Archive for January, 2008

Perpetual Beta

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

On the Nokia Beta Labs blog there’s an interesting post and discussion on the meaning of ‘beta’. Many people accept that in the web world ‘beta’ now means the product or service will work as expected and continually evolve. However, it’s my experience that many ‘mass market’ users will actively avoid trying an installable mobile […]

Unlocked SIM Free Phones

Monday, January 7th, 2008

I was at London’s Gatwick airport over the holiday break and noticed what might be a new trend - the selling and marketing of unlocked SIM free mobile phones in a mass-market consumer store. In Curry’s, the large electrical store, I found a section selling high end S60 Nokia phones without a phone contract. […]