We’re delighted to welcome guest blogger Alister Cameron as Mr Gadget’s roving reporter at large, at the Mobile World Congress coming up later this month in Barcelona. Alister is an accomplished “blogologist” and has Australia’s second largest Twitter following, as well as his own well-respected blog on social media at alistercameron.com. He’s going to be guest blogging here for the next couple of weeks.

Along with my good buddy and Twitter guru Calvin Lee (@mayhemstudios), Alister will be attending the Mobile World Congress as a guest of LG, so we can look forward to some in-depth coverage of LG’s upcoming announcements about their exciting new tablet and 3D smartphone. Be sure to follow Alister (@alicam) on Twitter to keep up-to-the minute with all he’s up to. Plus, he might just be giving some things away to a few lucky people…

Hi gadget freaks!
Alister Cameron here

And first off, just let me say it’s a real pleasure to be blogging here on mrgadget.com.au, on behalf of my good mate Arnold Aranez and the Mr Gadget team. If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you know what an amazingly energized and capable guy Arnold is, so it’s going to be fun trying to match his passion and wicked skillz as I do the rounds at Mobile World Congress 2011 (MWC) over in Barcelona, bringing you all the up-to-the-minute latest news and analysis.

Even though CES was just a few weeks ago, a number of tablet, smartphone and gadget manufacturers have kept some big announcements and surprises up their sleeves for MWC; not least LG who are very kindly flying me over there to be a part of the action as a member of their “Twitter Team”. Their other two esteemed guests are Calvin Lee and Will Francis – both exceptional tweeps and tech-heads in their own right. It’s going to be fun!

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As the new Blackberry Bold 9700 (Blackberry Bold 2) rapidly makes it way to shelves across the United States, I thought I’d share this informative video by the Phonescoop guys that I found on Youtube with my maybe not so informed Aussie readers. Phonescoop dude shows just how much effort Blackberry have gone to, to improve this already successful device.

This post is also in response to some of my Twitter followers saying that I only post about iPhones and related gadgets these days

For those who are keen to grab hold of the new Blackberry Bold 9700, contact your local Telstra dealer to find out when stock will be arriving in your locale.

View BlackBerry Bold 9700 Videos

For the last couple of days I have been asking all my Twitter buddies for ideas on something profound to say for my 7777th Tweet – may seem a little corny for some, but it’s not everyday that you hit this kind of milestone. I mean 7,777 of anything, is a substantial amount. Hopefully, I’ve been able to throw in some useful tweets in the mix

Here are some ideas that were presented to me:

• habitshaper @mr_gadget for 7777: a haiku version of your favorite blog post?
• techpr @mr_gadget redrum?
• FriedBob @mr_gadget #7 How to whiten teeth, make money and lose weight all with just two tweets a day?
• tyler_dockery @mr_gadget 7777? Final Fantasy 7. That’s the only answer.
• psychotherapi your birth date & dreams for future
• thegurio @mr_gadget This is tweet #7777? Hahahaha!
• tamiro18 @mr_gadget You do look quite dashing…and mysterious!

Ok so the last one was slightly out of context…but great ideas huh?

Back to my story – yes, I was slowly approaching 7,777 and decided to stop at 7,776 so I could say something cool. However, little had I realised that my automatic Twitterfeed had been left on! This meant that my blog post from the previous night stole the position of 7,777th Tweet!! Nooooo! It was a cool blog post (“Prince of Persia Movie Trailer“) but not really what I wanted…

Anyhow, here’s me with what could have been…

See you at 8,888!

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It seems that Microsoft is recognising value in giving Xboxers Twitter and Facebook functionality via Xbox Live as of next month (UK only so far). I think more gaming console manufacturers will follow suit as they realise it makes sense to keep gamers plugged in rather than have to leave the gaming interface so they can play with social network apps like these.

The result? Get ready to see terms like : noob, pwned, gank and GG start filling your Twitterstream…

Via Joystiq

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Ever since I stopped playing World of Warcraft (Dec 1st) I’ve had more time to spend on this website and checking out social networking sites like Twitter (add me “mr_gadget“). It was through the latter that I was encouraged to check out the new social networking kid on the block – Plurk.

Like Twitter, its main function is to act as your online mini journal / blog where each post is limited to 140 characters. The way that Plurk differentiates itself from Twitter is the way it displays post entries; rather than list your entries in a chronological list, Plurk displays each entry as a bar on a full page timeline. Entries are sorted by most recent Plurk entries to the left which some may regard as backwards.

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For those who are using Twitter and are of the refined browsing club who use Firefox, you’ll love TwitterFox. This Firefox extension allows you to see that status of friends, families and whoever else you’re following from the comfort of your current Firefox browser without having to visit the Twitter website or run a separate Twitter app. It’s also just as easy to send up your Twitter updates too!

I got wind of TwitterFox through one of my “followers” and now friends, ericnicolaas. Thanks Eric!

You may have heard the word “Twitter” pop up in geek talk conversations as of late. Twitter is a basically a website that allows you to set up your own mini-blog. Each Twitter post is limited to 140 characters. Your friends and family can “follow” your Twitter feed (Tweed) which you can even update using your mobile phone.

Now for those of you already Twittering, you can now give fresh Tweed from your Windows Mobile device! Download the app for your pocketPC here: Twitter for Windows Mobile

Thanks Solsie!

Oh and if you haven’t done so, Tweet Mr.Gadget and keep up to date with us!