ExclusiveOfcom helps protect customers against unexpected roaming charges News Mark - November 3, 2024 New rules from UK telecoms regulator Ofcom will protect customers when they use their mobile phone on a foreign network. In addition, customers will be alerted if they are inadvertently roaming, perhaps because they're near an international border.
ExclusiveGlobal smartphone market is set for recovery, says new forecast News Mark - November 23, 2023 A new forecast from research specialists Canalys shows the smartphone market is set to recover next year. Worldwide shipments declined by 12% last year but that decline is expected to slow to 5% this year.
ExclusiveVodafone and Three plan to merge their UK businesses Networks and operators Mark - June 20, 2023 Vodafone Group plc and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited have agreed to combine their UK telecommunication businesses, respectively Vodafone UK and Three UK. The merger will create a large new network operator to compete with Virgin Media O2 and EE.
ExclusiveUK mobile payment service Paym to close in March 2023 News Mark - December 18, 2022 UK mobile payment service Paym will close on 7th March 2023. The service, which allowed users to make and receive payments using their mobile phone numbers, was launched in 2014.
ExclusiveQualcomm legal action moves forward in the UK News Mark - May 21, 2022 Consumer protection organisation Which? has been given permission by the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal to represent Apple and Samsung smartphone buyers in a legal case against chip manufacturer Qualcomm.
ExclusivePodcast - 9th March 2012 Podcasts Mark - March 8, 2012 Cryptography Research demonstrates Differential Power Analysis, which can be used to reveal encrypted information from a smartphone without ever needing to get hold of the device. Recorded at Mobile World Congress 2012.
ExclusivePodcast - 7th March 2012 Podcasts Mark - March 6, 2012 Iain, James and Mark look back at the week's top industry headlines, including a review of Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona.
ExclusivePodcast - 2nd March 2012 Podcasts Mark - March 1, 2012 James Rosewell and Mark Bridge look back at the final day of Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona. In today's programme they discuss Thursday's WIP developer conference, Visa's mobile payment plans and new services from Dolby.
ExclusivePodcast - 1st March 2012 Podcasts Mark - February 29, 2012 James Rosewell and Mark Bridge report from Mobile World Congress 2012. In today's programme they talk about Wednesday's events - including the beta release of Windows 8 - and plan their final day at the Barcelona show.
ExclusivePodcast - 29th February 2012 Podcasts Mark - February 28, 2012 James Rosewell and Mark Bridge report from Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona. In today's programme they discuss Tuesday's news from the GSMA, Eric Schmidt's keynote speech, and the iZettle mobile payment service.