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Amazon makes it easier for developers to add cross-platform notifications to mobile apps

Amazon Web Services, the part of Amazon.com that offers cloud-based computer infrastructure to companies, has announced a new service for mobile application developers.

It’s expanded its Amazon Simple Notification Service (which already offers email and SMS notification) to include ‘Mobile Push’, enabling a single Application Programming Interface to send notifications to Apple iOS, Google Android and Kindle Fire devices.

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Microsoft shutting down Microsoft Tag barcode system

Scanbuy now licensing the technology

Microsoft Tag, which was launched five years ago as an alternative to QR codes, is closing in two years’ time.

For the next two years the service will be supported by Scanbuy, which will add Microsoft Tag Technology to its ScanLife platform from next month.

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Ofcom consults about the use of satellite-powered mobile broadband systems on aircraft, ships and trains

UK telecom regulator Ofcom has published a consultation about authorising satellite-powered broadband systems that can provide internet connections on moving vehicles, including aircraft, ships, coaches and trains.

These systems, which are known as Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms (ESOMPs), can outperform cellular signals and current satellite-based internet connections on moving vehicles.

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UK smartphone company Kazam announces management team ahead of September launch

London-based smartphone company Kazam, which was set up by former HTC executives Michael Coombes and James Atkins earlier this year, has announced more details about its management team.

There are now 30 people working at Kazam.

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GSMA not cowed after EC compares mobile calls with milk

Mark Bridge writes:

In this week’s podcast we talked about a recent European study into call costs that had been highlighted by European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes.

We agreed the headline was shocking - but also said there were potentially many other tariff factors that weren’t being compared.

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