Mobile News Archive: 2014

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Brazil mobile news service attracts 100000 subscribers

åš™ç¯e digital platform Newstand Cloud that allows the 70 million customers of Brazilian operator Vivo to access via mobile devices the contents of 200...

Facebook announces \'Anonymous Login\'

The social network made $2.27 billion from ads in the first quarter with 59 percent coming from ads running in the mobile News Feed. Of course...

Ask the Experts about digital content, marketing

We have all heard the saying "print is dead," but local content is thriving. The addition of our web and mobile news products has expanded how...

Chromebooks: Not much room for competition

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 30, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Smiths Station: Hardest hit area in East Alabama

The news conference is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. WSFA 12 News will carry live on air and stream it live on WSFA.com and our mobile news and...

Jimmy Kimmel\'s \'Twerk Fail\' wins best viral video at Webbys

The Guardian was recognized for its interactive coverage of the NSA leaks, while the BBC won two People\'s Choice awards for its mobile news app...

REPORT: Facebook Accounts For 24% Of Mobile Referrals To News, Entertainment Sites

QuantcastMobileReferralsChart650 Still not convinced that Facebook is a mobile company? According to a new study by digital advertising company...

BBC\'s mobile offering must improve to capture younger audience, BBC Trust report orders

Android laptop: If you build it they won\'t come

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 29, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Jimmy Kimmel\'s faked twerking video wins Webby Award

The BBC also won two "people\'s choice" awards for its mobile news app, and its foreign language services. The Webby Awards were established in...

Mobile payments arena hots up in UK

In our previous story \'GoMo discovers HSBC bank Paym service by accident\', we initially thought that this pay-by-mobile service was limited to just our...

Monday, April 28, 2014

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini outed as water-resistant

Our eagle-eyed Dutch cousins spotted a slip-up on Samsung\'s New Zealand website, which not only confirms the existence of the Galaxy S5 Mini, but...

MacBook Air: Still the best laptop in its class

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 28, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

CIOL news now on mobile app Newshunt

BANGALORE,INDIA: Cyber Media websites including CIOL is now available on Newshunt, a mobile application. NewsHunt works on all platforms and...

Stena Match Cup Sweden announces new IT Partner

London, UK (28th April 2014): Stena Match Cup Sweden, one of the longest running official stages of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, continues to...

Friday, April 25, 2014

Circa names former Tumblr exec John Maloney its new president

Former Tumblr president John Maloney has found a new home as president of mobile news startup Circa, reports Re/code. Maloney hasn\'t had an...

John Maloney named president of Circa

SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK

As digital ad sales grow, news outlets get a smaller share

digital advertising revenues 2011-2013 Digital advertising in the U.S. accounted for $42.6 billion in revenue in 2013, an increase of 16% over 2012,...

Mobile payments move made by Dominos with Google Wallet

This recent mobile news was released by the company to show that customers can now pay online. The news release shows that the choice that...

Six clicks: Great tips and tricks for Android

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 25, 2014 -- 11:39 GMT (04:39 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

The new Microsoft: Impressively fast

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 25, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Facebook now clearly a mobile juggernaut

Wedbush analyst Shyam Patil pointed to growth potential

Review: Anker Keyboard for iPad Air competes with the big boys for $30

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 24, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

WhatsApp hits 500 million users

When the news first broke that Facebook had snapped up the social messaging app for a scarcely believable $19 billion US, reports stated surfacing...

News Republic and Appy Geek Now Available for Samsung Gear 2 and Gear Fit Wearables

... licensing agreements with more than 900 global and region news sources and is rapidly expanding and transforming mobile news consumption.

Facebook Q1 by the numbers: $1.34 billion in mobile sales

Today, it\'s a much different story as the social network runs ads in the mobile News Feed and, as of the end of the first quarter of 2014, makes 59...

Beneath Apple\'s potentially ho-hum earnings, look for these themes

Don\'t expect a lot of financial surprises when Apple posts its second-quarter earnings Wednesday afternoon, but keep your ears pricked for sales...

Why fret about iPad numbers when there\'s no such thing as the Android tablet?

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 23, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Olive refreshes brand as part of \'simpler\' offering to customers

... them and hopefully help them understand what\'s possible,

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Facebook, Google, Twitter in new scrum over mobile app ad gold rush

If you\'ve already downloaded the booking app HotelTonight, for instance, HotelTonight can run an add in your mobile News Feed nudging you to book...

Top UK travel brands missing app store optimisation opportunity

April 22 2014. Integrated mobile marketing agency, Yodel Mobile, has released the results of its analysis of the top UK travel brands (according to...

Nokia to be rebranded Microsoft Mobile?

According to a leaked memo address to existing Nokia Devices and Services business suppliers\' base, the Nokia brand may be scrapped in favour of...

Logitech Hinge and Turnaround: iPad cases with a twist (hands on)

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 22, 2014 -- 08:00 GMT (01:00 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Sony Xperia Z2 vs HTC One M8: What\'s the difference and which should I buy?

Sony\'s Xperia Z2 and HTC\'s One M8 are two of the best smartphones of 2014, but what\'s the difference between them and which should you buy?

Facebook\'s \'Nearby Friends\' is a really, really bad idea

FACEBOOK has introduced a new feature for its mobile users allowing them to share their location with friends. It is an

Tablets at work and play: Consider the weight

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 21, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Use Paper and Inside to Read the News

Mobile news curation uses human editors and good design to improve the experience of reading the news on smartphones. By Jason Pontin on April...

