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Cnet Reviews

Cnet has a wealth of good info on its site + here is a recent review it did of about six 'mobile internet       devices .....     

http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-6454_7-6663288.html

Apple goes Tablet

For what seems ages , there has been an ongoing debate about whether or not Apple will try and enter the so called tablet market , with a small eight to ten inch laptop. In one sense its been a bit  of a nerdy issue , but a new report by the FT could be about to change that.

Apps make the mobile world go round

One thing that the iPhone has really is that the mobile internet is as likely to be driven by apps as it is by websites.Apps tend to be very focused and very specific , with a clear audience in mind.

Mobile advertising sees new trends

How to make money out of the internet has almost been its main problem since it started. Getting people to visit and use sites is one thing , ' monetising '  them can often be quite different , as  You Tube and Twitter are currently showing.

Symbian sees real growth in smartphones

According to Lee Williams , the  executive director of the Symbian Foundation , the smartphone market is set to grow by between twelve and fifteen percent in 2009.

This would be quite impressive , given the current economic climate and the general stagnation in cell phone sales and manufacturing.

Microsoft plays tag with Apple

According to an authoritative report in  The Wall Street Journal , Microsoft is planning to launch  its own touch screen cell phone , in direct competition to Apples iPhone.

Lets hope they come up with something better than Zune !

Firefox poised with mobile browser

Interesting review on VNU about Firefox's mobile browser , Fennec , which is currently still in beta version and is limited to testing on Nokia N810 .

Firefox has made huge inroads into Explorer's market share on so called desktop browsers and is well poised to have  a prominent position on MID's .

Opera sets new browser standards

Whilst Opera has a relatively low market share of 'desktop' browsers , just over two percent .according to w3 schools , it arguably has a higher profile for its mobile browsers which are widely used on cell phones.

Buzzwire goes mobile

Buzzwire launches a mobile social networking site and raises some valuable questions

Firstly does anyone really  need another social networking site - I guess the answer to that will depend on what Buzzwire offer that isn't on other sites and how many people it will attract.

Google's really mobile bus

A bus in computer language is normally a slightly technical term referring to the innermost workings of your hard drive - really good to see it being used here in its proper context and combining  mobile and fixed internet.

Mobile internet to take over in UK within two years

Two leading broadband experts have predicted that mobile internet usage will overtake fixed landline usage within the next two years.
The growth in laptops and mobile friendly phones together with the lowering of prices of accessing wireless internet has made it much easier to use , than having to rely on a landline connection.
With that trend continuing , and the expected growth in mobile internet devices over the next couple of years, a fixed line internet connection may soon be a thing of the past !

Full report - Times
Broadband Expert
Top Ten BroadBand

Nvidia unveils new MID chip, Tegra

US computer company Nvidia , has announced its new chip , Tegra , which will be specifically aimed at the new generation of Mobile Internet Devices , due to start coming to market later this year. Analysts believe it will be between 6 and 10 times faster than its competitors, including Intel.

Web 2 goes mobile

The first of four web 2 expos's finished in San Francisco last month , the other three being in New york , Berlin and Tokyo , later this year.

Whilst the term web 2 can mean pretty much anything you want it to , one of the chief areas of focus here was the mobile web , and how it is likely to explode in the not to distant future.

There was a real sense of both urgency and opportunity , especially for developers to shape the future of the mobile internet , by what they can come up with that will drive the devices about to come out.

There's a full report on the expo here , with links to the other three later in the year

Canada begins to address wireless problem

The recent news that Apple had eventually agreed terms with a Canadian carrier ( Rogers ) for the iPhone , highlighted that Canada seemed to have a real problem with its wireless networks in away that the US doesn't , and it seems the Canadian government is trying to do something about it.

Digital wallets here but not here !

Reuters - A seminar in Helsinki has been discussing the chicken and egg paradox of using cell phones as a 'digital wallet' . Whether you like the idea or not , its definitely coming - where you will be able to use your phone to make small payments simply by swiping it against a reader , which then automatically debits your bank account ...

Blackberry squares up to iPhone

According to Reuters , RIM , the Canadian based makers of the Blackberry , are due to launch a touch screen version of the smartphone later this year , in a move designed to more directly face the competition from the iPhone..

Mobile Internet for Dummy's

No particular reason for plugging a book , but its quite a good indication that some particular concept or idea has arrives when a Dummy's book is written about it - so here's to the mobile internet , even if we're not quite sure what it is yet !

coutesy amazon

Mobile advertising goes missing ( 2 )

Trade ssociations come in different shapes and sizes and have differing levels of effectivesness.The Mobile Marketing Association seems to have quite an impressive membership and certainly has some good aims in terms of helping develop areas of the mobile internet.

Mobile advertising goes missing

Great article in the International Herald and Tribune that basically asks the question , where is all the mobile advertising ? It follows on slightly , in a different context , to the chicken and egg question that the iPhone to Canada issue raises.
The article focus's on the amount of hype that has and does exist around mobile advertising and ask's , where's the beef ? Where is all this great mobile advertising , has anyone seen it ?

iPhone heads north to Canada

Apple has recently announced that the iPhone will become available in Canada later this year through Rogers,although nothing about timetable or pricing plans.

Rogers was always expected to be the carrier as they are the only one of the three telecom operators in Canada ( the others being Bell and Telus) that could support the iPhone.

Unfortunately it is not all unbounded joy .....