Thankfully I was sitting down...

I am amazed, astounded, lost for words or at least pleasantly surprised.

Last year we achieved an outstanding 10,808 votes for our CEO of the Year poll for the World Communication Awards, so I was amazed when I looked at the voting to date and found that we are already at 18,359 individuals having voted. And since this year we are asking each individual to cast 3 votes, that's over 55,000 in total and voting doesn't close until the 8 October - so vote now!

It's also not all one way traffic, there's quite a few names in the frame, and the lead has changed several times, so make sure your prefered CEO doesn't miss out!

Also on user voted categories, we're getting a steady stream of votes for the Users Choice - if you are an end users, please do cast your vote...

This years World Communication Awards is shaping up to be a great event, so don't miss out, book your seat today!

Mobile buffet

As any good penny-pinching journalist would, I lingered after today's Innovation Qualcomm event at London's Science Museum for the lunch, which I had been informed would be in buffet form.

Having been momentarily panic-stricken at the lack of anything that resembled a buffet, I was reassured when catering staff began circulating around the demo area with small bowls of deliciousness, cocktail party-style. True to form, I ate my fill then hurried off back to the office where I shared details of the event with an esteemed colleague.

"Mobile buffet?" he asked incredulously.

"They'll mobilise anything, that Qualcomm lot!"

What's Qualcomm up to?

There was no hard news from Qualcomm at its second annual Innovation Qualcomm event in London on Wednesday, although the chipmaker did share some interesting developments, including the progress made by its Mirasol display technology which is set to come to market via e-reader devices in Q1 next year. More on that on Total Telecom.

However, something is afoot and I'm pretty sure there is a news announcement in the offing.

Andrew Gilbert, president of Qualcomm Internet Service (QIS) and Qualcomm Europe, was slated to speak at the event but pulled out late last week and instead appeared on the big screen, having pre-recorded his presentation. Why? Apparently another pressing engagement came up.

I later heard that Gilbert pulled out of the event for reasons that will become clear in the near future. An announcement is forthcoming. Watch this space...