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Podcast - 5th August 2011

Mobile phone cases are often seen as unsophisticated and low-tech... but that's not always the case. In this podcast, Rhona Cashman from OtterBox explains why there can be much more to a mobile phone case than meets the eye.
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Glu Mobile acquires two game developers

Glu Mobile, which produces 'social' mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices, has acquired two leading game developers: Griptonite Games and Blammo Games.

US-based Griptonite Games has previously created games for the Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP and iPhone, while the Canadian Blammo Games company recently joined Glu's partnership program to develop two new titles.

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Three UK now has more than 7.5 million customers

Hutchison Whampoa has reported half-year results that show a 26% increase in total revenue to over HK$ 187.3 billion (£14.7 billion).

The company's 3 Group - which includes Three UK - saw worldwide revenue grow by 12% in local currencies (and 23%, thanks to the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate). Its registered 3G customer base increased by 3% to over 30.2 million customers, including over 6.1 million mobile broadband customers.

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Instagram photo app processes 150 million photos within a year

Instagram, the free iPhone photo-editing application launched last October, has announced that more than 150 million photos have now been shared via the service.

It means the company's 7 million users are sharing photos at a rate of 15 photos per second.

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Up to a million Android devices infected with malware this year, says report

The latest Mobile Threat Report from mobile security company Lookout estimates that between 500,000 and 1 million people were affected by Android malware in the first half of this year.

The report, which includes data gathered from more than 700,000 apps and 10 million devices worldwide, also notes that the number of infected Android applications rose from a total of 80 apps in January 2011 to over 400 apps in June.

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