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Less than one in five smartphones have malware protection

A new report from Juniper Research shows that more than 80% of business and consumer owned smartphones will not be protected by a mobile security product at the end of 2013.

It notes that consumer awareness of mobile security products is increasing but says there’s relatively low consumer awareness about online attacks on mobile devices.

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Ofcom wants to quadruple 900MHz and 1800MHz mobile spectrum licence fees

Communication industry regulator Ofcom has published a consultation about revising the licence fees paid by UK mobile networks for the 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum bands initially used for 2G and 3G services.

In December 2010, the Government told Ofcom to revise these fees in line with current market values.

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Vodafone UK connects 100,000 customers to 4G

Vodafone UK connects 100,000 customers to 4G

Vodafone UK says it has connected 100,000 customers to its 4G tariffs since they were launched seven weeks ago.

The company currently covers much of the Greater London area with its 4G network, along with Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield. Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester are due to be added in the next few weeks.

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Samsung announces smartphone with curved HD Super AMOLED display

Samsung Electronics has announced the Galaxy Round smartphone, described as “the world’s first curved display smartphone”. The handset has a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a gentle concave curve.

It’s being launched with SK Telecom in South Korea.

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The ups and downs of the mobile telecoms industry

Podcast - 9th October 2013

In today's podcast: Samsung's profit, UK mobile ad spending and Vertu's smartphone range are all increasing.

Meanwhile HTC's profit and the proportion of children with mobile phones are both going down. Discover the background to these news stories - and plenty more - in our regular weekly broadcast.

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