ExclusiveConnecting London Car Telephones to TheFonecast.com Opinion The Fonecast - June 4, 2026 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.
ExclusiveHow AI technology is transforming the smartphone experience Opinion Mark - December 4, 2022 By incorporating advanced algorithms and machine learning capabilities, AI can help to optimize a smartphone's performance, providing users with a faster, more efficient and user-friendly experience.
ExclusiveWhatever happened to all my tech? Opinion Mark - December 18, 2020 Mark Bridge writes:I've been taking a look back at the devices I've written about during the past few years. Some are still faithful companions, others... well, let's just say my faith was misplaced.
ExclusivePredictions for 2016: Network Function Virtualisation, 4G throttling and video calling Opinion Mark - December 11, 2015 Mark Windle, head of marketing at OpenCloud, predicts that this year’s reduction in the number of traditional telecoms operators in some countries will provide an opportunity for other operators to innovate and capture market share in 2016. He says next year will be a year of rapid change for telecoms… whether it’s MVNO disruption, competitive tariff pricing or simply defence from the ‘dark art’ of hacking.
ExclusiveKapture review: the audio-recording wristband Opinion Mark - December 1, 2015 Mark Bridge writes: The most memorable moments in life often go unrecorded. You don't have your camera in your hands. Your finger is still hovering over the 'pause' button on your audio recorder. Or you were simply too busy experiencing whatever was happening. It's all about the one that got away. That's where Kapture can help.
ExclusivePodcast - 27th May 2009 Podcasts Mark - May 26, 2009 Iain Graham, James Rosewell and Mark Bridge take a look at mobile news headlines from the last seven days - including new mobile application stores from Sun and Carphone Warehouse, Apple's existing application store and we'll even discuss some news stories not related to application stores at all like GPS, Vodafone's tax challenge and termination rates.
ExclusivePodcast - 20th May 2009 Podcasts Mark - May 19, 2009 Iain Graham, James Rosewell and Mark Bridge take a look at mobile news headlines from the last seven days - including Vodafone's new "roaming" promotion, Blyk's revised plans and the Carphone Warehouse's commission changes.
ExclusivePodcast - 13th May 2009 Podcasts Mark - May 12, 2009 The Fonecast takes its weekly look at the latest mobile news headlines, while Chris Caudle from the IMPDA talks about the falling number of UK mobile phone dealers.
ExclusivePodcast - 6th May 2009 Podcasts Mark - May 5, 2009 This week's edition of The Fonecast includes an interview with Jonathan Viney from mobile web company Wapple. Plus, as usual, the team takes its regular look at industry headlines from the last 7 days.
ExclusivePodcast - 29th April 2009 Podcasts Mark - April 28, 2009 Iain, Mark and James take their regular look at the week's mobile news headlines. There's also an interview with Dr Mark Smith, founder of ipadio.com - a service that turns a phone call into a live web broadcast.