Posts from October 02, 2008

IanFogg | October 02, 2008, 06:42 PM
Signs & Portents: Nokia's 5800 with Touch Screen
Today, Nokia announced its first mainstream touch screen mobile phone, the 5800 XpressMusic. This is a mass market phone that's an evolutionary extension of existing Nokia designs. Priced at Euro279 pre tax or subsidy, the phone will be available for free on many contracts and should rapidly become available on...( more )

Mark Mulligan | October 02, 2008, 06:29 PM
Comes With Music: First Take
After much hype and anticipation Comes With Music is finally with us, along with announcement of the new ‘flagship’ CWM handset 5800 (see Ian Fogg’s post for more on the device). Regular readers will already be familiar with the core featuresets of CWM so rather than a full laundry list...( more )

David Card | October 02, 2008, 12:57 PM
Most Important 2008 Digital Music Announcements, Part II
The other most important announcement in digital music this year (Nokia Comes With Music). MySpace Music was the other. And last year's was Amazon's digital downloads. Yes, Apple still dominates, but the game's getting a lot more interesting, and the innovations are coming from outside of Cupertino....( more )

David Card | October 02, 2008, 08:48 AM
Facebook is Silicon Valley; MySpace Is Hollywood?
The NY Times' Saul Hansell asks, does anyone want to watch TV on Facebook? Well, according to a June Jupiter survey, only 12% of social network users regularly watch professional video on social networks. There's no statistical difference between MySpace and Facebook users. Jupiter has identified a group of social...( more )