Mike Slocombe

  • LG Viewty Shifts 310,000 In A Month

    LG Viewty Shifts 310,000 In A MonthIt may not have enjoyed the hyperbolic pre-release press frenzy of the iPhone, but it seems that LG Electronics’ Viewty phone has turned into a big European seller, with the company reporting that 310,000 units have been shifted since the phone’s European launch, just five weeks ago.

    The company claims that around 6,300 LG Viewty mobiles were sold daily in western Europe (UK, France and Germany), with sales expected to take another hike with the recent release of the handset in the Asian and Middle East market.
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  • New York: Tech Report From The Streets

    New York: Tech Report From The StreetsBased on nothing more than our wholly unscientific personal observations over the course of a two week stay in the Big Apple, we can declare that the Blackberry is far and away the number one phone in Manhattan.
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  • Twelve Killer Mobile Applications Part 2

    Yesterday we covered the first 7 killer mobile apps. Read on for our final five.

    8 Plucker/ Sunrise XP
    This is a fantastic freeware combo that lets you download websites (or individual pages) from your desktop to your Treo via a hotsync conduit. Web pages are automatically formatted for reading on the Treo, and you can automate the download process with timed downloads. The Plucker Palm Reader also handles eBooks (tons free from the Project Gutenberg) and offers auto-scroll, bookmarks, gesture support, custom fonts and more. (more…)

  • Twelve Killer Mobile Applications

    1 Agendus
    Turbo charged PIM app with optional standalone desktop companion and integrated Outlook plug in.

    Packing all the PIM tools you’ll need – Contacts, Calendar, Memos, and To Dos – in one convenient, vastly configurable package, it’s the best contact/address/memo app we’ve ever used.
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  • Broadband Soars As Dial Up Dies

    Broadband Soars As Dial Up DiesFor many, the curious Kraftwerk-like random blast of electronic beeps and squishes made by a dial up modem connecting with their ISP was the soundtrack to their Internet access, but now it looks like that sound is going the way of the steam whistle.
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  • Brits Aren’t Feeling The iPhone iLove

    Brits Aren't Feeling The iPhone iLoveDespite the explosion of hype that surrounded the UK launch of Apple’s iPhones, the Great British Public have failed to match the gusset-moistening levels of excitement that followed the US launch, with moderate sales and punters distinctly cool about the price.

    A recent report in the Register based on ‘reliable sources’ found that the UK’s sole carrier O2 had activated just 26,500 iPhones since its launch two weeks ago, a figure way short of the 100,000 units anticipated by some pundits.
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  • Sony Shifts One Million Slim PSPs In Japan

    Sony Shifts One Million Slim PSPs In JapanSony has announced that their less-lardy version of its PSP handheld gaming device has been eagerly scooped up by over one million gamers in Japan, notching up one million sales in September.

    The slimmer, lighter version managed to fly past the one million mark in just eight weeks – a big improvement on the original PSP which took two and half months to notch up the milestone sales figure.
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  • UK Broadband Could Fall Into Internet Slow Lane

    UK Broadband Could Fall Into Internet Slow LaneBroadband industry bigwigs are meeting with government bods to see what can be done to stop good ol’Blighty falling into the “slow lane”.

    Although over half of UK homes are hooked up to a broadband connection, motoring along at an average speed of four megabits a second (Mbps), this looks decidedly stately compared to the ultra-fast networks proposed in other countries.
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  • Lost Child Benefit Records: Scamsters And Wags Step In

    Scamsters And Wags Step InWith the story that the UK’s bumbling HM Revenue and Customs managed to lose two computer discs containing all the nation’s child benefit records along with the personal details of 25 million people, it’s not surprising that cheeky wags and scamsters on the Internet have been quick to respond.
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  • Google Increases Search Market Share Further

    Google Increases Search Market Share FurtherSearch engine giants, nay, colossi, Goggle have once again increased their share of the U.S. Internet search engine market, eagerly surging past rivals Yahoo and Microsoft.
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