Matt Hartley

The global music market is set to all but explode according to some experts. Others however, feel that much of this talk is little more that hype. As for myself, I think that the truth is somewhere in the middle.

The global mobile-phone market is predicted to hit the one-billion mark for annual sales by the […]

Has mobile technology become the beast and whipping boy for all of the mobile exec’s troubles these days? If I didn’t know any better, it could be argued that this is the case.
Call it the wireless leash syndrome.
Mobile phones and handheld devices have made companies more productive. But new findings reveal that those who stay […]

Pantech has just released some new phone models for Mexico for Telcel. Only the model with the fingerprint recognition was offering much “wow factor” for me personally.
Pantech introduces 5 mobile phones in Mexico available through Telcel.
Pantech is active since 2004 in Mexico. The 5 available phones are: PG-6200, PG-1310V, PG-1610, PG-3810 and PG-1810.
The PG-6200 is […]

Looks as if Moto is not doing as well as some investors might like to see. Its revenue is just not what it used to be.
Motorola Inc., the world’s second-biggest mobile phone maker, on Tuesday posted lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and missed some analyst estimates on phone sales, sending shares down about 8 percent.
Motorola said its […]

And yet another example of how Symbian seems to always be two steps behind.
Skype software compatible with the Symbian mobile phone operating system will hit the market by the end of the year, despite rumors that Skype had halted development of the product, an executive said during the Symbian Smartphone Show in London.
“Hopefully before Christmas […]

You have to admit, this is simply a brilliant way to solicit mobile users fed up with their current carrier.
A service that lets users make free mobile phone calls between 3G handsets has been launched this week with a view to replicating the success Skype has had in the fixed-line telecoms market. The service, called […]

Oh now this simply can’t be good PR for Apple. I mean viruses on iPods, this cannot not be good.
In another example of how mobile gadgets can carry malicious programs, Apple Computer Inc. said a fraction of its iPod players sold in the past month contained a virus that affects Windows systems.
The problem affected less […]

You know I have to admit, this new phone looks pretty worthwhile. Possibly one of the “smartest” phones I have seen in quite awhile.
The smartphone era is giving rise to a gaggle of new phones that promise everything from picture sharing to e-mail and messaging. A new entry is the T-Mobile Dash, a phone slim […]

And yet another example of how Symbian seems to always be two steps behind.
Skype software compatible with the Symbian mobile phone operating system will hit the market by the end of the year, despite rumors that Skype had halted development of the product, an executive said during the Symbian Smartphone Show in London.
“Hopefully before Christmas […]

OK, this is just bizarre. Not too sure we are needing to have access to cartoons on our mobiles. Then again, isn’t this something better aimed at another medium altogether?
Cartoon enthusiasts in Europe can now look forward to watching some of their favorite animations on.
Nokia handsets. The mobile giant today inked a deal with […]

Some might say it’s too difficult, however turning your notebook into a HDTV is not impossible.
The $179 OnAir GT by start-up AutumnWave is an ashtray-size high-definition tuner that plugs into your laptop, turning it into an HDTV set. I recently tested the device at CNET Networks’ headquarters in San Francisco.
At a time when a […]

Looks as if Moto is not doing as well as some investors might like to see. Their revenue is just not what it used to be.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT - news), the world’s second-biggest mobile phone maker, on Tuesday posted lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and missed some analyst estimates on phone sales, sending […]

Boy, these days. It’s not even a matter of function. Now it’s a matter of what looks good.
 
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For Denise Albert, choosing a cellphone has nothing to do with ring tones, instant messages or megapixels.
“To me, it’s what it looks like,” said Albert, a 53-year-old […]

It’s interesting, but mobile carriers are simply not interested in working with Google on their latest efforts.
Google, the online search titan, is fighting for a piece of the nascent cell phone search market. Global mobile search advertising revenue is expected to reach $1.5 billion by 2011, up from virtually nothing today.
Yet the firm’s muscle won’t […]

Ask.com has just entered the world of mobile search. Yes folks, it looks as if Ask is really reaching for it this time.

Ask.com launched their mobile search product at Digital Life yesterday, and I had the priviledge of running into Gary Price a few hours ago and getting a demo out of him. Ask is […]

Pantech has just released some new phone models for Mexico for Telcel. Only the model with the fingerprint recognition was offering much “wow factor” for me personally.
Pantech introduces 5 mobile phones in Mexico available through Telcel.
Pantech is active since 2004 in Mexico. The 5 available phones are: PG-6200, PG-1310V, PG-1610, PG-3810 and PG-1810.
The PG-6200 is […]

This is pretty big news. It seems that Philips is all finished with mobile phone sales. Perhaps their move to leave the market has to do with the fact that they did not in fact, make it the number 2 slot for the mobile phone market?
AMSTERDAM Philips Electronics said Thursday that it was quitting the […]

Are we simply too paranoid about mobile phone usage in hospitals? From what I have gathered, it does appear that way.

Rules governing the use of mobile phones in hospitals remain too restrictive, doctors have said.
Two researchers writing in the British Medical Journal say a lack of evidence of interference with medical devices led to a […]

Personally, I think that both Nokia and T-Mobile are really reaching this time. The idea of a mobile Web 2.0 is unlikely at best.
Analysis The US cellcos, traditionally behind their Asian and European counterparts in advanced mobile trends, are making up for all that by being the first truly to embrace the mobile internet and […]

Are they serious? OK, so it’s a clever idea at first glance. But if you stop to think about it, this type of prevention is not going to do diddly.
Targus is offering what they call a “mobile security lock” that they claim is a perfect “solution” for the millions of iPod owners who are hoping […]