Vodafone Tech Change Stings Mobile Web Designers
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Mobile developers around the world are in an uproar over a change Vodafone Group PLC has made in the U.K. that dramatically decreases the quality of their products and that they fear could prevent new and innovative mobile services from reaching the market.
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Top execs get blinded by shiny technology too Opinion M-commerce service i-mode has been dropped by UK operator O2 and Australia's Telstra.â¦
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HELSINKI : Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia and British mobile operator Vodafone said they would collaborate to simplify mobile phone software using the Java computer language, paving the way for cheaper mobile phones in the long run.
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Design and better access, not a new domain extension, will draw users to the mobile Internet, say analysts.
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And wouldnât you know? European wireless carrier Vodafone gets its own version of Research In Motionâs new more cellphone-like BlackBerry that uses the same type of predictive-text keyboard as the one
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Reg review Mobile phone styling comes to the MP3 world
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InfoWorld - The wide variety of operating systems on mobile phones is hindering the growth of cool mobile Internet applications, according to Arun Sarin, CEO of network operator Vodafone.
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And hits 3Q targets Vodafone is mounting a legal challenge to Ofcom's call for mobile operators to allow their customers to shift their number to another network within two hours.â¦
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Vodafone customers will be able to access and update their MySpace websites from their mobile phone, the firms say.
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Why can't things be more simple like when I were a lad? Mobile World Congress Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin today called for wireless unity, saying it's now so complicated it would be better if everyone just stopped using different operating systems and network technologies.â¦
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The head of Microsoft&#39;s mobile phone group is jumping ship, moving to U.K. mobile operator Vodafone Group to run its Internet services.Pieter Knook will join Vodafone on March 10, where he will lead a new unit delivering consumer Internet services, Vodafone said Thursday.Vodafone&#39;s announcement comes in the wake of press reports that Microsoft will reshuffle its executive team later Thursday.Knook&#39;s replacement as head of Microsoft&#39;s mobile communications business is likely to be Andrew Lees, currently with the company&#39;s server and tools group, according to a report on the Web site of The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday night, which cited a person familiar with the situation. Both Knook and Lees are Microsoft veterans, working with the company since 1990.Microsoft announced another change in its mobile business on Wednesday, with the acquisition of mobile device maker Danger, marking its first move into the manufacture of mobile phones. Until now, it has left the hardware to other companies, licensing its mobile operating system to them.There will be other staff changes at Microsoft, with three other vice presidents expected to leave in the coming months, the WSJ report said. It named Michael Sievert, currently in charge of Windows marketing, and Steve Berkowitz, a manager of the company&#39;s online business, as among those who will leave.Vodafone said Knook&#39;s arrival will allow it to move forward with its &quot;Mobile Plus&quot; strategy to generate new revenue streams such as mobile advertising, and integrated mobile and PC offerings.Microsoft representatives could not be immediately reached for comment.
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Location-based services are trying to revamp the Web experience to be less cumbersome on mobile devices.
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Don't look now, but the 'mobile computing' idea is suddenly obsolete. Columnist Mike Elgan cites a variety of factor that have enabled the shift to everywhere computing.
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Vodafone says some UK users have been temporarily cut off after a text message service upgrade went wrong.
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While Yahoo is working with major mobile &#038; wireless carriers to provide advertising via the mobile Yahoo network and its partners, Google is working with Vodafone to develop a GPS oriented location based Google Maps for Vodafone users. The Guardian quotes: &#8220;Vodafone sees Google Maps as a new milestone in the relationship that both companies are developing,&#8221; [...]
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An analyst rants Opinion Let me begin with a warning that am about to get on one of my hobby horses. This one has to do with the notion that modern wireless and mobile technology is largely about enabling people to become more mobile in the way they live and work, as if they were previously chained to one location and magically liberated by the latest gadgetry and connectivity. The notion seems to be that having access to email and other applications while mobile means that people are getting out and about more.â¦
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As mobile phones become ever more ubiquitous, so too do those annoyed by inconsiderate chatterers. Designers across the country are finding ways to reduce the risk of coming to blows. By Rachel Metz.