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ExclusiveThe days of our Twitter obsession may be numbered

Mark Bridge writes:

It's been a headline-grabbing couple of weeks for micro-blogging site Twitter. First it picks up London-based TweetDeck for what was probably around $40 million - and then it's built into the next version of Apple's iPhone and iPad operating system. From this autumn you'll be able to tweet from within the camera app, the web browser, the contact application and even YouTube on your iOS5 device.

ExclusiveTaiwan tech firms challenge iPad with locally designed products

Ralph Jennings of voanews.com writes:

Taiwan's massive high-tech industry has long been synonymous with building gadgets cheaply for foreign companies. But at the country's annual technology convention, locally designed tablet computers are hoping to change that image by challenging Apple's wildly popular iPad.

After decades of making PCs at a discount for more well-known foreign companies, Taiwan firms are using their manufacturing experience to design their own machines.

ExclusiveThis week at The Fonecast: 4th June 2011

Mark Bridge writes:

I'll start with a personal comment. One of my friends has described my music taste as eclectic - and he didn't mean that in a good way. It probably explains why I've been sitting at my desk singing "melty head" to the tune of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face".

ExclusiveMobile phone radiation, cancer and the IARC

Mark Bridge writes:

On Tuesday this week the International Agency for Research on Cancer - part of the World Health Organisation - classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans.

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Apple previews iOS6, Vodafone goes roaming and Xbox gets mobile

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In this week's mobile industry news podcast we're looking at Apple's new mobile operating system, Vodafone's money-saving European tariff and Microsoft's plans to expand the reach of its Xbox gaming console. There's also talk about network sharing, legal battles, mobile apps, mobile payments and mobile retailing.

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

01:00 Google and Oracle legal battle reaches a conclusion
04:00 Apple previews its new iPhone operating system
06:30 Vodafone introduces new flat-rate European roaming deal
09:30 Single UK network infrastructure planned for Vodafone and O2
13:00 Sponsor’s message: 51Degrees.mobi
14:30 Microsoft uses Xbox to bring entertainment to mobile phones
16:15 A1 Comms is returning to high street retail
17:30 Google works with Quickoffice; HTC plays with PlayStation
20:45 PayPal launches in-store mobile payments in the UK
22:45 New app warns users when text messages are bad news

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