Review Make and edit your own HD movies HD video may be the standard of choice, but the downside of those beautifully composed and shot HD home movies is how to edit them off the HD camcorder so they can be stored somewhere more convenient than the camcorder itself. Continued

Ireland’s State Examination Commission has come to the conclusion that we all knew already: the rise in text messaging is a contributing factor in the decline of writing standards. The emergence of the mobile phone and the rise of text… Continued

Apple convinces us to wait for Gen 2 Register Hardware reader Brett Brennan recently joined good friend Pat Coggins, the CTO of CATs Communications a company that specializes in using wireless networks and GPS for real-time tracking applications - for a hunting trip of sorts. Here’s the report from the field. Continued

All those shiny new mobile phones - whatever handset we go for, we want another one a few weeks later. And certainly as soon as our contract allows us to. That’s not good news for the phone networks or indeed… Continued

Nearly half of Americans adults have heard of the iPhone, despite the fact it’s not even out yet, according to a survey. What’s more, 17 percent said they already wanted to buy one - something that will not doubt delight… Continued

Web site tracks errant operators The EU is providing an easy reference for customers wanting to see if their network operator is offering minimal compliance with the new Eurotariff, or if they’re one of the lucky few who are exceeding the newly mandated caps on European roaming charges. Continued

Wants a do-over Why did the FCC give a failing grade to a controversial Microsoft prototype that sends high-speed Internet signals over unused television airwaves? It was broken. At least, that’s the word from Microsoft. Continued

Column A report from the battlefield On March 20, 2007, The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), a three judge panel appointed by the Librarian of Congress whose mission it is to determine rates and terms for copyright statutory licenses, shocked the webcasting community by announcing dramatically higher rates for use of recorded music by large commercial and small webcasters alike. Continued

Roaming in the valley of the shadow of death What otherworldly ectoplasms lurk in the oblivion of such an unholy place as accounts receivable? Continued

Largest phone network reduced to searching largest flea market Vodafone UK is hunting eBay for obsolete handsets that support its Textphone service for the deaf. Continued

Web site tracks errant operators The EU is providing an easy reference for customers wanting to see if their network operator is offering minimal compliance with the new Eurotariff, or if they’re one of the lucky few who are exceeding the newly mandated caps on European roaming charges. Continued

What cost driving to a drop-off point? Sony will next month allow US consumers to drop off unwanted Sony-branded electronics products for recycling. The service is free of charge, but many eco-conscious Americans will still have to drive big distances to drop-off sites. Continued

Review Now with added Wi-Fi It seems that Research In Motion (RIM) just can’t help adding new features to its BlackBerry line. It’s barely six months since the 8800 was released and there’s already a new model nipping at its heels. The 8820 offers the form factor and features of its predecessor but adds a couple of new extras - most notably Wi-Fi. Continued

Feature PC as PVR Watching TV used to be a passive affair: you sat back and watched whatever happened to be on. These days, passivity is pass . Digital Video Recorder (DVR) set-top boxes can pick up programmes beamed out from a terrestrial transmitter, sent via satellite or pumped down a cable and save them on a hard drive so you begin watching five minutes after the show started or at any other time. Continued

LG has introduced its latest Shine handset: a Goth-friendly dark metal machine dubbed the Titanium Black model - a phone with ’something of the night’ about it. Continued

Gears up for big Sprint Nokia’s N800 tablet is to get Mobile WiMAX connectivity in order to be used on Sprint’s US WiMAX network next year, though it’s probably keeping Wi-Fi and Bluetooth just in case. Continued

Beats Vodafone to the starter’s block? Online retailer Expansys may have beaten Vodafone to the chase by launching the Samsung i620 device before what was supposed to be the mobile operator’s exclusive UK release. Vodafone was expected to launch the handset onto the UK market “soon”, but Expansys has said it can deliver the device to Joe Consumer from 22 August. Continued

Will outsource chip development Nokia is to outsource most of its chip development to other manufacturers in order to reduce its R&D spend and concentrate on developing core chipset technologies. The Finnish firm, which is the world’s largest mobile maker, said the new licensing and multi-sourcing model would allow it to broaden its pool of chip suppliers, while enabling the firm to focus on its core competencies in chipset development. Continued

Review More features than a Sunday newspaper supplement The Samsung S1030 and S850 offer huge image sizes at a knockdown price, with plenty of extra features and full 30 fps movie recording with sound. With superior ASR and Wise Shot modes on the S850 you’re guaranteed better shots. Just don’t forget to buy a few dozen sets of batteries, as these puppies are power hungry. Continued

Wil it rly wrk? Samsung has released a QWERTY keypad inspired slider phone which should make text messages, instant messages and e-mails as easy as child s play. So if you re differently abled in the text messaging department or just part of the firm s message-centric target market, the Blast handset could be right up your alley. Continued

But not because of its recent legal defeats Qualcomm’s general counsel, Lou Lupin, has left the company after it suffered three spectacular legal defeats in a row, though his departure is for apparently unconnected personal reasons. Continued

Silicon swings and roundabouts Price cuts are continuing to hurt profits for chip makers, even though actual sales are increasing. Continued

Will outsource chip development Nokia is to outsource most of its chip development to other manufacturers in order to reduce its R&D spend and concentrate on developing core chipset technologies. The Finnish firm, which is the world’s largest mobile maker, said the new licensing and multi-sourcing model would allow it to broaden its pool of chip suppliers, while enabling the firm to focus on its core competencies in chipset development. Continued

More carrier disruption Looks like Google is again trying pull US telcos round to its way of thinking, this time with plans underway for a handset optimized for its online services. Continued

Ireland’s State Examination Commission has come to the conclusion that we all knew already: the rise in text messaging is a contributing factor in the decline of writing standards. The emergence of the mobile phone and the rise of text… Continued

Same technology as Vodafone, but without the glitches Yahoo is planning to use Novarra’s mobile-optimising technology, as Vodafone did last month, though hopefully without causing so many problems for m-commerce sites. Continued

Vodafone aims to encourage customers to sign up to its family tariff by selling two Samsung C300s, or two Nokia 1600s, in a single bundle. The Samsung deal costs 75, and the Nokia deal costs 50. They’ll be sold in… Continued

If those high-priced Vertu handsets don’t offer enough glitz, you could go for something just a little more obvious - the Peter Aloisson-designed Motorola V3i phone, made from gold-covered stainless steel and encrusted with 855 small diamonds. Ideal for the… Continued

Research in Motion (RIM) has said that it plans to port software to devices running the latest Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system, allowing more devices to run like BlackBerries. The software would allow people who don’t want to lose their… Continued

Joins Channel 4 and Sony Ericsson to find UK’s best band Orange and Sony Ericsson have gotten together with Channel 4 to launch “mobileACT Unsigned”: a competition to find the best unsigned band in the UK. Continued

Comments We’re all too busy smirting to stop them Another week goes by and there are more lizards, more weapons, more examples of verbal silliness and, of course, more comments. Note: some comments are attributed to “Anon”. This is shorthand and stands for “The Anointed One”; he who is all-knowing, all-reading and on-all-commenting. Continued

DVD patent spat LG yesterday formally accused Taiwanese notebook manufacturer Quanta of using its DVD technology without permission and asked for a ban on the sale of laptops made by Quanta that incorporate LG intellectual property. Continued

Irregular betting patterns cited Peer-to-peer betting exchange Betfair has cancelled all bets taken on the tennis match between Nikolay Davydenko and Martin Vassallo Arguello yesterday. Continued

While SMS traffic increases too Mobile operators have reported increased revenue from services other than SMS in the first quarter of 2007 when compared with the same period last year. Continued