After a long wait the Apple iPhone 3GS finally arrived on the 19th of June to far less acclaim than anticipated as these pictures from Engadget Mobile show…
The reasons for the poor queues could be attributed to several factors including the current state of the economy, the high cost of an upgrade and the fact the market might just be saturated. If you did go out and brave the baying mobs to get your hands on a 3GS, we’d love to know what you think of it.
Just a quick post to say that we are just putting the finishing touches to our free “How To Get A Free iPhone” ebook. The short information guide has been compiled by a good friend of Touchscreen Fones and details how you can get your hands on an iPhone and other fantastic electrical goods using a simple, perfectly legitimate and FREE method. As a teaser, we have decided to release the cover of the ebook below. Be sure to check back and download the ebook very soon!
The website of Rob Shoesmith is now live and accessible for all those who wish to follow Rob’s amazing story. If you are unaware, Rob is the binman from the midlands who won a competition to have his iPhone app idea developed by a US firm of software developers. Rob’s idea was picked out of around 12000 entries and should be in the iTunes store by August.
If the app is successful Rob could make a tidy fortune as he will get to keep 25% of all the profits made. You can follow Rob’s great story on Twitter where his username is shoesmith81, at his new blog, on YouTube and of course here at Touchscreen Fones.
There are fears that a proposed mobile phone directory service which goes live next week will infring upon the privacy of mobile phone owners throughout the UK. The service is said to be able to locate any one of the country’s 42 million mobile phone numbers for a charge of £1 at 118800.co.uk. Users can also call the service, much like a normal directory enquiries service, and ask to be connected to the mobile phone of a chosen person, however, the service first calls that mobile and asks the owner permission before the call is connected.
All of the information held on the system has been acquired from market research, a popular practice in the telecoms and indeed other industries whereby personal details of consumers can be bought and used by third parties for their own purposes.
It is possible to opt out of the service if you do not wish your number to be included on the service but to do so you must contact the service and inform them of your desire to be excluded. Of course, you will be charged your standard network rate for the privilege of asking to have your privacy respected.
Apparently the service is due to go live on 18th June. For a more detailed report click here.
LG confirmed this week that their ultra futuristic but very familiar (too many Bond films?) wristwatch phone, the DG910, will be hitting Europe very shortly and will be possibly be in stores in the UK by July. Something of a concept phone of fantasy, the LG DG910 is of course has touchscreen capabilities and video call functionality and should be available via Orange and Carphone Warehouse at a price of around £1000…..yes you read that correctly, one thousand pounds.
We featured a guest post from the one and only Rob Shoesmith very recently (click here to read it) and it would seem that since then plenty of other people have caught wind of his imminent success including more of the national media. A crew from BBC Midlands joined Rob on his morning rounds to ask him about his plans and journey so far.
We’re told by Rob that everyday brings increased attention and there are more media features on the way. You can follow Rob’s progress by checking back here at Touchscreen Fones and by following him on Twitter where his username is shoesmith81.
Touchscreen Fones are delighted to announce the news that Samsung are to release two new mobile phones into the touchscreen handset market. There are the celestially titled Samsung Star and the not so celestially titled Samsung Preston…which may or may not have been named after a town in Lancashire.
Ok, so everyone knows that Apples iPhone apps have been immensely popular with some 1billion apps being downloaded in the last year. Everyone also knows that if you come up with a great idea there is a chance (albeit slim) that you might just be able to net yourself a small fortune, one of example being Kostas Eleftheriou’s iSteam app which made him and his company a reported £40,000+
What the naive amongst us won’t know however, is that developing an iPhone app is an incredibly arduous, time consuming and potentially expensive task.
Now, of course we’re not saying that someone with little/no knowledge of software development can’t create an iPhone app because with a little time and dedication it is indeed possible (anybody hear about the 9 year old developer Lim Ding Wen?) but what happens when you simply just don’t have the time or inclination to sit before a computer working your way through laborious trial and error techniques in order to realise your awesome, lucrative app that came to you in a bolt of inspiration? Well, cue Mr. Rob Shoesmith whose recent endeavours in partnership with a US based software development company have attracted the attentions of the national press, not to mention the wider community of budding developers and app fanatics. This is Rob’s guest post, exclusive to TSF.
Some of you might know that this week saw the launch of Nokia’s new and eagerly awaited online software application store entitled Ovi, which my very good Finnish tells me is indeed Finnish for ‘door’. Obviously the intention of this new venture is to rival that of the iPhone app store, but do Nokia have a case?
Hello folks. Just a quick post to let you know that you can now follow Touchscreen Fones on Twitter. Every post we write will be summarised in a brief tweet meaning that wherever you are or whatever you are doing you can keep connected and learn about all the new deals, competitions, reviews and important news items that we provide for you. All you need to do is go Twitter and search for our username which is ToucscreenFone.
So go on, follow us on Twitter…..and tell everyone who will listen!
