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ExclusiveBeer o’clock Opinion SuperUser Account - March 4, 2014 James Rosewell writes: I noticed a new phenomenon at Mobile World Congress this year: Beer O’Clock. Come 5pm Monday through Wednesday, companies with larger booths would break out the Cerveza, Vino, Cava and a small number of Orange juices. All very sociable and fun… until the music started.
ExclusiveLast week at The Fonecast: 3rd March 2014 Opinion Mark - March 3, 2014 Mark Bridge writes: So, that’s another Mobile World Congress in the bag. Yes, it was bigger than ever. Just like last year. Just like the year before, too.
ExclusiveIBM, smartphones and a graffiti wall: what's the real message? Opinion Mark - March 2, 2014 Mark Bridge writes: I was ready to poke fun at IBM for its sponsored graffiti wall at Mobile World Congress this year. Graffiti and IBM don't have a comfortable history, as anyone who remembers the Linux campaign from 2001 will tell you.
ExclusiveLast week at The Fonecast: 24th February 2014 Opinion Mark - February 24, 2014 Mark Bridge writes: Some companies have saved their big announcements for the week of Mobile World Congress. Samsung and Nokia, for example. Others have issued a press release in advance.
ExclusiveWhen customer service stops working: a complaint about Vodafone Opinion Mark - February 22, 2014 Iain Graham writes: Vodafone’s admission last week that ‘some customers’ may have been experiencing issues with mobile services came three weeks late for me. I’ve been having my own ongoing battle with the network since the beginning of the month.