Category Archives: Telephony

Smart Image Resizing

Posted on 29/08/2007 by Adam

The narration on this is a bit Norman House, but when you’re this clever you’re allowed. Very much a why-didn’t-i-think-of-that technology, these guys are going to do very well for themselves.

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Dual Network Handsets

Posted on 06/08/2007 by Adam

Indian handset maker Spice Mobile has introduced two new mobiles, both of which can handle dual connections: GSM + CDMA for the D-88, and GSM + GSM for the D-80. It’s not clear if they take two SIMs or handle … Continue reading →

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Mobile Phone Registration

Posted on 23/07/2007 by Adam

An open letter to Minister Eamon Ryan about government proposals to require the registration of all mobile phones, and the frankly juvenile comments of a junior minister about their reasoning. Minister, I would like to formally object to the apparent … Continue reading →

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FIC/OpenMoko Neo v1 July 9, v2 October

Posted on 06/07/2007 by Adam

I’ve been watching this phone like a hawk for some time, because it’s open standards across the board; i.e. both the software and hardware are – generally speaking – open. This might not solve the horrendous problems mobile power users … Continue reading →

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Samsung Upstage

Posted on 27/03/2007 by Adam

45 seconds in. How cool is that?

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You gave him the licence, bitch.

Posted on 20/03/2007 by Adam

Frankp is running a caption comp for an iPod Shuffle on BifSniff at the moment. I’m not sure my entry – oops – will get past the censor, but I’ll have a go anyway. Can’t stand iPod Shuffles meself – … Continue reading →

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Cell Phones Don’t Cause Brain Cancer

Posted on 07/12/2006 by Adam

TIME.com : You can stop worrying about getting brain cancer from your cell phone. A massive study of just about every private cell phone user in Denmark shows no link between gabbing on your mobile and the development of brain … Continue reading →

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Can your mobile microphone be “activated”?

Posted on 02/12/2006 by Adam

I consider myself pretty clued-in technically, but this never even occurred to me! Presumably this is possible with European phones too? News.com: The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating … Continue reading →

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Sharp Zaurus all over again?

Posted on 16/06/2006 by Adam

The IHT tells us that Motorola is joining forces with Vodafone, NTT, Matsushita, NEC and Samsung to develop Linux-based mobile phone operating systems. We’ve had this in the mainstream once before, with Sharp’s wonderful Zaurus, but that company’s schizophrenia when … Continue reading →

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Change Your No Reply Divert Ring Time

Posted on 11/05/2006 by Adam

I keep missing calls when the phone is in the other room, because the handset is set to increasing ring, and it’s really only getting going when the No Reply divert kicks in. Today I got up off my arse … Continue reading →

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