On 1 July Google announced that it intends to buy flight search provider ITA Software for $700 million in cash. ITA is one of the leading providers of flight search information and bookings, competing with Amadeus, Sabre, Expedia and others. It has agreements with a large number of airlines and travel search sites including Fly.com, [...]

Having had a few days to play with the Apple iPad we purchased and imported into the UK, I thought it was worth sharing my initial thoughts as a follow-up to my earlier blog post written in anticipation of the launch.
The Positives
One thing is certain — virtually everyone we have shown it to agrees that [...]

Last week I was lucky enough to go away on a skiing holiday. As always, I left my packing to the last minute. On the evening before departure I found myself scrabbling around the office for a Nokia S60 phone to take with me, as I wanted to use the excellent Sports Tracker software while [...]

As we approach the launch of the iPad on 3 April, I’ve been thinking about how people might use it.

Once again Apple has cleverly created enough hype and buzz around a new product to ensure hundreds of thousands of advance orders; it’s certainly the latest must-have gadget for the “technorati”. But this left me thinking: [...]

I recently attended a very interesting debate about whether Google or Rupert Murdoch had more influence in the UK today. Speakers also considered who would have more influence in ten years’ time. During the debate one of the protagonists refrained from calling Google the Antichrist, but only just. Similar things have been said about Mr [...]

We’ve just put the finishing touches on our predictions for next year. The full set is available to our clients here, but I thought I’d share my favourite eight predictions in a blog posting.

Here’s what we think will the next 12 months (and more) will bring the mobile industry.

Motorola will be acquired by Google. Although [...]

I was talking to a friend of mine last week — a software developer — who’s been a committed iPhone user. Although he isn’t a Mac or iPhone developer, he’s passionate about how much better the iPhone’s user interface and apps are than any other phone he’s tried.

However, he’s just switched away from the iPhone, [...]

Earlier this week I had lunch with a friend and his father. The father’s a witty and clever man who’s written several books about various topics, including chaos theory and nuclear physics.

He asked what I did for a living. On hearing the words “mobile phone” he reached into his jacket and brought out a shiny [...]

As a self-confessed phone addict I was one of those who got up early on 26 May to be among the first to experience Nokia’s new Ovi Store. As it turned out I needn’t have bothered, as the launch gremlins conspired to create a series of problems for the service. Nokia’s PR company distributed the [...]

Last week I spent a few days in Italy catching up with friends and visiting relatives. As you’d expect, I ate and drank well. When I wasn’t at the dinner table, I walked into a few high-street retailers and checked out the mobile phone section.

I noticed that the Nokia 5800 is available in Italy with [...]