The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against a TV advertisement for the Motorola Atrix, which described the device as "The world's most powerful smartphone".
Motorola Mobility had said the claim wasn't just based on RAM and processor speed but a combination of features, including the phone's operating system, display, battery life, biometric security and docking system.
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2ergo, recently in the news after developing an iPhone app for Pizza Express, has launched a new mobile marketing service for businesses.
It's called mobileDNA and gives businesses the chance to send targeted offers and vouchers to mobile phone users.
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Sandwich franchise Subway has launched a discount voucher scheme within the O2 More 'You Are Here' location-based advertising service.
Customers who've opted-in to receive marketing information will receive a MMS message when they're near a Subway store. The message will offer a discount and will contain a square barcode - a QR code - that can be scanned by store staff.
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Independent mobile advertising network InMobi has released its latest Mobile Insights Report.
As well as showing that the total number of mobile advertising impressions in Europe grew by 21% from Q1 to Q2 2011, it also revealed that the number of ads shown on Apple devices had overtaken ad impressions on Nokia devices.
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Mobile application developer Handmark says it'll turn its social apps business and mobile ad services group into a new company later this month.
The new company will assume ownership of the TweetCaster and FriendCaster social apps, which have seen more than three million downloads.
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