Friday, April 18, 2014

Chrome: the great mobile equalizer

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 18, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

iPhone CarPlay Review of News: Hyundai Google Glass (?), Pioneer, Alpine, Volvo & un-Safe Play

iPhone CarPlay Review of News: Hyundai Google Glass (?), Pioneer, Alpine There have been many announcements regarding CarPlay in after...

Ovivo Mobile collapsed with å

Mobile News has been unable to speak to representatives of Ovivo Mobile and Cognatel despite repeated attempts. It has also emerged that...

Apple, Shazam to partner

iPhone manufacturer Apple and song ID service Shazam are set to partner after an agreement was reached between the two companies.

The Smart Thing About Dumb Mobile Video News

That same December, Scripps paid $35 mil to snap up Newsy, which has a team of 35 employees cranking out mobile news clips. Make no mistake...

Technology news at Amazon includes talks of a smartphone

The company has revealed that it is on the edge of a release of a new mobile device in the second half of 2014. According to the participants in a...

Vodafone suppliers left in the dark as its UK accounts office shuts down for Indian elections

... of the election in India is worthy of some sort of prize

BYOD workers: ZAGG introduces universal keyboard case for Android tablets

This unique model adjusts to fit most 7-inch tablets. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 17, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT).

Collapsed MVNO Ovivo had å

The documents, which were seen by Mobile News, indicate that Ovivo folded because of Cognatel\'s "continued failure" to provide a means of uniquely...

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

EA Mobile Weekly News 4/16/14

EA Mobile has updates to two of their biggest titles this week. The Simpsons Tapped Out has an Easter themed update that will see Springfield...

Transformers Rising Mobile Game Coming From DeNA to Feature Scramble for Skill and World ...

Following on our previous report. Game news site 2P have posted a confirms the new mobile game titled "Transformers Rising." The same people who...

Facebook\'s News Feed: What Changed and Why

Auto-play Videos (Including Ads) Facebook first tested auto-play videos in the mobile News Feed in September. Facebook\'s web version got auto-play...

Mobile News Camera offers enhanced functionaity via firmware.

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More than a quarter of mid market firms lack a mobile strategy, research finds

Research published today by Intrinsic in conjunction with Vanson Bourne has revealed that more than a quarter (28%) of mid market companies in the...

Report: Facebook Is Giving News Publishers Free Mobile Ads

Now as Digiday\'s John McDermott noticed last week, Facebook is placing what amounts to free ads for publishers in users\' mobile news feeds.

The iPad is everywhere, Android tablets not so much

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 16, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Review of News: Great Sales, Expensive, Breaks-Less & More Carriers

Samsung Galaxy S5 Review of News: Great Sales, Expensive, Breaks Less & More The Samsung Galaxy S5 went officially on sale on April 11 and...

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Print Publishers Net Several Webby Award Nominations

BuzzFeed is the only non-legacy brand to crack into best Mobile News (site), the rest of the nominees include The New Yorker, The Guardian, The...

Facebook Promoting Publishers With \'Get Interesting News\' Posts In News Feed

Facebook appears to be testing what amounts to a free mobile ad unit for publishers, with posts in users\' mobile News Feeds that closely resemble...

Google\'s flat-look icons from Android 4.5 apparently leak out

It appears that Google is planning to make the look of its app and service icons more coherent across the web and Android. A set of icons shown in a...

China\'s top procuratorate launches official WeChat account

The Supreme People\'s Procuratorate (SPP) also launched its mobile news portal run by sohu.com, after opening official microblog accounts on three...

Top 5 mobile news-tracking apps for April 2014

Here we have compiled a list of the top 5 mobile news tracking apps for the month that will enable you to keep updated with the latest happenings...

Brightcove Video Cloud to power Le Figaro mobile entertainment channel

France\'s first national newspaper, Le Figaro, has selected the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform to power the mobile version of its news...

Get a new tablet for work, check your data usage

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 15, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Verizon Drops Prices for Cheaper Edge, Monthly & Pre-Owned Deals

Verizon Wireless Verizon Drops Prices for Cheaper Edge, Monthly & Pre Owned Deals has dropped the price of its plans starting April 17. It is for...

Verizon Powerful Answers Awards Open for Devs $1M Grand Prize

Verizon Powerful Answers Awards Open for Devs $1M Grand Prize Verizon announced its 2014 Powerful Answers Award competition is open for...

Monday, April 14, 2014

LogMeIn patches Heartbleed: What you need to do

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 14, 2014 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Apple Apple iPhone 5S vs. iPhone 6

There is a massive improvement in the size and resolution of iPhone 6 and it is definitely bigger than iPhone 5S. The screen size could be anywhere...

MSNBC And NowThis News Team Up For New Series,

Following an announcement in January that NBCUniversal News Group had made a strategic investment in mobile news startup NowThis News, the...

LG looking to take on Moto 360 this summer with smartwatch

With most of the high end smartphones taking up the mobile news lately, the smartwatches have been almost silently released over the last few...

HetNet News: Comcast claims 1M hotspots

Review: Yoga 2, 11-inch flexible Windows hybrid

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 14, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Exertis Micro-P inks airtime deal with O2 UK

UK B2B distributor Exertis Micro-P has signed an airtime agreement with O2 UK, effective 1 April, Mobile News reported. All of the distributor\'s \'Conect\'...

