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Mobile Industry Review Show - Episode 25

Started by Ewan · 10 months ago

Episode Twenty-Five hits your screens this morning from Charlotte Mews, just off Charlotte Street — centre of Her Majesty’s Media Empire. There’s a heck of a lot of advertising and media companies based in the area. And a very nice Pizza Express that I have ... Continue reading »

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  • I'd like to win the cell range finder.!

    Great report.!
  • Thanks for using my videos, chaps. Maybe I can get myself in front of the Nokia office I work for in a couple weeks! :)

    I'd be tickled if I was the random person who won the Cellranger.
  • Generic? Cheeky gits!

    Looking forward to watching it.
  • I had left a reply saying i would like the Cellranger, but my post has not appeared.
  • That's because it had to be moderated first, since you're not registered on
    Disqus, Micky :D

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  • Thanks for the great words on Phoload. We'll be adding support for the smartphone platforms soon. Even though J2ME is not so sexy any more, I think for now, the majority of downloads on Phoload are likely to be for J2ME rather than Smartphone software, based on the sheer volume of J2ME phones out there.

    I need to get some of those speakers for my Nokia E51 (great phone, terrible speakers!)
  • You're welcome Jamie -- keep us updated!

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  • Just a quick word on batteries, and *why* these things tell you to charge them before use.
    Rechargeable batteries (no matter what technology) all suffer from something called "self-discharge", which basically means that if you charge them, and leave them on the shelf, not connected to anything, they will still slowly discharge. The rate at which this happens varies a lot from battery to battery, but generally, manufacturers recommend a full charge every 12 months that a battery is in storage in order to keep it healthy. When people ship you hardware with rechargeable batteries included, you've no way of telling how long the battery has been sitting on a shelf and consequently how much of it's original charge it contains.
    Basically, in order to keep the battery healthy, and to make sure you maintain it's full capacity for future use, you need to give it a full charge before use.

    Personally, I like to give these things a full charge the first time, then run it completely flat, then give it another full charge - just to keep the battery happy. I guess you already learned the lesson not to skip the seemingly innocuous step of not fully charging the battery before use :)

    Just be grateful it's not one of those devices that takes 18 hours to perform a full charge.
  • Aye - and read the flocking instructions! :D

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  • Ahh but that would have made for a boring show ;)
  • Matt, quit being a showoff. ;)
  • Hey - I thought it might be useful :)
  • I thought it was useful!

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  • yeah but you don't have to get these random sciency/technical facts thrown out at you on a daily basis Ewan ;)
  • I have a suggestion for you guys....

    Never use technology!

    Men, are absolutely useless, and you've just proven how by ignoring simple instructions you make the easiest tasks impossible! If I had been there, that would have turned out completely differently!

    Bloody funny though!
    :D

    Samantha!
  • I think the key part was Dan REPEATING (and ignoring) the '15 minute charge' instruction.. funny shizzle :)

    K
  • Good Podcast as usual guys. However it was missing Ben's Facts. :(
  • Ben was missed!

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  • however it was nice to see a new face views/opinion's I think Ed did a wicked job! ;)
  • Agreed. Ed was good.
  • Thanks Guys.

    Was a pleasure, would be delighted to do it again. Next time, i'll make sure Whatley falls off the back of the bike ;)

    Watch out for my podcast with Cynthia Gordon from MTS, was very enlightening even if it was in a big room with muchas echo!
  • I wonder if he'll hit us up with some Beijing factage...
  • We should have told him to do some Qik's!
  • I'm counting on it!
  • Will do... depends if I can get China Mobile PAYG 3G or rely on WiFi.
  • Nice one - couldn't get Dan's QR code to scan, any chance of a still?
  • Maybe I should do one from India.

    Had fun watching this one.
  • Definitely!
  • i'd like to win a cell ranger.
    should work great where my tmobile never has signal, in my house!
  • should have read the instructions guys! but it was fun, watching the video and you guys trying to figure out what's wrong with the device.... keep up the good work! =)
  • Too late to enter to win the Cellranger? Hopefully not, my 3G is dismal in the new apartment!
  • It's not too late!

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