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Will the CES trend for larger screens lead to poorer mobile web sites?

James Rosewell writes:

This year’s CES event in Las Vegas promises to be the biggest yet. There’ll be mobile phones, there’ll be tablets, there’ll be gaming devices, there’ll be sat nav – and there’ll be many other products that now include their own mobile data connection.

When you’ve got mobile data, it’s usually an obvious step to add a browser... and before you know it, consumers are browsing the internet from a device that was never really intended to visit conventional web sites.

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Nokia buys feature phone OS producer Smarterphone

Investment business Ferd Capital has sold Norwegian mobile software company Smarterphone AS to Nokia. The deal took place in November 2011 but has only just been announced.

Smarterphone offers an operating system that delivers an experience similar to a high-end ‘smart phone’ on lower-priced feature phones.

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Nuance is acquiring virtual assistant Vlingo to enhance its voice control

Nuance Communications has signed an agreement to acquire virtual assistant service Vlingo.

The current Vlingo Virtual Assistant mobile app can understand the user’s intent and will take the appropriate action when given a spoken command.

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Two iPhone quirks hit the headlines: data usage and unstoppable messages

The Apple iPhone has been in the news this week following a couple of reports that detailed unexpected behaviour from the device.

Customers have been warned about generating unexpectedly high bills after it was reported that a data control option within the phone’s settings isn’t explained particularly clearly.

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51Degrees.mobi supports web developers with new mobile device detection products

Mobile developers now have two new device detection databases to help them design and build mobile web sites.

The services are being offered by 51Degrees.mobi, a Reading-based business that specialises in device detection, web optimisation and mobile analytics solutions.

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