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iPhone 3G launch at Vodaphone Portugal

iPhone 3G launch at midnight at Vodaphone Portugal. Contributed by Neal Hoskins by Jason O'Grady

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason O\'Grady, iPhone, Vodaphone, Portugal

Image galleries 2008-07-10

Vodafone iPhone deal hinges partly on subsidies

Vodafone iPhone deal hinges partly on subsidiesTranslationApple wanted a guaranteed amount of sales money from sale of iPhone, and if actuall units sold did not equal the amount Apple wanted, then Vodaphone would have to make up the difference.I can see why Vodaphone didn't like that kinda deal.

Tags: Sales strategy, Vodafone iPhone, Vodaphone, Vodafone Group Plc.

Discussion threads 2007-06-27

Did Vodaphone just beat Google to the punch?

Did Vodaphone just beat Google to the punch?That's VodafoneI made a similar mistake when working for a multinational telco equipment supplier, appears to upset a few of them.There have been similar attempts in the pastto have a thin client (email client etc ..) devices. They havent made a dent. ...

Tags: Vodaphone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-09-19

Did Vodaphone just beat Google to the punch?

Barely minutes pass after I first pressed the publish button on my Google PC blog and InfoWorld has a story on the European-based VodaPhone introducing a VodaPhone PC with 3G networking technology built-in. Verizon Wireless, a US-based joint venture between VodaPhone and Verizon is expected to follow suit...

Tags: Desktops, Vodaphone, PC, Google Inc.

Blog posts 2005-09-19

Additional Resources

Is the BlackBerry Storm too 'consumer'?

Enterprise customers getting hold of the long-awaited BlackBerry Storm are discovering that the smartphone isn't quite as "enterprise" as they might have hoped. Is the BlackBerry Storm too "consumer" for business customers' tastes? According to a report in The Register UK, the issue is...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Internet Solution, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Poll: Are smartphones worth it?

Poll: Are smartphones worth it?It's about ...... access to e-mail no matter where I am - I have a blackberry, the only things I use are Phone and E-mail (twice a year I may browse - but it's painfully slow) ... I don't sync or use any other...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, smartphones worth, phone, GPS, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhone

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhoneNot fair to compare??Sorry, but I have to disagree. Looking at the price of an iPhone 3G it IS in the same bracket as the more powerful smart phones. All this shows is it is poor value...

Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Matthew, Samsung OMNIA, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Humanitarian Collaboration

I was recently fascinated by presentations by Bob Iannucci (CTO, Nokia) and Ken Banks of kiwanja.net at the Supernova2008 conference in June around mobile technologies in the developing world. Ken Banks discussed how mobile minutes are a form of currency in Africa, showing...

Tags: mobile, health care, advertising & promotion, marketing, oliver marks

Blog posts 2008-08-10

News to know: iPhone 3G launch; Vista; Botnets; Dial-up diaries

Notable headlines: The iPhone 3G rollout: Assessing the wild cards Steve O'Hear: Gallery: 25+ social networking apps for iPhone and iPod touch. Gallery right. Analyst: Most iPhone 3G buyers will pay more than $199 GigaOm: I Can't...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Vista, 3G, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Gallery: iPhone launch at Vodaphone in Portugal

Five pictures from the iPhone 3G launch at Vodaphone in Portugal courtesy of Neal Hoskins. Who writes: Last minute change to Vodaplan gives you – get this – 500MB in their $70 per month plan, 250MB more costs another $15 per month. Hardly a real data phone, you can...

