This week's edition of The Fonecast starts with a look at the EC's plans for European roaming charges. We then talk about payments and patents, apps and advertising... before finishing with a story about a kettle that'll charge your phone.
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We're talking about the EC's new roaming proposition, eBay's latest mobile payment purchase, Three's partnership with Ovi and all the other top mobile industry news stories in this week's podcast.
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Electronic Arts (EA) has announced an agreement to acquire PopCap Games, a US-based company that produces games for mobile phones, tablets, PCs and social network sites.
PopCap has produced a number of popular titles including Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled and Zuma.
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A new research report from Berg Insight says the number of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.4% for the next five years to reach 130.5 million in 2016. That means 52% of European houses will have smart meters.
By this time, over €3 billion per year is expected to be spent on smart metering technology.
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Apple's lawyers have sent independent application store GetJar a 'cease and desist' notice that asks GetJar to stop using the term "app store". There's currently a similar legal challenge between Amazon and Apple.
GetJar Chief Marketing Officer Patrick Mork has responded with a blog post that said he's surprised and disappointed with Apple's C&D notice.
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