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Podcast - 11th May 2011

This week's mobile industry news headlines include m-payments, OS updates, SMS forecasts and BlackBerry meeting Bing. We also look back to 2009, when Iain spoke to former Olympic athlete Steve Backley about his mobile phone business.

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Ofcom asks consumers for feedback about unexpectedly high mobile bills

Telecoms regulator Ofcom is asking consumers who've received an unexpectedly high mobile, landline or broadband bill to fill in a questionnaire.

It's gathering the information to help it understand more about the issue of 'bill shock'.

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Microsoft agrees to acquire Skype

Microsoft has agreed to acquire online telecom company Skype for $8.5 billion.

The two companies hope to complete the deal by the end of the year, subject to regulatory clearance. Skype will become a new business division within Microsoft, led by current Skype CEO Tony Bates who'll become President of the Microsoft Skype Division.

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Crowdsourcing added to Google Goggles search application

Google has updated its Google Goggles visual search application with a feature that allows users to suggest their own results if the subject of a photo can't be identified.

The app, which searches the web to identify pictures taken using the phone's camera, can provide results for a variety of queries - from artwork to business cards.

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