Goodbye RIM, hello BlackBerry
Mark Bridge writes:
Apple launches a new product and BlackBerry pushes it out of the headlines. Who’d have thought it, eh?
Yes, Apple’s new $799 128GB iPad didn’t get much of a mention in the mobile press last week - thanks to the new BlackBerry 10 platform and two new smartphones. Memories of Stephen Bates’s awkward BBC interviews were soon forgotten as the touchscreen Z10 appeared and quickly hit the shelves of UK retailers.
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UK mobile virtual network operator Ovivo Mobile is using online investment platform Crowdcube to find new financial backers.
Ovivo, which was founded by Dariush Zand last year, offers its customers a bundle of free calls, text messages and data usage each month.
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Virtual mobile network and VoIP service provider Truphone says it’s arranged £75 million of new funding, which will enable it to open a number of new businesses around the world and employ around 500 additional staff members in the next 18 months.
The British-based company is also planning a number of new product launches.
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Podcast - 23rd January 2013
It's another packed podcast this week, starting with mobile payments and ending with DIY mobile accessories.
We also cover manufacturing news, mobile VoIP calling, a new virtual network heading for the UK high street, shop closures, smart accessories and phablets.
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UK mobile phone retailer Phones 4u is launching its own virtual mobile network in March. The service, which will be called ‘LIFE Mobile’, will run on the EE network.
Initially it’ll offer just 2G and 3G connections, with 4G planned to be added later in the year.
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