iPhone
Further afield – NFC still missing?
Rumours are circulating that the iPhone 5 will not now have NFC (Near Field Communication). It’s a big ‘Stand Down’ message for all those excited by the potential which stood to be unleashed by the new over-the-air medium which revolutionised quick payments on London Underground system. You can almost hear the disappointed groan, like children [...]
A new phone that isn’t an iPhone4?
Shocking behaviour. You’re well within your rights to navigate away now. I could have probably wangled a new iPhone if I’d waited a short while longer, but I decided against it. I love my iPod Touch and use it as much, if not more than my mobile phone. Usually within a wireless network, I enjoy [...]
Unlimited mobile data: RIP
O2 announced the end of unlimited mobile data tariffs and left several breathless towards the end of last week. But it was foreseeable and understandable. Smartphones and predominantly iPhones are the first devices which have properly sold mobile content to a mass audience. As a result, data traffic has scaled leading to congested pipes and [...]
Ovi baked but still cooling down
Late the other evening I took another emotional journey with Nokia’s Ovi Store, the Finnish giant’s answer to the iPhone’s gamechanging original App Store. It’s a store of applications contained within an application that needs to be downloaded and synchronised to a mobile handset in order to work. After giving it a brief play around [...]
