Month: February 2005

Cabir Virus “Infestation” in Australia

Cabir Virus “Infestation” in Australia

Yet another non-story about a mobile virus, following last week’s non-story about the US. ZDNet reports an “infestation” in Australia now. But, it was only on one phone. In my book, “infestation” normally implies at …
The Cult of the iPod

The Cult of the iPod

Tom Hume spotted this article in The Times, which I find just weird. The writer starts off by rehashing the old idea that with everyone listening to iPods, it tends to cut them from their …
Let Them Have Phones

Let Them Have Phones

The Australian Government have identified that having a mobile is essential to success for today’s job seekers. Strange that no one thought of this before. After all, you need to be able to make and …
Business Users Slow to Adopt 3G

Business Users Slow to Adopt 3G

One of the stories that came out of 3GSM last week (and got overlooked in the excitement) was a speech by Daniel Taylor, managing director of user group the Mobile Enterprise Alliance. Companies spent $16 …