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Vodafone plans to buy German cable TV business Kabel Deutschland for £6.6 billion

Vodafone plans to buy German cable TV business Kabel Deutschland for £6.6 billion

Vodafone has announced plans to acquire German cable TV and telephone business Kabel Deutschland in a deal worth £6.6 billion.

The plans have been welcomed by the management of Kabel Deutschland, which is expected to recommend that shareholders accept the offer.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces QR codes that could save lives after car accidents

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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Telefónica signs agreement with market research firm GfK

Anonymised mobile network information available to commercial partners

Telefónica Digital has established a new business unit called Telefónica Dynamic Insights, which will work together with research company GfK.

The new unit will provide companies and public sector organisations with analysis based on anonymised information from its mobile networks.

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Facebook mobile payments go live in the UK via Bango

Facebook mobile payments go live in the UK via Bango

Mobile payment provider Bango says its integration with Facebook is now live, enabling the social network to bill customers via their mobile networks in the UK, Germany and the USA.

The partnership was first announced in February and will be expanded to work in other countries later this year.

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European QR code usage doubles in 12 months, although the UK lags behind

New figures from the comScore MobiLens service have shown how the use of QR codes is becoming an increasingly popular way of promoting product information and encouraging sales.

The study, which collected information from smartphone users in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, revealed that the number of European smartphone users scanning QR codes via their devices grew by 96% in the past year to 17.4 million users.

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