The Vodafone Foundation charity has launched the EU Smart Accessibility Awards, offering a €200,000 prize fund to application developers who help improve the lives of older people and people with disabilities across the European Union.
There are €50,000 prizes for the best Android application in four different categories:
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Carphone Warehouse Group plc has published its preliminary results for the financial year ended 31st March 2011.
It says its share of Best Buy Europe's net income was up 28% year-on-year to £60.4 million, while CPW Europe grew 18% to £134.6 million. However, Best Buy UK saw a loss of £62.2 million.
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Nokia has signed a patent license agreement with Apple that'll see all patent litigation settled between the companies.
The specific terms of the contract are confidential, although there'll be a one-off payment payable by Apple and on-going royalties paid by Apple to Nokia for the term of the agreement.
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Qualcomm Incorporated has agreed to acquire Rapid Bridge LLC, a San Diego-based semiconductor technology business.
The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the 2011 financial year.
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Mark Bridge writes:
The Information Commissioner's Office - the UK authority that upholds information rights - has published details of its recent case involving T-Mobile. Contact information and expiry dates for minimum-term contracts were being sold to third parties, enabling mobile phone dealers to target potential customers who were in a position to sign a new contract... which could earn the dealer hundreds of pounds for a new connection.
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