Microsoft And MCI Look To Take On Skype
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 14 December 2005 | Tagged as: Content, Microsoft, VoIP
Bill Gates plays catchup with Skype, joining with MCI to plan rival pre-paid PC-to-phone service.
Archive for 2005
Mio A201 GPS PDA Out For Chrimbo
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 13 December 2005 | Tagged as: Components, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Platforms
New Windows Mobile 5 device offers a natty rotating GPS antenna, but the Traffic Message Channel doesn’t work in the UK and France.
BT’s IPTV Content Deals: Too Little Too Late?
Posted by Tim Bourne on 13 December 2005 | Tagged as: BT, Content, Content Deals, Digital TV, IPTV
You’d think that an IPTV service launching in the UK would excite us, but BT’s Project Nevis just doesn’t. Following the announcement of their content deals last week, Tim Bourne reflects.
RealMusic Subscription Service Launched By Real
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 13 December 2005 | Tagged as: Content, Music, Pricing
Real rolls out a subscription service offering radio, music videos, ringtones, downloads and user-generated content. Mac users need not yet apply.
Sprint, MSpot Stream Full-Length Movies To Mobile Phones
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 13 December 2005 | Tagged as: Cellular, Content, Content Deals, Mobile
New service lets people watch small chunks of movies on tiny screens.
StealthText: Self Destructing Text Message Service
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 12 December 2005 | Tagged as: Cellular, Content, Mobile
Text messages will vanish after 40 seconds (but without the dramatic flames).
Pocket PCs Are For Blokes Survey Finds
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 12 December 2005 | Tagged as: Mobile, Platforms, Portable
Survey reveals that men can’t get enough of fiddling about with little things in their pockets.
Huge US Music Downloading Fine Upheld
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 12 December 2005 | Tagged as: Business, Legal, Music, Regulation, USA
Music industry slaps down Chicago mother of five with $22,500 fine.
65.9% of UK Households Watching Digital TV
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 12 December 2005 | Tagged as: Digital TV, Ofcom (UK super-regulator), Platforms, UK
Total number of households viewing digital television reaches 16.5 million.
MSI StarCam 370i Review: OK Webcam (72%)
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 9 December 2005 | Tagged as: Platforms, Reviews, Video Hardware
It looks like an eyeball with a bendy neck and can see in the dark – but is it any good?
