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Everything Everywhere also recently announced plans to invest ?1.5 billion on updating mobile infrastructure and rolling out 4G services this year, subject to regulatory approval.

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“Mobile internet has the ability to help revolutionise how SMEs grow and can transform the way charities deliver their frontline services. We are delighted to be working with such a great British company that supports our society and economy by bringing the benefits of digital connectivity to individuals and organisations across the UK.”

“Everything Everywhere is committed to addressing both elements of this equation, investing ?1.5bn in bringing fast 4G mobile networks to the UK as soon as possible and supporting Go ON UK? in building digital skills across the country.”

Everything Everything is the only UK mobile operator among the eight founding partners, which include the Lloyds Banking Group, EON, the Post Office and Age UK.

Go IN UK founder Martha Lane Fox said:?“Everything Everywhere is vital to the work we’re doing. Through its valuable support of Go ON UK, it is investing in the digital future of the country by ensuring we have the infrastructure and expertise to compete in tomorrow’s world.

Operator joint venture becomes founding member of digital literacy charity as they look to get more people using the internet

According to the ONS Labour Force Survey from February 2012, up to 8.1 million Britons have never used the internet and around 14 million use the internet infrequently.

It said this will provide faster and more reliable mobile internet connectivity for individuals and businesses, particularly those in rural areas or social housing, that don’,telephone portable;t have access to high speed broadband at home.

Everything Everywhere CEO Olaf Swantee (pictured) said: “With more than 20 million people in the UK rarely or never using the internet, it’s clear more needs to be done to ensure people have access to a good connection and understand the value it can bring to their lives.

Separately, the Ofcom Communications Market Report from last August stated that nine out of ten people in the UK now own a mobile and one in seven households are now mobile-only.

Everything Everywhere has become a founding member of Go ON UK in an attempt to get more people online. It?will deliver a number of initiatives in stores and in the community, starting later this year, to encourage people to get online.

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Customers who have signed up to one of the plans, which are available for pre-order from today (September 14), can switch to the EE 4G network when it becomes available without paying any contract termination fees as long as they take up a price plan on the new brand of a similar length and cost to the original.

16GB version of new Apple handset will be available free on Orange two-year contracts from ?46 per month?

The cheapest plan available on T-Mobile costs ?36 per month for unlimited data, texts and 2,000 minutes with the an up-front cost of ?109 for the 16GB version, ?219 for the 32GB version and ?269 for the 64GB handset. Full Monty plans are also available at ?41, ,Tlphone portable?46 and ?61 per month with the most expensive plan charging ?19 for the 16GB handset, ?29 for the mid-range and ?139 for the 64GB iPhone 5.

EE has announced the pricing for its iPhone 5 tariffs on T-Mobile and Orange with the promise that anyone taking one can switch to an EE branded 4G plan when it becomes available in their area without paying for breaking their original contract.

The iPhone 5 is also available for pre-order on the Apple website and Apple store from today.?

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On Orange the phone will be available on four tariffs all with unlimited texts and calls. The 16GB version of the device will be free on the ?46 and ?51 per month plans for 3GB and unlimited internet respectively, with an up-front cost for the phone of ?109.99 on the cheapest available plan ?36 with 1GB of data. Prices for the 32GB and 64GB range from ?39.99 to ?269.99.

According to the manufacturer, Orbyx now has 8.9 per cent market share in the UK mobile phone case market, according to GfK figures, and is looking to increase that through sales of its latest ranges.

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Also this morning,tablette tactile pas cher, one of 20:20 Mobile’s other accessory partners, Cygnett has launched 11 new ranges for the latest iPhone covering several fashion-based designs and more impact-resistant cases designed for users who require something more rugged.

20:20 Mobile predicts the core accessories market for the new design of iPhone will reach around ?100m in the UK.

New Orbyx accessories will be available in time for device launch later this month

Accessories distributor 20:20 Mobile has revealed details of Orbyx’s new range of cases for the iPhone 5, including a collection designed by Cheshire artist Nikki Pinder, which will be made available for the launch of the new Apple handset later this month.

The Ascend G330 features a dual-core processor and a four-inch screen and runs off Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Huawei Device UK and Ireland executive vice president Mark Mitchinson said: “I have known David for many years and I’m delighted to have him recognise and further exploit genuine growth opportunities for Huawei.

