Podcast - 4th June 2014
Iain, James and Mark begin this week's podcast with Apple's recent iOS 8 revelation and its plan to acquire Beats Electronics.
They then move on to discuss Samsung's Tizen-powered smartphone, a new flagship device from LG and the latest Microsoft Surface tablet - as well as a network takeover in Ireland, BlackBerry’s M2M moves and UK price changes for Vodafone.
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Less than three years after opening its Research & Development centre in California, Vodafone Group says it’s moving the facility - called Vodafone xone - to London.
Vodafone’s existing London R&D facility will be expanded, becoming responsible for developing new technologies to complement existing products and services.
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Customers with a Vodafone UK contract are being told that charges for services outside their monthly allowance of minutes, text messages and data are increasing.
However, the basic monthly charge is unchanged and roaming rates in the EU are falling.
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Consumers in Europe will soon be affected by a lack of competition if mobile networks aren’t given access to the fibre backhaul owned by incumbent operators.
That’s the warning given in a new report commissioned by Vodafone from Analysys Mason.
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Podcast - 21st May 2014
This week's podcast begins with news about the creation of Dixons Carphone plc. We then move on to talk about patent-related legal action, customised Braille phones and the health concerns of children using smartphones.
There's also time to discuss tablet shipments, potential protests and foreign network sales.
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