﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:37:03 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>TheFonecast.com - Applications</title><link>https://http%3a%2f%2fjr.51degrees.mobi</link><atom:link href="https://thefonecast.com:443/News/rss/category/541/applications" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Mobile users would rather drop calls than miss messages, says Ofcom research]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/mobile-users-would-rather-drop-calls-than-miss-messages-says-ofcom-research</link><description><![CDATA[UK communications regulator Ofcom has published a report looking at the use of online communication services (OCS), comparing their usage with conventional mobile phone calls and text messages. The ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/mobile-users-would-rather-drop-calls-than-miss-messages-says-ofcom-research</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8182]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[UK mobile payment service Paym to close in March 2023]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/uk-mobile-payment-service-paym-to-close-in-march-2023</link><description><![CDATA[UK mobile payment service  Paym , which is operated by Pay.UK alongside a group of banks and building societies, will close on 7th March 2023. The service, which allowed users to make and receive ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/uk-mobile-payment-service-paym-to-close-in-march-2023</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8179]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[How AI technology is transforming the smartphone experience]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/how-ai-technology-is-transforming-the-smartphone-experience</link><description><![CDATA[ As the world becomes increasingly connected and ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2022 19:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/how-ai-technology-is-transforming-the-smartphone-experience</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8178]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Ofcom approves new emergency video call service for British Sign Language users]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-approves-new-emergency-video-call-service-for-british-sign-language-users</link><description><![CDATA[Last year, UK communications regulator Ofcom  said  fixed-line and mobile communications providers would soon need to introduce a British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service for emergency calls, ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/ofcom-approves-new-emergency-video-call-service-for-british-sign-language-users</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8170]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[BlackBerry sells mobile and messaging patents]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/blackberry-sells-mobile-and-messaging-patents</link><description><![CDATA[Former smartphone manufacturer  BlackBerry  has agreed a deal to sell its 'legacy' patents for $600 million (£443 million). The company, which became a security software business when it  moved away ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2022 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/blackberry-sells-mobile-and-messaging-patents</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8168]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[BlackBerry OS devices stop working in January 2022]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/blackberry-os-devices-stop-working-in-january-2022</link><description><![CDATA[Former smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has  shut down  its services for devices running the BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 operating systems, preventing customers with these handsets from making ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/blackberry-os-devices-stop-working-in-january-2022</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8167]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Apple becomes the world's first 3 trillion dollar company]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/apple-becomes-the-worlds-first-3-trillion-dollar-company</link><description><![CDATA[US-based tech company Apple has become the first business to reach a $3 trillion (£2.2 trillion) valuation on the stock market. Its shares reached a value of $182.88 each on Monday 3rd and hit ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/apple-becomes-the-worlds-first-3-trillion-dollar-company</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8166]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Mobile phone driving law to be widened]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/mobile-phone-driving-law-to-be-widened</link><description><![CDATA[The UK government says it plans to change the law around using hand-held mobile phones when driving.  In December 2003, the existing 'careless driving' laws were augmented to forbid drivers from ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/mobile-phone-driving-law-to-be-widened</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8161]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Apple plans photo-analysis tool to protect children]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/apple-plans-photo-analysis-tool-to-protect-children</link><description><![CDATA[ Apple is  planning updates  to its iOS and iPadOS mobile operating systems that will help prevent the spread of what it describes as Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The updates, which will be ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/apple-plans-photo-analysis-tool-to-protect-children</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8158]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Fonecast]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[UK adults spent more time online last year than other Europeans]]></title><link>https://thefonecast.com/News/uk-adults-spent-more-time-online-last-year-than-other-europeans</link><description><![CDATA[ Ofcom's Online Nation 2021 report shows that UK adults spent more time online (via computers, smartphones or tablets) in 2020 than people in Germany, France or Spain.  It was an unprecedented year, ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2021 19:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://thefonecast.com/News/uk-adults-spent-more-time-online-last-year-than-other-europeans</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[37397b45-6cbe-47bf-b085-daa27f077bc7-8157]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>