Huawei last week unveiled two new smartphone handsets and a tablet device at this year’s IFA event in Berlin.

“David has phenomenal experience of the UK mobile market, both from a manufacturer and an operator perspective.”

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Huawei has appointed former Nokia account manager David Desborough as its new UK ?sales director.

Industry veteran joins to take charge of manufacturer’s accounts with Three and Phones 4U

The MediaPad 7 Lite, a follow-up to the original MediaPad launched last year, includes Android 4.0, a seven-inch HD display, a 1.2 GHz processor, Wi-Fi and 3G and it weighs 370g 20g less than the original.

Mitchinson said: “We are building a comprehensive portfolio of devices in the UK and Ireland for smartphones across all tiers.”

The G600 includes a 4.5-inch screen display, a dual-core processor, Android 4,Tlphone portable.0, an eight-megapixel camera and surround sound.

All devices will be released into the UK market by Q4.

Desborough, who has more than 22 years’ experience in the mobile industry following stints at Nokia and Palm, will be responsible for the manufacturer’s accounts with Three and Phones 4U.

The docking socket on the handset has also changed. A new one, which Apple has called ‘Lightening’, is now included and is 80 per cent smaller than the charging point seen on previous iPhone models.

The iPhone 5 is powered by Apple’s dual-core A6 processor, which is 22 per cent smaller than the one found in the 4S and twice as fast at processing graphics and numbers.

The smartphone can be pre-ordered from Apple from this Friday (September 14), with the handset going on sale next Friday (September 21).

Also included for the first time is an LTE chip. This will be compatible with EE’s impending 4G network in the UK, which is expected to go live this autumn.

So far, EE, O2 and Vodafone have confirmed they will stock the device. Further release details and tariff pricing will be announced in due course.

The iPhone 5 houses an eight-megapixel camera that is 25 per cent smaller. It includes a new low light mode and panorama feature.

It has a four-inch touchscreen that has 44 per cent more colour saturation and is 7.8mm thick (18 per cent thinner), weighing 120g (20 per cent lighter).

Apple also announced that the iPhone 3G S is to be discontinued, with the iPhone 4 becoming the company’s entry-level model.

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Apple has unveiled the iPhone 5 at an event in San Francisco,Tlphone portable pas cher, showing it to be longer and thinner than its predecessor, the iPhone 4S.

Next generation iPhone to go on sale in the UK on September 21, coming with an LTE chip that is compatible with EE’s impending 4G network

Apple revealed the pricing will remain the same as when the 4S was launched: $199 for the 16GB model, $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model.

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She said: “The key reason behind the growth of mobile accessories is the continued penetration of smartphones in the UK consumer market.

This is according to market research firm GfK, which valued the UK accessories market for the period at ?78.5 million.

Sales of mobile accessories in the UK market increased by 30 per cent during the first five months of 2012 to more than 5.4 million items sold.

“There remains to be even more potential for mobile accessories as there is further room to grow the attachment rates between the smartphone and accessory sales.”

Quarterly UK prepay sales are said to have fallen by up to 40 per cent in the past year.

GfK also said its research, which measures consumer spending on technology and technology-related goods, showed the number of handsets sold in the first five months of 2012 dropped by one million to 10.1 million year on year,tablette tactile.

GfK figures show sharp increase in popularity of mobile accessories but handset sales were down by a million compared to the same period last year

Baldock said this was down to a decline in sales of prepay and feature phone handsets.

Baldock attributed the findings to the growing number of smartphone handsets in the UK market and the fact customers are taking greater care of them as they are being tied into longer-term contracts.

Sales of phone cases, however, fell by five per cent year on year, although these still accounted for around 30 per cent of the accessories market.

GfK retail and technology UK account director Megan Baldock told Mobile News the growth had come from screen protectors, sales of which increased by 70 per cent year on year, and car-related accessories, sales of which rose by 10 per cent year on year.

“The consumer is using their smartphone for more applications and is tied into a contract for 24 months on average.

“There is no way we can levy the clawback, we’ll have to pay for it ourselves,” said one.

The clawbacks relate to O2 SIM cards distributed between January and May this year.

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Gateway fraud is said to cost operators more than ?100 million per year in lost revenues.

