Archive for: October 2010

26 October 2010

Where is this thing going?: The mobility I want

Filed under: mobile phones,Services - 26 Oct 2010

From Where is this thing going?: The mobility I want:
Have you ever had a personal assistant? or a “Secretary”, as they used to be called some time ago?

That is exactly what I would like to have in my mobile device …

20 October 2010

Android: Closed is Open, Freedom is Slavery

Filed under: mobile phones,software - 20 Oct 2010

A couple of snippets from Is Android Evil? | VisionMobile :: blog. First, on why the handset makers love Android:
[In] an Android handset, most of the OEM budget goes into differentiation; compare that to Symbian where most of the OEM …

19 October 2010

Android’s Definition Of “Open” Creates Problems

Filed under: mobile phones,software - 19 Oct 2010

From Developer Joe Hewitt Tears Into Android’s Definition Of “Open”:
[Developer Joe] Hewitt kicked off [a series of tweets about Android's definition of "open"] with a question: “How does Android get away with the “open” claim when the source isn’t public …

Nokia’s Response to Gizmodo’s “Why We’re Not Reviewing the Nokia N8″

Filed under: mobile phones,nokia - 19 Oct 2010

From the comments of Why We’re Not Reviewing the Nokia N8.
Hi Matt, this is Anna from Nokia PR.

Matt, thanks for your opinion. We’re sorry you have chosen not to review the N8, and it’s ok that you don’t like our …

Why Limited Data Plans Are Doomed To Fail

Filed under: connectivity,mobile network operators - 19 Oct 2010

I was reading a study from Chadwick Martin Bailey and iModerate Research Technologies about smartphones and mobile data plans (warning: PDF link). While people are really interested in smartphones, people aren’t really thinking about the data plans that go …

18 October 2010

Prepaid Mobile Data Getting More Affordable in the US?

Filed under: connectivity,mobile network operators - 18 Oct 2010

While the prices aren’t exactly where I’d like them to be, it appears the major US mobile operators are finally starting to get a clue about mobile data services and are at least offering something approaching reasonable. I realize there are …

Mobile Phone Manufacturers Have One Customer, And It’s Not You

Filed under: mobile network operators,mobile phones - 18 Oct 2010

“We are Apples largest customer in Australia, yet with Apple we are still working through some areas in how to work,” [Telsra chief executive David] Thodey told a lunch held by the Australia-Israel Business Council last week.
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16 October 2010

An International Comparison of Cell Phone Plans and Prices | NewAmerica.net

Filed under: mobile network operators,mobile phones - 16 Oct 2010

In OTIs study, we researched cell phone voice, text and data services for prepaid, regular postpaid, and unlimited postpaid plans provided by prominent cell phone carriers in 11 countries. We consider unbundled services using rates available to individual consumers.[1]  To …

7 October 2010

Schneier on Security: Stuxnet

Filed under: security - 07 Oct 2010

From Schneier on Security: Stuxnet:
Computer security experts are often surprised at which stories get picked up by the mainstream media. Sometimes it makes no sense. Why this particular data breach, vulnerability, or worm and not others? Sometimes its obvious. In …

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