UK virtual network Ovivo Mobile, which launched its ad-funded mobile phone service earlier this year, has admitted it’s had to change its pricing model due to consumer fraud.
In a blog post that was also sent as an email to the MVNO’s customers, Ovivo Mobile CEO Dariush Zand said recent tariff changes were necessary to prevent the company from being jeopardised by a small group of fraudulent users.
No Amazon smartphone, no Nokia tablet
Mark Bridge writes:
It’s a smartphone autumn, as prophesied a few weeks ago by the Carphone Warehouse and many others. The frenzy of big-name announcements led by Samsung at Berlin’s IFA has given way to stand-alone media presentations from Nokia, Motorola and Amazon.
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Google-owned Motorola Mobility has announced three new additions to its RAZR smartphone family.
All support 4G LTE and offer protection against wear and tear by incorporating a Kevlar casing plus Corning Gorilla Glass.
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Mobile security company Lookout has published its State of Mobile Security 2012 report, warning that web-based threats remain the most prevalent threat to consumers.
It’s calculated that four in ten people are likely to encounter a web-based security threat in a year.
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How to make it in mobile: new London-based course starts this month
The Mobile Monday London community has teamed up with University College London’s UCL Advances centre to launch a 10-week course called The Mobile Academy.
It’s a 36-hour evening programme designed to help anyone who wants to start or continue innovating with mobile technology.
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