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Mobile and Internet converge, fast

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I attended a Samsung Technology Event where it was said that the Internet and Mobile are converging even faster than forecast.  By 2010, 400million Internet enabled mobile devices will be shipped.  Around 70% of these will have Cambridge University technology at their heart with an ARM processor.  I wish I had won a Samsung Notebook at the end of the afternoon; they look really good.  I never was interested in the top prize in the draw of a very thin, 42″ LED flat screen with all the goodies – I am not a bad looser!

A blog post A Big Week for the Mobile Web by Fred Wilson supports this with everyone looking forward to the launch of the Droid.  People are moving to wi-fi as the mobile carriers are being overloaded giving slow download rates.  I guess if you do not have an iPhone then you will not appreciate the importance of good wi-fi.

Lots of great business opportunities in the mobile Internet space and you need a good business plan.

PS Met some love ladies this afternoon picking sloes to make sloe gin.  Great crop this year so I am told.

PPS Wish they had wanted the name Yomp for the new phone.  I am sure that I would have done a deal…..  Maybe the next phone in this space!

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Written on 31 October 2009 by Philip under Uncategorized with 1 Comment
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Another iPhone short-cut and battery life

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 9: Apple CEO Steve...Image by Getty Images via DaylifeI keep finding new short cuts on the iphone.  By chance I pressed the main button twice, quickly, and was amazed to see that the phone switched and the iPod volume control came up as well.  So I could see what I was listening to and change the volume immediately.  Very clever!

An iPhone user complained to me that he had to re-charge his iPhone every three days.  My reply was that he was not using it enough and you should need to re-charge the iPhone at least every day.  The latest app I found is “Trains” from a One to One teacher at the Cambridge Apple Store.  It was wonderful, except for the price, being able to sit in the champagne bar at St Pancras knowing when the next fast train was leaving for Cambridge.  Just a quick hop across the road to King’s Cross and I was on my way.

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Written on 12 November 2008 by Philip under Uncategorized with No Comments
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