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  • Sticking It to the Phone Buyer

    While setting up a new PC over the weekend, I ran through the usual checklist: tweak the operating system, install software, copy over bookmarks and peel off the small stickers ...

  • Mobile Advertising: Off Like a Rocket or Just a Damp Squib?

    Some market-watchers are predicting mobile advertising is the next Big Thing and they've issued wildly exaggerated figures to back their claims. In our latest Hotline, Don't Believe the Hype about ...

  • Another Week, Another Music Deal: Best Buy Snaps Up Napster

    I was on holiday in Italy last week, trying out the sat nav on my mobile phone (and avoiding a €140 bill to rent a navigation device from the car ...

  • Why Do Operators Offer SIM-Only Deals?

    Over the past year, we've seen an explosion in SIM-only deals for contract and prepaid customers in Europe. Such deals offer just a SIM (and some minutes for contract subscribers), ...

  • Facebook Addicts Will Love LG’s Low-Cost Qwerty Phone

    LG's KS360 hits the high street in the UK this month with a price tag that I think will ignite sales of qwerty phones to consumers. The phone (pictured on ...

  • Prepaid Market Set to Be the Fourth Quarter’s Battleground

    Watching market developments over recent weeks I can't help thinking that the prepaid segment will be the one that makes or breaks the fortunes of mobile device manufacturers and network ...

  • Mobile Market Offers a Few Bright Spots amid the Economic Gloom

    There's been a lot of talk recently about a "credit crunch" and even an impending meltdown of the economy. Things are certainly getting tougher: the German economy shrank for the ...

  • Nokia Challenges Operators with Prepaid Deal for Comes With Music

    On 2 September Nokia announced it will launch its first Comes With Music phone in the UK. Carphone Warehouse has secured an exclusive deal to offer the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic ...

  • Mobile Internet Devices Stuck in the Twilight Zone

    Last week I went to the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. A major theme that grabbed my attention was the focus on a new product category — the mobile ...

  • Samsung Takes a Corny Approach to Going Green

    Samsung recently announced a range of eco-friendly phones, including models which use up to 50 percent bioplastic for their outer cases. Bioplastics are derived from renewable material like corn oil ...