokia 6290 smartphone announced
Nokia's announcement of new mobile phones continues with the Nokia 6290 smartphone which they say is "advanced technology made brilliantly simple" It seems to be aimed at the professional. Dimensions are 94 mm x50 mm x 20.8 mm (L x…