PhonepayPlus, the UK regulator of premium rate telephone services, says parents need to take control of their children’s smartphone bills and social media use - or face mobile phone bills that run into thousands of pounds.
The warning comes in a new report that highlights two areas of particular risk: free apps and social media linked to smartphones.
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New study looks at the accuracy of apps that provide feedback on medical conditions
Mark Bridge writes:
Smartphones and health are linked in many positive ways, from remote patient monitoring via a mobile network to applications that enhance medical education.
However, patients are being warned not to assume their smartphones are as smart as they might appear.
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The revenue from mobile advertising around the world is expected to reach $11.4 billion (£7.1 billion) this year, according to a new report from research company Gartner, and will hit $24.5 billion in 2016.
That means there’ll have been a 400% increase between 2011 and 2016.
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UK 4G network operator EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) is reported to be closing 11% of its retail stores within the next few months, according to a report in Mobile News.
78 of the company’s 700 outlets are expected to shut before the end of April.
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Iain Graham writes:
“I am late middle-aged (ok I’m 62), not an idiot!”
This is a phrase I seem to be using more and more frequently, either out loud to bright young things or silently to myself in utter frustration of modern ‘must have’ gadgets.
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