America Movil, which is Latin America’s largest mobile telecom network operator, has invested $40 million in mobile music recognition and media engagement company Shazam.
The money will help accelerate Shazam’s growth as well as funding the development of new products.
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Mobile payment business iZettle has launched its service in Mexico today and has appointed former Visa executive Luis Arceo as Managing Director of its Mexican operations.
It’s the first time iZettle has ben available outside Europe.
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Nokia says it plans to move device assembly away from its factories in Komarom (Hungary), Reynosa (Mexico) and Salo (Finland).
It intends the three factories to focus on smartphone product customisation, while device assembly will to be transferred to Nokia factories in Asia.
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Nokia has announced new plans to ‘align its workforce and operations’ that’ll see around 3,500 jobs being cut.
Nokia’s manufacturing facility in Cluj (Romania) and its Location & Commerce operations in Bonn (Germany) and Malvern (USA) will be closing.
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Independent mobile ad network InMobi has published research that looks at the anticipated Apple iPhone 5, which is expected to be announced next week.
It’s found that 41% of mobile users in the USA, Mexico and Canada plan to buy an iPhone 5 - and over half of them expect to make the purchase within six months of launch.
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