The future is here and the future is MoMail. Not heard of it yet? It’s a matter of time. Momail is simple, free downloadable software that turns any mobile into one that can receive and deal with email. A mobile email account that levels the playing field between those with crackberrys and those without. Compatible [...]
Audi to move into the mobile phone market?
This may only be a pipe dream, and if an Audi mobile does actually make it into production it will be as an accompaniment for your Audi vehicle. Outside of it having an mp3 player, Wi-Fi, 3G and sat nav the phone will take pictures on any fuckface who tries to steal your car and [...]
Universal looks to phone manufacturers to make money
The most powerful music exec in the world – Doug Morris – has been rallying troops from not just his own but all music majors to try and stem the flow of power away from iTunes. Sony BMG seems to be on board already and Warner are close to following suit on a move that [...]
Beyonce invents mobile phone
Th R&B superstar hasn’t so much invented it as designed it really. Samsung seem to be doing tie-ins with everyone they can get their hands on and it appears bouncy’s made herself available for a quick squeeze.
The ‘B’Phone’ features a Beyonce themed start-up screen and the ability to download exclusive Beyonce photos and videos. [...]
LG developing a phone a with Rolex
After already designing and releasing a phone with Prada, LG have turned their attentions to designing a phone with another world famous luxury brand – Rolex. If you’ve been reading these pages for a while (I doubt it, we’re less than a month old) you’ll know what I think of these tie ins.
Only a vapid [...]
Samsung’s phones dancing to a new tune
Samsung are bringing some incredibly slick music phones onto the market. The most impressive has to be the Symbian i450 pictured below. It slides both ways like the Nokia 95 but when you slide it down instead of revealing walkman functionality it reveals some nifty metallic speakers backed by a B&O ICEpower amp. Clearly Samsungs [...]
Pet Shop boys put QR codes in their new video
This is good. Very clever. The Pet Shop boys have shot a video for their song entitled ‘Integral’ about their fears of an Orwellian state in which they reinforce their point by dropping ina load of QR codes that you can snap with your QR enabled phone (don’t have one? Neither do I…). Of course, [...]
Microsoft appoint Rick Thompson as Zune V.P.
Microsoft have appointed their old industry veteran Rick Thompson as Vice President of Zune just as they’re launching the second generation of the player. He’ll be heading up the division in an effort to develop market share for the player. Thompson has previously worked for Microsoft on the original Xbox, Windows Media Center, Tablet computers [...]
