Research In Motion and Telefonica have announced plans to introduce integrated carrier billing to BlackBerry App World. This will allow Telefonica customers around the world to purchase apps from BlackBerry App World and charge them to their monthly bill.
Customers will also be able to add in-app purchases of digital goods to their monthly bill.
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As manufacturers release their quarterly results, so analysts calculate what the figures mean. The latest of those reports comes from the International Data Corporation, which says the worldwide mobile phone market grew 17.9% in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Its Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker report says 401.4 million mobile devices were shipped in Q4, bringing 2010’s total to 1.39 billion units. That’s up 18.5% from the 1.17 billion units shipped in 2009.
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The GSMA has announced the nominees for the 16th Annual Global Mobile Awards. The winners will be announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 15th February 2011.
In total, 115 companies have been nominated in ten categories.
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Mark Bridge writes:
The RIM BlackBerry PlayBook. Embarrassment-in-waiting or soon-to-be-success in the increasingly crowded tablet market?
Just before Christmas I stuck my neck out and predicted the latter. But that’s not a position I’ve always held.
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Research In Motion says it’s working to restrict access to pornographic websites for BlackBerry customers in Indonesia. The Indonesian government had threatened to close RIM’s service if porn sites weren’t blocked.
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