Recent research has found that when it’s time to upgrade, a quarter of mobile phone users are loyal to the network while one-third loyal to the brand manufacturer. The survey questioned over 1,780 people.
The research also found that out of those who remained loyal to the network operator, 41 per cent said they couldn’t be bothered with the hassle of changing their phone number.… Read the rest

Reports are circulating that the LG Cookie Fresh will be available in British shops in the very near future.
The handset, which is believed to be a slimmer version of the LG Cookie will be available in a range of colours and is aimed at social network users.
Vodafone, Tesco, Virgin and Phones4U are the only companies so far to state publicly that they will stock the new Cookie, which features a SNS connector allowing direct access to social networks.… Read the rest

Here’s an interesting turn in the mobile phone world – HP has purchased Palm to the tune of $1.2 billion USD.
We all knew Palm was suffering, as is HTC, so when Palm originally went up for sale, we kind of hoped the two would merge. And then we looked around for other contenders and thought of RIM (who gives us the BlackBerry), Nokia, Apple, and Lenova.… Read the rest

Mobile phone manufacturer Samsung and Internet business Yahoo have formed a partnership to offer Yahoo services on Samsung phones.
In a press release, David Ko who is senior vice president of Yahoo’s Audience, Mobile and Local division said: “By making our most popular Yahoo services available on Samsung mobile devices around the world, we’re providing consumers with personally relevant mobile Internet experiences that make it easy for them to stay connected to what’s important to them and explore the full potential of their device.”
He continued: “We’re thrilled to deepen our relationship with Samsung and look forward to continuing to drive the global adoption of mobile Internet services.”
New Samsung phones running Android or Bada will have Yahoo services pre-installed.… Read the rest

Garmin-Asus are to release a new Nuviphone called the A10 PND. Its focus will be on GPS functionality and so will come pre loaded with Garmin mapping software.
However, the handset will also include other useful features including, a 5 megapixel camera which is capable of making use of the GPS technology through geo-tagging. This allows automatic tagging of images to their exact location.… Read the rest