Ofcom has allowed UK mobile phone operators to put 3G mobile data services on the frequencies previously set aside for 2G communication. It says this has the potential to increase mobile broadband speeds, deliver improved in-building coverage and widen mobile broadband coverage in rural areas.
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Motorola Mobility and Orange UK have announced the Motorola ATRIX, described as “the world’s most powerful smartphone” with a dual-core 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM plus 16GB of expandable storage.
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Mark Bridge writes:
So, I’ve just upgraded to the Google Nexus S. The Samsung i9020. That was pretty easy. The local branch of Carphone Warehouse had one in stock.
It’s my first Android phone. In fact, it’s my first upgrade for a few years.
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Happy New Year!
Iain, James and Mark are back with the first edition of The Fonecast for 2011. There’s a look at the top industry stories from the past couple of weeks, covering Skype, The Carphone Warehouse, GSM hacking, the Rise of the Machines (or, more specifically, machine-to-machine connections) and plenty more.
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Mobile World Congress is the mobile industry event of the year. It takes place in Barcelona from 14th February this year – and The Fonecast will be heading there to listen to the keynote speeches, attend the briefings and interview many of the visitors.
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