O2 SIM card distributors are facing clawback charges of up to ?1 million as a result of so-called fraudulent use of its international SIM tariffs by end users.

An O2 spokesperson said: “In May, we identified some activity involving the connection of SIM cards which were used in unauthorised gateways.

Dispute
Distributors who spoke to Mobile News claim O2 is penalising them for premium rate text messages that were sent on the SIMs something which is not in their terms and conditions and which they have never been charged for previously by O2 or other networks.

Legal action
Distributors say O2 typically provides a list of clawbacks within the first week of a new?calendar month. Money is then recouped from their reseller partners.

“We’re fighting this battle but for us to go legal against these guys will cost a lot of money, so people are weighing up their options.”

The O2 International SIM card launched last November for prepay customers, offering cut-price calls to mobiles and landline numbers.

But distributors who asked not to be named dispute the imposed penalties.

“After a thorough investigation, we are clawing back commission paid to distributors in respect of SIM cards used in this activity.”

Another added: “For many distributors, an annual profit of ?1 million is a real achievement and for them to lose this figure in one go is really detrimental,tablette tactile pas cher.”

Distributors ponder legal action against ‘profiteering’ operator over gateway fraud fines

“It’s a mystery as to why O2 is now classifying this as fraud when previously it wasn’t. They need to explain themselves as this is a serious amount of?money.”

One distributor said: “O2 has classed this as gateway fraud, but everyone in our market is adamant this isn’t. We’re providing the IMEI number it was topped up on but they’re dismissing that. In our contracts, premium texting is not classed as part of fraud.

They claim instances of clawback include when customers use their credit to pay for services such as placing a bet or even making charity donations.

O2 told its distributors the clawbacks relate to SIMs that have been used to commit ‘gateway fraud’ an act which occurs when free or low-cost calls and texts are channeled through a third party to reduce international fees.

O2 SIM distributors include Data Select Network Solutions (owned by Expansys), Elite Mobile, RP Europe, GK Telecom, Comm Sense and System Chytel.

Despite requests, O2 is yet to explain its reasoning to its partners, they claim.

Another added: “If premium messaging is now deemed as fraud, then why don’t they ban it from their network?

“They have made the distributors the scapegoats and profiteered from the issue.”

But due to the clawbacks dating back up to five months, they claim they will have to? pay the bulk themselves and? some are considering legal action against the operator.

Eligible customers need to visit their nearest Orange store with either their drivers licence, passport or PASS card ID to have U24 added to their account. Contract customers can also call Orange customer services. Once live, they will receive a text to confirm the U24 package has been added,tablette tactille, also containing a link to download the U24 app.

Customers under the age of 24 can make unlimited calls and texts to Orange and T-Mobile users, as well as use 1GB of data, for free in addition to their current price plan

Orange has launched an U24 app to support the offer, available from the Apple, Android and BlackBerry app stores. The app checks the customer’s address book and highlights those contacts that are with Orange and T-Mobile.

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Orange UK director of propositions Simeon Bird said:?“We’re pleased to be able to reward our younger customers with such a great offer. Whether they’re going away to university, or starting out in a new career, with U24 we’re hoping to make life a little easier, providing them with an extra mobile data allowance and the potential to call and text over 27 million people as often as they like – all for no extra charge.”

U24 is free for all new and existing contract customers on plans or ?15 a month or more and prepay customers who top up by ?15 a month or more a month, who are under the age of 24. The offer is in addition to a customer’s current mobile price plan.

Orange has launched its U24 offer, giving customers an additional 1GB of mobile data and unlimited UK calls and texts to anyone on Orange or T-Mobile.

Telmap Navigator made available as part of network’s starter pack for?Android users

Telmap chief marketing officer Motti Kushnir said: “We are happy to announce that Vodafone AppSelect in the UK is the first place that Android users can find and download our free Telmap Navigator app; offering Vodafone’s UK Android user base with a comprehensive location-based service that addresses all their needs while on-the-go.”

The app is currently rated at the top of the Vodafone AppSelect ‘best rated’ chart.

The app, which is featured in the network’s ‘starter pack’, will be promoted during the summer and allows users to use in-car navigation, features a text-to-speech function to aid with pronunciation of street names, and integrates with Facebook,tablette tactile pas cher.

