Handsets and Laptops
At Karoosh we’re more interested in tariffs than handsets, but unless you’re trapped in a box you’ll have noticed that it’s an exciting time for mobile technology. Google’s Android is approaching fast (and might even be enough to make me think about T-Mobile after playing with the emulator), the iPhone continues to be all the rage in spite of the fact that the tariffs available for it offer pretty much no value, and Nokia’s N95 and N96 are holding their own on the non-touchscreen market.
As if all that wasn’t exciting enough, Vodafone have got together with Dell to launch their rather shiny new Netbook. The concept of mobile broadband isn’t new, but this is the sexiest it’s looked to date. Built in 3G instead of a dongle and a sleek Dell design is sure to be enough to win over some of the market, even if it’s not the best deal going (Orange just about beat it). Oh, and in case you’re not aware, while the Vodafone website says they’re available on the 14th October, they’re actually out now in shops. Thanks to Mobile Industry Review for that bit of news.
According to the ever-trustworthy blogosphere, it looks like Netbooks are the new hotness, and they’re not going away any time soon. With mobile phones getting bigger again and laptops getting smaller, perhaps we’ll all be getting netbooks with our next contract.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
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