The Mobile Phone will Eat Itself

Posted March 4, 2013 by admin

Back in the heyday of the feature phone, flagship phones such as the Nokia N95 threatened to consume every other consumer electronic device as more and more electronic features were crammed inside them. From watches to cameras to GPS devices…

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The smartphones HTC hopes will save it

Posted February 7, 2012 by Mike Evans

Poor HTC. After riding the Android wave from the moment Google launched its mobile OS, the Taiwanese company has achieved stellar success. Now, though, its star is fading. Its 2011 models were not a success.
Its strategy of releasing many…

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The phones the stars use – Is your smartphone cooler than your dad’s?

Posted September 22, 2011 by Mike Evans

The iPhone is what your Dad uses, whereas the young and cool use Android. That’s what HTC’s Peter Chou says, anyway, but is he right? One way to tell is to see what smartphone the A-list celebs are using, as…

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NSFW: The funniest video on tech you’ll ever see

Posted September 2, 2011 by Mike Evans

Crap tech, overhyped tech, ridiculous gadgets, unfulfilled promises, and the whole ridiculous nature of the hype-suckling world of gadgets and tech-blogs, all laid bear in the funniest video on tech you’ll ever see.
From The Onion, no less. And as…

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The most momentous month in mobile and how it will change the future

Posted August 26, 2011 by Mike Evans

Regular readers will have noticed things have been a bit quiet around here lately due to a variety of changing circumstances. Happily, I’m back now, though.
So, did I miss anything?!
Seriously, of all the months for me to be…

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Nokia’s Elop announces new technology, shouting “I want more drool!”

Posted June 23, 2011 by Mike Evans

Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop has been talking to his employees about the future of the company, its new priorities, and intriguingly, the new devices that are waiting to be launched.
Speaking of the response Nokia had from people who saw…

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How Apple killed Windows and sidestepped the Android

Posted June 6, 2011 by Mike Evans

Apple has announced its much anticipated iCloud service, as well as iOS5, the new OS for the iPhone that will be available this Autumn. iOS5 was, as we expected, a minor update that in many ways seeks to catch up…

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The 5 biggest losers from MWC 2011

Posted February 19, 2011 by Mike Evans

Following on from my post listing the 5 biggest winners from MWC 2011, it’s time to see who didn’t come out so well at the year’s biggest mobile event. It’s been a vintage year for mobile tech, and looking at…

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The 5 biggest winners from MWC 2011

Posted February 18, 2011 by Mike Evans

MWC 2011 has officially ended, leaving in its wake an absolute blizzard of news, press releases, intrigue and hands-on excitement! But who were the winners of the show and who were the losers? Which mobile phone companies and technologies won…

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Did Microsoft just takeover Nokia?

Posted February 11, 2011 by Mike Evans

After all the rumours, the truth is finally out: Nokia has bitten the bullet and has chosen Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 as its platform for future smartphones. In what looks like a scorched earth policy, Symbian is dead, MeeGo has…

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Nokia prepares to self-destruct with Windows Phone 7 gamble

Posted February 9, 2011 by Mike Evans

Wow! We knew this week was going to be a major week for Nokia, as its CEO Stephen Elop is due to announce the company’s new strategy on Friday, but nobody expected him to drop a bomb on the entire…

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Gingerbread, Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich: which version of Android is for smartphones and which for tablets?

Posted February 7, 2011 by Mike Evans

Google’s Android releases have become a bit confusing recently, with Gingerbread, Honeycomb and even Ice Cream Sandwich all in various stages of release and coming soon to an Android smartphone near you. Or is it an Android tablet? Or is…

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