Samsung BlogMob(ber)

So here's the deal. I'm one of 16 bloggers in the BlogMob programme organised by Samsung and Mobile World (the magazine).

They gave me the Samsung SGH-i450, after I drew a black 7 of spades. Had it been a red card, I would have gotten the SGH-i550 which has GPS, WiFi and a 3.2MP camera. I wanted the latter, but luck is quite a rotten thing.



What do I have to do? I've been asked to use the phone and blog about it, although I am not obliged to (mmm hmm). I think this will be a tough task. For me, the mobile phone = Nokia (remember subsets in Math class?)

This is a form of peer-to-peer marketing. It's great to see brands such as Samsung experiment with these type of initiatives. It takes a little bit of guts, as the average human being (blogger) will always have something negative to say. Multiply that by 1,000 readers, and you might end up with a Marketing Massacre.

For more about the BlogMob, and the other 15 bloggers, check out:
http://blogmob.mobileworld.com.my/

Nokia's anti-iPhone posters

Source: FierceWireless

The Nokia 6300 is a can of worms!

What's the point of using a camera phone when you can't take landscape shots by default?

Just realised this on my Nokia 6300. If I had known earlier, I would have opted for something else. Bummer.

Excerpt from MobileBurn:

As there is not a dedicated camera key, users will have to use the 6300's 2MP camera in a portrait orientation. This makes it slightly less comfortable to use, unlike other handsets where users can hold the device in a landscape orientation just like how they would use a normal camera.

What does a Nokia factory look like?

Interesting photos showing the inside of a Nokia factory. I can't verify whether this is true, but the photos below do seem real. And yes, they do use humans to handle packaging!







Related links:

• Mad 4 Mobile Phones: Pictures: Inside a Nokia factory

Do you want a Nokia spy phone?

Prashant pointed this CNET article to me back in December '06:

The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversations.

This means that it is possible to spy using mobile phones, even when they are turned off. Here's a link to a promoter of Nokia spy phones -- Endoacustica.com -- amazing spying capabilities, don't you think so?

We are all living on the edge, so be cautious of everything around you.

Related links:

• CNet News: FBI taps cell phone mic as eavesdropping tool
• Endoacustica: Nokia spy phones