Amazon smartphone expected in June (RCR Mobile Minute)

T-Mobile US\' most compelling announcement was a further push into the tablet market that allows customers to add a tablet device to a current...

Sohu.com to Report First Quarter 2014 Financial Results on April 28, 2014

Sohu also provides multiple news and information service on mobile platforms, including Sohu News App and mobile news portal WAP.Sohu.com.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Weekly round up: What has this week brought in the mobile world?

It\'s been a busy week in the smartphone world, what with the launch of the latest Samsung flagship model, which will go head-to-head with its...

Television: From Watch with Mother to watch with mobile

Television viewing habits have changed enormously since the days when people would crowd around their television screens, eager to find out \'Who...

Friday, April 11, 2014

CNNx App Lets You Watch Only The News You Care About

CNN is making the jump to the next generation of mobile news with the new CNNx application. Initially available as an iPad app, its intended for other...

Google gives strong signal a Chrome tablet is indeed on the way

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 11, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

LTE Innovation Summit: The promise, challenges of LTE

Long Term Evolution is indeed turning out to be a technology with a long lifespan, and the telecom industry is only in the early stages of mining the...

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Facebook squeezes brands, promotes publishers for free

This is the new Facebook reality: Brands\' organic reach is decreasing, but publishers are having their content promoted for free. Facebook has been...

SevOne strengthens data analytics offering with acquisition

After closing on a $150 million round of financing from Bain Capital last year, SevOne is putting some of its cash to use. The company said today that it...

ZTE shifting from low-cost strategies

ZTE is signaling a shift in strategy that could be good news for its competitors. The Chinese maker of network infrastructure and smartphones said...

Reviveaphone\'s boss gets Dragons\' Den cash boost

Murphy, who last month collected a Mobile News Award for Most Innovative Product, said the impact of the show, which saw him relinquish a 25 per...

Frequentis UK comes to Essex fire brigade\'s rescue

... so if you\'re calling, the line, number and location are identified,

Welcomm Comms on acquisition trail

The firm\'s chairman Chris Stanton (pictured) told Mobile News it is keen to add to that number, targeting businesses in mobile and fixed line

Carphone Warehouse opens 9 Samsung stores for Galaxy S5 launch

The outlets, which Mobile News reports stock Samsung\'s full range of mobiles, tablets, laptops and wearable devices, are the result of a partnership...

Ten cool tablet accessories, most under $10

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 10, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Report: Infrastructure, including telecom, shapes real estate investment

A new report from the Urban Land Institute and EY says that telecommunications infrastructure is one of the top factors that influence decisions on real...

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

TS2R: T-Mobile Cheaper Simple Plan, Galaxy S4 Wi-Fi, New DropBox Apps & AT&T in NYC Subway

of spring break most of the wireless and mobile news today was just too short to report surrounding a new T-Mobile plan, Sprint update, DropBox and...

T-Mobile\'s new $40 \'Simple Starter\' plan promises no data overages

Ready for a stream of T-Mobile news? If not, you\'d better prepare yourself, because T-Mo says that it\'s got three big announcements coming in the next...

Facebook Goes Big With Right-Hand Rail Ad Redesign

The rail costs about 20 cents every thousand impressions, and the mobile News Feed costs $5.72, according to new data from Facebook marketing...

Sky News mobile apps pass ten million downloads

Sky News mobile applications have hit a major milestone, surpassing ten million downloads this week. The satellite broadcaster reached the landmark...

Review: Fantastical 2 for the iPad to organize your busy schedule

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 9, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

Yahoo launches news app for Taiwanese users

Yahoo Taiwan Holdings launched a mobile news application Monday that includes web-based features such as a viewer rating system for each news...

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

EXFO acquires software company ByteSphere

EXFO Inc. has purchased the assets of privately-held software company ByteSphere LLC, which focuses on global IT management and network...

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Ofcom to compare 3G and 4G coverage of big four operators

In a statement seen by Mobile News, the national regulator said it would be using off-the-shelf, consumer hardware to check how EE, Three, O2 and...

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Radisys, Broadcom collaborate on small cells

Radisys Corp. and Broadcom have worked together on an integrated software and chip solution FDD and TDD-LTE small cells, and the technology...

Read More >>> RCR Wireless News

Qualcomm raises the bar with new Snapdragon chipsets

In mobile chip news this week, Qualcomm has unveiled its newest Snapdragon chipset, Broadcom has teamed up with Amazon, and Freescale has...

Read More >>> RCR Wireless News

Transatel looks to beef-up UK MVNO partnerships

Its founder and chief executive officer Jacques Bonifay (pictured) told Mobile News, Transatel is looking to bolster MVNO partnerships in the EU by...

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The uphill battle facing the Chrome tablet

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 8, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

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Yahoo launches news app for Chinese-speaking users

TAIPEI -- Yahoo Taiwan Holdings launched a mobile news application Monday that combines its popular Web-based features such as a viewer rating...

Monday, April 7, 2014

HTC One M8 vs Apple iPhone 5s: Which is better?

Which is better, the Apple iPhone 5s or the brand new HTC One M8? We compare these two premium handsets, both flagship smartphones, to see...

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Adobe brings photo editing to iPad with Lightroom mobile

Adobe has today released Lightroom mobile, an iPad app that can be used in conjunction with the Lightroom desktop application to help improve...

Mobile News: Verizon to acquire Cincinnati Bell\'s spectrum and wireless infrastructure for $210 ...

