ExclusiveGoogle plans smarter messaging with forthcoming Allo app News Mark - May 18, 2016 Google says it’s planning to launch a new iOS and Android ‘smart messaging’ app called Allo, along with a video calling app called Duo. Both are based on the user’s mobile phone number, drawing comparisons with WhatsApp.
ExclusiveThe Nokia brand is returning to mobile phones and tablets News Mark - May 18, 2016 Former mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has signed a deal that’ll see a new Finnish company producing Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets. The new company – HMD global – is being granted an exclusive branding and intellectual property licence to create Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets for the next ten years.
ExclusiveAndroid Pay launches in the UK News Mark - May 18, 2016 Google has launched its Android Pay mobile payment service in the UK today. It first introduced the service to the USA around nine months ago.
ExclusiveEuropean Commission blocks O2/Three merger News Mark - May 12, 2016 The European Commission has blocked the proposed merger of Telefonica UK’s O2 network with Hutchison’s Three. It said it was concerned that the deal would have harmed innovation, reduced consumer choice and caused prices to rise.
ExclusiveNew report shows year-on-year smartphone sales falling News Mark - May 3, 2016 A new report from mobile analysts at Juniper Research estimates that 320.3 million smartphones were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of this year. That's a year-on-year drop of almost 6%.