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ExclusiveText message offers crop advice for Philippine rice farmers

Simone Orendain of voanews.com writes:

A new program offers rice farmers in the Philippines advice on fertilizer use via their cell phones.

International Rice Research Institute scientists have spent 18 years refining a computerized system to give farmers advice on just how much fertilizer to use...

ExclusiveThis week at The Fonecast: 22nd January 2011

Mark Bridge writes:

This week’s big news isn’t entirely mobile-related – but it is entirely worth mentioning. First we had Amazon snapping up the part of LOVEFiLM they didn’t already own. (Allow me to start the speculation about a video-streaming Kindle). And then Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he was leaving.

ExclusiveThis week at The Fonecast: 15th January 2011

Mark Bridge writes:

It's been a funny old week. With the International CES behind us and Mobile World Congress less than a month away, you’d be forgiven for thinking there wouldn’t be much big news until the world’s mobile mavens start arriving in Barcelona.

ExclusiveWhy I'm predicting success for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Mark Bridge writes:

The RIM BlackBerry PlayBook. Embarrassment-in-waiting or soon-to-be-success in the increasingly crowded tablet market?

Just before Christmas I stuck my neck out and predicted the latter. But that’s not a position I’ve always held.

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Getting ready for Windows Phone 8, the Amazon Appstore and simpler international roaming

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In this week's edition of The Fonecast we're talking about the forthcoming Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system, the UK launch of the Amazon Appstore and the GSMA's plans to make international roaming easier to understand.

There's also time to discuss new mobile tariffs from Virgin Media, cars that call for help after an accident, some mobile shopping research and LG's future as a tablet manufacturer.

You can listen to the programme on our website audio player, via iTunes, by using our RSS feed or by downloading the mp3 or OGG audio files directly. Alternatively, install the Android, iOS or webOS Stitcher Radio app and stream the podcast straight to your mobile phone.

01:00 Microsoft previews its new mobile platform
10:00 Amazon brings its application store to the UK
13:15 New Virgin Media tariffs include unlimited data
15:30 European MPs want cars to phone for help
18:00 Sponsor's message: 51Degrees.mobi
20:30 New GSMA initiative to simplify international mobile use
23:30 Research shows how mobiles are disrupting high-street shopping
27:15 LG tablet development takes a back seat
30:00 Twitter recovers after a glitch last week
31:15 Android-powered Google TV heads for the UK

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