DoCoMo’s vision for the future

20 years ago

"The penetration rate of credit-card payment is extremely low in Japan compared with other industrialized countries. However, if the convenience…

Virgin TV service to launch next month

20 years ago

Virgin Mobile's DAB-based mobile TV service will launch to UK consumers on 1st October. It will offer four TV channels,…

Stat Spot: SanDisk V-Mate video recording

20 years ago

3.5hrs ...of video recording per Gb of storage using SanDisk's new V-Mate set-top box, which allows customers to capture content…

Nokia learning the language of style

20 years ago

Nokia's latest premium handset - the 8800 Sirocco edition - underlines how the language of the mobile industry is evolving…

Qualcomm gains traction with O2 uiOne handset

20 years ago

O2 has released its first handset to use Qualcomm's uiOne interface solution. The handset - known as Ice - is…

Alloy, Digital Airways in UI partnership

20 years ago

Industrial design consultancy Alloy is working in partnership with UI platform provider Digital Airways to develop interfaces for its concept…

Stat Spot: Japanese blogging

20 years ago

55.4% ...of Japanese bloggers surveyed by Technorati and Edelman have never been contacted by the companies they're blogging about, suggesting…

Something for the weekend…

20 years ago

Streaming football (sorry, not soccer) US customers of MVNO Mobile ESPN will soon be able to enjoy college football games…

Handset subsidies may be counter-productive

20 years ago

I was intrigued by the data M:Metrics provided for our recent Stat Spot: according to a survey of some 33,000…

Stat Spot: Satisfaction relative to handset price

20 years ago

>$300 Customers in the US paying more than USD 300 for their handset are the most likely to be satisfied…