Vodafone UK says it plans to open 150 new shops in the next 12 months, with 1,400 new retail jobs being created as part of the process.
The company is describing it as a “£100 million boost to the UK’s high street”.
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The licence that permits T-Mobile to sell BlackBerry products in the United States won’t be renewed this month, according to the Canadian smartphone company.
Instead it will expire on 25th April 2014.
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Nokia has announced its first three smartphones based on the new Windows Phone 8.1 mobile operating system.
It’s also said a Windows Phone 8.1 update is due to be offered this summer to all Nokia Lumia devices running Windows Phone 8.
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Cortana virtual assistant is on its way
Microsoft has revealed details of its forthcoming Windows Phone 8.1 mobile operating system, which will be installed on new phones from this month and will also be available as an update to current Windows Phone 8 users in the near future.
This new version of the Windows Phone OS will offer a virtual assistant called Cortana, named after a character in the Halo video game series.
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Podcast - 2nd April 2014
Acquisition announcements from Facebook and Intel are the first stories in this week's look at the latest UK mobile industry headlines.
They're followed by news about mobile payments, mobile banking, a phone with an invisible solar panel, customer complaints, low-cost 4G smartphones, productivity apps and an intriguing case of WhatsApp-itis.
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