Verizon is about to make an important purchase. The cellular network is set to buy Cincinnati Bell\'s wireless spectrum licenses, as well as, few assets...

HetNet News: Mobile Experts predicts $10B small cell market by 2018

Joe Madden, principal analyst at the firm, said that the deployment of 200,000 small cells in Asia

Read More >>> RCR Wireless News

Workers: Do your part to make BYOD a success

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 7, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

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StepLeader Innovation Continues With Two New Mobile Experiences

The first app, code-named "Daybreak", revolutionizes mobile news consumption. Daybreak presents local audiences with only the most critical...

Kondor axed as Vodafone goes exclusive with Brightstar 20:20

... smartphone portfolio manager Bharat Gohil. Up to 10 Brightstar staff will also work from Vodafone\'s Newbury head office, Mobile News understands.

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HTC expects to break records with One M8

During a pre-briefing to the event, HTC\'s vice president of the UK, Nordic and partner markets Peter Fråš™ç· und told Mobile News he expects the One M8...

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5 things Flappy Bird can teach news outlets about mobile

"So if Flappy Bird could pull off something like that, simple as it was, you don\'t have to get too complicated with a mobile news experience either," he...

Yahoo launches news app for Taiwanese users

Taipei, April 7 (CNA) Yahoo Taiwan Holdings launched a mobile news application Monday that combines its popular web-based features such as a...

Saturday, April 5, 2014

2014 W14 news in review: iPhone 6 rumors, new Samsung devices

Let us take a look at all of the mobile news you may have missed in this fourteenth week of 2014 - no April Fool\'s jokes, we promise. The iPhone 6 is...

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10 Things to Teach About Mobile

AJR is the publishing partner for the Journalism Interactive 2014 conference, being held April 4 and 5 in College Park, Md.

My 7 Go-To Tools for Mobile News Gathering

In the traditional media-gathering world, we\'d never think

Friday, April 4, 2014

Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini latest leak victim

Specs for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini have leaked online, revealing it as a mid-range 4.5-inch handset. Given the current craze for \'mini\'...

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T-Mobile offers BlackBerry subscribers $100 credit

MADRID (MarketWatch)

HTC One M8 vs Samsung Galaxy S5: Which is better?

Two of the biggest smartphones of 2014, the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One M8, have already launched - but which is better value for money?

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IT directors: Educate workers about the tablet keyboard

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 4, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

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Vodafone to refit or relocate 176 high street stores

Speaking to Mobile News, Vodafone Head of Retail and Online Sales Martin Roberts said the refurbished outlets would look "completely different" to...

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Microsoft makes Windows free for mobile (RCR Mobile Minute)

... handsets infrastructure LTE Microsoft Mobile News - RCR Wireless News mobile phone mobile phones Motorola networks Nokia operator operators...

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European Carrier News: Telefå ç·¯ica connecting Tesla in Europe; EU net neutrality bill looms

Tesla car Spanish telecom giant Telefåš™ç·¯ica will provide wireless Internet connections for the high-end electric car the Tesla S in Europe

Read More >>> RCR Wireless News

Five best tablets of all time

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 3, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

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Paym invites registrations for 29 April 2014 launch date

A mobile payment service supported by top British banks is to launch later this month. The Payment Council has confirmed the launch date of a new...

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EU votes to scrap mobile phone roaming charges across Europe

Britons can it seems finally look forward to the day when using their phone in Europe doesn\'t come with ruinously expensive fees attached, after the...

Dejero Introduces Signal Booster for News Vehicles

It is a vehicle-mounted device that uses an array of up to 10 high-gain antennas, enabling mobile news crews to extend their connection reception...

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Marissa Mayer\'s mobile spending spree is paying off for Yahoo

The app is based off of the technology previously used in mobile news app Summly, which Yahoo acquired for $30 million last year. Yahoo News...

Cheaper Deal for Verizon Edge More Everything Data Buckets 10 GB+

Cheaper Deal for Verizon Edge More Everything Data Buckets 10 GB+ Verizon Wireless lowered the price of the More Everything Edge smartphone...

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The New York Times\'s New App Tries to Be a Better News Reader Than Facebook

Today, the New York Times releases its new mobile news app, NYT Now. If you have an iPhone, you can download NYT Now, uh, now. And even if...

AT&T to add 3000 retail jobs

AT&T said it plans to hire more than 3,000 retail sales and sales management employees over the next several months in an attempt to meet...

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Raycom Media Orders 165 JVC ProHD Cameras

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What are smartphones for? Apps and gaming

Consumers now spend nearly three hours a day glued to their smartphones, and most of that time is taken up by gaming and social media.

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Five best iPad Air keyboards (hands on): April 2014

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 2, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. SHARE: SUBSCRIBE TO: Mobility.

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Futures Lab Update #53: Touchable Video, Sensor Journalism and the Mobile Transition

Publishers like the New York Times, Washington Post and the Austin American-Statesman are working to elevate their mobile news products to the...

Apple to add more video to mobile ads

Apple is opening its iAd Workbench to anyone with an Apple ID, and plans to allow users who create mobile ads to start including video. These video...

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5 best iPad Air keyboards (hands on): April 2014

These are the best we\'ve tried. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 2, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick.

Mobile phone designed for harsh environments, available at GO

Mobile phone designed for harsh environments, available at GO The CAT B100, designed specifically to handle the toughest weather conditions and...