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Location app Telmap Navigator will now be available for free to Vodafone customers through its Android AppSelect store.

In his time at the company, The Word also signed partnerships with Microsoft, BT Openreach, Sage, Mitel and Opal.

Evolve Telecom’s purchase of The Word see’s the Welsh-based dealer’s founder and CEO exit the industry

Evolve Telecom managing director Mark Gordon has taken over from Stiley in the daily running of the business as a result of the acquisition.

Evolve Telecom acquired The Word for an undisclosed fee last month. The purchase saw 15,000 Vodafone connections and 600 customers added to Evolve’s base, making it the second largest B2B dealer in the UK with 60,Tlphone portable pas cher,000 numbers across almost 3,000 customers.

The Word founder and CEO Huw Stiley has left the company and the industry after 27 years following its sale to fellow Vodafone platinum partner Evolve Telecom last month.

He led The Word to become one of 23 dealers and the only one in Wales to be awarded platinum partner status when Vodafone revamped its indirect channel structure in September 2010, rebranding Yes Telecom as Vodafone Partner Services (VPS).

Stiley (pictured) set up the Cardiff-based company in 1985. He was operations director for more than 17 years and in January 2002 became CEO.

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The workshops will take place in Glasgow on the 2nd and in Preston Brook, Cheshire on the 16th. Previous workshops have been held in Leeds, Slough and Borehamwood.

They have been organised to educate Avenir’s dealers and resellers on the full benefits of selling O2′s unified communications products.

Airtime distributor announces a further two dates next month following the success of previous workshops that were held in April and May

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Avenir Telecom managing director Andy Tow said:,Tlphone portable?“We are delighted that the workshops have proved so popular with our stockists.? We have a dedicated unified communications team to assist in every aspect of the process, as well as training, and they will be holding workshops throughout the UK so that all of our stockists will be able to attend one if they wish.”

Avenir Telecom has announced two dates in August for its next unified communications workshops. They will now be held regularly following the success of initial workshops in April and May.

The service is available on any GSM handset connected to Orange, Vodafone or O2, as well as on associated MVNOs running off their networks.

Packages come with a 12-month subscription licence, and cost ?499.99 (?396) for five devices or ?999.99 (?793) for 10.

Protect enables users to view and track the location of registered handsets as well as provide lone workers with the ability to raise the alarm using an emergency alert button, should they encounter danger while at work.

The new Small Business Edition will be available from retailers across the UK, France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

iTrack Protect sales director David Hinc said: “The market for lone worker protection is exploding, driven by the requirement for businesses to proactively protect their field-based workforces, plus the inevitable efficiency and productivity gains that follow most deployments of our solution, prove compellingly attractive in the current recessionary climate.”

Ingram Micro has signed a pan-European agreement with mobile tracking firm iTrack to distribute its latest ‘Protect’ product.

iTrack has distribution agreements with Azzurri, Elite, Micro-P and GK telecom.

Distributor to supply retailers in the UK, France, Germany, Austria and Netherlands with mobile tracking firm’s ‘Protect’ product

Ingram Micro executive director and general manager of the telco division Pierre-Yvon Mechali added: “We see this solution as one of the most innovative products available, and specially designed to take benefit of the embedded GPS features most smartphones have,Tlphone portable pas cher.”

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20:20 Mobile was unavailable for comment as Mobile News went to press.

20:20 Mobile, Brightstar, Data Select, BrightPoint and Micro-P are all understood to have responded to BT Mobile’s RFI.

20:20 Mobile is expected to find out this month if it has retained its lucrative handset supply deal with BT Mobile.

However, Mobile News understands BT Mobile put the contract out to tender earlier this year and is set to reveal the results next month.

Current partner 20:20 Mobile, as well as Brightstar, BrightPoint and Micro-P, all in the running for the supply contract

Sources claim BT Mobile is one of the most sought after handset supply deals in the UK market,Tlphone portable pas cher, alongside Tesco and Phones 4U, based on volumes.

The company is understood to have been the chosen partner of Vodafone MVNO BT Mobile for nearly a decade, and the deal is worth up to 10,000 handsets per month.

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Huawei will sell its quad-core Ascend P1 smartphone in the UK from early August.

