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It has been announced that several iPhone owners have reported that they are being charged with high data roaming charges on their accounts despite the fact that they have already disabled the function on their mobile phones.

As most of you already know, travelling outside of the UK can result in really high roaming charges –especially for data. This is the reason why so many people opt to disable their roaming capabilities prior to leaving the country. Also, a data cap has been implemented on all accounts (unless specifically requested by users). This are among the several measures that have been implemented in order to prevent excess charging costs for users.

Smart phone owners often know well ahead of time to manually disable roaming features on their mobile phones, but it appears that for those using an iPhone, that step is hardly enough.

According to various iPhone owners, their monthly bills have been increased by a sudden surge of data roaming charges. Fortunately, most networks understand the situation easily enough to offer to refund excess payments or in cases of unpaid charges, the excess amounts can be canceled from the bill. Such direct action is always appreciated, but it also implies that networks are already well aware of the problem.

Currently, Apple is already facing plenty of criticism for the way it handled the whole situation with the antenna on the Apple iPhone 4. To admit that the iOS has issues with roaming is going to cost the Cupertino based company plenty, and further ruin their already struggling reputation in the mobile industry.

Anyway, for those who have recently travelled outside of the UK with an iPhone handset and found themselves with a large bill with data roaming charges, it would be a good idea to have a quick talk with a representative from your mobile network.

The First ELSE originally popped out late last year at a time when the Android 2.0 Éclair was still an exclusive Motorola model and nobody had an idea what the new Windows Phone 7 mobile platform would look like. It was shown off in a period that nobody could confirm if Google was indeed making their own mobile phone and whether Apple would be coming out with a new OS.

At that time, Emblaze was pushing for design innovation when it came to user interfaces. Since the advent of the Apple iPhone OS, most designs for the UI were limited in style and function, relying heavily on the desktop established “click an icon” control system. Emblaze’s First ELSE strived to be something more.

The one finger control system might sound gimmicky, but from the demonstration videos and the hands on example that the OS showed off at the Mobile World Congress was more than enough to convince tech fans that this new user interface just might work. Add in the fact that it looks incredibly stylish and futuristic and we all knew that when the First ELSE comes out, it will have a cult following.

With giants such as the Android and iPhone OS already dominating the field, carving out a niche is already a huge feat.

However, due to financial troubles, Emblaze has announced that it will be cancelling the production and development of the First ELSE. Reasons cited for the action mostly focused on the fact that the company needed to re-allocate the funds in order to stay stabilized. Many believe that taking down ELSE is a bad move –that Emblaze is risking the loss of a potentially marketable product.

It has been revealed that the ELSE UI might be sold to other developers and manufacturers, so it is possible that other incarnations of the technology might appear in other devices in the future.