Ever since my dad brought home an HP LaserJet printer (version 3, if memory serves), I have been printing with an HP. Over the years I’ve occasionally ended up using an inkjet printer – I’m...
How did you buy your latest phone? I’m asking because I’m thinking about what I should be doing. When I was living in Oman, I did the following for my iPhones, iPads or Samsung Ultras: I like...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2024/03/whats-the-best-way-of-buying-a-phone-today.html
So, early last week I predicted that next to nothing from Mobile World Congress would break through into the mainstream media. I was right, as far as I could see, based on my own anecdotal review...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2024/03/mwc-what-device-highlights-did-you-miss.html
I’m delighted to bring you an opinion piece from Rafa Plantier at Gigs.com. I think it’s particularly relevant given the recent eSIM news from Revolut. Over to you Rafa: The last decade usher...
I thought it was worthwhile highlighting this one from the Vodafone UK team. For so long – for what feels like years, seeing the “3G” signal on my Vodafone device gave me a considerable amo...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2024/02/an-end-of-an-era-vodafone-uk-turns-off-3g-services.html
I resolved this year to make sure I wrote something – anything – about Mobile World Congress, the huge mobile industry trade show taking place in Barcelona this week. I used to attend, nigh o...
When I upgraded to Revolut’s Ultra offering, I did so with a strong focus on the Financial Times digital subscription which normally retails at £59 per month. Yes there are occasionally specia...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2024/02/nordvpn-thanks-again-revolut.html
This week I have been using Revolut’s new eSIM capability whilst I was in Sweden for Stockholm FinTech Week. I’m an Ultra subscriber so I get 3GB of data included every month. So I just insta...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2024/02/revoluts-roaming-esim-1-week-later.html
Well now, leave it to the team at Revolut to actually do some innovating in financial services. The news broke this morning that Revolut have launched an in-app eSIM capability for their customer...
Imagine my sudden, unexpected excitement when I saw this email and subject in my inbox this morning: “OMG,” I thought. “Have they actually done it?” I opened the email quickly and here’...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2023/11/samsung-sgh-e700-now-with-android.html
About four days ago I got a familiar WhatsApp message from the team at GadgetsOman. It was just a day or so after the Apple Keynote, “iPhone Day” was fast approaching and they knew I would be...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2023/09/why-you-need-gadgetsoman-or-similar-in-your-life.html
So there’s a new iPhone about to launch. It’s not that different from the one I’ve already got (iPhone 14 Pro Max). The camera is slightly better. There’s a different finish (Titanium). O...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2023/09/my-iphone-15-pro-max-sli-ultra-ghia-plus-strategy.html
I was reading Ron Amaedo’s post on ArsTechnica earlier today about the ending of software upgrade support for the first edition of the Microsoft Duo… And once again, I felt depressed for the ...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2023/09/microsoft-surface-duo-insert-lament-post-here.html
BGR reports a TrendForce estimate that Apple will sell 100k units of their new headset when released and says “but that’s still a big win”. I disagree on the figure. I’ve no idea how the ...
I went to see the BlackBerry movie last night here in Dubai. I was astonished to find the movie theatre almost full, apart from a few seats at the front. First, the trailer… Ok… I did find my...
Answer: When you’re sitting in the back of an Uber and you need reliable mobile signal. Boom! Sad, isn’t it, dear reader? Travel all around the world and find relentlessly reliable 5G speeds ...
I was playing with Midjourney, the AI/photo generation service and I asked it to show me what a Samsung S23 would look like with a “BlackBerry” keyboard. That did confuse it initially. Some o...
Have you taken a photo of the moon recently? I almost did, the other day, when I spotted a fabulous moment here in Dubai. It was almost a blood-red moon. I didn’t bother. Because I knew it woul...
It has been quite a while since I’ve seen anything in the mobile industry that’s caused me to want to write much. Just look at the latest S23 from Samsung. I actually thought it was an S22, I...
Were you a BlackBerry fan? Of course you were. At some point, almost everyone was. I still remember the days and the joy that the device brought. Perhaps it wasn’t the device itself that brough...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2023/03/the-new-blackberry-movie-trailer-is-here.html
Shortly before I began my FinTech & Banking Tour around the GCC, I popped into the Apple AppStore and searched ‘eSim’. I wondered if someone had easily sorted the roaming-in-a-random-country ...
I was at the Mall of the Emirates the other day whilst I was in Dubai. I think it’s almost obligatory to go there once per visit to the Emirate! In this case I was there because I was driving p...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2023/02/etisalat-thats-fast.html
I am delighting in the fact that I am able to write again – mostly over at FinTech Profile or LinkedIn – as I have a bit more time on my hands after completing my recent transformation role i...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2023/02/oh-wait-is-that-the-phone-ive-already-got.html
I have been trying, Samsung. I really have. Given Bixby – the Samsung ‘AI’ – is preinstalled by default on my new device I have been trying to give it a bit of time. I used it now and aga...
http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2020/10/come-on-bixby.html
So I have said goodbye to my Samsung Note 10+ and yesterday, GadgetsOman delivered the all new Samsung Note 20 Ultra 5G directly to my door. The setup process was a breeze. Samsung have put quite...