Vodafone Siri ad 'did not mislead consumers'

A complaint was made over a website advert in October 2011 for Apple's voice-activated software. The complainant argued the ad was misleading because it did not make clear that specific maps-based functions were only available in the United States. Vodafone said the content of the advertisement that was complained about had been supplied by Apple. In its response, Apple argued the two Siri functions featured in the ad, one that provided a weather forecast and the other that showed reminders, worked in the UK and used location information. The manufacturer said Siri was not integrated with the maps application in the UK and therefore did not use...

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Roaming charges look set to fall after EU vote

The European Parliament's industry committee backed the proposals, which included allowing customers to buy roaming services from other operators while abroad, in a vote that took place this morning (28 February). The proposals could be put to a vote by the European Parliament in April. Three's parent company Hutchison Whampoa welcomed today's vote and said consumers would benefit. Christian Salbaing, deputy chairman for Hutchison Whampoa Europe said: 'We support the Commission’s efforts to reduce roaming prices. The committee’s proposed data caps will pave the way for greater competition and lower consumer prices. This proposal is a great result...

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MWC 2012: Samsung wins awards double at GSMA Global Mobile Awards

Judges at the GSMA trade body said Samsung had achieved...'success across the board with progress in every category, and outperforming rivals in a tough market.' They said of the Galaxy S II: 'A phenomenal success around the world, this has outperformed all its Android rivals and demonstrated the maturity of the ecosystem.' Other winners included Apple, which won best tablet for the iPad 2, and Nokia, which won best feature or entry-level phone for the C3-00. The judges said of the entry-level Nokia device: 'The numbers speak for themselves – a blockbusting chart topper with universal appeal.' Samsung president of IT and mobile communications division JK Shin said of its double win: 'We are pleased to receive this honor from GSMA and believe that it’s a testament to Samsung’s innovation, quality...

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Google calls for lighter regulation of mobile industry

In a keynote speech in Barcelona, Google chairman Eric Schmidt said regulation was hindering investment in building better networks. He said: 'It is very difficult to be a telecoms operator right now. You've got the reality that you have to upgrade your equipment to 4G and you have customers who are busy using enormous amounts of the bandwidth that is so scarce for you, and governments, in addition to regulating you to death, are charging huge fees for new bandwidth.' Schmidt also talked of the shrinking price of devices, dubbing next year's $100 phone this year's $400 device. He said: 'Many people are working on [smartphones] in the $100 to...

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Optimus L3 to hit Europe later this month

The Optimus L3 is one of numerous devices LG revealed at Mobile World Congress this week. The device has a 3.2 inch screen and runs Android Gingerbread on a 800MHz dual-core processor. LG described the phone as an 'on the go socialising device'. Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG mobile communications, said: 'We’ve always believed in the need to offer a variety of smartphone options and many people simply don’t want to pay for a lot of extra bells and whistles We think the Optimus L3 offers all of basic smartphone-related benefits but in a more premium package that hasn’t been seen before on a smartphone in this category.' After launching...

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Samsung Galaxy S II continues to top charts but popularity is on wane

The manufacturer has three handsets in the top 10, which is based on internet searches and sales. However, Apple's iPhone continued to prove popular. The 16GB iPhone 4S remained in second place with the 16GB iPhone 4 remaining in sixth place. However, a fresh spate of competitively priced deals beginning from £18.50 per month lead to the iPhone 3GS 8GB entering the chart at number five. Biggest climber was the Samsung Galaxy Note in February, up seven places and re-entering the top 10 at number nine. The Nokia Lumia 800 was also back in the top 10, up six places to number eight. uSwitch's Ernest Doku said while early adopters boost...

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20:20 Mobile faces possible floatation

The firm owns a 45% stake in the company and is understood to be keeping its options open about its holding. A source told Mobile: 'There are a number of exit strategies which include a flotation, a trade sale, a management buyout, or sale to a venture capitalist.’ A Doughty Hanson source said the review was at an early stage but the decision was unrelated to 20:20 Mobile's loss of the Nokia contract last year. He said: 'These reviews are undertaken periodically. There wasn’t any one trigger for the review. Doughty Hanson has owned the company since 2006. Private equity companies tend to hold their portfolio companies for between four and seven years, so this is the right time for a review.’ Brightstar, Brightpoint and Micro-P have been identified as possible frontrunners if a takeover was...

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S3 not coming on March 22nd

There have been many recent reports on many sites that have suggested that the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be revealed on 22 March  Just wanted to put a stop to this rumours as Samsung has released official word that the event will not be about any new upcoming products to be released. Also, as reported earlier the phone will not be released the the mobile phone congress at end of this month While it is still not absolutely certain the phone will not be released at either of these events, it makes it very unlikely. It is hard to say when the Galaxy S3 will finally be released but we are sticking to our intial predictions listed in the other section of this website. But don’t worry, the release day is coming and we will have it cove...

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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

 2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G NetworkLTE 700 AnnouncedNot officially announced yet StatusRumored. Exp. release 2012, Q2 BodyDimensions- Weight- - Touch-sensitive controls DisplayTypeSuper AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size720 x 1280 pixels, 4.6 inches (~319 ppi pixel density) MultitouchYes ProtectionCorning Gorilla Glass - TouchWiz UI v4.0 SoundAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes MemoryCard slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, buy memory Internal16GB/32GB storage, 2 GB RAM DataGPRSYes EDGEYes SpeedHSDPA, HSUPA WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA,...

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