The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against Sony Ericsson for the phone specifications shown on its website.
The web page for the Xperia X8 smartphone claimed ‘Standby time (up to) 446 hours’ with a note below reading ‘Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configuration, and phone usage’. An ASA investigation was launched after receiving a complaint that suggested the standby time for the smartphone was substantially less than the advertised figure.
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It’s time for another round-up of mobile industry news headlines from the past seven days.
As well as paying tribute to Steve Jobs, our podcast covers BlackBerry’s problems, 3G cross-network roaming on Everything Everywhere, 4G in the UK, Swype’s acquisition by Nuance, the mystery of Alien Dalvik, dodgy advertising and a new Nokia ringtone.
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Listen to the week's mobile industry headlines from TheFonecast.com - covering everything from 4G delays in the UK and the mysteries of Alien Dalvik to a Nokia ringtone remix.
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The European Commission wants pan-European Mobile Satellite Services to be deployed more quickly.
It’s adopted a formal decision that allows it to coordinate the efforts of EU Member States to accelerate the commercial deployment of these services and, if necessary, to enforce this action.
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Research published by the GSMA shows that the number of mobile devices will grow 100% within the next ten years from more than 6 billion today to 12 billion in 2020. In addition, the total number of connected devices - from laptops to remote monitoring equipment - is expected to increase from approximately 9 billion today to more than 24 billion in 2020.
The GSMA says this’ll offer mobile operators a worldwide revenue opportunity of nearly $1.2 trillion by 2020.
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