This week the team re-cap a round-table discussion we were invited to, discussing the challenges and possible solutions for handset manufacturers in the future: Ewan notes Apple's increasing 'mind-share dominance' which exists quite separate to their market share. Rafe longs for beautiful hardware and innovation in material sciences. Ben notes it's the networks preventing people from painlessly operating several handsets, switching according to occasion. This is our last episode of 2011. Thanks ...
Dec 21, 2011•33 min
This week the team set themselves a 'fun' challenge - to choose a new pre-pay mobile phone costing less than £100 to give as a as a Christmas present... [To avoid arguments we agreed to 'shop' at Carphone Warehouse] Rafe opts for a Nokia: A 'One Direction'-branded Nokia C2-02 for £59.95 Ewan buys something special for his Nan: A Doro PhoneEasy 610 for £79.95 Ben spots an Android bargain: The SonyEricsson X8 for £99.95 (or £69.99 direct from Three as Rafe points out later) Support 361 Podcast...
Dec 09, 2011•34 min
Recorded at MEF Americas 2011 in Miami, Ben interviews Neil Stiles, president of the Variety Group, on producing content for a 'multi-screen world'. Support 361 Podcast
Dec 01, 2011•8 min
After a series of handset losses and breakages Ewan's been exercising his network operator-supplied handset insurance... something he'd forgotten he'd signed-up for. But do these policies offer good value for money and how should you choose who to buy from? The team discuss: Why we do (and don't) buy handset insurance (and a few war stories). The difference between network operator-provided insurance, independent providers and other types of policies. What we want (and value) from our network op...
Nov 29, 2011•32 min
The UK has reached a tipping point - 50% of all mobile devices in use are now smartphones and the trend looks set to carry on, expected to reach 70% by 2015. We discuss the implications of this - for retailers, for consumers and the mobile brands that serve them. Support 361 Podcast
Nov 25, 2011•34 min
We're back to the 'usual' format for this week's episode - recapping all the important events that happened between seasons 1 and 2. We discuss: iOS5 and the iPhone 4S - Has Apple 'grown up' to the point it now takes more than a year to create a new 'magic' product? HP, WebOS and an opportunity wasted - What was HP thinking…? Were they thinking…? And does WebOS (or Palm for that matter) have a future? Android - Now the biggest but is it the best? Google have revolutionised so many markets, but w...
Nov 14, 2011•28 min
In this episode - part 2 of the coverage from our live event at Nokia World - we carry on the audience discussion moving on to discuss the US market, Microsoft's Windows Phone ecosystem and Samsung's (possible) problems with Android. This episode was recorded with an invited audience of bloggers and mobile gurus. They pitched-in to give their comments and opinions and in this episode you can hear: Ed Lea, CTO at Grapple Mobile Edward Umana, NokiaMobileBlog.com Varun Krishnan, Fone Arena Matt Lac...
Nov 07, 2011•24 min
We're back! To kick off our second season we headed to Nokia World and recorded our first ever 'live' edition in front of an invited audience of bloggers and mobile gurus. They pitched-in to give their comments and opinions and in this episode you can hear: Stephen Wing, UK Gadgeteer Iain Wallace James Whatley, 1000heads Stefanos Kofopoulos, Pestaola.gr Aditya Singhvi, Worldofphones.net Vinu Thomas, My Portable World Vaibhav Sharma, The Handheld Blog Varun Krishnan, Fone Arena Staska, Unwired Vi...
Oct 29, 2011•25 min
This week we're recording remotely again as Ewan calls in from Austin, Texas. In the last episode of series 1 (don't worry series 2 is already on the way) we have a bit of a whinge discussing 'bothersome things' (as Rafe terms them). Ben's list covered pages by the time we finished listing them pre-recording so here's a few choice ones... We discuss: WiFi hotspots MMS Batteries Mobile apps failing without coverage Context sensitive ringing Gumpy old men we might be, but these are the niggles whi...
Jun 30, 2011•34 min
This week we talk about Nokia... How has it come to this and what next for the big firm? We discuss: The history behind the current problems. How and why the firm has to change. Windows Phone, the new strategy... and the parts which are often forgotten. Whether Nokia can recover and what its first Windows Phone device will mean. It all gets a bit heated this week... Ewan accuses Rafe of not seeing the warning signs and Rafe explains that the Silicon Valley view is too limited. Ben plays referee ...
Jun 21, 2011•40 min
This week we talk about international roaming services and wonder why these services - and especially data - command such premium pricing. We discuss: The recent MACH conference. The products and services we use for roaming including Vodafone's data traveller service, Abroadband, Droam, Onavo, Truphone and MiFi devices. The wetpaint Wiki for information on global pre-paid wireless internet access. The EU regulator's efforts to reduce roaming charges. Who or what could disrupt the market for roam...
Jun 15, 2011•40 min
This week we reminisce about the devices we've owned and loved over the years. We highlight a few we think were real 'market changers', a few lemons and speculate about who might make the next game-changer. Rafe also lets slip the secret of his magic drawers. Amongst the devices we discuss this week are the: SonyEricsson P800 Sony CMD Z5 Nokia 6210 O2 XDA (HTC) Nokia N95 Nokia E61 and E61i Nokia N82 Blackberry 7230 iPhone 2G Orange SPV / HTC Canary Nokia 1011 Motorola RAZR Nokia 5110 and 3210 wi...
Jun 09, 2011•40 min
Ben and Rafe head to the Millbank Tower in London for the official UK unveiling of Mango, Microsoft's latest (and most major) update to the Windows Phone 7 platform where we also interview Oded Ran, Head of Consumer Marketing, Windows Phone, UK. Ewan joins us afterwards as we discuss: The '500' new features in Mango The problems and benefits the new platform has Whether anyone should care about Windows Phone and whether it has a stand-out selling point First impressions of Mango WP7's business f...
Jun 01, 2011•40 min
An introduction to the people and thoughts behind the podcast we briefly considered calling the 'All About Wireless Mobile Industry Symbian Worker Review' Podcast. Support 361 Podcast
May 11, 2011•7 min
Episode 3 takes the form of a debate, which Ben chairs (because he's not brave enough to take sides): Rafe argues that App Stores are a passing fad, are limiting and lacking, addressing only a current need that will soon be left behind as innovation in the mobile space continues at a blistering pace. Ewan argues that App Stores are great enablers and have created a multi-Billion dollar industry in mobile applications that's here to stay. Support 361 Podcast...
May 11, 2011•22 min
Episode 2 covers the Connected Creativity event that took place in Cannes recently, where media makers and media buyers get together to trade TV content and discuss how it will be made and consumed in future. Some of the topics and companies mentioned in this podcast include: Connected Creativity at MIPTV Jon M. Chu - The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Second screen... or third screen... The importance of mobile for content consumption Tomi Ahonen - video inte...
May 04, 2011•14 min
Episode 2 covers the Connected Creativity event that took place in Cannes recently, where media makers and media buyers get together to trade TV content and discuss how it will be made and consumed in future. Some of the topics and companies mentioned in this podcast include: Connected Creativity at MIPTV Jon M. Chu - The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Second screen... or third screen... The importance of mobile for content consumption Tomi Ahonen - video inte...
May 04, 2011•22 min
Episode 1 covers "Smartphone convergence, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play & a tiny bit of Dom Joly" and includes interviews from the Xperia Play launch party: Liam Green-Hughes of GreenHughes.com Dom Joly off the telly Rob Kerr of One Mobile Ring Support 361 Podcast
Apr 27, 2011•33 min
