Archive for June, 2009

Erotic iPhone apps: yes or no?

Last week, the discussion about whether or not erotic/porn mobile apps should be allowed in the Apple App Store lit up again.  The App Hottest Girls seemed to had made it through Apple’s strict censorship controls, even though it showed erotic images of – you guessed it – the hottest girls. As the developers got [ READ MORE ]

Facebook status updates via SMS

It’s becoming extremely popular these days: letting all your Facebook buddies know what exactly you’re doing at any moment of the day or night.  Status updates of your friends are displayed immediately when you log into the social networking site. But what if you don’t connect for a while and you miss out on certain [ READ MORE ]

Search engine Bing for mobile

After introducing their new search engine to the world, Microsoft has now also launched a mobile version of Bing, which is available on your smartphone by surfing to m.bing.com. Bing mobile features: - Search options to find local resto’s and shops, local weather forecast, local movie times,… - Interactive maps with turn-by-turn driving directions, current [ READ MORE ]

The Phone House and HotGSM.be start with combined sales

In April, I reported about the decision of Europe that the Belgian ban on combined sales was not conform the European legislation.  Even though the Belgian law has not yet been adapted to officially allow combined sales, the first offerings can now be found on the market. In a press release, the online store HotGSM.be [ READ MORE ]

Less waiting lines for new iPhone 3G S

This past Saturday, Apple and AT&T stores throughout the US opened their doors to sell the new Apple 3G S smartphone, but waiting lines were a lot shorter, compared to last years sales of the iPhone 3G.  Not that it wasn’t a success, the lines were just shorter because many consumers were allowed to pre-order [ READ MORE ]

Apple introduces new, faster iPhone 3G S

Apple has presented the new iPhone 3G S, with the ‘S’ of Speed.  Yes, the speed is supposed to be twice as high as for the previous iPhone 3G, enabling faster web page rendering and quicker application launches. Apart from improved speed and performance, it promises longer battery life, a 3 megapixel camera, video recording [ READ MORE ]

Belgacom and Alcatel-Lucent collaborate on mobile payments

Belgacom and Alcatel-Lucent are going to collaborate on a new business model for mobile payments via PingPing and the contactless services of Touchatag.   PingPing has recently been launched by Belgacom for mobile payment services, while Alcatel-Lucent developped Touchatag to offer Near Field Technology (NFC) technology.   The goal is to develop new applications for mobile payments.  [ READ MORE ]

Digital business card: my name is E

With social networks and digital accounts gaining popularity, the traditional paper business card is becoming old fashioned.  Not only do you need to copy all the info manually, it also doesn’t offer all the digital identity data, such as LinkedIn or Skype profiles. That’s where the E-technology comes in, allowing to exchange contact data with [ READ MORE ]

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