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Nigerian News Consumers Jump Straight To Mobile First

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Android is most stable mobile platform: report

A new report from app analysis firm Crittercism has claimed that Google\'s Android operating system is the most stable mobile OS on the market today.

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BT to elbow its way back into mobile

After more than ten years, BT is set to leap back into the mobile market, offering bundled deals with its home and broadband services. BT\'s been out of...

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Nokia\'s cut-price Android lineup not coming to the UK

... confirmed the soon-to-be Microsoft subsidiary had no plans to bring the X series to the UK, telling Mobile News "the focus is on emerging markets".

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3 features to help make presentations with Google Slides

... it even easier building Google Slides presentations. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | April 1, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT).

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Monday, March 31, 2014

Chen: BlackBerry to focus on high-end keyboard...

A man is silhouetted against a video screen with the Blackberry logo as he pose with a Blackberry Q10 in this photo illustration taken in the central...

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Introducing the Mobile Nations Newsroom

This was especially evident when we were covering general mobile news. Take for instance a new data plan from AT&T. That post would be written...

Marketers yet to be convinced by mobile\'s engagement opportunity

Advertising Week Europe 2014: Brand marketers are yet to be convinced of the engagement opportunities in mobile marketing and are still using the...

Android is the most stable mobile OS, says new report

Android has been declared as the most stable mobile operating system in a new report from Crittercism, a company specialising in app analysis and...

Channel NewsAsia launches regional mobile news alert service

A regional mobile news alert service has been launched by broadcaster Channel NewsAsia, in collaboration with Malaysian telco U Mobile. PHOTOS.

IT Directors: Keep an eye on those iPads with Office

... make sure they\'re not used for company business. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 31, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT).

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Sting Mobile hitting the road to feed TCISD students during summer break

April Harris, Teresa Lara and Cathy Miranda give a tour of Texas City ISD Nutrition Service\'s new Sting Mobile. This summer, school district officials...

2014 W12 news in review: HTC One (M8), our new Battery test table

Let\'s take a look at all of the mobile news you may have missed in this twelfth week of 2014. The new HTC One (M8) was launched after numerous...

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Friday, March 28, 2014

Reporters freed from deskbound duty with new mobile devices

Newspapers have been moving to more mobile news gathering for years, but this advancement pretty much makes the personal workstations in a...

KATC Journos Transmit Live HD With JVC

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New iPhone likely out in September: Nikkei

Apple is to release its newest iPhone in September, with higher resolution and bigger screens, a report said Friday, its latest salvo in the smartphone...

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

American Media Brands Cast Web Over News in India

In an apparent move to reinvent itself in the eyes of India\'s younger demographic, it has announced the launch of a mobile news site before the Indian...

Office 365 free for a year for iPad owners (3 days only)

By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 27, 2014 -- 21:06 GMT (14:06 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. If you went anywhere on the web today you know...

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Mobile app development platform AppGyver receives $2.5m in \'Super Angel\' funding

March 27th 2014. AppGyver, a provider of innovative tools for rapid mobile app development, has announced an extended seed super

Pipes: a Simple Mobile News Reader for Tracking Individual Topics

News apps really aren\'t in short supply at the moment, and with Flipboard\'s visually-led design sitting as the poster boy for wannabe contenders,...

5 top mobile apps

By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 27, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. When you find a good mobile app, it changes the...

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Voipfone\'s GeoDivert wins innovation prize

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Swiff & Globe Telecom Partner to Help Filipino Entrepreneurs Grow Their Business with Globe ...

... Mobile News Asia\'s Most Innovative Mobile Service, and Global Messaging Awards for Best M-commerce Service application, both received in June...

Speed Reading Returns

The company\'s goal isn\'t to help undergraduates cram for exams, he says, but to change how people keep up with mobile news. "You wouldn\'t really...

30K Users,11 Regional Languages,The Story Of News Aggregation App Plash Which Now Plans ...

Vikas was then working for a VC fund in Amsterdam and this is when he identified the absence of mobile news aggregators that could provide quality...

The Times Is Expanding Its Digital Subscriptions Offerings

Other mobile news apps have popped up in recent months, including offerings from Yahoo and Facebook. NYT Now will offer a blend of articles from...

Kindle Fire HDX 8.9: Two weeks in and replacing the iPad Air (almost)

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 26, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick ç¹š 01-kindle-fire-hdx-in-hand...

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

HTC: One M8 will outsell the HTC One

Speaking to Mobile News, vice president of UK, Nordic and partner markets Peter Frolund said an internal review resulted in HTC improving the way it...

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HTC changes marketing strategy to focus on design

Speaking to Mobile News, the company said its new marketing campaign

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Vodafone pulled plug on Ovivo over withheld payments, say sources

Mobile News reports this was because of an ongoing dispute between Ovivo and Cognatel, a company that supplies software to MVNOs. Believing...

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News in motion: six ways to be a good mobile editor

I\'ve heard that question a lot lately from newly minted mobile editors at organizations big and small. It\'s not that surprising. Mobile has been the coming...

Lebara to Launch its Mobile Services in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

These include Best MVNO for five consecutive years and Best Community & Social Enterprise, two years running, at the Mobile News Awards 2014,...

Forget Office for iPad: Mobile is threatening full Office

... to mobile tech, it may be too late for regular Office. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 25, 2014 -- 10:54 GMT (03:54 PDT).

