Now that the preliminary site for RIM’s upcoming application store “BlackBerry App World” is up, we’ve got a lot on our minds and we’re sure you do as well. Our first dose of shock comes from the pricing structure, which is absolutely horrible. To quickly rehash the ima...

It was only a matter of time for carriers to make stink about the inclusion of Skype on the N97.  I had first read about the issue via Simon Judge and was surprised it had even take this long to be a public complaint. Carriers will always hate things that compete with their bread and butter and whe...

There’s no shortage of options when it comes to uploading video, but lately a few sites have upped their game and have changed how I’ve been considering even where to upload.  It has been a while since I captured HD video, but I recently received the Flip MinoHD as a gift and have been shoo...

A lot is always expected from Nokia seeing as it is still the number one handset manufacturer in the world, but this year has got to be its most stressful to date. A worldwide recession, ever increasing smartphone competition and lower prices combined with higher expectations across the board have s...

A year ago today, I was taking a plane from Chennai to Bangalore and then having a good walk around Bangalore with Mohan. Over a year ago, I signed up for Nokia's Sports Tracker in preparation for the Urbanista Diaries trip. I created a public account that would feed into the Urbanista Diaries web i...

A year ago today, I was taking a plane from Chennai to Bangalore and then having a good walk around Bangalore with Mohan. Over a year ago, I signed up for Nokia's Sports Tracker in preparation for the Urbanista Diaries trip. I created a public account that would feed into the Urbanista Diaries web i...

Finally… part 3! The timing is prescient for two reasons. Firstly, last Monday I was invited to be a panelist at a discussion hosted by Mobile Mondays (MoMo) on the whole area of Mobile tech and Social Media. Secondly, it’s because today I’m heading to Leicester to De Montfort Univ...

Nokia has launched a push email/IM service called OVI. It is a very smart move for Nokia, as they have 200M handsets worldwide and they have just opened the door to low cost or free federated text, media and presence connections between all of them. One of my absolute favourite features of my Blackb...

Quotes : mobile is a “life reporter” my mobile is watching me, India gets everyday a “finland” of new mobile users Mobile internet shall be a “personal internet” We’ve got to stop developping “ported” applications All the cool stuff is yet to hap...

It’s interesting to see Charlie Schick, one of my Nokia colleagues discuss–on the corporate blog no less–a subject that has gotten a lot of attention thanks how well the Nokia E71 was kept secret before it’s launch. And like Charlie, I’m going to drag out some thoughts ...