This week’s podcast from The Fonecast covers all the top mobile industry stories from the past seven days. We discuss Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram and Microsoft’s plans to buy over 800 patents from AOL - plus the rest of the latest headlines, from free 0800 calls to mobile security plans.
As usual, you can listen to the programme on our website audio player, via iTunes, by using our RSS feed or by downloading the MP3.
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There are two billion-dollar deals in this week's show, with Facebook acquiring Instagram and AOL selling hundeds of patents to Microsoft. In addition, we discuss the rest of the mobile industry headlines - from security to virtual reality.
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Facebook has agreed to acquire photo sharing service Instagram. Two-year-old Instagram offers iOS and Android apps for taking photos, adding effects and then sharing the results online.
Instagram is expected to continue as an independent application.
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Facebook says it’s currently working with AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, T-Mobile USA, Verizon, Vodafone, KDDI and Softbank to introduce operator billing.
This would enable Facebook users to buy digital goods via a mobile web application and pay by charging the purchase to their mobile phone account.
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James Rosewell and Mark Bridge report for The Fonecast from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
As day 2 begins, there’s a review of Monday’s news headlines, a conversation about user experience with Jerome Nadel of Option and a look at water protection for mobile phones from P2i.
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