ExclusiveLast week at The Fonecast: 16th December 2013 Opinion Mark - December 16, 2013 Mark Bridge writes: HTC experienced a bit of Christmas cheer last week when the threat of a sales injunction against the HTC One mini smartphone and a number of other devices was lifted. Nokia had previously won a patent-related court case against HTC but it seems that a sales ban was deemed too harsh a penalty.
ExclusiveNew CEO for Qualcomm next year News Mark - December 15, 2013 Mobile technology company Qualcomm Incorporated says it’ll be appointing Chief Operating Officer Steve Mollenkopf as its CEO in March next year. Mr Mollenkopf is currently also the company president and will retain that role.
ExclusiveOfcom reveals the UK's most complained-about mobile phone networks News Mark - December 13, 2013 Ofcom has published its latest quarterly report, which shows details of the amount of complaints it’s received about major telecoms and pay TV providers. This new report covers the period from July to September 2013.
ExclusiveLG announces the first-ever Google Play Edition tablet News Mark - December 13, 2013 LG has announced a special ‘Google Play’ version of its G Pad 8.3 tablet, which it says will be the first device to be designated a Google Play Edition tablet. This means it’ll run a ‘clean’ version of Android rather than having LG’s own user interface on top.
ExclusiveUK communications services are less expensive than other European countries, says new research News Mark - December 12, 2013 New Ofcom research shows that UK consumers are benefiting from lower-priced communications services than people in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the USA. These findings form part of Ofcom’s ninth International Communications Market Report.