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Protecting children from text message cyber-bullying

Podcast - 22nd November 2013

With more than half of all pre-teen children reported to be using text messaging as their main form of mobile communication, it's not surprising to hear that bullies are taking advantage of SMS to attack their victims.

But what can mobile networks do to help these victims of cyber-bullying?  Louise O'Sullivan of Anam Technologies explains why she thinks network operators are apparently reluctant to take action - and why other organisations need to get involved.

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Doro pre-loads AVG AntiVirus on its new Android smartphone

Easy-to-use smartphone manufacturer Doro has agreed a deal that’ll see AVG AntiVirus Pro software pre-loaded on the Doro Liberto 810 smartphone.

Customers buying the Liberto will receive a year’s licence to use the mobile security app free of charge.

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BYOD will claim over a third of consumer-owned mobile devices by 2018, says new report

A new report from Juniper Research predicts that almost 35% of consumer-owned tablets and smartphones will be used as part of a ‘bring your own device’ scheme at work by 2018.

That’s over a billion devices in total.

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Acer appoints co-founder Stan Shih to the roles of Chairman and interim President

Computer and smartphone manufacturer Acer says its board of directors has elected Stan Shih, one of the company’s original co-founders, as Chairman and interim Corporate President.

It’s also removing the role of CEO, giving these duties to either the Chairman or the President.

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Porsche Design comes to BlackBerry 10

New P'9982 smartphone announced

BlackBerry is producing a new smartphone in conjunction with Porsche Design. It’s called the Porsche Design P’9982 Smartphone from BlackBerry and is based on the Z10 device.

There’ll be two versions: one made from stainless steel with a leather back panel, the other a limited-edition model with a crocodile-skin panel.

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