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T-Mobile and Orange websites to drop mobile

Consumers wanting to purchase 3G contracts from the T-Mobile or Orange websites will be redirected to EE\'s website from Wednesday 26 March.

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Cindy\'s snowy weather forecast

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EE and Vodafone enter war of words over RootMetrics report

Reached by Mobile News for comment yesterday (24 March), an EE spokesperson said the rival operator had been "particularly aggressive" and that...

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Mazuma Mobile wins Best Recycling Provider 2014

The mobile phone recycler beat off the competition to be voted as Best Recycling Provider at the Mobile News Awards. This marks the first time that the...

Monday, March 24, 2014

LG\'s G Watch design steps out of the dark

The second Android Wear devices comes out of the shadows, giving us a better look at the LG G Watch. If the mobile tech-making futurologists are to...

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Apple toying with bringing an iTunes app to Android?

Could it be true? Apple has finally decided to bring an iTunes app to Android? Perhaps... Generally one to only play nice with others of its own iOS ilk,...

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Amazon\'s Kindle smartphone design to include six cameras?

Speculation over an Amazon Kindle smartphone and they way it will be marketed have hit the HEXUS headlines a few times before. However we now...

Young Millionaire: Inside the Mind of Yahoo\'s Teen Sensation Nick D\'Aloisio

You might have heard that D\'Aloisio sold his viral Summly mobile news summarization app to Yahoo a year ago for a cool $30 million. He was just 17...

Review: Poetic Keybook Case, take the Kindle Fire HDX to work

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 24, 2014 -- 10:54 GMT (03:54 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. From the ability to work with...

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Activ8 aiming to open 200 retail stores

Conroy told Mobile News two further iFix stores will open in the next two months,in Watford and Holborn, with at least 20 open by the end of the year.

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EE slams Vodafone for hinting UK network test was \'rigged\'

EE told Mobile News the comments suggested RootMetrics was not impartial and that winners EE had commissioned the report.

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Mobile Fun launches distribution business

... and has a turnover of more than åš™

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VoIP will supplant fixed-line and mobile calls in 15 years, says Messagenet

In an interview with Mobile News, the Milan-based VoIP provider\'s co-founder Marco Fiorentino said the company expected "a slow substitution" of...

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

2014 W11 news in review: Find 7, Moto and LG smartwatches

Let\'s take a look at all of the mobile news you may have missed in this eleventh week of 2014. The EU Parliament voted on whether a universal...

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Friday, March 21, 2014

GDC 2014: Atari shows us what you can buy in Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile

We\'re worried about Rollercoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile. We got a chance to see Atari\'s hotly anticipated theme park sim at GDC in San Francisco, but this...

VoIP \'will obliterate landlines within 15 years\'

Marco Fiorentino, co-founder of Messagenet, told Mobile News that he believes the removal of fixed lines in favour of IP connections is a trend that will...

First Look: McGraw-Hill Financial releases digital edition for Engineering News-Record

... launched its first digital editions last month using the Mag+ platform, ENR Digital Edition

Review: ThinkPad X1 Carbon, best one ever

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 21, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. Previous | Next Image 1 of 9...

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Ovivo Mobile closes amid "money trouble" speculation

Mobile News revealed yesterday the firm was involved in a dispute about software with the aggregator, speculating this was the reason its services...

LEADERSHIP Launches Mobile News Outlet

In line with its vision of disseminating accurate information to the Nigerian people as quickly as possible, LEADERSHIP Group, the publishers of...

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Tribune Co. Looks to Turn Readers Into Listeners

Tribune on Thursday announced the launch of a free mobile news streaming application, called Newsbeat, which allows users to listen to audio...

Indian journalist bags digital activism award

Indian journalist and founder of CGnet Swara, a mobile news service, has won the 2014 Freedom of Expression Award, beating the US whistleblower...

Revenue growth chart shows T-Mobile\'s impressive recovery in 2013

Download iM5, now available in the App Store and Google Play. iM5 is a PhoneDog Media backed Social Platform to inspire real-life action through...

Tribune Re-Imagines News for Mobile

... Newsbeat, a mobile news app that provides audio streaming of roughly 7,000 stories each day from hundreds of leading newspapers and websites.

Hands on with the Kensington KeyFolio Pro for the iPad Air

This keyboard is for those preferring the latter. James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 20, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT).

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Hong Kong shares hit 8-month low on Fed, China Mobile news

HONG KONG, March 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares tumbled to an eight-month low on Thursday as disappointing China Mobile earnings and news...

Mobile Tech News App "Appy Geek" launches Major Breakthrough in News Intelligence with All ...

The award winning Appy Geek recently took home two prizes in the 3rd Annual Lovie Awards within the Mobile News and Tablet News categories.

Ovivo Mobile shuts down without warning, stranding 50000 users

Earlier this month, Zand told industry site Mobile News he was looking for åš™

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

iPhone 6 Air New Features Revealed -iPhone 5c Reduced Price & Storage

iPhone 6 Air New Features Revealed iPhone 5c Reduced Price & Storage The iPhone 6 is expected sometime this year and there are more rumors...

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Mobile devices add allure to March Madness at work

American University players warm up during a practice session for their NCAA college basketball tournament game Wednesday, March 19, 2014,...

YotaPhone\'s dual-screen smartphone hits UK shelves from today

The first-generation part eReader, part Android-powered YotaPhone arrives in the UK from today for åš™

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VoIP will \'kill off\' fixed-line and mobile calls in 15 years

... simpler service to use than other services as you simply click and talk, or click and text,

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-- enjoyable reading experience and convenient social media sharing for users amplify the visibility ...