Chinese manufacturer to launch slim smartphone with Vodafone and independent retailers from earlier August

It is,Tlphone portable pas cher?7.69mm thick, and Huawei claims that it is one of the slimmest smartphones on the market.

The Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered device will be?available?from Vodafone for free on a ?26 per month contract, as well as from independent retailers.

The?Ascend?P1, originally unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February, features a dual-core 1.5Ghz processor, a 4.3-inch screen and an 8-megapixel camera.

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Commenting on Google’s overall results, which showed 21 per cent year-on-year revenue growth, CEO Larry page said: “We launched a bunch of exciting new products in particular the Nexus 7 tablet, which has received rave reviews. This quarter is also special because Motorola is now part of the Google family, and we’re excited about the potential to build great devices for users.”

The loss in the mobile phone segment contributed to a total loss of $233m (?150.2m) for the Google subsidiary,Tlphone portable, with the division announcing overall Q2 revenues of $1.25bn (?0.8bn).

The mobile phone division of Motorola Mobility has made an operating loss of $199m (?128.4m) in the three months ending June 30, its first financial announcement since it was bought by Google in May for $12.5bn (?8bn).

Mobile phone division contributes ?128.4m to total Motorola operating loss in three months up to June 30

Ofcom CEO Ed Richards (pictured) will unveil the plans, which are expected to schedule an auction for sometime at the end of the year.

The proposal is opposed by Vodafone and O2 – who say it would give EE an unfair advantage in the market.

Ofcom released its second consultation on the 4G auction at the beginning of this year. The document contains a number of proposals for ways to maintain competition in the market, including protection to ensure that the UK has four viable wholesale mobile?operators.

The auction will allow operators to bid for 800MHz and 2,100MHz spectrum which can be used to launch Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G services that will deliver significantly faster data speeds to mobile devices and broadband dongles.

Regulator Ofcom will announce timing and details of the 4G spectrum auction tomorrow morning (July 24).

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CEO Ed Richards expected to set auction for end of this year, but operators will watch the details closely and may decide to pursue legal challenge

However, details of how the auction will be structured will be carefully examined by operators, who could launch legal action against them if they consider the rules to be unfair.

Separately, Ofcom is currently considering a proposal by Everything Everywhere (EE) to re-farm 1,tablette tactile pas cher,800MHz spectrum it already owns for a 4G service that could launch before the end of 2012.

This could lead to further delays to the auction, which has already been put back repeatedly.

“They have the control to learn and understand what works for them and try new things.

“It’s exciting for us,tablette tactile pas cher, as it harnesses the power of digital mobile location-based technology to make their business more visible and grow their business.

Priority Moments, which launched last July, has seen large corporate businesses, such as WH Smith and Odeon, offer O2 customers exclusive deals, saving one million of them more than ?8 million to date.

O2 head of Priority Moments Ed Pellew said: “We know flexibility and control is really important to small businesses, so this service gives them the flexibility they need to create moments and offers that work for them.

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The free service, called Priority Moments Local, will be incorporated into the O2 Priority Moments mobile app.

“It’s a great way of using technology to improve the effectiveness of their marketing and visibility of their business.”

O2 has extended its location-based deals service Priority Moments to cover local, independent small businesses.

Independent small businesses can offer O2 customers deals through free web portal

Messages are subject to a 24-hour approval period before being displayed. Repeat messages will go up instantly.

But O2 this week extended this to local businesses ranging from one-man bands to those with between one and five operating locations.

O2 wouldn’t discuss targeted numbers of users, but said those that have tried the service to date have reported an increase in brand awareness, footfall and trade.

O2 approached 400 local businesses to trial the service, of which around 135 are now actively using it. These include restaurants, hairdressers, jewellers and chocolatiers.

Priority Moments marketing material has been made available to businesses using the service, but it is not mandatory.

Businesses, who must be customers of O2, can create deals and propositions using an O2 online ‘dashboard’ portal. They can also view real-time data on the site to monitor how the offers are performing.

Other specifications include a four-inch touchscreen, five megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and 8GB of internal memory that can be expanded by up to 32GB with a microSD card.

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Samsung has launched its Galaxy Beam handset in the UK. It is available from retailers including Carphone Warehouse on Orange and T-Mobile tariffs, free from ?31 a month on contract.

