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Blog: An exciting start to a new decade of mobile
January 24th 2010
What was the real significance of the launch of the Nexus One? Nokia makes navigation free, but at what price? Plus, what blog on a technology website could possibly go without mentioning the Apple tablet?
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A Connected Future
From the November 2009 issue of What Mobile
It's not just mobile phones that are permanently connected to a global network, soon cameras, cars and TVs will be able to hook up through fixed SIM cards. As this new breed of connected devices emerges... MaryLou Costa asks: is embedded mobile the next big thing? more...And I smile: Samsung I8910 HD video makes music video!
September 27th 2009
Picture the scene; you walk along the street, or a path alongside the river Thames, see something a bit odd - film it - and then a month or two later you've got someone on YouTube asking you for permission to use it in a music video. Got that scene in your head? Well, now you know exactly what happened to me!
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Blog: iPhone launch attracts the crowds, but why?
June 19th 2009
So, what a surprise. Apple launches the latest iPhone and people queue up early in the morning to get one. Anyone that says 'but it's just a phone' obviously hasn't got a clue. more...Roam if you want to...
From the July 2009 issue of What Mobile
Roaming can be an incredibly expensive activity. MaryLou Costa investigates how you can avoid ‘bill shock’ this summer.
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Blog: Newsflash! Bob Crow, your strike wasn't a success.
June 12th 2009
This blog has nothing to do with mobile, other than the fact that I wrote it while sitting on a train and connected to the Internet using a mobile broadband dongle. After a hectic week made even more hectic thanks to a tube strike, I knew exactly what I was going to write about on my blog this week. more...iPhone 3G S: So what does the S really stand for?
June 9th 2009
Everyone is talking about the new iPhone. Some people are filling their backpacks ready to spend the next week queuing outside their nearest O2 store. Others are sitting back and thinking, ‘is that it?’
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Blog: Thieves stole my phone and I know who they are
June 5th 2009
Sony Ericsson C905 owners have to be pretty forgiving, but what happens if your latest fault isn't one of the well known ones? more...Go green. Earn green: Phone recycling
From the June 2009 issue of What Mobile magazine
If the recession has got you scratching your head for ways to bring in some extra cash, earning a quick £100 could be easier than you think. MaryLou Costa explains how.
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Feel Good INQ
From the May 2009 issue of What Mobile magazine
As social networking continues to take the world by storm, INQ is keen to exploit this area in the mobile space. MaryLou Costa discovers what drives them on.
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Operating Systems 101
From the March 2009 issue of What Mobile magazine
Back in the 1980s every home computer had its own operating system. Going from a Commodore 64 to a BBC Micro was stepping into a very different world. The keys and graphics were all different and programs had to be written from scratch for each machine. There had been general computer operating systems before, like CP/M, but it was the arrival of Microsoft – first with MSDOS and then Windows – which established a standard. It meant that every program had the same type of menus and a program written for a Dell would run on a Toshiba without you even thinking about it.
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Blog: My analysis of Mobile World Congress 09
February 19th 2009
Well, it's finally over - for me anyway. As I returned to the office from Barcelona, having left the remaining delegates behind to walk around for one last day, I can relax in the knowledge that it's over for another year. But what actually happened at the biggest industry trade show?
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