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The Qwerty Keyboard Still Has a Lot to Offer Mid- to High-End Smartphones
The release of the BlackBerry Q10 marks an important return for company. In contrast to the Z10, which features a full-touch screen, the Q10 includes BlackBerry's well-known qwerty keypad. The company's last high-end device to feature this design was the BlackBerry ... Read more

UK Operator's New Plan Offers a Great Deal, But Is O2 Giving It Away?
O2 launched its Refresh scheme in the UK last week. It says the plan is a new way for customers to buy their phones and mobile service. O2 has split the cost of the device and the cost of the mobile service into a Phone Plan and an Airtime Plan respectively. It claims t... Read more

Foursquare Should Focus on Delivering Vouchers in E-Commerce Expansion
Earlier this month, Foursquare announced in its company blog that it had secured $41 million in funding. The investment will be used to support the company's growth, which in the past year has become increasingly focused on e-commerce.
I have to admit that I ori... Read more

Popularity of Mobile Platforms Coming at the Expense of Consoles
The Game Developers Conference took place in San Francisco at the end of March. The conference is the world's largest professional game industry event, with big names such as Facebook, Microsoft and Sony all involved. It bills itself as the primary forum for those involved i... Read more

SIM Frustrations Reflect the Need for Change Among European Operators
Some difficulties I've encountered recently with 3 have highlighted an interesting tariff challenge for operators. I subscribe to a SIM-only monthly tariff from 3 that offers 2GB of data per month, with no texts and no minutes a pure data tariff. I've run this for sever... Read more