Vodafone’s charitable arm - the Vodafone Foundation - has launched a new competition for mobile app developers.
It’s called the Mobile for Good Europe Awards and follows the Vodafone Foundation’s Smart Accessibility Award, which has run for the past two years.
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France Télécom, which has traded as ‘Orange’ within France and abroad for several years, is formally changing the company name to Orange on 1st July 2013. The decision was taken at the shareholders’ AGM today.
Originally a French government department, France Telecom became a separate business in 1990 and was later privatised.
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LG Electronics has officially launched the much-rumoured white version of its Android-powered Nexus 4 smartphone, which was developed in partnership with Google.
It’ll go on sale in Hong Kong from tomorrow, followed by other markets worldwide.
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Mercedes-Benz says it’ll be adding a QR code to its vehicles, making it easier for the emergency services to help injured occupants.
The barcode, which can be read by most smartphones and tablets, will provide a ‘rescue map’ that shows important information about the specific vehicle.
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Television broadcaster Sky has said its Android applications are safe to use.
The company’s Twitter account and its Google Play account were both apparently taken over by the Syrian Electronic Army, which warned customers to uninstall the apps.
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