Something for the weekend…from Japan
There is a Japanese theme to this edition of ‘Something for the weekend…’
DoCoMo goes faster
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo has announced the availability of its first HSDPA handset – the NEC-manufactured N902iX. It claims speeds on the dow…
Industry moves in favour of embedded feature delivery
There have been a couple of news stories recently which have highlighted the growing importance of OTA (Over The Air) platforms. In Japan, DoCoMo is facing a major public relations blunder after savvy customers realised they could purchase highly…
Download the Stat Spot PDF
In response to the runaway popularity of our Stat Spot feature, we’ve published a special 4 page PDF containing all of the recent figures and graphs. Print it, share it or put it on the office wall – the choice is yours. If you want to recei…
Sony Ericsson’s floating elegance
Sony Ericsson’s latest clamshell handset, the Z610, is a further example of the manufacturer’s commitment to elegant design. The 3G device uses OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology to power a ‘floating’ sub-display on the outside of the…
Interview: Angus Murray, Legion Interactive
The latest interview in the MEX series is with Angus Murray, Head of Wholesale for the Mobile division of Legion Interactive. The Australian company provides a wide range of premium rate services, content and competitions on behalf of brands such…
Stat Spot: UK telecoms spending
– 7.5%
…UK spending on fixed line telecoms fell by 7.5% in 2005 to GBP 10.1 billion, while mobile spending rose 9.7% to GBP 13.1 billion. Source: Ofcom.
Ofcom identifies mobile participation generation
Ofcom, the UK regulator responsible for radio, television and telecoms, recently published its annual market review. This brings together a wide range of usage data and financial results to provide a snapshot of UK communications and media.
On…
Searching for the fastest input method
Phonescoop.com has an interesting video comparison between the text entry speeds achieved with T9 and LG’s AX490, the first handset in the US market to use the new FastTap system. FastTap places an arrangement of single letter keys in between the…