Tuesday, April 10, 2012
There are two billion-dollar deals in this week's show, with Facebook acquiring Instagram and AOL selling hundeds of patents to Microsoft. In addition, we discuss the rest of the mobile industry headlines - from security to virtual reality.
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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.
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.
James Rosewell shows me a colourful roll of paper that's the width of an iPhone but well over three metres long. When I look closer, I can see it's a printed copy of the Wall Street Journal's mobile website. That's a lot of scrolling to do... and a pretty unfriendly user experience for anyone reading the news online. Why does it work so badly?
Iain Graham, Mark Bridge and James Rosewell look at the week's mobile industry headlines, listen to Maria Sharapova talk about designing accessories and preview the fashionable Nokia 7610 Supernova.
This week’s edition of The Fonecast looks at the Motorola ZN5 camera phone and talks about mobile industry news from the last seven days - including termination rates, Symbian and international growth.
This week The Fonecast reviews the 8 megapixel Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot that offers a real alternative to a digital camera. Iain, Mark and James also find time to bring you the latest news and views from around the mobile industry.
This week the team reviews the Nokia E71, talks to Ian White about The Fone Academy and brings you the latest news and views from the mobile industry.
The new 3G Apple iPhone is released... and The Fonecast takes a close look at the specifications. You’ll also hear the rest of the week’s news headlines, along with a conversation about box breaking with independent dealer Adrian Foot.
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