19

Jun

2013

Huawei introduces the world’s slimmest smartphone

Author: The Fonecast

Huawei has announced what it’s describing as the world’s slimmest smartphone. The Huawei Ascend P6 is just 6.18mm deep, compared with 7.6mm for the iPhone 5.

It runs Android on a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and has a 4.7-inch HD screen.

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18

Jun

2013

iZettle moves its mobile payment service beyond Europe by launching in Mexico

Author: The Fonecast

Mobile payment business iZettle has launched its service in Mexico today and has appointed former Visa executive Luis Arceo as Managing Director of its Mexican operations.

It’s the first time iZettle has ben available outside Europe.

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18

Jun

2013

Communication Workers Union reaches agreement about O2 UK outsourcing

Author: The Fonecast

The Communication Workers Union has reached an agreement with Telefonica after the O2 UK network planned to outsource thousands of jobs to Capita.

A CWU strike ballot that was due today has now been withdrawn.

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18

Jun

2013

Cameras, navigation, tickets and shopping... all on mobile phones

Podcast - 18th June 2013

Author: The Fonecast

Samsung has put a 10x optical zoom lens on a smartphone, Google is acquiring navigation app Waze and the European Commission is getting ready to equip cars with an emergency call system.

We're also talking about a strike threat at O2, the risk of 'showrooming' to high-street retailers, the end of Symbian smartphones and plenty more as well.

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17

Jun

2013

NFC-enabled handset shipments were up 300% last year

Author: The Fonecast

A new report from Berg Insight shows that global sales of handsets equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology grew by 300% last year to 140 million units.

Annual device shipments are expected to reach 1 billion by 2017; a compound annual growth rate of 48.2%.

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