Monthly Archives: September 2008

Buddha’s calling

I love this story … Reuters report that over in Japan, a female 86 year old Buddhist monk has written a mobile phone novel. In Japan, publishing on a mobile is perfectly respectable and often can lead to a best-seller in traditional book form. She decided to give mobile novels a go when she was [...]

Street collection

Over at CNET comes the news that Nokia are installing mobile phone recycling kiosks on the streets of Malaysia. And, not only can you drop off your old phone, but you can also leave your own phone for a quick service. (I’ve never needed to get my phone serviced, but I imagine when phones are [...]

Google on Android

I’m actually quite excited by the new android phone that’s just about to come out in the states on T-Mobile. The video below from the google mobile blog shows how the phone has google apps like mail, maps, IM and calender built in, and how they all sync with your PC and integrate on the [...]

SanDisk to launch new music format

I read an interesting article this morning. SanDisk are looking to promote music content using an initiative called SlotMusic. This service is backed by 4 of the major labels. It is a US offer to start, with 2 major retail outlets(Wal-Mart and Best Buy) selling SD cards with music albums on. It is to be [...]

Mobile therapy, anyone?

Feeling blue? Then why not try the world’s first download-to-mobile therapy service – My Mobile Guru – with voice recordings straight to your mobile/PC/landline. This is counselling on the move, the shrink’s couch on the go. Hmmm, perhaps we should let some of those ex Lehman Brother traders in on the secret? …   I [...]

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