Content including video clips,Günstige Tablet PC, maps, business information and games can be shared on a high-definition projection of up to 50 inches wide.?It ?can project full screen video clips onto a ceiling or wall and features a projector-dedicated application with the aim of making it easier to select and activate projection.

Samsung UK and Ireland telecommunications and networks division vice president Simon Stanford said:?“We were delighted by the hugely positive response we received from both customers and media when we first announced the Galaxy Beam at Mobile World Congress back in February.

The Galaxy Beam handset is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Handset that can share content on a high definition projection of up to 50 inches wide is now available from retailers including Carphone Warehouse

“It’s the kind of device you won’t find anywhere else a high definition projector within a standard sized smartphone and is great for people who want to watch movies, show photos to friends or need to give a presentation while they’re out and about.”

Handset to be sold exclusively through Carphone Warehouse from August 1 as manufacturer announces end-to-end solution for guests staying at the Holiday Inn near the Olympic Park

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Users will also have access to a special Samsung and Holiday Inn ‘Olympic Newsletter’ and also provides local information and updates and results from the event.

Samsung will release a limited edition London 2012 Olympic Games Galaxy S III from August 1, exclusively through Carphone Warehouse.

In partnership with Fingi, the Android app will enable the hotel to offer guests using the Samsung Galaxy S III a full suite of hotel services, such as express check-in/out, room service, laundry services and hotel facility booking, as well as the ability to use the smartphone as an in-room phone extension.

Medal notifications are delivered instantly when an event finishes to enable users to keep updates with who got their prediction right.

It also allows for integrated control of TVs, lighting, air conditioning and other audio-visual and in-room functions such as serving as the room key.

Stanford said: “Partnering with Fingi and Holiday Inn will provide guests with an effortlessly simple and intuitively smart service, enabling them to enjoy every aspect of the Games. This partnership will not only benefit consumers, but will set a precedent for the hospitality industry to enable guests to stay connected at all times.

The handset will be available for free from ?28 a month on tariffs across all the major UK mobile networks, as well as Talk Mobile.

Friends can challenge each other using Facebook by predicting medal winners in Olympic Games events. The app contains information on athletes and teams, including their previous performances and career accolades.

Samsung has also launched its London 2012 Predictor app for the Games, providing content on the event on Android devices,China handy.

The London 2012 Samsung Galaxy S III comes with a Team GB cover as well as an original cover, enabling customers to convert the smartphone back to its original design at any point.

Samsung UK and Ireland telecommunications and networks division vice president Simon Stanford said: “We are delighted to be able to offer Carphone Warehouse customers the chance to own this exclusive London 2012 Samsung Galaxy S III handset, combining the chance to support Team GB with owning a piece of cutting-edge Samsung technology.”

Meanwhile Samsung has launched an end-to-end solution for the new Holiday Inn London Stratford City hotel, situated next to the Olympic Park.

The service will initially be available to VIPs staying at the hotel and will see 40 rooms equipped with the hospitality solution.

Managed data services provider acquires Cloud Computing Centre, and agrees new ,China handy?8 million funding package with Penta Capital

Six Degrees Group has acquired managed Cloud hosting company Cloud Computing Centre (CCC) and raised ?8 million in new funding from private equity firm Penta Capital.

“Joining Six Degrees Group will significantly strengthen our ability to win mid-market and corporate Cloud hosting contracts and to deliver new services to our existing clients.”

Six Degrees Group CEO Alastair Mills (pictured) said: “This is a significant acquisition for us as it reinforces our mid-market focus, strengthens our managed Cloud hosting team and brings outstanding technical capabilities to the Group.”

CCC CEO Keith Bates said: “We felt the time was right to join forces with one of the fastest growing managed data service providers in the sector, especially when we have so much in common.

The purchase sees over 100 mid-market hosting customers from CCC who spend an average of ?36,000 a year added to Six Degrees’ base.?CCC is also Microsoft Gold Partner and Silver Hosting Partner.

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The purchase is Six Degrees’ 11th since its formation a year ago?takes its run-rate position to ?50 million revenue and ?12m EBITDA. It now serves over 2,400 customers.

Coughlin, who has amassed over 20 years experience in the mobile indiustry, joins from Samsung Telecommunications Europe, where he was global account director for over four years.

