Twitter has announced partnerships with the Iridium and Thuraya satellite phone services to give their customers access to Twitter via SMS.
It means the service is now available without any need for land-based communication.
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Two flaws in the Google Wallet payment service have recently been revealed.
The Zvelo security blog discovered that a ‘rooted’ Google Nexus S could have the encrypted PIN code broken if the phone was stolen, while The Smartphone Champ found that Google Wallet would retain payment card details if the app was reset.
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Phones 4u has announced the national rollout of a new mobile contract called ‘Just Upgrade My Phone’.
It’s been trialling JUMP in a hundred stores since May last year and expects the scheme to be available in all its outlets by May 2012.
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UK-based mobile marketing business 2ergo - the company behind a number of high-profile campaigns including the Pizza Express app - is helping retailers to set up a mobile presence while avoiding common pitfalls.
It’s published a free white paper entitled ‘Mobilising Your Business - the time is now’, which can be downloaded from the company’s web site.
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The BBM Music service, which enables BlackBerry owners to share their favourite tracks with friends, has introduced an offer that gives up to six months free access for new users in the UK, Spain and Italy.
New US and Canadian users will receive up to four months usage.
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