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Telefonica and Dolby to promote high-quality audio in smartphones

Telefónica - the parent company of O2 in the UK - and Dolby Laboratories have signed a global agreement that’ll see the two companies working together to drive the adoption of premium sound in smartphones.

As part of the deal, Telefonica will offer its customers “the best devices from leading handset manufacturers” with Dolby Audio technology.

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iPhone, iPhone, so good they made it twice

Mark Bridge writes:

iPhone, iPhone. Two of ‘em, one dearer than the other but neither especially cheap. One with a 64-bit look-at-me-I’m-fast processor, the other much like an iPhone 5 with a coloured rear panel.

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Dr Ray Dolby of Dolby Laboratories has died

Dolby Laboratories has announced that company founder Dr Ray Dolby OBE died yesterday at the age of 80.

Dr Dolby, who is best known for his pioneering work with the noise reduction and surround sound systems that bear his name, founded Dolby Laboratories in 1965.

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Professor Green unboxes new ZTE Grand X smartphone

Professor Green unboxes new ZTE Grand X smartphone

UK rapper Professor Green will be the official ambassador for ZTE in 2012, having originally partnered with the Chinese telecoms business last year.

The renewed partnership has seen Professor Green featured in the official unboxing video for ZTE’s new dual-core Grand X smartphone, which was launched this week.

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This week's mobile industry news podcast, including BlackBerry 10 and the Samsung Galaxy SIII

This week’s podcast from The Fonecast starts with news from RIM and Samsung. The BlackBerry 10 platform is offered to developers, while the Galaxy SIII smartphone makes its official debut.

You can listen to the programme on our website audio player, via iTunes, by using our RSS feed or by downloading the MP3.

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How AI technology is transforming the smartphone experience

How AI technology is transforming the smartphone experience

From improved performance to personalized recommendations, AI is enhancing the functionality and usability of smartphones for users

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.
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Whatever happened to all my tech?

Whatever happened to all my tech?

Mark Bridge revisits his mobile technology reviews

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.
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Predictions for 2016: Network Function Virtualisation, 4G throttling and video calling

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.

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Kapture review: the audio-recording wristband

Kapture review: the audio-recording wristband

A 'recording watch' that links to your smartphone

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.

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Making mobile websites work better

Making mobile websites work better

Device detection and responsive design explained

Mark Bridge writes:

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?

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Podcast - 24th October 2007

This week's podcast includes an interview with Clive Bayley of Fonehouse, a review of the Nokia 6120 classic and a discussion about the week's mobile industry headlines.
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Podcast - 17th October 2007

This week we talk to Chris Tombs from Timico, look at the Samsung F210 music-playing phone, ask Sunny Dehiri from Sunalysis about telecoms recruitment and review the week's mobile news headlines.

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Podcast - 10th October 2007

The Mobile News podcast team discusses the latest Google 'gPhone' rumours, looks at the new Mandarina Duck handset and talks about the week's industry news headlines.

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Podcast - 3rd October 2007

This week the team discuss Nokia's mapping purchase, review the Sony Ericsson K850i and bring you all the latest mobile related news and views.

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Podcast - 26th September 2007

The team take a look at the news headlines including the first advertising funded mobile service from Blyk and all the latest iPhone & gPhone rumours. Plus a review of the HTC Touch using Windows Mobile 6.

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