Mobile messaging provider Mblox has announced the completion of two acquisitions.
It’s acquired UK-based messaging business CardBoardFish and US vanity number provider Zoove.
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Maximum mobile data costs falling by over 55%
The cost of using a mobile phone in Europe is falling again for many customers.
The European Union’s Roaming Regulations of May 2012, which cut mobile roaming charges two years ago and again in 2013, have reduced prices for the third (and final) time.
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SGP Technologies, the joint venture between Silent Circle and Geeksphone, has announced that its Blackphone smartphones have started shipping to customers.
The privacy-focussed device, which was launched ahead of Mobile World Congress 2014, is based on the Android OS but also offers encrypted calls and encrypted text messaging.
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Apple has announced iOS 8, the new version of its operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.
Features include a ‘predictive text’ keyboard, enhanced photo editing and storage, video and photo sharing within the messages app, an iCloud Drive for file storage and a health app that provides an overview of personal data.
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Google and BlackBerry have both confirmed that aspects of their mobile software are affected by the Heartbleed bug.
Heartbleed, which became public last week, exploits a flaw in the OpenSSL software. OpenSSL is one of the options for protecting online information and preventing criminals from ‘listening in’ to internet traffic.
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