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ExclusiveTwitter is going public, Dell is going private... and roaming charges may be going forever

Podcasts Mark - September 18, 2013

We start this week's show with news about the European Commission's plans to end mobile roaming charges completely from next year.

We're also talking about the future facing Twitter and Dell, Vodafone's security challenges in Germany, app development, wireless charging, mobile payments and Nokia's Android-based smartphones.

ExclusiveFile-sharing app Bump acquired by Google

News Mark - September 17, 2013

Bump, the company behind a cloud-based iOS and Android app that enables smartphone users to transfer files between phones by literally bumping them together, has been acquired by Google.

When users bump their phones, the service works out which devices are making the transfer by calculating where the phones are and how hard they were bumped.

ExclusiveBarclays adds mobile payments and QR codes to its Pingit mobile app

News Mark - September 16, 2013

Barclays has added two new options to its Pingit mobile app, which was launched in February last year.

From today the app can be used for mobile-based online purchases and for buying from a print or on-screen advertisement.

ExclusiveMichael Dell on course to acquire the tech company he founded

News Mark - September 16, 2013

Technology company Dell Inc. says a preliminary tally of votes from its recent special meeting shows that a majority of stockholders have approved the proposal to let company founder Michael Dell acquire the business in partnership with investment firm Silver Lake Partners.

The transaction is expected to be completed in the next few months, subject to regulatory approval.

ExclusiveLast week at The Fonecast: 16th September 2013

Opinion Mark - September 16, 2013

Mark Bridge writes:

iPhone, iPhone. Two of ‘em, one dearer than the other but neither especially cheap. One with a 64-bit look-at-me-I’m-fast processor, the other much like an iPhone 5 with a coloured rear panel.

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