Alex Kinch

Link: Vodafone’s new pricing model excludes VoIP and P2P | The Register
So you’re the proud owner of a Nokia N95 connected to Vodafone, and want to use something like Truphone, or another VOIP client. You’ve already read the bad news that in their infinite wisdom Vodafone have decided you don’t want to use VOIP as [...]

This is rather sexy.. a USB 3G modem for just £30 if you take out a 12 month T-Mobile Web’n’Walk data contract. You can even get it for nowt if you opt for an 18 month or 24 month contract.
It’s made by Huawai, who also do the same device for Vodafone. Interestingly enough they’re offering [...]

Link: BBC NEWS | Entertainment | GMTV drops its phone-in provider
Well it’s all go today isn’t it? Learning from previous similar episodes, ITV breakfast broadcaster GMTV have ousted Opera Telecom (or Opera Interactive Group, as they’re now called) as their provider of premium phone and text services ‘with immediate effect’.
Meanwhile, here’s the latest statement from Opera [...]

Saw this while flicking around the BBC News website earlier..
BBC NEWS | Technology | Cameraphone use impacts graphics
The popularity of cameraphones has led to a decline in the sale of wallpapers and phone graphics, a survey has found. Increasingly people are personalising their mobiles with pictures they have taken themselves rather than paying for content [...]

Happy hour by SMS, with BuyYourFriendADrink | Webware : Cool Web apps for everyone
If you owe a friend a drink, or just want to be nice, head on over to the BYFAD Web site and fill out the form–you’ll need to have that friend’s cell phone number on hand. You can opt to give them [...]

ICSTIS Consumer – Adjudications
The latest adjudications are out. It’s not a great time for the premium SMS market at the moment, what with the recent shenanigans of Ekohgate and seemingly the whole TV industry ‘forgetting’ ICSTIS regulations – which lead to the recent ICSTIS review.
In this round of adjudications, premium SMS accounts for £107,000 worth [...]

Vodafone explains N95 crippling | The Register
It’s been a busy few days around these parts, so we’ve kind of picked up on this a bit late. If you’ve missed it being reported on other sites, the story goes something like this.
On Wednesday this week, The Register broke the news that Orange and Vodafone are shipping Nokia [...]

BBC NEWS | Business | Blackberry reveals failure cause
The maker of the Blackberry wireless e-mail device says an insufficiently tested software upgrade was the cause of this week’s network failure.
Oh dear me. Not a good day to be the person who was responsible for that upgrade! I feel totally lost without my mobile email, so [...]