Podcast - 18th September 2013
We start this week's show with news about the European Commission's plans to end mobile roaming charges completely from next year.
We're also talking about the future facing Twitter and Dell, Vodafone's security challenges in Germany, app development, wireless charging, mobile payments and Nokia's Android-based smartphones.
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Barclays has added two new options to its Pingit mobile app, which was launched in February last year.
From today the app can be used for mobile-based online purchases and for buying from a print or on-screen advertisement.
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Mobile content and commerce community MEF has launched a free online tool to help developers follow best practice when dealing with personal information from consumers.
It’s called AppPrivacy and will generate a customised privacy policy after a developer has answered some basic questions about their mobile app.
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Japanese motor manufacturer Nissan is creating a smartwatch designed specifically for drivers of its high-performance Nismo cars.
The Nissan Nismo Concept Watch, which is being shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show from this week, will capture the driver’s biometric data via a heart rate monitor whilst also reporting on vehicle telematics and performance data.
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Media engagement company Shazam, which offers a mobile-based music identification service, says its free mobile app has now been used more than 10 billion times to identify and ‘tag’ songs, television shows and TV ads.
The 10 billionth song was ‘Applause’ by Lady Gaga, which was tagged on an iOS device in the US state of New Jersey.
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