Podcast - 9th October 2012
Ofcom, the UK government and the major networks have all agreed a timetable for 4G to be launched across the UK.
We're talking about those plans in this week's podcast - and taking a look at all the other top mobile industry stories as well, from US mergers and leaky tablets to free WiFi and forthcoming quarterly results.
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HTC Corporation has announced unaudited results for the third quarter of its 2012 financial year, a few weeks ahead of the official quarterly figures.
Total revenue in Q3 2012 reached NT$70.2 billion (just under £1.5 billion) and net income after tax was NT$3.9 billion (£83 million).
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International figures from ABI Research show that 4G data currently costs around 20% more than the equivalent 3G tariff.
However, the research company says there are signs that competition is already causing 4G tariffs to fall.
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Sony Corporation has suspended sales of its Xperia tablet computer because some of the devices aren’t as waterproof as initially thought. The Android-powered Xperia Tablet S was described as being ‘splash-proof’ when it was announced in August.
A manufacturing flaw is believed to have caused gaps between the screen and the casing, which has affected the waterproofing.
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In April we reported that US-based bookseller Barnes & Noble was forming a partnership with Microsoft to combine Barnes & Noble’s digital eBook and College education businesses. The as-then unnamed company would be a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble but with Microsoft owning a 17.6% share.
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have now completed the partnership deal, naming the new company NOOK Media LLC.
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