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Forget being able to stream Netflix on your 4G smartphone and uploading your entire music collection to Google’s new Music Beta, mobile phones can actually be used to help people who are struggling with issues such as poverty and hunger. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, looking to help farmers in developing countries, has launched…
Mobile World Congress 2011 will be the place to be to see this year’s hottest mobile gadgets – you know, phones, tablets, peripherals, etc.. And, as if we needed another reason to head out to Barcelona, this year’s Mobile World Congress Party and Awards Celebration will be headlined by the “Rockferry” best-selling artist Duffy. The…
There was a recent rumor that Apple was planning a built-in SIM card for future devices, and shortly after that the GSMA announced its support of the idea. Basically, the SIM card would be built into the device rather than being swappable by carriers, and it would be up to the individual to activate it…
We’re gearing up for Mobile World Congress 2009 over here at IntoMobile. As the event draws nearer (February 16-19 in Barcelona) more and more info keeps coming in on who will be appearing at the event. With that in mind, this morning I received a nifty little press release letting me know that the one…
Since when did wireless data speeds leap-frog over fixed-line broadband speeds? Apparently since the GSMA started taking notes on the various 4G LTE test currently underway around the globe. “Tests show LTE can produce speeds up to 186 Mbps,” said GSMA director of technology Dan Warren, but only in the most ideal of conditions (read:…
MNOs across Europe are teaming up in the battle against child pornography being disributed via the mobile internet. The GSMA is launching the (not particularly snappily-named) “Mobile Alliance against Child Sexual Abuse Content” – which is made up of most of the major OpCo groups. The group will use certain procedures to remove content from…