Pat Phelan: Bits, bytes and telecomsMobile, Roaming and Social Media

This issue looks as if it could turn very nasty. Last week the UAE rulers announced that on October 11th it will block all Blackberry data transmissions in the Kingdom, citing “security concerns” the government has said  that it cannot monitor BlackBerry communication because data is encrypted and handled through servers abroad. Yesterday RIM the manufacturer of  Blackberry cancelled its launch [...]

Whispers emerging from AT&T suggest that the new 3G iPhone will retail @ $199 with a two year contact. With 18 months in Ireland and 24 months in the UK now being the average mobile phone contract length are we going to see an iPhone break the £100 mark in the UK? The phone at [...]