Want to experiment with 2 Way SMS free-of-charge with a chance to win £1000?
Esendex have a SMS developer challenge. All successful applicants will be provided with a free Esendex virtual mobile number and business SMS account with credit to use up to 250 outbound SMS to support their entry.
"By default the virtual mobile number will […]

The latest market statistics from iSuppli show "first quarter of 2008 appeared to be unaffected by the economic slowdown".
 
The press release is worth a read as it gives a great summary of the latest position of Nokia, Samsung, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. Interestingly, it also mentions China players are emerging…
"While the top handset brands are […]

I came across Mob4Hire this week. A new site that provides "Crowd Sources Mobile Application Testing". The developer submits projects involving specific handsets and network operators. End users bid on projects and get paid via Paypal.
It’s often the case that an application is tested but fails in real-life use due to limitation of some random […]

I seem to be going through a phase where many people are emailing asking for specific market statistics. Most of the requests are very specialised and there certainly isn’t any existing information out there that I can point to.
The statistics I have been asked about are required for research papers or business plans. There’s a […]

There’s an interesting article ‘Fragmentation is the enemy of innovation‘ on the MEX blog - especially interesting for me as I am quoted in it.
I also tend to think Flash Lite’s new zero cost licensing has come too late - I criticised Flash Lite licensing in 2005. As an aside, Adobe’s existing shipped 500m licenses […]

If you live in the UK, there some some great deals on 3 at the moment.
Firstly, they are offering the Skypephone for only £39.99. I reviewed this innovative phone last October. Earlier this year I spoke to someone involved with the Skypephone launch at 3 who, without specifying actual numbers, said that 3 has been […]