ExclusiveOver a billion new smartphones and tablets had cameras last year News Mark - January 3, 2013 A recent projection from ABI Research has calculated that over one billion cameras were fitted in smartphones and tablets shipped last year. Almost every current smartphone has a built-in camera, with around a third having both rear-facing and front-facing cameras. An even higher proportion of tablet devices has two cameras.
ExclusiveUbuntu operating system comes to smartphones News Mark - January 3, 2013 Canonical, the company that supports open-source PC operating system Ubuntu, has announced a mobile version of the Ubuntu platform. The new interface will be available to network operators, manufacturers and chip makers.
ExclusiveOfcom launches consultation about price rises during mobile, landline and broadband contracts News Mark - January 3, 2013 Ofcom has announced a consultation about protecting consumers from price rises during fixed-term contracts for landline, broadband and mobile phone services. It first revealed plans for the consultation in October last year.