Samsung says worldwide channel sales of its Galaxy S series smartphones - the current Galaxy S III, the previous S II and the original Galaxy S launched in June 2010 - have passed 100 million units.
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Mark Bridge writes:
Oh, how the mobile industry loves a superlative. Much like the work ethic celebrated by Daft Punk (or Kanye West, if you prefer), it’s always looking for a new angle.
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Ordnance Survey, the UK government department responsible for mapping, has launched its first official mobile application for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
OS MapFinder is free and includes a basic overview of Great Britain; customers can then add the same level of detail as printed OS maps by buying 10km x 10km ‘tiles’ from 69p each.
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NTT Docomo says it’s working on a mobile phone that’s aimed specifically at pre-teen children and teenagers who are upper elementary and junior high school students in Japan.
The Smartphone for Juniors SH-05E is being manufactured by Sharp and will go on sale in early February.
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UK pub company Punch Taverns has arranged a deal with The Cloud to install free WiFi into its pubs.
A number of its properties already have WiFi; they will now be transferred onto the new arrangement, which includes Punch covering the landlord’s running costs for two years.
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