On the 12th August 2013 the board of directors at BlackBerry announced they have formed a special committee to “explore strategic alternatives to enhance value and increase scale in order to accelerate BlackBerry 10 deployment. These alternatives could include, among others, possible joint ventures, strategic partnerships or alliances, a sale of the Company or other possible transactions” Two phrases stick out for me on this […]
Vodafone announced the 29th August 2013 will see the launch of their UK 4G network in London. Unsurprisingly this is the same day as the launch of the O2 4G network, but I guess after seeing EE given special permission to launch their network a year earlier they were not particularly keen to see any of their other rivals steal a march on them. The network will […]
The Nokia Lumia 920 is a beautiful phone, I want one, I am a little bitter against Nokia because I have supported them personally and through my business since their switch to Windows Phone and I can’t have one because my contract is with Vodafone. However, this is not the reason for making this point. I think people have the right to be told a clear […]
I wasn’t totally surprised but I was saddened to see the news that Nokia’s flagship Windows 8 device is going to be exclusive to the EE family of EE for 4G users and Orange and T-Mobile for 3G users for an intial period. I have been using a Lumia 800 since they launched earlier this year and I am a big fan of the Windows […]
The news from the government that discussions with Vodafone and O2 are in flow regarding the roll out of the 4G spectrum is refreshing, I feared a nasty legal battle with restrictions going in place instructed by European courts to prevent any 4G service in the UK until it was an equal playing field. It would seem that the majority of us may see the […]
How do you reward your loyal customers? The really dedicated ones that have one of nearly all your products? The ones that want to trust you with their financial well being? Maybe you take them out for lunch on a glorious summers day, by the river, a beautiful bottle of wine and some fine food? Or maybe you choose something to get the adrenaline pumping, […]