Tags: 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, jason D. O'Grady, Personal Technology, Portugal, Wireless, Apple iPhone

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claims

Nokia's plan to open source the Symbian mobile OS platform is no threat to mobile Linux, maintains the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Jim Zemlin maintains that mobile Linux will continue to evolve and flourish in spite of Nokia's plans and the formation of the Symbian...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Jim Zemlin, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-07-02

OMG! texting is so expensive

OMG! texting is so expensiveSeems ReasonableI don't understand the allure of texting, but that's beside the point. The price increase seems perfectly reasonable to me, if texting is too expensive folks can stop texting.RE: OMG! texting is so expensiveIn America people just buy liabilities. Without them I wouldn't be...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Government, Big Business, phone, allure, Object Management Group

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Rumor Mill: what's just around the bend from Apple (updated)

Hey, it's Jake again, Jason's evil twin. My big brother liked my last three columns [1, 2, 3] so he's cool with making it a regular thing. I hope that you do to. Anyway, here's the latest Apple rumors making the rounds: Fans are...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Laser, Apple iPhone

Blog posts 2008-04-18

Google%3B+AT%26T+shocked+by+iPhone+usage

Google%3B+AT%26T+shocked+by+iPhone+usageDemonstrates the utter imbecility of Windows MobileGee, you'd think that with years of head start, the wizards at MSFT would be producing these kinds of results?No, less than a year after the monkey boy was deriding the iPhone, it again demonstrates the uselessness of the whole WM platform; it again...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, phone, MSFT, cell phone, iPhone Users

Discussion threads 2008-02-15

iPhone unlocks demonstrate promise of Android

iPhone unlocks demonstrate promise of AndroidAn Apache Web Server in the palm of your handIf anyone thinks Google/Android doesn't have competition, think again ([url=http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1185531]Nokia to acquire Trolltech[/url]).Google or any other bidder can own open spectrum Block C if they can pony up the quid, but if not, it reverts to...

Tags: Web servers, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Nokia N95, PC

Discussion threads 2008-01-30

If Skype was disruptive to telcos, then Cubic Telecom is their nightmare (and good for you)

A few weeks prior to my scheduled departure for Dublin, Ireland where I ran the most recent Mashup Camp, I started handing out the phone numbers of my hotel and traveling companions to people who might want to reach me while I was over there. For cell phone usage,...

Tags: SIM Card, Web, Ireland, Phone, Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Wi-Fi, Service, Cubic Telecom, Phone Number, MaxRoam, Pat Phelan, Telecom & Utilities, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-11-27

Yes, all cellphone contracts must die

Yes, all cellphone contracts must dieGo prepaidNearly every carrier offers them. If things were as bad as you say, the prepaid market would have really taken off.Not everyone operates their cust service operations like Sprint. ATT and Verizon are fighting for customers.Both pro-rate your termination fees and allow...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, phone, cellphone contract, SIM card

Discussion threads 2007-11-21

Apple's vise-like grip on the iPhone is over

Apple's vise-like grip on the iPhone is overThere is a sting in the tail here...Taken from [url=http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=allBreakingNews&storyID=2007-11-21T124005Z_01_L21522140_RTRIDST_0_TMOBILE-APPLE-IPHONE-UPDATE-1.XML]Reuters UK[/url][i]"...T-Mobile said on Wednesday it will offer the iPhone without a T-Mobile contract for 999 euros ($1,478) at its shops.It will also allow those customers who bought an iPhone since Nov. 19 to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone market, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, phone, vise like grip, like grip

Discussion threads 2007-11-21

Hulu and the expectations game

Expect nothing--or better yet expect a total trainwreck--and you're always pleasantly surprised. That axiom is at play today as Hulu--the online video venture of Fox and NBC launches. The online service, which was launched to be a YouTube-ish competitor, is in private beta and the blogger class...

Tags: Game, NBC, Web, TechCrunch, Online Video, TV, Music Industry, Hulu, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Channel Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-10-29

When in 'Roam' (or Brussels), elites protect their own

When in 'Roam' or Brussels, elites protect their ownNot much to add, exceptthat as a user, I get immensely annoyed at the cost. And its for this reason that I will rarely use my phone overseas.There is also a sense of frustration, because as much as I would LIKE to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, European Parliament, elite, phone, mobile

Discussion threads 2007-09-21