Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
Telefonica News
Spanish Telefonica doesn’t want to miss the emerging wearables revolution, and is thus teaming-up with Sony, Samsung and LG. Under the deal, the carrier group will collaborate with the three companies on integration of its services, such as its VoIP app Tu Go, into their hardware. In addition, Telefonica is also “open to reach agreements…
Pinterest has teamed-up with Telefonica Digital to preload its Android app and widget to millions of the carrier’s smartphone users in Europe and Latin America. According to MobileWorldLive, the scheme will start with O2 UK, which will be the first carrier to offer the “exclusive Pinterest widget,” with other operators from the Telefonica group following…
Evernote just continues to make moves, as the productivity tools company strikes a deal with popular Spanish telco company Telefonica. The wireless provider will give all 247 million of its customers premium access to all of Evernote’s features (a savings of $45). The new partnership is being ran by the Vivo brand, and will be…
While Mozilla’s Firefox OS smartphones won’t be launching in the U.S. anytime soon, both the Alcatel One Touch and the ZTE Open are making their way to Latin America. The handsets will launch in Colombia and Venezuela through Movistar retail locations, and will launch in Brazil on Telefonica in Q4 2013. Firefox OS phones have…
The first two smartphones to tout Mozilla’s Firefox OS have been released today, and are available in Spain through mobile carrier Telefonica. The two devices, the ZTE Open and the Alacatel One Touch Fire are lower-end devices which sport touchscreens and are focused on providing functional specs at a low price point for emerging markets.…
Spanish mobile network Telefónica announced that it will help Microsoft push Windows Phone devices to more users in an effort to end the “current duopoly of Android and iOS.” Microsoft and the carrier have signed a one year “enhanced marketing agreement” under which Telefónica will boost advertising of Windows Phone 8 devices in several markets…
Huawei has unveiled the “world’s slimmest smartphone” today in London, the Ascend P6. The Ascend P6 comes in with a depth of 6.18 mm, and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The Huawei Ascend P6 comes with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch HD display, a 5MP front-facing camera, an 8MP rear-facing shooter and a…
Firefox OS device launch plans have been confirmed today by Telefonica, which will be bringing Alcatel and ZTE devices to Spain, Colombia and Venezuela in Q3 2013. Firefox OS handsets manufactured by LG, Huawei and Sony will be launched in Q4 2013. Carriers that have pledged support for the nascent smartphone OS are Deutsche Telekom…
Alcatel and ZTE won’t be the only companies making a Firefox-based phone for so long. From a press release talking about co-operation between Sony Mobile and Telefónica, we learn that the Japanese company will join the trend and release its own device that runs Firefox mobile OS. The official word goes like this: the two…
Two mobile giants, Telefonica and Sprint, have formed a mobile advertising alliance to provide a platform for brands to target the two operators’ 370 million mobile subscribers around the world. The deal is conducted between Telefonica Digital and Sprint’s Pinsight Media+, the companies’ digital / mobile ad arms. The pair say they will “explore efficient…