July 2006

Interview: Stuart O’Brien, Mobile Entertainment

Stuart O’Brien is editor of Mobile Entertainment, the journal of reference for the mobile gaming and content industry.

Marek Pawlowski: How did you become involved in the mobile business and what’s your role at the moment?

I’m currently the…

Stat Spot: Sales of Nokia 3250

1m

…Nokia 3250 handsets sold since March 2006. The 3250 is one of Nokia’s first attempts to drive advanced smartphone functionality into mid-range handsets. Source: Nokia.

Net negative – the mobile World Cup experience

The 2006 World Cup in Germany was seen for a long time as a potential watershed for mobile data usage and a great way to drive momentum around mobile TV in particular. As the event drew closer, the industry became more realistic in its expectatio…

Tilting design

Mobiface has a piece on a Japanese handset with a tilt-sensor. There have already been several examples of this technology being using for gaming applications, but in this instance it is part of the interface, allowing the user to control an idle…

Stat Spot: Music download speeds

>10 secs

…is the average download time for a music file over a 3.6 Mbs HSDPA network, according to MobileOne and Nokia, who are launching Singapore’s first HSDPA network. Source: MobileOne.

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