It's another big news week for the mobile industry. HP is dropping its webOS phones and tablets, Skype is buying a mobile messaging company, Symbian introduces 'Anna' and RIM has three new sociable BlackBerry devices.
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Tru (formerly Truphone), the UK-based 'global mobile network', has appointed Steven Robertson as the company's new Chief Executive Officer. He replaces Geraldine Wilson, who stepped down last week.
Mr Robertson was CEO of Openreach until April this year and had previously been Managing Director of BT Wholesale Operations.
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Iain, James and Mark provide an entertaining and informative look at the week's mobile industry news. The Google Nexus S, Three UK's iPad deal, Truphone and giffgaff all hit the headlines this week... and there's also a look back at last week's Apps World event in London.
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Mobile VoIP and virtual mobile network operator Truphone has created a desktop application for its VoIP service. It’s also announced a new name for its brand: Tru.
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Mark Bridge writes:
Last week the Wall Street Journal published a feature that explained how techies in New York wanted the city’s 212 area code as part of their mobile phone numbers. This may seem strange from a UK perspective until you realise that American mobile phone numbers don’t have dedicated mobile ‘dialling codes’. Instead, they’re all prefixed with a local area code and cost the same to call as those landline numbers they mimic.
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