Podcast - 16th January 2013
We start this week with a look at troubled UK retailer HMV before moving on to research that sheds new light on mobile data usage.
You'll also find a new mapping app, increasing free WiFi coverage, a phone service designed for children and preliminary quarterly results from Samsung and Nokia.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Retailing, Networks and operators, Applications, Podcasts
Tags: ntt docomo, uk, hmv, data, smartphone, tablet, research, wifi, samsung, nokia, japan, location
Harder, better, faster, stronger...
Mark Bridge writes:
Oh, how the mobile industry loves a superlative. Much like the work ethic celebrated by Daft Punk (or Kanye West, if you prefer), it’s always looking for a new angle.
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Categories: Handsets and manufacturers, Networks and operators, Applications, Opinion
Tags: opinion, ces, alcatel, huawei, belkin, wifi, glympse, location, ford, ntt docomo, smartphone, uk, japan, htc, nokia, samsung
NTT Docomo says it’s working on a mobile phone that’s aimed specifically at pre-teen children and teenagers who are upper elementary and junior high school students in Japan.
The Smartphone for Juniors SH-05E is being manufactured by Sharp and will go on sale in early February.
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Apple iPhone 5 is blamed
Juniper Research has revised its forecasts for the worldwide NFC market, lowering its estimates for NFC growth in North America and Western Europe.
It says Apple’s decision not to include NFC technology in its iPhone 5 has reduced the confidence of brands and retailers, which means we’ll see fewer NFC marketing campaigns and less interest in rolling out new Point of Sale equipment.
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Let the tills ring out...
Mark Bridge writes:
We’re moving into that time of year where product announcements are replaced by promotional campaigns and sales figures. Apple revealed it had sold three million assorted iPad tablets in just three days, while Samsung said its Galaxy SIII smartphone had sold more than 30 million units since its launch in May.
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