27

Mar

2013

T-Mobile USA drops annual contracts and becomes an 'un-carrier'

Author: The Fonecast

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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27

Mar

2013

The week's mobile news headlines: from Google Keep to Apple's maps

Podcast - 27th March 2013

Author: The Fonecast

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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25

Mar

2013

Last week at The Fonecast: 25th March 2013

I’m moving on up, you’re moving on out

Author: The Fonecast

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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21

Mar

2013

Only a third of smartphone data sessions are started manually

Author: The Fonecast

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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13

Feb

2013

Mobile calls go over WiFi, Skype credit is bought via mobile and an Android phone goes into space

Podcast - 13th February 2013

Author: The Fonecast

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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