Andrew Lim
It's thought that Andrew was born with built-in Bluetooth. When he talks, radios make that strange buzzing sound usually associated with network interference and there are rumours that he has an alphanumeric keypad implanted in his back.
Monday 21 April 2008, 12:57pm
Dads, lolcats and the digital divide
Let's face it, if you don't laugh at pictures of cats with comically misspelled captions then you simply aren't quite the thing -- you're certainly no digital native. Yet what am I to make of my father? He sits in front of an Internet connection all day, so he's no technophobe, but he wouldn't know a lolcat if one peed on his foot. He lives in a digital world -- but surfs a completely different Internet. Click here for more
Tuesday 15 April 2008, 10:19am
HTC Diamond or Dream? The rumour mill starts turning
Recently an invitation to an HTC event was sent out with the tagline, "Witness the next wave of HTC innovation." Many tech journalists, including myself, hastily came to the conclusion that it could very well be the launch of the HTC Android phone -- codenamed the HTC Dream. Click here for more
Tuesday 8 April 2008, 4:28pm
Staying online wherever you go is cheaper than ever
When I was growing up I dreamt of a time when I could stay connected to the Internet at high speeds, all the time. Years later and the option to live in a constantly 'online' world is finally becoming an affordable possibility. Click here for more
Monday 31 March 2008, 4:42pm
You get what you wait for
You know that feeling you get when you leave your phone at home? That sense of loss and then panic as you start to realise that no one can contact you and you can't call anyone. Of course, after a few sweaty moments you think, well, it's not the end of the world, I mean, my parents lived without mobile phones and they survived somehow. Click here for more
Tuesday 5 February 2008, 4:44pm
Cab rides, children and the Internet
Last weekend I was sitting in traffic, talking to a cab driver about his two-year-old son and we ended up discussing how much kids know today. But what made this conversation a little more interesting than the usual blurb about knowledgeable youths was the Internet, and how it's opened up far more information for his son than he ever had. Click here for more
Monday 28 January 2008, 11:33am
Andrew Lim: Star of CCTV
Last Friday I ventured out into the real world with Rory Reid and a few other friends. Little did we know that night we would be picked up on CCTV apparently doing something dodgy. The next thing we know, we're surrounded by coppers. Click here for more
Wednesday 16 January 2008, 12:23pm
Macworld iPhone updates: Meh
So you can send text messages to more than one person, type faster, bookmark Web pages, customise your homepage and find your approximate location using Google Maps. Great, but seriously, when are you going to make it cheaper, Steve? Click here for more
Tuesday 20 November 2007, 12:06pm
How much 'off time' are you taking this holiday?
With the US about to celebrate Thanksgiving, and Christmas just around the corner, it got me thinking about 'off time'. It seems that every social gathering I go to these days presents a conversation about who's packing a work phone and who's not. Click here for more
Articles by Andrew Lim
Snapdragon breathes fire into netbooks
Crave If your feverish dreams have showed you a paper-thin netbook that packs 3G, the Snapdrgaon chipset from Qualcomm could be the thing that makes it possible
Nokia E63
Review The E63 smart phone, a less expensive version of the E71, offers a wide screen and full, easy-to-press Qwerty keypad in a more colourful, chunkier case. Despite lacking the E71's HSDPA and GPS, the E63 offers a good Web experience, and is a great device for texting and sending emails
Samsung Blue Earth: The plastic-bottle phone
Crave Ever wondered what happens to your water bottles when you put them in the recycling bin? They get turned into mobile phones, of course
Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 and G60: Sat-nav smart phones
Photo Sat-nav maker Garmin has teamed up with PC maker Asus to create Garmin-Asus, which has announced two smart phones with sat-nav functionality
Virgin Mobile launches £8.50 monthly tariff
Crave If you're strapped for cash but the thought of going pay as you go is simply too much to bear, Virgin Mobile's latest tariff may be right up your street
LG Prada 2 KF900
Review The attractive Prada 2 KF900 is one of the best fashion phones yet. It doesn't have the app ecosystem of the iPhone, but a slide-out Qwerty keypad and responsive touchscreen mean it's ideal for messaging, while Wi-Fi and HSDPA add oomph to the Internet experience
Twestival: Live Aid 2.0
Crave What could you do with a laptop, Twitter and an idea? Raise $1m dollars for charity? With Twestival, event producer Amanda Rose aims to do just that
Vodafone to launch Android phone at Mobile World Congress?
Crave If you're looking forward to another Android phone this year, keep your eye on Vodafone. According to one person on Twitter, the company will launch such a device at MWC