... to include 20 mobile news channels, including Sohu, NetEase, Sina, Baidu, XianGuo, and China Mobile, which, combined, encompasses more than...

Lebara wins Best Mobile Virtual Network Operator for the 5th year running and Best Community ...

... Social Enterprise for the second year running at the UK Mobile News Awards 2014, held on Thursday 13th March 2014, at the London Hilton Hotel,...

Kensington KeyCover for iPad Air: Keyboard that\'s skinny and light (hands on)

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 19, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. Tablets are great for both work...

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Read All About It: DFM, Rumble Partner On Mobile Publishing

Tags. ad platform, apps, digital, mobile, news, publishing. Digital First Media (DFM), the second-largest newspaper group in the U.S., has formed a...

The week\'s top mobile news stories: Vodafone expands, EE celebrates and Europe prepares

We begin this week\'s programme by looking at Vodafone\'s acquisition plans in Spain before moving on to discuss universal mobile chargers and 4G...

Three challenges the threat of 08-overcharge

The newspapers call it \'Rip off Britain\', but knowing you\'re being fleeced is one thing and falling prey to hidden price schemes set up to take...

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\'Consumers to spend more time on digital than TV in 2014\'

The time UK consumers spend with digital media including laptops, tablet and mobile phones is set to overtake the time spent viewing TV in 2014 for...

Tablets: Great for business Skype calls

By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 18, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. Tablets are making their way into the workplace...

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Short Interest in Glu Mobile Declines By 8.4% (GLUU)

In other Glu Mobile news, CEO Masi Niccolo De unloaded 552,756 shares of Glu Mobile stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Free Year of U-Verse Internet Service for Small Biz in CA: LA, SF, SJ, LB & More

Free Year of U Verse Internet Service for Small Biz in CA: LA, SF To keep AT&T in the hearts and minds of small business owners in California, AT&T...

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Survey: 60% Get News From All Platforms

There is no evidence that the rapid growth of mobile technology is associated with less news consumption. Mobile news consumers are more likely to...

Nokia Lumia 1020 wins \'Innovative Handset

The Nokia Lumia 1020 has racked up another award, this time taking the \'Innovative Handset Award

Digital First Media to begin launching mobile apps using the Rumble publishing platform

... in design

RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile is a pocket-sized reboot of the much-loved franchise that\'s heading ...

What better way to start the week than with news of the revival of a much-loved franchise on mobile. Everyone likes those, right? I can\'t think of a single...

EU votes yes to universal mobile phone charger

Late last week the EU voted on whether a common charger should be developed for all mobile phones sold in the EU. Such a move would reduce...

Android phone battery suffering? Here\'s a simple fix

By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 17, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. Android battery drain. Android phones are good...

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Hong Kong mobile users warm to advertising

Meanwhile, marketers are most keen on placing advertisement on mobile news channels. beehive connect2. And consequently, news app records the...

Sunday, March 16, 2014

2014 week 10 in review: the news that you might have missed

Let\'s take a look at all of the mobile news you may have missed in this tenth week of 2014. KitKat updates were seeded out to two different high profile...

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

New mobile phone app will help to track marine litter

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Friday, March 14, 2014

Facebook: Nomura Ups Target to $84 on Pricing Power, Mobile Shift

We believe it is because of mix shift to mobile, News Feed targetability, and introduction of Premium Video ads. But Facebook has room to run in...

Mobile News Award winners announced

EE, exertis Micro-P and Lebara Mobile were the biggest winners at last nights 2014 Mobile News Awards gala held in London\'s Park Lane Hilton.

Facebook To Begin Rolling Out News Feed Video Ads

Facebook said members could expect to begin seeing the new ads in the Web and mobile News Feed within the next few months. The social network...

Samsung Galaxy S5 vs iPhone 5S

What does it take to become the best selling smartphone of the year? That\'s a question that the new Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Apple iPhone 5S...

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Three planning retail push for Windows Phone devices

In an interview with Mobile News, Brendan Arndt outlined the measures Three would be taking to push the Microsoft platform on British consumers.

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Mobility News Weekly

Facebook Paper, a mobile news platform, is reportedly struggling in the market, in marked contrast to rosy growth expectations. To make up for its poor...

Direct Visitors To News Sites More Engaged Than Social Network Referrals

With respect to mobile news readers, the Pew study found that despite the growth in mobile phone and tablet use, desktop still dominates the traffic to...

10 reasons to buy a Windows tablet instead of the iPad or Android

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 14, 2014 -- 10:51 GMT (03:51 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. Previous | Next Image 1 of 11...

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Starbucks to test mobile ordering app to speed checkout times

While all this is very nice, the most interesting mobile news coming from the chain involves an app test that the company is not discussing publicly in...

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Guest Post: My 5 best mobile app promotional videos producers

These days, a very large number of software developers are developing all kinds of different apps to help mobile device users. Unfortunately, when...

Paper Drawing App For iOS Gets Massive Redesign And New Tools

Paper, the popular iPad app for creating illustrations (not to be mistaken with Facebook\'s recent mobile news app), is getting a massive redesign along...

BlackBerry to suffer as Three goes all out for Windows Phone

Speaking to Mobile News in Barcelona, Three\'s head of devices Brendan Arndt (pictured) said it plans to increase dedicated space in store for WP...

