A number of blogs on the World of Difference programme - a charity-focussed initiative from The Vodafone Foundation - were taken over today by protesters from the UK Uncut action group. UK Uncut claims Vodafone has taken advantage of what it describes as "a £6 billion tax dodge".

The site has since been restored.

Canada-based IE Market Research says the UK mobile phone market will see Everything Everywhere's market share increasing to 38.5% by the end of 2012 - despite the Orange and T-Mobile partnership recently announcing a drop in customer numbers.

The IEMR forecast also predicts market share declines at O2 and Vodafone, falling to 27.3% and 19.7% respectively by the end of 2012. By 2015, IEMR anticipates the UK having 99 million mobile connections with around 40% on Everything Everywhere.

Mark Bridge writes:

It's hardly worth mentioning the new iPad, is it?  Not because I'm unimpressed – although I'd describe it as more of an upgrade than a brand-new product – but because everyone else has been talking about it so much. And we'll be doing some more talking in Wednesday's podcast, so let’s move on...

The Bosch Group and Vodafone have announced a global partnership that involves them integrating their machine-to-machine platforms. Companies will be offered a joint solution designed to simplify the management of products with embedded SIM cards.

Products with embedded SIMs could include automatic warning systems in lifts, air conditioning systems and escalators.

In this week's edition of The Fonecast we’re paying another visit to GSMA Mobile World Congress. There's an interview with Mary Carol Harris, vice president for mobile development at Visa Europe, and a wide-ranging discussion about mobile payment technologies.

Plus, as usual, the team takes its regular look at all the week’s mobile industry headlines - from Vodafone's network problems to the 4G renaming of Snoop Dogg (or 'Dogggg', as he now prefers).