Posts Tagged ‘phones’

MIPCOM to look at smartphone apps and tablets

MIPCOM to look at smartphone apps and tablets

Everybody has one, it seems, even before we were entirely sure what to do with them. Smartphones and online tablet devices are the new black. So when will the content biz start really monetising them? The answer is “now”, according to a half-day seminar on 6 October at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes during [...]

events, MIPDOC, phones September 30, 2010 11:10 am 0 Comments

Nice airport experiments with mobile phone boarding passes

I’ve been reading for years about mobile phones being used as “tokens” that would act as concert tickets, bus passes and other uses. Nice airport is currently road-testing a system that would enable travellers to use their mobile phones as a boarding pass. After checking in (notably via the Internet), the traveller simply has to [...]

flights August 19, 2009 12:39 pm 1 Comment

Will my phone work at Cannes?

This must be one the most-frequently asked questions that we hear about Cannes. The answer is simple: maybe! To simplify the debate, you should know that just about all of Europe works on 900 and 1800 frequencies. If your phone works on either (or hopefully both), then you’re OK. If not, you’ll have to buy [...]

phones May 10, 2006 3:06 pm 0 Comments