Podcast - 18th June 2013
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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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Retailing, Networks and operators, Applications, Podcasts
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Making the network truly mobile
Mark Bridge writes:
The telecommunications industry was making plenty of headlines last week – but much of it wasn’t particularly upbeat.
The debate about privacy and security continued in the wake of allegations about US agents intercepting internet traffic. Meanwhile, Nokia prepared to make its last Symbian smartphones and Tradedoubler warned that mobile devices were having a negative effect on high-street consumer loyalty.
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New research from marketing company Tradedoubler shows that mobile devices are having a negative effect on high-street consumer loyalty.
The study found that 52% of online shoppers have at least one ‘performance marketing’ application on their mobile, with 32% using a price comparison app.
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Podcast - 5th June 2013
We're celebrating the seventh anniversary of The Fonecast this month with a handful of our favourite interviews from the early years.
You'll hear Ben Whitaker from Masabi, Truphone co-founder James Tagg, former Olympic athlete Steve Backley OBE and online banking pioneer Steve Townend.
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Online retailer Amazon has launched a new service called 'Login with Amazon'.
It’ll let any Amazon customer log in to mobile apps, online games and other websites with their Amazon account details. Mobile developers and web site managers will be able to incorporate Login with Amazon to save customers from creating a separate account.
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