Mobile phones are not associated with an increased risk of the most common type of brain tumour, finds the first UK study of the relationship between mobile phone use and risk of glioma. The results are published online by the British Medical Journal. The four year study by the Universities of Leeds, Nottingham and Manchester and the Institute of Cancer Research, London found those who had regularly used a mobile phone were not at a greater overall risk of developing this type of tumour.

A significantly increased risk was found for tumours which developed on the same side of the head as the phone was reported to have been held but this was mirrored by a decrease in the risk on the opposite side of the head making it difficult to interpret as a real effect.

According to Gartner, Inc., Global mobile phones sales totalled 1.211 billion units in 2009, 0.9% decrease from 2009. The fourth of quarter of 2009 however had a 8.3 increase over 2008.

Three of the top five mobile phone vendors experienced a decline in sales in 2009 while Samsung and LG had a positive result. Samsung led the pack with a 3.2% market share growth from 2008.

This achievement came as a result of improved channel relationships with distributors to extend its reach and better address the needs of individual markets as well as a rich mid-tier portfolio. For 2010, the company is putting a focus on Bada, its new operating system (OS) that aims at adding the value of an ecosystem to its successful hardware lineup.

Seems I wasn't far wrong when I thought the only way Microsoft's new OS makes sense was if they would be launching their own mobile phone. This is a post from their own blog:

"Windows Mobile is reborn. We all met the new Windows Phone 7 and by the end of the year we'll meet the first smartphones based on it. Reportedly, Microsoft will launch their own phone in early 2011 as well. And it will be made by Asus."
"According to the Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar, there is more to see from the company. A Microsoft branded mobile phone. Currently, it's in the works and is expected to be ready for its premiere sometime at the beginning of the next year."

I think Microsoft made a mistake changing the name of its new operating system for mobile phones. Windows Mobile rolls off the tongue. Windows Phone 7 Series gets stuck, and is like something you would find in a BMW. Also it's confusing for a lot of people who's home language is not English in that they think it's an actual phone.

The only way it makes any sense to me is if Microsoft is actually thinking of building their own phones (let's not forget they make keyboards and mouses and a whole lot of other hardware), so it wouldn't surprise me.

It appears to me that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are two technologies that are slowly evolving into basically the same thing. What with the Bluetooth PAN network, (which I’ve found works very well), and now with Bluetooth 3.0 utilizing the 802.11 protocol, which gives a theoretical data throughput of 24 Mbps, one wonders why we need two seemingly competing technologies taking up precious space on our mobile phones.

I’m aware that Wi-Fi can’t handle things like mouses and keyboards, and there are things that Bluetooth can’t do that Wi-Fi can, but surely they could be combined into one technology that would do everything.

So, Microsoft announced the release of WM 7 at MWC2010. Like a lot of people this is the one I've been waiting for, WM6.5 being just a gap filler. It looks like this release could be the one where MS gets all their ducks in a row, although it seems that they won't allow custom interfaces over their OS anymore, so what you see is what you get.

Also, you will only be able to install new programs from their own Marketplace, much like Apple's Appstore, but I'm not sure this will be a good thing, seeing as it could stifle other developers. Only time will tell whether they have got it right this time, but for now I can't wait to get my hands on a mobile running it.

I want to make a prediction. I can see that phones with bottoms would NOT last very long. Touch screen is here and will be the standard very soon.

I look at Samsung’s range and I see that more and more of their handsets are becoming touch screen phones. For me a hardware keyboard takes up space on the phone so for me a big screen is better than a smaller screen with a hardware keyboard. There are some that say that the reason they do not prefer a touch screen is because the keyboard is too small on a touch screen. Look at some of these phones out there, the keys are small then the touch screen. This argument has no basis. I use my finger on my i900 to type on the touch screen keyboard, without using the stylus. I do not have small fingers either.

This has been my experience with my i900 Sync and how to resolve issues.

I have had my fair share of issues with the sync on my I900 Omnia, sync with stop working, or just lost connection for no reason all at all. I just recently came across a new driver which I actually download for my wife’s F480 to install new games and this editor did not work correctly so this new driver as mentioned on a blog would do the trick. I installed and guess what now my sync on my i900 Omnia works without losing the sync or any of the issues I had with the sync.

Windows Mobile has built in appeal for some people, simply because it's made by the biggest software company in the world...Microsoft. (I know there are others who hate Windows for the very same reason, but I'm not one of them). Ever since the first day when I unpacked my Omnia and turned it on, and it had almost the same home screen as my laptop, everything seemed right with the world. But that rosy picture has faded quite a bit over the last year or so because there are some serious issues with Windows Mobile Device Centre and Active Sync, Specifically the loss of all contacts on your mobile, and strange goings on with the calender when you attempt to sync with your home computer.

I have mentioned here on this blog which will be my new upgrade phone, having done some extensive research their is just some question which only the local company (Samsung RSA) would be able to answer for me.

1) Some countries the I8000 is shipped with Win 6.5 and others with Win 6.1 which allow for an Win 6.5 upgrade for free. This is all good and well, I know what a Schlep it is each time to do a firmware update data has to backed up so Win 6.5 will have to be a firmware update, so I would prefer that Win 6.5 be on board already.