1

May

2013

Smartphone shipments, multiple messages and a Best Buy buy-out

Podcast - 1st May 2013

Author: The Fonecast

This week's news report begins with quarterly figures from Samsung and Apple - and a discussion about what the future may hold for iOS.

We also talk about instant messaging versus SMS, the end of Best Buy's European joint venture with Carphone Warehouse, patent wars, white spaces and connected cars.

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May

2013

Growth for Android and Windows Phone in the UK

Author: The Fonecast

Figures from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech show that Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is gaining market share in the UK, although Android and Apple still dominate.

The first quarter of 2013 saw Windows-based devices accounting for 7% of smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2013, up from 2.9% a year ago.

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29

Apr

2013

Last week at The Fonecast: 29th April 2013

Money, messaging, microphones and M2M

Author: The Fonecast

Mark Bridge writes:

This week there was only one set of financial results that attracted the mainstream tech media. Apple reported the first drop in quarterly profit for several years as figures fell by 18% to around £6.1 billion. On the positive side, it made around £6.1 billion profit. It also announced dates for its developer conference in June and promised a new version of iOS.

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Apr

2013

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference promises new version of iOS in June

Author: The Fonecast

Apple is holding this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference from 10th until 14th June at the Moscone West centre in San Francisco.

As well as being able to attend technical sessions and hands-on labs, developers are also being promised an opportunity to “learn about the future of iOS and OS X”.

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Apr

2013

Twitter launches its own music service

Author: The Fonecast

Micro-blogging service Twitter has launched a new service called Twitter #music. It uses activity on Twitter to find the most popular tracks and new artists as well as making it easier for users to enjoy music from their favourite musicians.

The service uses iTunes, Spotify and Rdio to provide its music.

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