Mark Bridge writes:
In this week's podcast feature, Iain Graham has been taking a look at 'box breaking' in the UK. Box breaking can take a variety of forms but it generally involves buying a 'pay as you go' mobile phone at a price that's subsidised in part by a mobile network - and selling it at a higher price to someone who won't connect it to the original network. The package of phone and SIM card is effectively 'broken', with the SIM often sold separately.
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Mark Bridge writes:
I've written previously about the changes happening to mobile application stores. Last week I was talking to Todd Levy about the family-friendly application store he's planning to launch. He explained how BloomWorlds would be curated to provide trusted reviews that weren't skewed by the app developers themselves.
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A recent Mobile News report into 'box breaking' returned the subject of prepay phones, commission payments and network subsidies to the headlines. Iain Graham talks to reporter Michael House and independent dealer Faisal Sheikh for two very different perspectives.
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Satellite navigation company Garmin has agreed to acquire navigation provider Navigon, which has its headquarters in Germany.
Navigon will operate as a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd.
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Worldwide mobile advertising revenue is forecast to reach $3.3 billion this year, according to new research from Gartner. That's more than double the $1.6 billion generated in 2010.
Mobile ad revenue is expected to keep growing, reaching $20.6 billion by 2015, with search and maps expected to deliver the highest revenue.
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