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The miraculous future is here, and it’s just annoying

We love tomorrow's technology because today's technology is so awful. So let's only have future tech. Tim Green pauses from screaming at his wi-fi router to offer these thoughts... You probably read the reports that the Oculus Rift shipped this week. By and large, the reviewers adored it.

Tim GreenMarch 31, 2016

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Remember the (mobile) things we used to worry about?

Did you ever fret about Bluejacking? Or worry that your new phone had too few megapixels? Tim Green reflects on the time we wasted when mobile was young... If getting older teaches you anything, it’s that nothing lasts forever.

Tim GreenMarch 24, 2016

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Elvis cushions and the end of retail

What wouldn't you buy from your phone? Not much, says Tim Green whose discovery of an Elvis cushion in a junk shop led him to consider the future of shopping. Last weekend was Mother’s Day in the UK. To mark this occasion my lovely wife and I took a bracing…

Tim GreenMarch 17, 2016

m-commerce Mobile Payments Opinions

Converting the world to mobile payments – one latte at a time

It's already insanely easy to pay for coffee. And that's nowhere near good enough for the Valley. Tim Green marvels at the tech industry's obsession with this non-problem... Remember when coffee was a sort of pale grey colour, and was usually mixed with chicory? I do. I grew up in…

Tim GreenMarch 10, 2016

MEF Connects MWC MEFTV Opinions

#MWC16 highlights: Views from the show floor

During Mobile World Congress 2016 we asked MEF members for their insights into the most exciting developments on show in Barcelona. With a myriad of new handsets, technologies, VR headsets and connected devices to choose from, hear about some of the highlights and big themes from the showfloor.

MEFMarch 3, 2016

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All of MWC 2016 shrunk into 15 takeaways

VR is great to use but tough to sell. No one cares about watches. You can shove the new wearable idea in your ear. Phones have a problem – they're too awesome. Tim Green went to MWC16 and he's boiled down four days of noise into 15 easily digestible nuggets...

Tim GreenFebruary 25, 2016

Industry Views Opinions Privacy

Industry views: Should Apple unlock iPhones for the security services?

Last week the FBI requested that Apple unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the killers in the December mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. We asked MEF members and the wider mobile community for their thoughts.

MEFFebruary 23, 2016

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The Brazilian miracle of the multiplication of SIM cards is over

Brazil loves mobile. The roll out of 4G networks and the increased adoption of smartphones are gathering pace in a country which in this Olympic year, is keen to show its maturity on the world stage. Here Fernando Paiva, Brazilian mobile industry journalist and editor of the daily news website Mobile Time discusses how…

MEFFebruary 22, 2016

Internet of Things Opinions

An accident waiting to happen? Thoughts on the ethics of driverless cars

Your autonomous car needs to avoid an accident. Does it swerve left towards two children or right towards 10 adults? Or does it keep going and risk killing you? Tim Green mulls over the moral quandaries of our driverless future...

Tim GreenFebruary 18, 2016

Internet of Things Opinions

Keeping mobile in the connected car

Another major feature of CES this year was the connected car where the debate between “brought in” vs “built in” connectivity continued apace. As on board solutions become more sophisticated and reliable, MEF Minute Editor Sam Hill asks could the mobile phone end up being left out of the equation?

Sam HillFebruary 16, 2016

The miraculous future is here, and it’s just annoying

Remember the (mobile) things we used to worry about?

Elvis cushions and the end of retail

Converting the world to mobile payments – one latte at a time

#MWC16 highlights: Views from the show floor

All of MWC 2016 shrunk into 15 takeaways

Industry views: Should Apple unlock iPhones for the security services?

The Brazilian miracle of the multiplication of SIM cards is over

An accident waiting to happen? Thoughts on the ethics of driverless cars

Keeping mobile in the connected car

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