Mobile Choice Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13907092007-12-10T15:37:00+00:00Mobile phones, technology and culture from the team behind the UK's top mobile magazineTypePad1117916http://www.feedburner.comPhones to record HD video in "a few years" says Nokiatag:typepad.com,2003:post-426189522007-12-10T15:37:00+00:002008-02-26T04:45:47+00:00According to Nokia, mobile phones will be able to record HD-quality video soon, meaning that your camphone vids will be a good enough resolution to look great on a large plasma or LCD screen.Mobile ChoiceAkon in trouble after police investigate cameraphone videotag:typepad.com,2003:post-426186802007-12-10T11:30:00+00:002008-02-26T06:08:05+00:00If you're a top pop star planning to throw a fan into the crowd, for heaven's sake make sure nobody's filming the incident on their cameraphone. R&B singer Akon didn't heed those sensible words, and is facing a police investigation as a result.Mobile ChoiceO2 says three quarters of iPhone buyers are new customerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-426183582007-12-10T09:30:00+00:002008-02-26T06:05:35+00:00Ever since O2 signed an exclusive deal to sell the iPhone in the UK, the web has buzzed with speculation that it's giving up a hefty chunk of the revenues from users to maker Apple. Why would an operator sign up to such a scheme?Mobile ChoiceThe Sun launches QR mobile barcodes on advertstag:typepad.com,2003:post-425354282007-12-07T12:05:15+00:002008-02-26T04:04:20+00:00For most UK newspapers, the limit of their mobile ambitions is selling ad space to ringtone companies, and maybe launching their own WAP sites. The Sun has done both of those, but now it's going further with an innovative new plan to put Quick Response (QR) mobile barcodes on adverts within the newspaper.Mobile ChoiceBlind mobile calls could lead to a charity bonustag:typepad.com,2003:post-425348242007-12-07T11:57:18+00:002008-02-26T03:52:08+00:00If you're anything like us, chances are you've occasionally called someone by mistake from your pocket, after forgetting to lock your phone. If you've got any friends called Amy or Anna, they'll probably have borne the brunt of it, being at the top of your address book.Mobile ChoiceIt ain't over till the Samsung G800 singstag:typepad.com,2003:post-425346762007-12-07T11:51:44+00:002008-02-26T04:28:36+00:00The opera isn't just about fat ladies and glass-shatteringly high notes. Samsung's G800 is playing a starring role in the Vienna State Opera's new performance of Wagner's Nibelungenring for Children, and even gets a mention in the official cast list.Mobile ChoiceCliq mobile radio service to launch this weektag:typepad.com,2003:post-423432522007-12-03T10:23:37+00:002008-02-26T02:53:12+00:00There are already several ways to get music on your phone, from operators' mobile stores through to Vodafone's MusicStation subscription service, and the basic ability to sideload your own tunes onto your mobile. Now there's another, called Cliq, which lets digital radio listeners buy the songs they hear from their phones.Mobile ChoiceSpeak Japanese like a native, with the help of your mobiletag:typepad.com,2003:post-423431642007-12-03T10:18:18+00:002008-02-26T02:04:58+00:00This only works if your mobile is an NEC, however, which doesn't apply to many of us Brits. Still, NEC's new application is still interesting, being a text-to-voice translation system with a vocabulary of more than 50,000 Japanese words.Mobile ChoiceForget Crazy Frog: Your mum may be the best ringtone in the world!
tag:typepad.com,2003:post-423430462007-12-03T10:12:49+00:002008-02-26T02:04:44+00:00No, we're not suggesting that your mum has signed a contract with Jamster and is planning to release a dreadful Hi-NRG dance album in time for Christmas. Although you might want to ring her to make sure. Instead, the Loose Wire blog has suggested that the best ringtone for any mobile user might be their mother's voice.Mobile ChoiceThe mobile phone with secret Bluetooth headset insidetag:typepad.com,2003:post-420662282007-11-27T09:24:21+00:002008-02-25T23:28:50+00:00Carrying a Bluetooth headset around can be a bit annoying. Well, it can if you lose it. Chinese firm NaXing has one answer: a Bluetooth headset that's stored inside the phone itself, popping out when you need it. The picture shows how it works.Mobile ChoiceNokia updates firmware for N95tag:typepad.com,2003:post-420661502007-11-27T09:19:25+00:002008-02-25T23:11:29+00:00Nokia has released new firmware for its flagship N95 handset, which includes a host of improvements. For example, the way it runs applications has been tweaked, to provide more than 30MB of free RAM after booting (translation for untecchy types: it'll run faster).Mobile ChoiceYou ARE allowed to sag off work by SMStag:typepad.com,2003:post-420660182007-11-27T09:13:17+00:002008-02-25T23:56:54+00:00So, you wake up one morning only to discover that you have a dreadful sore throat. You don't feel up to making a phone call, but since you have your boss' mobile number, you send them a text instead. Can you get sacked for doing that?Mobile Choice