Stat Spot: SanDisk V-Mate video recording
3.5hrs
…of video recording per Gb of storage using SanDisk’s new V-Mate set-top box, which allows customers to capture content from virtually any video source and store it on memory cards for viewing on mobile devices. Source: SanDisk.
Nokia learning the language of style
Nokia’s latest premium handset – the 8800 Sirocco edition – underlines how the language of the mobile industry is evolving from the acronyms of the past to embrace the style-led parlance of a business which shares the constantly shifting charactis…
Qualcomm gains traction with O2 uiOne handset
O2 has released its first handset to use Qualcomm’s uiOne interface solution. The handset – known as Ice – is a 3G monobloc design with a white casing and 1.3 megapixel camera. uiOne enables users to customise the device with visual elements suc…
Alloy, Digital Airways in UI partnership
Industrial design consultancy Alloy is working in partnership with UI platform provider Digital Airways to develop interfaces for its concept products. Alloy takes a customer-led approach to product design, involving real users in the design proc…
Stat Spot: Japanese blogging
55.4%
…of Japanese bloggers surveyed by Technorati and Edelman have never been contacted by the companies they’re blogging about, suggesting their PR representatives need to do more to keep the press up-to-date with developments. This will b…
Something for the weekend…
Streaming football (sorry, not soccer)
US customers of MVNO Mobile ESPN will soon be able to enjoy college football games streamed to their handsets. The service is priced at USD 25 per month as part of ESPN’s ‘Total Sports’ package. The MVNO…
Handset subsidies may be counter-productive
I was intrigued by the data M:Metrics provided for our recent Stat Spot: according to a survey of some 33,000 US mobile phone users, those who received their handset free of charge were the least satisfied with their ‘purchase’. Is this merely a …
Stat Spot: Satisfaction relative to handset price
$300
Customers in the US paying more than USD 300 for their handset are the most likely to be satisfied with their purchase according to data from M:Metrics. PMN asked M:Metrics to rank handset satisfaction on a 10 point scale according to the…