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Saturday, June 25, 2011

This week at The Fonecast: 25th June 2011

Mark Bridge writes:

There’s been a bit of a location-based theme in the mobile industry this week.

Hardly surprising, with a new report from Pyramid Research saying location-based advertising is becoming increasingly popular – and NAVTEQ revealing that most consumers are happy receiving promotional offers in exchange for free location-related content.

Elsewhere, Nokia has rearranged its location-y bits into a new Location and Commerce business unit that looks as though it’ll swallow the NAVTEQ subsidiary. Location-sharing app Glympse has passed the one million user mark while picking up $7.5 million in new funding. And navigation company TomTom is putting its local search service on smartphones from this summer.

Let’s talk products now. Sony Ericsson has released a couple of new Android smartphones, including a sporty thing. Nokia has announced the long-awaited MeeGo-based N9, although UK availability is unconfirmed. Huawei has a new 7-inch Android tablet in the wings. And Archos is developing an Android DECT cordless phone. Whatever next, apps on a fridge?

Ah yes, apps. Here in the UK, Google Maps, Yahoo Weather and Facebook are our favourites. That’s what the latest GSMA Mobile Media Metrics report says. Meanwhile, Flurry has published figures that suggest people are now spending more time using mobile apps than they are on the 'real' web. (Not everyone is convinced).

Finally, it’s network time. Ofcom has introduced new regulations that'll let mobile phone operators trade the rights to the radio spectrum they hold. At first glance you might wonder why anyone would want to sell their precious spectrum – but Everything Everywhere has a legal obligation to get shot of some following its merger of Orange and T-Mobile.

Next question: who’s buying?  And for how much?


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Top tips in Mobile Device Management

David Akka writes:

The issue of choosing the right MDM solution has become more and more pressing, especially for companies implementing a Bring Your Own Device policy. The market place is becoming increasingly crowded with 50 or so vendors who now position themselves as MDMs. Some vendors offer application sharing, some multitenant management, other vendors have a heritage in security or a different strength all together. For organisations considering which option is best it is important to discern between the best known names or the most expensive solutions and select an MDM solution that is fit for purpose.

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Sensum audience insights tool wows at Mobile World Congress 2013

Tracy Dempsey of Sensum writes:

Northern Irish start-up Sensum gave audiences a taste of the future at the world's largest mobile industry conference in Barcelona last week.

Sensum co-creator Shane McCourt was invited to present the Sensum audience insights platform to a 1,000-strong crowd at the “Back to the Future: Mobile Innovation 2023” conference session at Mobile World Congress 2013.

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Last week at The Fonecast: 11th March 2013

Thrills for Tesco customers, chills for Android users

Mark Bridge writes:

As Mobile World Congress 2013 disappears behind us, so the frenzy of news releases about new products and services returns to relatively normal levels.

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4 mobile security tips for every smartphone owner

Satish Shetty of Codeproof Technologies writes:

Don’t underestimate the security of your smartphone. Here are 4 important but easy security tips to secure your iPhone, iPad, Android phone and Tablet devices.

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Smartphones are about to get smarter - in many different ways

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At Mobile World Congress 2012 I spent quite a bit of time talking about quad-core smartphones. The year before had seen a fair amount of 3D screen technology. Back in 2010 it was the growth of apps. This year I wasn’t hearing so much about mobile device innovation.

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