16 MAY 2009
UPS AND DOWNS IN MOBILE LAND...

Mobile handset manufacturer and market leader, Nokia has announced a dramatic 90% fall in profits. This is a major switch in fortunes for the seemingly unreachable Scandinavian company, who have dominated the mobile phone market for over 10 years.

Nokia have always been know for innovative and stylish mobile phones for both business and consumers, and with the downturn in the economy, not only in Europe but across other markets such as the Far East, accompanied with a forecasted shrink in the mobile phone sector predicted at 10%, such a large profit reduction is still a surprise.

By contrast, Apple released news of a 15% increase in profits, buoyed by global sales of the iPhone 3G. While Apple's honeymoon in the mobile market is still in evidence, other established manufacturers appear to be struggling. A major part of the Apple success is a sound product, with excellent all round functionality. The result being Apple clawing market share under fierce competition. Nokia have work to do to avoid going the way of Motorola...

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11 APRIL 2009
DIRECT MOBILE PHONES GETS IPHONE...

Direct Mobile Phones has secured a deal to resell the Apple iPhone. Along with O2 and the Carphone Warehouse, Direct Mobile Phones are the only other UK mobile phone retailer to do so. This is due to our excellent relationship with mobile network O2 and is in recognition to the current market position DMP enjoys.

WIth Apple's 3G handset now firmly positioned in the business mobile market and DMP's experience in supplying it's customers the best deals, the interest in the new opportunity is evident. Direct Mobile Phones have see brisk trade in the offers and plenty of interest. In the future DMP will look to expand the variety to tariff options and bring to market new variants of the highly popular iPhone handset. Click here for iPhone deals on DMP..

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04 APRIL 2009
3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER...

Mobile network 3 has made a push to entice business customers to their range of flexible business tariffs.

3 Business have several offerings to suit a wide variety of business requirements, designed to compete directly with Orange and T-Mobile but offer a greater level of versatility, with tariffs and services that are 'cut to fit' rather than supplying excessive packages which do not work on the smaller scale. With the majority of business requirements being 1-10 handsets with a low level of data options 3 Business aim to corner the SME market.

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02 APRIL 2009
TOUCHY FEELIE MOBILE...

Touch technology seems to be where mobile interfaces are going, the reason is clear.

As more and more functionality and complexity are shoehorned into the mobile device removing the key pad means more viewer facing surface to present navigation and application tools. Whilst Apple iPhone where the first to bring to market an initiative touch screen interface, which has been quickly followed up by Samsung Tocco, BlackBerry Storm and Nokia N97.

Whilst there is now a selection to choose from iphone still leads in respect to userability and clarity. But in the business mobile market, BlackBerry and Nokia lead the way and these phones now have introduced this technology to catch up with Apple iPhone and enable expansion of functionality.

The models also look slick and simpler with all the elements being 'electronic'. Moving forward mobiles will continue to become more effective at presenting the 'Touch' interface.

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24 MARCH 2009
NOKIA KEEPS THE PRESSURE ON...

Nokia will hit the market, for both consumer and business, with a new batch of handsets, designed to keep the pressure on Apple iPhone and BlackBerry.

The 2 handsets that stand out are the Nokia N97, and the Nokia N86, which has a 8 mega pixel camera. Both handsets push forward again the capability of the mobile and Nokia are looking to capture back some ground, particularly lost in the business mobile market. Will sales overall in decline, Nokia cannot rest on its position as the world's leading handset manufacturer and has to keep pushing the technology boundaries.

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23 MARCH 2009
NEW DIRECT MOBILE PHONES WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED...

The new Direct Mobile Phones is now online, offering you the latest mobile handsets on all the major networks, more to follow...

FEBRUARY 2009
HTC JOIN THE SMARTPHONE PARTY...

It's starting to become crowded out there, as the Smartphone or PDA market hots up. Smartphones are becoming more a more widely used by individuals and business alike. To a degree it is one step further down the line from the wireless modem and the laptop. To have a computer in your pocket capable of managing files, handling emails and organising your calendar is a powerful tool, one that is now an essential part of how business communicate.

One of the key factors is cost and compatibility. This is where potentially HTC could steel market share, because out of all the Smartphone leaders, they carry the Windows Mobile operating system, unlike iPhone with Mac OS, BlackBerry with BES server and Nokias Sybian, HTC's format will be familiar to many users already using Windows software pretty much every day. In addition the HTC role call if feature certainly can compete.

The HTC Touch HD; touch screen handset has high speed wireless broadband with HSDPA connectivity, Google Maps, initiative touch screen interface, 5 mega pixel camera and a 3.8 inch wide, WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) display. Click to view our HTC offers.

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JANUARY 2009
NEW WEBSITE AND WIRELESS BROADBAND IN COMING...

A new year and a new website coming soon. Direct Mobile Phones are currently updating their website with a fresh look and new functionality. The new site will have better navigation and a dynamic approach to deals.

With access to all mobile networks from Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, O2 and 3, DMP can say, they are truly independent and the new site will have an impressive cross section of mobile deals for business users. What's more Direct Mobile Phones will feature data products, like wireless broadband. All the networks are pushing these USB modem 'sticks' and the little devices, no more than 3cm x 10cm bring broadband speeds on the move for a little as £10 a month.

For small and medium businesses, getting online on the move can be invaluable, it means keeping in touch with email and being able to use a laptop whilst out of the office. Even larger companies has embraced this technology and DMP's sister company Link Telecom has provided many multi USB modem solutions. But if you need just one then try our Data Offers section, if your business needs more than one USB wireless modem then visit the Data, USB Wireless Broadband page on the Link Telecom website or call 0845 833 2001.