Pat Phelan: Bits, bytes and telecomsA little bit of everything

At last a move in Europe for Mobile Virgin France have taken the lead and launched a voice/data/sms plan. The fully unlimited option, including calls, SMS, internet up to 500 MB, e-mail and Messenger. It costs EUR 89 per month with no contract or handset. Although it seems all is not well according to Novelobs [...]

Just back from a visit with Yougetitback founders Paul Prendergast and Frank Hannigan. They are celebrating the release of their companies mobile application. The application which backs up your contacts and secures your phone was released late last week and the Cork lads are quietly pleased. Mobile Superhero is a clever piece of software that [...]

Free faxes to the USA and Canada Faxzero “You’re limited to 2 free 3-page faxes a day, and your file attachment size limit is 10MB. The ad, while not something you’d like on professional business faxes, isn’t too bad” Gina @ Lifehacker

Hutchison Whampoa’s mobile operator 3 Group has announced an unlimited mobile internet service called the X-Series. Launching initially in the UK from December, the service will work like broadband, offering unlimited use of internet services for a flat fee. Users will get calls using Skype, be able to watch their home television via their mobile [...]

LG Shine launched into the Korean market on October 18th, 2006 is seeing 1,500 unit activations per day. Fifteen days after the handset’s release it has topped the Chocolate’s 1,000 activations per day after three weeks. Shine is a fully metal bodied super-slim handset with a trendy tricky mirror LCD on the front that magically [...]

I have to have one of these From Dan Moran @ Macworld Gadgets “If I could pick up one of these GSM-based doorbells, I think I’d be set. My bedroom’s on the third floor, so I have to run down two flights of stairs when the delivery couriers show up, as they frequently do. Sometimes [...]

Jajah will be launching its much heralded mobile service @ 8am Gmt today

Picked this up @ textually and Something glororious Motorola unveiled it’s first Instantmoto on Thursday in downtown Chicago. The machines are about three times the size of a typical beverage vending machine. The vending machine-like “Instantmoto” stores will sell 12 kinds of phones and 18 accessories. The pilot program, which was announced Wednesday, may expand [...]

I am working on a small off project at the moment and am looking for help. I am trying to come up with a dotcom name update dot coms only It will be in the voice/telecoms arena Think Skype Jajah Rebtel Gizmo Vonage Sunrocket Packet8 etc etc If we use your suggestion and register the [...]

Spoke to Keith Bohanna about this one last night as I wasn’t too sure about it. He likes it so I will give it a go. Blog technologist With most small companies now starting to develop or talk about developing a blog policy I think there is a huge opening for this. Something along the [...]