23

May

2013

New Intel CEO reorganises the company

Author: The Fonecast

Brian Krzanich, who was appointed as CEO of Intel Corporation last week, has started making changes to the company.

He’s taking direct control of a number of business units and is also reported to be creating a ‘new devices’ group that will look beyond mobile.

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23

May

2013

App tips and tricks for developers in 2013

Author: The Fonecast

Anton Faulconbridge of RantMedia writes:

2013 promises to be an exciting year for the app industry. With the number of smartphone users almost on par with laptop, desktop and tablet users, this is a crucial time for app developers to bring fresh and innovative material to the table.

Whilst many industries are drying out, the smartphone technology sector continues to flourish and a wave of app developers who sit up and take notice of new trends are likely to do well compared with slapdash competitors. Let’s take a look at some savvy tips and tricks to stay ahead of the game in 2013.

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22

May

2013

Visa says over €1 billion has been spent using contactless cards and NFC smartphones in Europe

Author: The Fonecast

Visa Europe says the adoption of NFC contactless payments has reached a ‘critical point’ across Europe.

More than 19 million transactions took place in March 2013, driving the total spend on contactless cards and smartphones equipped with a Visa payWave app to over €1 billion (£856 million).

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Categories: Applications, News

Tags: visa, payments, nfc

22

May

2013

The mobile communications of World War One

Author: The Fonecast

Mark Bridge writes:

Unmanned drone aircraft are flown by pilots thousands of miles away, while hackers attempt to intercept their transmissions.

It’s clear that communications technology has transformed 21st century warfare. What may not be so obvious are the ways that wireless communications played a part in the First World War... and the concerns about security that remain with us today.

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22

May

2013

New devices from BlackBerry, HP and Jolla... plus a new purchase for Yahoo

Podcast - 22nd May 2013

Author: The Fonecast

We start this week's podcast by talking about Yahoo and Tumblr before moving on to discuss Google's recent developer conference.

There are product announcements from BlackBerry, HP and the former MeeGo developers at Jolla... and there's some interesting mobile app news as well.

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