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Pocket Gamer has revealed that behind the scenes activity is ramping up for a relaunch of the N-Gage gaming handset. Top secret workshops involving publishers and developers last week, held in Santa Monica over two days, involved Nokia unveiling the new platform for the first time.
The who’s who of the gaming world were reportedly […]

It transpires that Verizon were the first American network to be offered an exclusive deal by Apple for their iPhone.  Cingular snapped up the chance when Verizon sent Apple packing.
So why on earth would Verizon turn down the chance to ‘own’ one of the most revolutionary phones ever?  Well it was Apple’s proposed business model, […]

YouTube plan to start rewarding people that upload their own videos with a share of the revenue that video creates.  Does this model sound familiar?  Revver has been using exactly the same idea since it began.
YouTube’s system will be rolled out over coming months, using ads ahead of the clip to generate revenue for […]

Recent research shows that by 2012, revenues from online TV (legitimate, online TV) will be ten times what they were in 2006 - reaching ~$6.3bn.
The research identified that the trend towards online TV is symptomatic of wider socio-cultural changes, with a ‘new breed’ of consumers emerging that just won’t accept traditional TV. Whether there […]

Finally it’s been confirmed, as March 23, at a cost of £425. That’s the 60gb unit, with the cheaper 20gb model not appearing until later in the year.
It’s not surprising that the equivalent cost is higher than in the US (most things are more expensive in the UK/Europe), but the level of difference is […]

Last year was a record one for mobile phone sales, topping the one billion mark for the first time. And 300m of these shipped in Q4, making it a record quarter and up 22% on the previous year.
Nokia remains number one by some margin, selling 100m devices in Q4 alone, another record for the […]

US network Cingular has tripled its Q4 net income compared to the previous year, and added 2.4 million new subscribers - smashing the record set in 2005 by Verizon (+2m).
However, a relatively large proportion of these new additions are prepay customers, who have lower ARPU (spend) and can switch networks easily.
It will be interesting to […]

The China Internet Network Information Center (catchy, eh?) says that within 2 years, China will have more internet users than the US.  By the end of 2006, the total had hit 137m users - an increase of 23% on 2005 - equivalent of 10% of the population.
China is notorious for its censorship of websites - […]

It seems that all the big names in the Tech world are getting into mobile phones.  Google has been rumoured to be looking at branding a mobile phone for a while now, possibly in partnership with Orange.
This is the latest ‘leaked’ photo.  Whether it’s anything like real, well it’s impossible to tell.  But if it […]

LG have unveiled their latest design and collaboration, the Prada phone. Launching earlier than the iPhone, it will also be around two-thirds of the price (compared to the higher spec iPhone) - but won’t have the same music capabilities.

Also recently announced is their new Shine device, which again appears to play primarily on […]

Unbelievable as it may seem, the mighty Google appears to have forgotten to renew its German domain, google.de. Or was it the target of a malicious hacker? If so, all that happened for period of 12 hours or so, is that the page displayed a message from tiny German company Goneo, which said […]

Virgin Mobile has not sold even 10,000 TV-enabled Lobster handsets, despite significant advertising costs (Pamela Anderson doesn’t come cheap I am sure) and slashing the price to less than £100.
Not really surprising, given the ugly, dated, look of the handset. Sure people want to own the latest and greatest, and mobile TV is certainly […]

Plastic Logic, an organisation which spun out of Cambridge University’s Cavendish Laboratory in 2000, has recently secured funding of $100m from investors such as Intel, BASF, Siemens, Bank of America and Oak Investment Partners.
So why have these companies funded Plastic Logic to such a high level? Because they are developing a […]

Sky, which already offers broadband, telephone and TV services, today upped its carriage fees - sparking rumours that it could be getting closer to a mobile offering.
Quad-play is the holy grail for technology companies at the moment, with NTL:Telewest the first to complete the circle with the purchase of Virgin.
Sky launched a huge marketing campaign […]

Vodafone is always one to use its sponsorship deals to the full, and it’s no big surprise that they have today unveiled a trio of handsets with the F1 team’s branding. One is a Samsung, the other two are Sharps.
The Sharp shown on the right here looks like it could be nice, though very […]