Tag Archives: mobile

iPhone EU launch limited to 3 countries

Posted on August 22, 2007 by

I spotted an article in the Financial Times last night which said Apple has succeeded in persuading 3 mobile operators to sell the iPhone in Europe using the same revenue share as AT&T in the US. The three mobile operators … Continue reading →

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Nokia BL-5C battery replacement page broken!

Posted on August 14, 2007 by

Nokia have issued a product recall for 46 million of its BL-5C batteries. Seemingly a short-circuit, while charging can “in rare cases” cause the battery to overheat and “dislodge”. The battery is used in the following Nokia phones: Nokia 1100, … Continue reading →

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3 Ireland's Mobile broadband offering – slow and unstable?

Posted on August 14, 2007 by

Getting broadband from your mobile operator is a very tempting proposition as I have mentioned previously. It allows you to finally get rid of that landline you so rarely use (and pay a fortune in monthly charges for) and mobile … Continue reading →

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You wait for ages then along come three!

Posted on August 13, 2007 by

I have read a lot about how great the iPhone is but I hadn’t seen any until last Friday; and then I saw three! I was at a lunch in Cork with Britt Blaser and Sean O’Mahoney (amongst others). Both … Continue reading →

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Congrats Pat

Posted on August 7, 2007 by

Pat Phelan’s Cubic Telecom company has been selected to be one of the finalists in TechCrunch 20 for their Roam4free product. What is TechCrunch 20? From the site: Twenty of the hottest new startups from around the world will announce … Continue reading →

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iPhone reviews out – overwhelmingly positive

Posted on June 27, 2007 by

Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue of the New York Times were both given iPhones to trial for the last two weeks. Today they (and others) published extremely positive reviews of the phone in their respective … Continue reading →

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iPhone activation? Try to keep up!

Posted on June 26, 2007 by

It is funny to see Techmeme going wild over a story which I broke over 36 hours ago! Come on guys, that’s old news. Try to keep up.

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Nokia N95 initial impressions

Posted on June 25, 2007 by

Courtesy of Paul Giltinan of Choice Communications, I have a loan of a Nokia N95 to try out for the next couple of weeks – excellent! The first thing which strikes you when you pick up the N95 is how … Continue reading →

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Irish mobile broadband becomes more compelling

Posted on June 22, 2007 by

Several of the Irish mobile operators now have mobile broadband offerings and the offerings are getting more and more compelling! All the operators are using the same Huawei external USB mobile broadband modem. O2 claim that unlike their competitors, their … Continue reading →

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Nokia N95 availability in Ireland

Posted on June 22, 2007 by

I was looking around this morning for Irish mobile operators who stock the Nokia N95. I asked O2 and they said they will be stocking it in a number of weeks and couldn’t give me an idea of a price … Continue reading →

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