HTC has announced a new marketing campaign that it’s calling ‘Change’. As part of what it’s describing as “its most powerful marketing campaign to date”, the manufacturer has signed actor Robert Downey Jr on a two-year deal.
The first new HTC ad will be shown on YouTube later this week.
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Although the European Union has created a ‘single market’, Europe’s mobile phone users aren’t seeing the benefits they might expect.
That’s the opinion of European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, who has been talking about the results of a study into phone call costs.
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ZTE, which recently launched its Firefox OS smartphone with Telefónica, says it’ll start selling the handset on eBay in the USA and the UK from Friday.
The unlocked ZTE Open will cost £59.99 ($79.99) SIM-free.
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BlackBerry says its board of directors has formed a committee that will “explore strategic alternatives to enhance value and increase scale in order to accelerate BlackBerry 10 deployment”.
It notes this could include joint ventures, strategic partnerships or a sale of the company.
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Encrypted communications provider Silent Circle says it’s discontinued its Silent Mail email encryption service to avoid the risk of compromising its customers if governments demanded to see user information.
The company points out that it’s not received any government subpoenas, warrants or security letters at the moment.
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