Imagine a world where you were charged for every e-mail, voice call, every instant message, every Web page. Or a world where you had a set limit for these things, and each item counted against this limit. This is what happens with your mobile phone. You’re charged in one way or another for every action, [...]

This year’s Mobile World Congress featured some interesting accessories, including headsets and speakers. I’ve collected a few examples to highlight current trends.

The handset market is subject to strong (and transient) design trends; for example, touch screens and slider designs are currently the dominant fashion. At its zenith, Motorola’s Razr made clamshells and thinness essential design [...]

Reading Ben’s Hotline about the O2 Joggler, I think he’s identified a trend for “kitchen PCs”. The Joggler is more of a souped-up picture frame than a full PC, but it performs many of the functions expected of a device in the kitchen. It has a calendar, can play Internet radio stations and display photos. [...]

With the demise of the UK retailer that I knew and loved, where will people go to make that important first purchase?

The pay-as-you-go market is a perfect fit for young first-time users whose parents are helping to make that purchasing decision (and possibly paying for it). The problem is that the UK has a shortage [...]

The week before I went to Mobile World Congress, I wrote about five things I’d like to see at the show. Sadly, I came across very little on my wish-list.

The event was as big as ever, even if attendance was down on previous years. So I may have missed an exhibition stand in a far [...]