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siliconANGLE ç½ Ubuntu smartphones to arrive this year

In other mobile news, The Times of India is reporting that Microsoft is about to scrap license fees for its Windows Phone operating system for Indian...

Mobile app developers: Beware the dreaded \'buy once\' mentality

By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 13, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. iPad mini and Air (Image: James Kendrick/ZDNet).

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

HTC has the Desire for the mid-end smartphone race

The launch comes as no surprise as HTC\'s UK vice president Peter Fråš™ç· und told Mobile News last month that the mid-range market was of

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Carphone\'s plans for merger with Dixons backed by analysts

The merger would create in excess of 1,300 stores across the country, but head of retail at Investec Kate Calvert told Mobile News that there is unlikely...

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5 Tips for Using Facebook News Feed Ads

Because of these different cost and performance parameters between desktop and mobile News Feed ads, it\'s important to manage the two types of...

Sales of Lumia 520 show how \'smart\' UK people are

Sullivan told Mobile News the UK has to date been one of its most successful markets for Windows Phone, highlighting sales of Nokia\'s low-end åš™

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Home > Net News > AT&T And Audi Roll Out Pricing For In-Car ...

The future of the "connected car" now has a price tag, as AT&T and AUDI have released the prices they will charge for in-car data. RADIO WORLD...

Tablets as secondary computers for the enterprise

By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 12, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. iPad in Tie (Image: James Kendrick/ZDNet).

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

iPhone Air iPhone 6 Latest Rumors du Jour

On Tuesday, analyst Andy Hargeaves reported that Apple will outperform because he believes the iPhone 6 with a 4.7" will have a price hike and cost...

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Mobile payments, new smartphones, wearable devices, connected cars, CeBIT and David Cameron

Iain and Mark then move on to talk about the other big mobile news headlines from the past few days, including the forthcoming Paym m-payment...

Tweakker and Lebara Enter into international supply agreement

... Awards 2012 and 2013 and Best MVNO, for four years running, and Best Community and Social Enterprise at the Mobile News Awards 2013.

Here\'s How Mobile News App Circa Plans to Make Money

Then there are the mobile news aggregators like Flipboard and Facebook\'s Paper that aim to become the mobile version of a newspaper\'s front page.

Why you should buy a Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (review)

By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 11, 2014 -- 11:04 GMT (04:04 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. I like to have a tablet on each mobile platform to...

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T-Mobile Increases Price for Unlimited Data Hogs Other Simple Plans Get More GB

T Mobile Increases Price for Unlimited Data Hogs Other Simple Plans Get More GB T-Mobile has changed its uncarrier deals after paying for costly...

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Facebook Paper, Possible Threat to Local Portal Sites in Korea

Facebook Paper, a mobile news platform released in early Feb., is reportedly struggling in the market, in marked contrast to rosy growth expectations.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Cutting Room: Record MWC sets Samsung challenge

Last year\'s event was a letdown, with product launches minimal, but as predicted in this column in the previous issue of Mobile News, this year\'s event...

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Doro seeks full-house of operator partners this year

Chief executive Chris Millington (pictured) told Mobile News during Mobile World Congress:

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Avenir Telecom to exit B2B airtime

In an exclusive interview with Mobile News, Beurnier (pictured) said the firm is in discussions with two unnamed companies over the sale of its...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Galaxy S4: Should I upgrade?

We compare the Samsung Galaxy S5 with last year\'s Samsung Galaxy S4, to see if it\'s worth an upgrade... Already own the Samsung Galaxy S4? Well...

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Avenir Telecom to exit B2B airtime market in UK

CEO and founder Jean-Daniel Beurnier confirmed to \'Mobile News\' in an interview that it was in talks with two unnamed companies over the sale of its...

EE announces review of retail partners

Speaking to Mobile News, Noel Hamill

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Traveling with mobile gear: Tips from a veteran

By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 10, 2014 -- 10:55 GMT (03:55 PDT). Follow @jkendrick. Business travelers and vacationers carry more...

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\'Social news\' no panacea for ailing media: study

For mobile news, Pew found the browser was used more than a dedicated mobile app, although it noted that only half of the news sites studied had...

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Man accused of using drone to try and drop off drugs into Melbourne Remand Centre

A MAN has been charged after allegedly trying to fly drugs into a maximum-security prison in Melbourne\'s west using a drone. Victoria Police...

New Deal AT&T Cheaper Value Share Plans $100 Credit: Best Deal Yet?

New Deal AT&T Cheaper Value Share Plans $100 Credit: Best Deal Yet? AT&T has reduced the base price of the Mobile Share Value plans New...

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

NYT Now is a mobile news platform with a dedicated staff curating stories

SXSW is a veritable playground for journalists, with panels catering to media professionals and -- most importantly -- no shortage of free food. We\'re...

EA Mobile Weekly News 3/7/14

EA Mobile brought out a major update this week for their free to play racing game Real Racing 3. The update brings Aston Martin vehicles to the game,...

Belkin QODE Keyboard Case for Kindle Fire HDX 8.9: Poor design at a price

James Kendrick. By James Kendrick for Mobile News | March 8, 2014 -- 21:06 GMT (13:06 PST). Follow @jkendrick. The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a fine...

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2014 week 9 in review: the news that you might have missed

Let\'s take a look at all of the mobile news you may have missed in this ninth week of 2014. The curved-display LG G Flex won the iF Design Gold...

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