Podcast - 12th February 2014
After catching up with last week's Microsoft announcement about new CEO Satya Nadella, we go on to talk about big changes for Brightstar and Sony as well.
There's also mobile payment news from MasterCard and Weve, some patent agreements, a warning about second-hand smartphone sales, a forecast of mobile data growth and a report about app developers.
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Mobile technology distributor Brightstar says it’s completed its acquisition of European rival 20:20 Mobile. 20:20 was originally part of the Caudwell Group, along with Phones 4U.
Brightstar announced its plans last December after months of industry speculation.
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International wireless equipment distributor Brightstar has acquired UK-based mobile phone trade-in business Mobile Phone Xchange.
MPX offers online recycling deals to consumers and also provides trade-in facilities for Vodafone shops.
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Podcast - 18th July 2012
It's a good week for Yahoo! as it appoints Marissa Mayer - previously Google employee number 20 - to the role of CEO. However, things aren't as cheery at Research In Motion, which has been ordered to pay over $147 million in a patent case.
Meanwhile O2 UK is recovering from a network problem that left around a third of its customers disconnected for almost a day.
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