Bluesnarfing - someone's had more luck getting Bloover to run than I: "It managed to get all the contacts in phone memory, all the contacts in the SIM card, all call logs (missed, dialled and received calls), all SMS (some were garbled with weird characters, but some of them even had his bank name, branch, account number and balance!). Blooover also managed to add a phone-entry of my own choosing, set the call forward to a default number, and initiated a call to another default number."

Greg Costikyan on The Ludic Viewpoint, differences in behaviour between gamers and non-gamers: "...non-gamers tend to approach a new situation asking "what do I need to know?", while gamers tend to ask "How do I game this system to get what I want?""

I'm just waiting for someone to suggest routine video-monitoring of all classrooms. Panopticon, here we come: "These kids are starting to use Photoshop mash-ups to make it look as if teachers are hitting kids and the like. False accusation of teachers abusing kids is already a big problem in schools as the authorities have to take these accusations seriously. But if kids can convincingly fake evidence too, the problem is compounded."

Levi's is launching a WAP campaign: "Mobile users will be able to watch a preview of the new Levi's commercial via Wap on February 7, a week before it is aired on television. Following this, a new campaign Wap site, to launch on February 11, will act as a hub for brand marketing activity and will be used to host promotions and mobile content. Users will be able to download a film and wallpapers."

The last pitch I ever worked on at GT back in 2000 was the one which eventually brought in the Levi's Europe business - obviously we were talking about mobile back then, and it's great to see them doing something.

Mobile Games Players Are Not Serious: "Casual mobile handset users continue to be the key to success in the mobile games market, according to the mobile games publisher, Mr.Goodliving."