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Shazam makes its first acquisition by buying song lyric technology

Music discovery service Shazam has announced its first corporate acquisition.

Technology from California-based Tunezee is being added to the Shazam Encore app, enabling users to view song lyrics synchronised in real-time with the music they are listening to. It's currently available for more than 25,000 songs.

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Less than 1 in 20 smartphones and tablets have third party security software

Figures from Juniper Research suggest that fewer than 4% of smartphones and tablets have third party security software.

However, awareness of the need for mobile security will increase, with mobile security software providers expected to enjoy a $3.6 billion market by 2016.

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Dolby says BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablet infringe its audio patents

Dolby Laboratories has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Research In Motion, claiming that RIM is using Dolby's digital audio compression technology in some of its BlackBerry smartphones and its PlayBook tablets without having obtained licences.

The legal action has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California and the District Court of Mannheim in Germany.

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Nokia and Apple, 4G in the UK and the rest of the UK's mobile industry news

In this week's edition of The Fonecast we're taking our regular look at the UK mobile phone industry. There's a discussion about the legal agreement between Apple and Nokia, there's talk about a potential delay to 4G in the UK, there's a quick look at the new Everything Everywhere shops and - as always - there's much, much more.

Click here to hear this week’s podcast on our website - or download the show automatically from iTunes.

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