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It was 1996 when I started working at the Cricklewood head office of Peoples Phone [writes Mark Bridge], initially in a sales support role before becoming part of the Marketing team. The company was an independent mobile phone retailer with a growing network of high-street shops and connected customers. In November 1996 the company and its customer base were acquired by Vodafone, which had already taken over the Talkland retail business and was soon to add Astec to its portfolio.

 

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Mark Bridge writes:

Earlier this week Vodafone announced Vodafone 360 under the headline “Bringing your world together”. It all sounds very promising – and it reminded me of another Vodafone launch nine years before. It was September 2000 when Vizzavi appeared in the UK...

ExclusiveThe mobile phone tries to grow up

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Mark Bridge writes:

The end of civilisation. The dawn of the future. Mobile phones are somewhere in the middle. Once seen as novelties for people with too much money, the mobile phone is now ubiquitous. And with that ubiquity comes an acceptance that they’re just tools. Doesn't it?

Which is why I was surprised to see a news article from Voice, a trade union that wants mobile phones banned from nurseries because of concern about inappropriate photographs.

ExclusiveSounding good to me

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"Sounding good to me". So sang Charlie Dore, back in the day when radio stations started to realise that quality was as important as quantity. "AM, FM, I feel so ecstatic", opined Cliff Richard, although I’m betting he’d have preferred the lack of hiss and crackle on FM stations.

Yet no-one’s really thought much about the quality of a phone call. Until now.

ExclusiveMixed verdict on mobile phones as cancer cause

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Art Chimes of voanews.com writes:

Nearly two-thirds of the people on Earth now use mobile telephones, according to a study by the International Telecommunications Union. But how safe are those phones? Scientists still aren't sure, but some evidence is starting to suggest there may be danger along with the convenience.

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This week's mobile industry news podcast from The Fonecast takes a gloomy look at HP's job losses, the end of the Cisco Cius tablet and the growth in Android malware - before cheering up with encouraging news from Orange, Yahoo! and Sidecar.

You can listen to the programme on our website audio player, via iTunes, by using our RSS feed or by downloading the MP3. Alternatively, download the Android, iOS or webOS Stitcher Radio app and stream the podcast straight to your mobile phone.

00:45 HP cuts thousands of jobs worldwide
03:35 Cisco stops work on its Cius tablet
06:00 Google loses a Motorola Mobility patent battle
09:20 McAfee records a big jump in Android malware
12:20 Sponsor’s message: 51Degrees.mobi
14:05 Carphone Warehouse does mobile security deal
15:50 UK regulator cuts off text message fraud
17:55 New web browser launched by Yahoo!
19:40 Sidecar app promises a new perspective on voice calls
24:30 Orange and Stagecoach launch an NFC bus ticket trial
26:50 AGA launches mobile-enabled remote control oven

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