Friday homework
A little task for all you avid readers … I need some advice. I’m just about to leave my current phone contract and I need some advice about what I should do next. I’ve currently got an E61 on Nokia and...
View ArticleAfghanistan – over 4 million wireless subscribers
Over the past few weeks the two major networks in Afghanistan have both announced that they have hit the two million subscribers mark. Afghan Wireless Communications hit this mark in May of this year,...
View ArticleGive up smoking – by text
A recent service by GPS in Barking and Dagenham to target people who want to give up smoking has apparently seen great response rates from patients when targeted by text message. The service, run by...
View ArticleAndroid phone delayed
A report in the Wall Street Journal today talks about how Google is having to revise its plans regarding the release of the first handset powered by Android. T-Mobile USA is hoping to release a handset...
View ArticleAnother mobile operator in the UK?
A company called Mapesbury Communications Ltd has announced that it has signed a deal with Spectrum Interactive (UK) for the rights to broadcast a GSM service from payphone kiosks. It says that this...
View ArticleStudents –£50 off mobile broadband
Ricky and your Blykwatch mates – this one’s for you … NatWest has announced its new student deals and they include a £50 voucher off 3’s Mobile Broadband. They also include £100 off an ASUS laptop....
View ArticleiPhone hand-me-downs
When I was little hand-me-downs were all about getting your older brother’s old clothes. Now according to this article in PocketPicks it can mean iPhones as well. Anyone who upgrades from the 2G iPhone...
View ArticleSiemens –“too German”
Without resorting to obvious stereotypes, this is not about Siemens executives always putting their towels on the sun chairs by the pool first thing in the morning, or about them being ruthlessly...
View ArticleBlyk expands into Europe
Blyk has announced that it is hoping to repeat the success it has had in the UK and will be expanding its operation and moving out into more European countries next year. It already told us that it was...
View ArticleRegister to vote by text
At SMS Text News towers we love to hear about new ways of using your mobile phone in every day life. This story fits that bill. Now, thanks to Mediaburst and DSI UK voters will be able to register...
View ArticleSME guide to buying telecoms now available
If you run a small or medium-sized business in the UK and are confused about how to get the best deal on your telecoms then help is at hand. The snappily titled ‘What To Look Out For And What To Watch...
View Article1.2 million venues have been buzz’d
If you’re planning to go out for the night in any of the major US cities then you might want to try out buzz’d. By texting your zipcode to buzz’d’s shortcode you can be told the answer to the question...
View ArticleAlltel opens up its Wi-Fi service with Boingo
Alltel Wireless has announced that it has signed a deal with Boingo Wireless that will allow anyone to access to its more than 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the US. The deal with Boingo means that you can...
View Article3G available for the Olympics – if you buy a new phone
If you’re planning on going over to Beijing for the Olympics then you might need to buy a new handset when you get there. It has been reported in the Wall Street Journal (here) that although China is...
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Unlimited Drinks Dublin: 10th July – Update
As you know SMS Text News is coming to Dublin … and we’re really looking forward to meeting Ireland’s mobile community. I have some more details about the evening, so here goes. Critical Info The date:...
View ArticleShaq rap as your ringtone
For a number of years now there has been a feud between two of the biggest basketball stars in the US – Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. It started when they played together at the LA Lakers and...
View ArticleTexting – most important handset feature
An interesting survey has just been published thanks to ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc. It found that 73% of US consumers buying a new handset said that text messaging was an important feature. The...
View ArticleDon’t forget – Unlimited Drinks next Thursday (10th July)
Next Thursday we’re in Dublin for the Irish edition of our now (in)famous Unlimited Drinks and if you want to come along there’s still time to get your name down. Just send Ewan an email...
View ArticleNormob watch
Sat on the train down to London this morning I saw a great piece of normob behaviour. A little bit like Ewan’s recent ‘Does your phone do numbers?’ post, it made me smile, so I thought I’d...
View ArticleIs the ‘Minority Report’ world becoming a reality with Screenreach?
It was interesting that Ewan was using a reference to the film Minority Report to emphasise his latest rant about the industry. At about the same time Ewan was ranting I was chatting to Paul Rawlings...
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