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  • Operators Adopt Different Strategies on UK High Street

    A Trip to Bluewater Reveals the Variety of Approaches and Some Common Themes Last week, following a busy summer for the UK network operators, I decided to compare positioning and ...

  • MSN. Again.

    Microsoft Refreshes Its MSN Brand Microsoft's Web services have always been a moving target. They come, they go and they get rebranded, and their names and the services they provide ...

  • Initial Highlights from IFA 2014

    Observations from Berlin Devices As predicted in our Preview of IFA 2014 there have been a flurry of devices announced at this year's show. Initial highlights centre on Samsung, which ...

  • The Tabletop PC: It’s Family Time

    Will the Computer Market Go Horizontal? Back in 2001, Mitsubishi unveiled the DiamondTouch interactive PC. Effectively a large touch-screen computer with four legs, the device supported collaboration between up to ...

  • Smartphones: Now with Twice the Bits!

    HTC's New 64-Bit Phone Begins an Android Era More bits certainly seem better. At least on the surface, 64 is twice as good as 32. With the introduction of HTC's ...

  • The Market for Where-Ables

    Android Wear to Support GPS. Offline Maps Absent. Yesterday two key engineers in Google's Android team said that the wearable-optimised Android Wear platform will soon be upgraded to support GPS ...

  • India Picks USSD for Mobile Banking

    Decades-Old Mobile Technologies Still Matter These are exciting times for mobile money. After years of talk, smartphones are beginning to take on the roles of credit card and banker. For ...

  • When Legacy Players Bide Their Time

    Is Swatch Looking Down the Barrel of Disruption? Ten years ago Swatch introduced an early smartwatch based on Microsoft's Smart Personal Object Technology (Spot). Microsoft used FM radio signals for ...

  • Is the Stylus Back in Style?

    Despite Hero Devices, Pen Input Isn't a KSP The touching advert for Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 reminds the world about the forgotten art of handwriting, listing a series of compelling ...

  • Pie or Squared?

    Which Smartwatch Shape Will Prevail? This autumn will be the season that the market for smartwatches is really solidified. Several industry flagship products will be unveiled on the catwalk, defining ...