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I often marvel at the mobile industry's unwavering pursuit of the next technology, irrespective of small details like a business case, consumer demand or day-to-day practicalities. The eye-controlled headphones on NTT DoCoMo's stand at Mobile World Congress were an extreme but highly entertaining example. At least the headphones aren't a commercial reality. Yet.... Read more

I've noticed more and more mobile network operators experimenting with ad-funded services. In the UK, 3 has just announced a deal to give its users free music videos from Sony BMG. On 20 March, Orange revealed it would offer 800,000 customers a variety of music content for free or at a discount in return for watching a few ads. Vodafone in Italy has an ad-funded... Read more