The Future of Mobile & the Hospitality Industry
I was invited to speak at Hospitality Exchange this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The session called, ‘Social Media goes Mobile’ included speakers Guy Levine (pictured above) of Return on Digital and Brian Harte of Tourism Ireland. I was asked to look at how mobiles will impact hotels and hospitality in general. Here’s my presentation on The Future of Mobile & the Hospitality Industry: Do you agree that all hotels... Read More
Cloud-powered Mobile Applications
In this special report for TelecomTV, I report on the growth of Cloud-based mobile services and applications, and meet three companies who are doing pioneering work in this new sector. Metaswitch, SwiftKey and Simplexo also have to counter the perception of lack of security in using Cloud services. If the right precautions are taken, there is no inherent problem with Cloud-based mobile computing, and services such as these will gain wider appeal and... Read More
1 egg + 2 mobiles = ???
All chain emails are unwanted, unsolicited wastes of time that often make the sender look gullible for passing it along. But when the same chain email called '1 egg + 2 mobiles' ended up in my inbox twice – claiming that two mobile phones can cook an egg after a 65 minute conversation, I decided I was going to put a stop to such bogus claims once and for all. Read More
Come on down…to the Mobile Gameshow
Calling all London-based mobile peeps, on Monday 13th December, the Mobile Gameshow will bring together 150 people for an afternoon event for anyone involved in the mobile industry. The event kicks off at 2pm and will present all the latest facts, figures, forecasts and projections about the mobile industry in the form of several well known TV gameshows. Each show will be hosted by either a mobile editor, journalist or blogger and contestants will... Read More
JCB Toughphone Tradesman – the world’s first floating mobile phone
Whatever floats your boat! The Tradesman is the world’s first floating mobile phone. “The fact that it floats means you can’t lose it,” said a company spokesperson. Good point! It’s not the toughest in the JCB Toughphone collection, but it is 100% waterproof and dust-proof. The phone features a 1.44″ colour screen display and comes equipped with Bluetooth, FM radio and a torch. It has up to 180 minutes talk-time... Read More
Nokia’s (eco-friendly) C6, C7 & E7
You might think that there are more important ways to save the environment then making eco-friendly smartphones, but Nokia says mobiles usually contain toxic chemicals which are rarely disposed of safely. So it’s produced 3 green handsets – the mid-range C6, C7 and the business-oriented E7. Read More
HTC Desire HD & Desire Z
Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC unveiled two new Android phones – the Desire HD & Desire Z and revamped its Sense UI. Read More
Essential Camping Gadgets
Don’t go caveman camping! Serious campers won’t leave their tents without the right tools and neither should you. I head to the great outdoors, but of course stay connected to online civilization through my favorite gadgets. Check out the video! Read More
Orange Power Wellies for Glastonbury (2012)
This time every year, campers and music lovers gear up for a summer of festivals. Anyone who has been – knows all too well – what happens at the end of the day…. your mobile phone runs out of juice and there’s no place to charge it. Well unless you get your hands on the Orange Power Wellies, a prototype rain boot that uses a power-generating sole to convert body heat into electrical current to charge your phone. Read More
Smashing Mobiles
The latest smartphones are expensive and can be delicate. When my Nexus One suffered a cracked screen, after only ten hours of use, I decided to ask other Londoners about their broken phones and investigate what could be done about it. Read More
