The Internet of Things (IoT) - internet-connected devices with embedded technology but excluding smartphones, tablets and personal computers - will grow to 26 billion units worldwide in 2020, according to a new report from technology research company Gartner.
That’s almost a 30-fold increase from 900 million devices in 2009.
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Online streaming music service Spotify has launched a free ad-supported player for smartphone and tablet users.
Previously the company’s mobile service was only available as a chargeable option.
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Dell, which recently became a privately-owned company under the chairmanship of founder Michael Dell, has announced a new Enterprise Mobility Management solution.
Dell’s EMM combines its mobile device management (MDM), mobile application management (MAM), mobile content management (MCM) and a Secure Remote Access gateway.
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The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint made about online advertising for the Sony Xperia SP smartphone.
A page on the www.sonymobile.com website had described the phone has having “an exquisite aluminium frame”. However, a customer who’d bought the phone said the ad was misleading because he didn’t believe that the frame was made from aluminium.
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Podcast - 11th December 2013
This week we're talking about a UK government deal to prevent bill shock, good news for some UK consumers visiting the USA, a court threat to HTC sales, new high-speed satellite broadband, mobile search, mobile shopping and much more.
Join Iain Graham, James Rosewell and Mark Bridge for an informed and entertaining look at all the major mobile industry news stories from the past seven days.
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