T-Mobile USA - the nation’s fourth-largest mobile network operator - has dropped annual contracts and is instead moving to a single ‘unlimited’ monthly tariff.
The news came as the company also launched its 4G LTE service in the United States.
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Podcast - 27th March 2013
Today's edition of The Fonecast takes a look at the top mobile-related news stories from the past week, including the new Google Keep app, Apple's mapping acquisition and Facebook's VoIP service.
We also cover the BlackBerry World application store, a new UK 4G survey from eBay, in-car connectivity and the recent Yahoo! purchase of Summly.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Retailing, Networks and operators, Operating systems, Applications, Podcasts
Tags: podcast, google, android, apple, ios, facebook, voip, data, research, oracle, yahoo, location
I’m moving on up, you’re moving on out
Mark Bridge writes:
Farewell, ST-Ericsson. It didn’t bode well when CEO Didier Lamouche announced his planned departure a couple of weeks ago – and now both STMicroelectronics and Ericsson have confirmed they’ll be splitting the company between them before closing it down.
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Most smartphone data sessions are started without the user noticing, according to a new report from mobile network analytics and optimisation specialists Actix.
It’s studied information from eight network operators across four continents and has found that only 30% of data sessions are user initiated.
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Podcast - 13th February 2013
There are many mobile boundaries being blurred in this week's podcast.
Topics include Truphone's combined WiFi and mobile service, Skype's move to direct mobile billing, the rise of 4G and an Android-controlled satellite.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Retailing, Networks and operators, Applications, Podcasts
Tags: podcast, truphone, skype, billing, wifi, voip, 4g, ee, uk, usa, research, iphone, android, data, virgin, advertising, vodafone
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