Mark Bridge writes:

The really big news last week wasn’t good: 17,000 jobs worldwide are being lost at Nokia Siemens Networks (which, incidentally, is a separate company from both Nokia and Siemens). That’s not far short of a quarter of the total workforce. The company is going to focus on mobile network infrastructure and services, with a particular emphasis on mobile broadband, and is likely to sell off other parts of the business.

Retrieva, the UK-based company that produces dog tracking collars with built-in GPS tracking, has announced a deal with specialist virtual mobile network Podsystem.

It’ll allow Retrieva to use Podsystem’s MultiNet Europe SIM cards for a premium roaming service that’ll simplify costs and will allow European owners to track their dogs across national borders.

This week's edition of The Fonecast covers Wayfinder's closure by Vodafone, NFC phones for mobile payments, Digital Britain delays and an interview with Jim Bryan, co-founder and managing director of Retrieva Limited, whose company produces a tracking and anti-theft dog collar that combines GPS, GSM and RFID technologies.

As usual, you can listen to this week's programme on our website...

This week's podcast covers Wayfinder's closure, NFC mobile phones, Digital Britain delays... and an interview with Jim Bryan, co-founder and managing director of Retrieva Limited, whose company produces a tracking and anti-theft dog collar that combines GPS, GSM and RFID technologies.

Just over a year ago – podcast number 116 if you're counting – we mentioned Retrieva, a tracking and anti-theft dog collar that combined GPS, GSM and RFID technologies.

Today we hear that Retrieva is working with mobile phone sat-nav company ViewRanger to offer an even smarter service. The new features allow you to track your runaway dog on your mobile phone with on-screen maps. By showing the speed and direction of your missing dog, it can even help you to predict where your dog may be headed.