It's bad to be a SMS spammer - in UK
Posted on 11-Feb-2003 07:36 News, Mobile
The Register reports that British ICSTIS (Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services) slapped a fine in a spammer sending ads via SMS.
Piel Frama case for QTEK 1010 (and competition)
Posted on 10-Feb-2003 22:18 News, Mobile
Piel Frama has some nice cases for handhelds (including QTEK 1010 / XDA). They're also running a competition on Pocket PC Thoughts website.
PPCWire news feed faulty
Posted on 8-Feb-2003 02:15 News, Site related
The PPC Newswire feed in our main page is presenting an intermitent fault. The problem is with the source, but our own Geekzone news and CNET feed (in the news page) are working as normal.
GSM to hit one billion subscribers by year end 2003
Posted on 8-Feb-2003 01:30 News, Mobile
According to figures released by the GSM Association, the GSM family of wireless communications continues to dominate the wireless world. It is estimated that at the end of 2002 there were 787 million GSM subscribers across 190 countries of the world.
Smartphone coming to Canada
Posted on 7-Feb-2003 12:01 News, Mobile
Rogers AT&T Wireless is making a deal to bring to Canada Mobile phones with Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 operating system.
Are you ready to N-Gage?
Posted on 7-Feb-2003 09:32 News, Computing
Nokia launched N-Gage, a mix of mobile and video game console. The list of features of this Symbian based devices is LONG! Are you ready?
O2 and AA join forces in UK
Posted on 5-Feb-2003 19:24 News, Computing
O2, the British mobile operator, create a PDA version of AA Route Planner, with information supplied by AA Roadwatch.
Microsoft asks for Sendo case dismissal
Posted on 5-Feb-2003 19:18 News, Mobile
Microsoft says there was no basis to Sendo's charges that it stole technical know-how and pushed it to the brink of bankruptcy.
Computerworld feature: Wi-Fi
Posted on 5-Feb-2003 09:49 News, Wi-Fi
Computerworld New Zealand is running a feature issue discussing Wi-fi and how it competes/merges with cellular networks (like GPRS and CDMA).
RoamAD looking for funding
Posted on 5-Feb-2003 09:42 News, Wi-Fi
Computerworld New Zealand reports RoamAD is looking for funding in the Asia Pacific region.
Dell Axim in Europe
Posted on 5-Feb-2003 07:43 News, Computing
The Register reports that Dell launched the Axim in Europe today. The Axim X5 comes in two flavours, costing Ģ229 and Ģ169 EX-VAT, respectively, and five languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Business 2.0 Gizmo list
Posted on 4-Feb-2003 22:29 News, News
What a cool site! It lists a few "toys" for grown up kids... My favourite one is the T68i
Handspring drops Treo 90 and Treo 180
Posted on 4-Feb-2003 19:19 News, Palm Updated Handspring removed the Treo 90 and Treo 180 'Communicator' from its line and from its website. Vodafone NZ still offers it, but at a price
