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Survey: Location Services Have Die-Hard Fans, But Privacy Is A Big Issue
One of the big selling points for consumers deciding to upgrade their feature-phones to smartphones is “location-based services,” like maps that constantly update themselves as you move. A new study...
View ArticleAll Mobile operators told to suspend services in parts of Egypt: Vodafone
Vodafone Group PLC has stated that all mobile operators in Egypt have been instructed to suspend services in selected areas in the middle of growing anti-government protests in the country. According...
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More Consolidation In Mobile Apps Services: Teleca Buys SurfKitchen
Looks like another small acquisition to continue the consolidation among mobile internet solutions providers: the Swedish mobile services provider Teleca has bought UK-based SurfKitchen to capitalise...
View ArticleFRiENDi Mobile to offer 3G services (Oman)
FRiENDi Mobile, one of five companies licensed to provide mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in Oman, is all set to commercially launch 3G services. The UAE-based company began nationwide...
View ArticleMaxis launches managed M2M services (Malaysia)
Malaysia’s leading integrated communications provider, Maxis Berhad has introduced Maxis Managed M2M, the country’s first managed wireless machine-to-machine service. The Managed M2M service includes...
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Mobile World Congress 2011 Scorecard: Services
Whose profile is rising? Mobile commerce Nearly every company meeting and press event at Mobile World Congress last week was peppered with the words mobile commerce and Near Field Communications....
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Motorola Gets In On Cloud Services With Catch Media Stake
With speculation building up that both Google and Apple are getting ready to launch cloud-based music services, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is making sure that it has its hat in the ring, too. The mobile...
View ArticleCloud Services Go Mobile
IBM at MWC was demonstrating their new cloud-based services platform that enables service providers and end users to create and manage private cloud services. IBM’s Scott Burnett controlled lights and...
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Vodafone’s UK network taken down by a break-in (updated: some services restored)
By Vlad Savov posted Feb 28th 2011 6:21AM Some of our UK readers have woken up to the less than awesome discovery this morning that their phones have lost all connectivity to the outside world. 3G,...
View ArticleAirtel rolls out 3G services in Jaipur (India)
Indian telecom operator, Bharti Airtel has launched its 3G services in Jaipur. According to Bharti Airtel President (Mobile Services) Atul Bindal, it is the first launch in North India and following...
View ArticleNokia sells Qt commercial licensing and services business to Digia
Digia to acquire Qt commercial licensing business from Nokia Digia to support broader use of Qt in consumer electronics, industry machines, and other embedded and desktop software solutions. Helsinki,...
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Japan’s Three Largest Wireless Operators Report Downed Services Following...
The massive 8.9 earthquake that rocked the region surrounding Japan yesterday has created problems for the nation’s three largest wireless operators. NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and SoftBank are all reporting...
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Nokia and Union Bank of India Begin Roll Out of Mobile Payment Services
Friday, 18 March 2011 14:10Staff WriterMiscellaneousLeading the way in mobile financial inclusion, Union Bank of India (UBI) together with Nokia, today announced the commercial launch of ‘Union Bank...
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MMA Unveils New Version of US Consumer Best Practices for Cross-Carrier...
On Tuesday, the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) rolled out the newest version of its US Consumer Best Practices (CBP) Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services. The new guidelines take...
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Microsoft, Telefonica Court Developers With Cloud-Based API Services
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is still getting heat and apologising over updates to its Windows Phone 7 platform, but it is also pushing ahead in another crucial area for it in mobile—one that might prove to...
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DoCoMo Frontier Services Department
DoCoMo just announced a New Dedicated Department for Smartphone & iMode Business launches (no fooling) on April 1st http://bit.ly/grhTZA Longtime coming move by DoCoMo to merge their iMode and...
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Virgin Media Picks Motricity For Mobile TV, Services
Virgin Media (NSDQ: VMED) is extending its existing relationship with mobile data company Motricity, as it aims to make mobile entertainment a proper part of its quad-play mix (release). A spokesperson...
View ArticleSony Admits Security Breach In PlayStation Network, Qriocity Services
This cloud doesn’t have much of a silver lining right now: Sony (NYSE: SNE) has closed down two of its media services, its PlayStation Network for gaming and its Qriocity entertainment service, after a...
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