Author: Shiny
INQ Mini 3G Twitter phone goes on sale today via 3
We've already written about one INQ phone today, but this one is a lot more real. Fo today's the day the INQ Mini 3G goes on sale via the 3 network. In case you missed its unveiling a while back…
For those about to text… Rock Band comes to the iPhone
It will be interesting to see how the cut down version fares as you won't be plugging any instruments into the phone, it will work using the handsets' touch screen facilities.
Poll – if Spotify went subscription only would you pay?
If Spotify canned its free service how much would you pay to subscibe?(survey)…
This week's top five tech movers – FourSquare, Eye-Fi and a surprising villain of the week
It's Friday, which means that we round up the top five winners in tech for this week including a brilliant iPhone app, a cool new gadget and some very stylish new hardware. As ever click on the image below to…
The only way to save Spotify? Five reasons why Spotify should go subscription only
f I had a quid for every person who has told me recently that they are about to subscribe to the service but just haven't quite got round to it the beers would be on me. If Spotify canned the free service then those users would have no choice. If the service was £5 a month the subscribers would base would be huge. The target is apparently to convert 7% of Spotify users into subscribers. Spotify hasn't released figures but I guess the figure is a long way off at the moment, even after all the innovation. This way round I think 15% would be feasible.
Apple updates iPhone OS – now on to OS 3.1.2
Apple has just released a new update to its iPhone OS. OS 3.1.2 is a small update, but it should address the problems that some owners have had with OS 3.1. There's also an update for Pod Touch owners too….
FourSquare iPhone app arrives in London
Well, Foursquare lets you see little comments and tips that people have left pegged to locations in London. You too can leave these tips reader, call them geo-tagged tweets if you will. Like some kind of game, you get rewarded for leaving more tips by being given badges. You set up a minimal profile, and add friends and can also contact your friends over the service.
Spotify phone its way? Will the INQ mobile end up on 3?
INQ is working with Spotify on the phone which will be available via the Swedish Telia network. If the phone is more than vapourware it is a dead cert that it will end up being sold on the 3 network too like other INQ phones.
Are RSS, Posterous/Tumblr and constant linking killing Twitter?
For me the joy of Twitter is that it is one huge personalised RSS feed. You take all the people in the world that you find cool and interesting and then you get to see what they are reading. Everyone has a point of view and a right to share their content. That's what makes it fascinating.
Apple's Tablet PC (iTablet?) coming in February?
Its sources are saying that Foxconn Electronics, makers of the iPhone and the iPod, will be the manufacturing partner for a tablet PC device and it will go on sale in the first quarter of 2010. Apparently initial shipments will be in the 300,000-400,000 range, which sounds like fairly low number to me.
