ExclusiveMicrosoft appoints Satya Nadella as CEO and creates a new role for Bill Gates as well News Mark - February 4, 2014 Microsoft has appointed Satya Nadella as its new Chief Executive Officer, making him only the third person to have held this role. Mr Nadella, who’s been with the company since 1992, will replace outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer from today.
ExclusiveEE and Three reportedly agree a sharing deal for 4G services in the UK News Mark - February 3, 2014 The Financial Times reports that EE and Three have agreed an infrastructure-sharing deal for their 4G networks in the UK. It’s expected to speed-up the rollout of 4G technology whilst also reducing costs.
ExclusiveLast week at The Fonecast: 3rd February 2014 Opinion Mark - February 3, 2014 Mark Bridge writes: Patents were a very popular topic of conversation last week. Google sold its Motorola Mobility smartphone business to Lenovo but hung on to most of the patents. Does this mean the patents were the most valuable part of the business? Well, when you look at the difference between the original purchase price and the sale price, it seems a reasonable conclusion.
ExclusiveFarewell to Inq Mobile News Mark - February 2, 2014 Inq Mobile, a Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary that launched in 2007 as a mobile phone manufacturer and produced one of the first so-called ‘Facebook phones’ before changing its focus to mobile software, has closed down. Last year it produced a personalised magazine application called Material and a ‘social homescreen’ app called SO.HO.
ExclusiveA grumpy not-so-old man looks at his mobile phone bill Opinion Mark - January 31, 2014 Mark Bridge writes: Sometimes I worry that I’m turning into a grumpy old man. That I’ll follow the path of Rick Wakeman and become better known for my views on body piercing than for playing ‘The Six Wives of Henry VIII’ on eleven keyboards simultaneously.