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French telecoms regulator Arcep is looking at making the nation more competitive in the mobile arena and to protect consumers from operators who, like any other corporation that issues shares, are looking to maximize profits. Back in 2008 Arcep decreed that operators can offer consumers contracts that last a maximum of 24 months. Now they’re…
Without getting too hot and heavy on the issues that plague American society, including rampant consumerism and an idolization of brands that through excessive use of advertising give a false sense of comfort and belonging to shoppers, let’s dive in to this incredible news item from Fortune. They’re reporting that Bloomingdale’s, a store that sells…
With the success of Google’s Android operating system it comes as no surprise to hear that HTC, makers of devices such as the T-Mobile G2 (Desire Z in Europe and Asia) and Droid Incredible on Verizon Wireless, has just set a new record for monthly sales. During November the Taiwanese firm scored $1.27 billion in…
Location based applications are the hottest thing on the market according to analysts and the media, regardless of how useless they really are. I mean seriously, except for Google Maps and your annoying hipster friends who whip out their mobile phone so they can use Foursquare every time you change location in an effort to…
Regardless of the fit and finish that Apple applies to both their hardware and software, you’ve got to admit that the user interface of products running iOS is a bit long in the tooth. A new patent discovered by Unwired View shows that the Cupertino based company is looking into radial menus, both for iOS…
Late last month we brought you some photos and a short video of an unannounced Nokia handset dubbed the X7. Today, courtesy of Eldar Murtazin, the infamous Russian journalist who writes for Mobile Review and seems to have unlimited access to prototypes, we’ve got a few more photos of the X7, but this time the…
Morgan Stanley’s Patrick Standaert published a note today to investors saying that the research firm surveyed 150 handset retailers in 5 European countries and found that for every Nokia N8 sold Apple sold 6 times the number of iPhones. Despite that terrible ratio, Patrick recommends people pick up Nokia’s stock because it’s incredibly undervalued. He…
Web analytics firm StatCounter has teamed up with the folks at Pingdom to produce a series of charts and compile a set of data about which smartphone platforms are popular and where. The data collected turns over some of the assumptions I had, such as RIM’s BlackBerry platform. You’d think it was the most popular…
One whole year after TeliaSonera launched LTE in Sweden and Norway they’ve finally brought it to the country I call home: Finland. The service works using the 1.8 GHz and 2.6 GHz frequencies, which are not in line with European Union recommendations. The EU says that they’d like to see the entire continent using the…
Text messaging, arguably the best way to get in touch with people since it’s cheap, instant, ubiquitous, and doesn’t require the immediate attention that a phone call demands, will soon be a lot cheaper for T-Mobile customers who have friends and family overseas. For some strange reason, probably due to back room deals, every operator…