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Smartphone debt warning issued
A charity has issued a warning regarding the increasing levels of debt people are getting into through their smartphone contracts. The Money Advice Trust has noted that its National Debtline has seen a significant increase in the number of calls received from people with debts incurred through thei...
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Facebook pays $1bn for smartphone app
Social networking site Facebook has paid $1 billion for smartphone app Instagram, it has been revealed. Instagram is an app that allows users to easily make adjustments to the pictures they take with their smartphones, improving the appearance of the photographs or giving them a retro appeal. At th...
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Google Currents launched in UK
Google's smartphone app Currents has now been launched in the UK, allowing users to access more than 180 different publications through their phone. At the moment, Flipboard is the market-leading app that allows users to browse different magazines and digital content. Google will be hoping tha...
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Shares in Nokia plunge
A shock warning of losses has prompted a plunge in Nokia shares, it has been revealed. The Finnish firm's shares dropped 17 per cent after it announced to investors that it is expected to make a loss in the first half of the year due to poor sales in India, the Middle East, Africa and China. ...
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Android powers 'over half' of smartphones
Over half of all smartphones in the US are powered by Google's Android operating system, recent figures have revealed. The data, compiled by comScore, found that between November 2011 and February 2012 the use of the Android platform rose from 46.9 per cent to 50.1 per cent. Meanwhile, RIM�...
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Razr Maxx to launch in May
A May launch has been set for the new smartphone from Motorola, the Razr Maxx, in the UK and Europe. The device was revealed earlier this year and features nearly twice the battery capacity of the original Razr, delivering 17.6 hours of talk time. However, the boost in battery power has been achi...
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Provisional deal agreed to lower mobile roaming costs
A deal has been provisionally agreed between MEPs and the Danish Presidency of the Council of Ministers to lower mobile data roaming and phone call charges while overseas. While the plan still requires the approval of the European Parliament as a whole, if successful it would come into effect from ...
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Nokia to break China with smartphones
Nokia is pinning its hopes on developing its smartphone market in China, releasing its first design in the country this week (27 March). The Lumia 800C is designed to run on CDMA networks in China and will be supported by one of the three major state-owned carriers, China Telecom. Stephen Elop, N...
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Dell halts smartphone offerings in US
Dell has stopped selling its smartphones in the US, claiming that a change in its mobile strategy is behind the action. A spokesman from the firm stated: “Mobility products have shorter lifecycles than laptops and desktops.” PC World reported that the last Venue and Venue Pro smartphon...
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Microsoft targets Chinese smartphone market
Microsoft's latest move in its smartphone division appears to be to target the burgeoning Chinese market. The technology giant has unveiled its localised Windows Phone 7.5 operating system for China, displaying handsets from both Nokia and HTC with the OS installed. The unveiling took place ...
