ExclusiveNokia confirms its first Windows Phone device for USA News Mark - December 15, 2011 The Nokia Lumia 710 will be the company’s first Windows Phone available in the United States - and it’ll run on the T-Mobile network. It follows the release of the Lumia 800 in the UK last month.
ExclusiveGoogle acquires Clever Sense and its 'Alfred' local recommendation app News Mark - December 14, 2011 Google is acquiring California-based company Clever Sense, which created a recommendation application called Alfred. Alfred works on Android and iOS devices, delivering personalised recommendations about local venues.
ExclusiveThe UK leads mobile internet use, says Ofcom survey News Mark - December 14, 2011 A new Ofcom report says smartphone ownership nearly doubled in the UK between February 2010 and August 2011 - increasing from 24% to 46% penetration - with take-up higher in the UK than in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In addition, the number of people using their mobiles to go online was higher in the UK than in any other country surveyed.
ExclusiveToday's podcast: webOS goes open source... and much more News Mark - December 14, 2011 With less than two weeks until Christmas, the mobile phone industry still keeps delivering major news stories. As usual, you can listen to this week’s edition of The Fonecast on our website’s audio player, via iTunes, by subscribing to our RSS feed or by downloading the MP3.
ExclusivePodcast - 14th December 2011 Podcasts Mark - December 13, 2011 Iain, James and Mark discuss the week's mobile industry headlines... starting with HP and webOS, then mentioning Samsung, Panasonic, Ofcom, Jawbone, Everything Everywhere, RIM and Google, before ending with a new retail scheme from O2.