Tag: mobile
More Mango Windows Phone 7 update details revealed
It may not be selling as well as Microsoft had hoped, but their new(ish) Windows Phone 7 mobile OS, in a whole slew of smartphones, is still a nifty little number. And while the Mango update for the system is…
3 and T-Mobile most complained about mobile network operators
Ofcom have compiled a report revealing the most often complained about mobile, landline and broadband network providers. It makes for grim reading for anyone tied to a 3UK or T-Mobile contract, who top the mobile list by a fair…
Text messages to replace stamps in Sweden
The Swedish post authorities will replace the time-honoured tradition of postage stamps with text messages, Engadget reports. You send a text to the post office's number, and get in return a code which you write on the letter. The…
we7: The mobile music streaming app that works even without internet connection
Launching today from we7: a new mobile music service that works even when your phone doesn't have internet access. Users can choose between a radio app which is free of charge, but for a monthly fee you can choose…
Facebook goes for mobile, buys group messaging service Beluga
Facebook has taken another step towards becoming our first point of internet contact by buying messaging group Beluga. Beluga is a developer of mobile applications and web systems, enabling users to send instant group messages via SMS. Founded less…
Google keeps options open as new Nexus handsets won't allow Facebook contact syncing
The two "Google phones", Nexus One and Nexus S, won't allow users to sync phone numbers from their Facebook contacts like other Android handsets can. Google has for some reason chosen to disable this feature for the Gingerbread update…
Three quarters of Britons against Huawei mobile network on the Tube
Yesterday we brought you news that Chinese telecoms firm Huawei were in talks to provide London's Underground network with a mobile signal system that would allow passengers to make calls while riding the tube. Now, new research from GoodMobilePhones.co.uk has…
Huawei to bring mobile signal to London Underground
Londoners may soon be able to make calls on the tube, thanks to a new system being installed by Chinese telecoms giants Huawei, worth £100 million. Set to be launched in time for the 2012 Olympics, Huawei are offering the…
The third screen wins our hearts as smartphones now outsell PCs
In a landmark moment for the mobile phone industry, the little screen of the smartphone has now overtaken the big screen of the PC. For the first time ever, the number of smartphones have surpassed PC sales, with a…
You've got tweet: Email usage drops 59% among teenagers who prefer mobile and Twitter
In news that will make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg jump with joy, email usage among teenagers between 12 and 17 fell a massive 59% in the past year, according to a study from ComScore. Mobile SMS, and instant messaging…
