Podcast - 2nd August 2013
James Rosewell interviews Ruth Barnett, head of communications at British-based technology company SwiftKey.
As well as talking about the SwiftKey keyboard app they also discuss competition in the mobile application space, working with manufacturers and the opportunities presented by 'Bring Your Own Device' schemes.
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Tablets and fixed-line phone business continues
Japanese technology company NEC Corporation says it has stopped developing, making and selling smartphones via its NEC CASIO Mobile Communications business.
The smartphone business is controlled by NEC, with Casio and Hitachi each owning a minority share.
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The UK government has confirmed the parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that’ll benefit from its £150 million Mobile Infrastructure Project.
Cornwall, Northumberland, Strabane, Aberdeenshire and Powys are among the areas that will be targeted by the project.
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O2 says it’ll be switching on its ‘superfast’ 4G network in London, Leeds and Bradford on 29th August. It’ll then add a further 10 cities by the end of 2013.
The company’s 4G tariffs will cost from £26 per month.
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HTC has reported its results for the second quarter of 2013.
Figures were in line with the unaudited figures published earlier this month, with revenue of NT$70.7 billion (£1.54 billion) and net profit of NT$1.25 billion (£27.3 million). That’s an improvement from the previous quarter but shows revenue down 22% year-on-year and profit down by 83%.
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