Ingrid Lunden
Jan 12, 2012 7:13 AM
While some operators in some countries (like the U.S. and Japan) have already celebrated birthdays for their LTE services, 4G in the UK hasn’t even been born yet. But now at least it looks like we might have a due date. UK regulator Ofcom today set out new proposals for…
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Ingrid Lunden
Sep 14, 2011 4:14 PM
Frank Meehan is stepping down as the CEO of INQ, the Hutchison-owned mobile phone maker that has been a trailblazer—if a very small one—in the mobile industry, with the first devices to integrate Spotify, Skype and Facebook into the phone’s browser. Ken Johnstone, who co-founded the company with Meehan and…
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Ingrid Lunden
Sep 8, 2011 7:41 AM
Operator partnerships for services are notoriously hard to get right: and it looks like the mobile payments and advertising joint venture between Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and O2 in the UK will be no different… Before those operators have even applied for clearance from the regulators, the UK’s fourth-biggest operator, Hutchison…
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Ingrid Lunden
Aug 22, 2011 6:36 AM
Tom noted the other day how the two big news stories that bookended last week—Google (NSDQ: GOOG) buying Motorola (NYSE: MMI), and HP (NYSE: HPQ) canning its mobile strategy—could prove to be a boost to Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and its Windows Phone OS. Now, there are reports emerging of handset…
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Ingrid Lunden
Aug 22, 2011 5:12 AM
A look at some of the top stories in mobile today:
» Amazon has been spotted trademarking the name and logo for Lab126, the division that makes the Kindle hardware. Another spot sees the registration of Kindle Scribe. Are the moves connected to a future tablet launch? (via GeekWire, Fusible)
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Ingrid Lunden
Jun 18, 2011 1:08 PM
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has received a quick approval from the Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission for its $8.5 billion purchase of Skype, first announced in May. Meanwhile, Skype is streamlining its executive team, with some key people getting dismissed ahead of a final completion of the deal.
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Ingrid Lunden
Jun 2, 2011 8:58 AM
Three, the Hutchison-owned mobile operator that splashed on to the UK mobile scene as a greenfield 3G entrant in 2003, has lost its CEO of the past four years, Kevin Russell. David Dyson, who had been the COO, has now taken the top position.
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Ingrid Lunden
Mar 30, 2011 5:34 AM
Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: Google’s Android in-app payments service gets some early users—and maybe some confusion; Gartner says tablets drive up worldwide IT spend; and Hutchison’s Three posts a profit.
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Ingrid Lunden
Feb 10, 2011 7:30 AM
So INQ and HTC are revving up to release the first “Facebook phones”? Not exactly, but it’s a crucial step for Facebook in testing the waters for an even deeper plunge into mobile.
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Ingrid Lunden
Dec 15, 2010 5:13 AM
You’ve gotta hand it to Three: just when European operators (and other mobile operators worldwide) are jumping back into mobile data caps, the Hutchison-owned UK mobile operator has come out with a zinger: a mobile plan that offers unlimited data, on top of generous allowances for voice calls and texts.…
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Ingrid Lunden
Nov 26, 2010 8:38 AM
In lead-up to holiday shopping mania in the UK - which informally commences at the beginning of December (but has been trickling through since September) - more developments on Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPad subsidies from the mobile operators: Three confirmed that, like Orange and T-Mobile, it will be offering iPads…
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Tricia Duryee
Sep 19, 2010 8:46 PM
TechCrunch kicked off a rumor today that Facebook was building software for its own phone, which would be manufactured by third-parties. Despite Facebook denying such claims, the rumors continued to spread quickly across the Web, fueled by other reports by BusinessInsider.com, which said the phone would “for sure” be based…
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Ingrid Lunden
Feb 11, 2010 5:25 AM
—Telmap/4th Screen: The mobile mapping and navigation company Telmap has partnered with agency 4th Screen to offer geo-targeting technology for location-based advertising services. 4th Screen will use the services on its Mpression ad platform as well as in its deals to sell mobile ads on behalf of O2, Virgin Media…
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Ingrid Lunden
Feb 2, 2010 7:59 AM
Three UK CEO Kevin Russell today gave a glimpse of how operators are scrambling behind the scenes in the UK over who will get to carry the iPad device in Europe. “Every man and his dog is bidding for it,” he said. While Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) made an easy-enough move…
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Ingrid Lunden
Jan 7, 2010 6:58 AM
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) only announced Vodafone as an upcoming UK Nexus One carrier, in its Tuesday unveiling. But, true to its wish that more carriers should join in, T-Mobile and 3 UK are also aiming to offer their service with the handset. “We can confirm that we are in talks…
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Robert Andrews
Jan 22, 2009 7:50 AM
Three is adding video-on-demand to its mobile TV offering, offering pay-to-download shows including episodes of The Hlls and South Park for between £1.29 ($1.79) and £1.99 ($2.76) for a week’s access. Shows come from MTV, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and Turner. It’s a partnership with Mobix, whose Adrenalin platform is powering…
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