“I bring with me a long career in the mobile industry and experience that I’m confident will support LG’s strong proposition in the smartphone market.”

Coughlin said: “I’m very excited to be joining LGE UK as head of mobile and looking forward to working with the team to continue re-energising the LG Mobile brand in the UK and Ireland.

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Prior to joining Samsung, he held a managerial position within Carphone Warehouse’s wholesale team for eight years,China handy, where he dealt with customers in Hong Kong, selling end of life stock and returns.

Previous to that, he was global account manager at the company for a year and was a national account manager of Samsung Electronics UK for almost three years.

Former Samsung and Carphone Warehouse veteran replaces Warren Lewis to drive business in the regions

LG has appointed Andrew Coughlin as its new UK and Ireland head of mobile. He replaces Warren Lewis, who left the company in February after just five months in the job.

The decline in prepay customers took net customer additions to 204,000 with contract customers now making up 51 per cent of its total UK customer base.

O2 has added 204,000 customers to its UK base in the first half of 2012,Günstige Tablet PC, but still showed a 5.3 per cent drop in revenues in its Q2 results.

O2 also reported smartphone penetration had increased by eight per cent compared to the first two quarters of last year with 42 per cent of customers now using the devices and almost 90 per cent of contracts sold in the period including Smartphones.

Operator reports drop in revenues on Q2 2011, but takes its customer base to 22.4 million?

Revenues in its second quarter fell to ?1.3 billion in the UK, attributed to a fall in average revenue per customer.

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O2 CEO Ronan Dunne said: “We have maintained our commercial momentum in Q2 by building on our Q1 performance in a highly competitive market. At the same time we continue to grow our broad portfolio of innovative services that are attracting and retaining more and more customers every day.”

The joint venture with Tesco also reported growth in customer numbers with an increase of 136,000 in the second quarter. Tesco Mobile had 3.2 million customers by the end of the quarter, a 20 per cent rise on June 2011.

Its number of customers increased one per cent to 22.4 million by the end of June, a rise largely attributable to the addition of 482,000 new contract customers in the first half of the year.

Phones 4U will exclusively sell the Samsung Omnia M for two months when it goes on sale in the UK tomorrow (August 1).

Retailer becomes the first to sell latest smartphone from Samsung to run the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system

It will be available free on contract from ?20.50 a month or SIM-free from ?289.95. Customers ordering the Omnia M from Phones 4U’s website today will also receive the smartphone tomorrow.

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“,Günstige Tablet PC;Our track record of launching Samsung devices and Windows Phones is incredibly strong and our dedicated Samsung zones in our Oxford Street and Westfield London stores provide the ultimate destination for anyone wanting to buy this Samsung device with Windows Phone. Our retail team is extensively trained on, and passionate about all Samsung products.”

It has a four-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, five megapixel autofocus rear camera, VGA front-facing camera for video calling and 4/8GB of internal memory.

The Omnia M, which runs off the Windows 7.5 operating system and comes with 7GB of free online storage with Windows Live SkyDrive, is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor.

Phones 4U chief commercial officer Scott Hooton said:?“We are delighted to exclusively offer the Samsung Omnia M, Samsung’s latest handset running Windows 7.5, two months before it will be available via any other UK retailer.

The manufacturer posted revenue of $35 billion, up 23 per cent from the same quarter a year ago. Wall Street had predicted revenues to be as high as $37.22 billion.

Apple’s net profit for the quarter was $8.8 billion, which was an increase of 21 per cent from the corresponding quarter in 2011.

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Samsung posted a second quarter profit rise of 48 per cent compared to the same period last year, heavily driven by success within its mobile business.

It sold 26 million iPhones in the quarter, up from 28 per cent a year ago but down 26 per cent from the previous quarter.?iPad sales hit 17 million during the three month period, which was a year-on-year increase of 84 per cent and up 44 per cent from the previous quarter.

Apple posted its own results on Wednesday for the three months until June 30, and in contrast were deemed below expectations by Wall Street,tablette tactile pas cher.

Last week the manufacturer announced that it had sold 10 million Galaxy S III handsets worldwide, averaging 190,000 in sales a day, just two months after the device went on sale.

Net profit reached 5.2 trillion won, up from 3.1 trillion won from the previous quarter last year with revenue of 47.6 trillion won, an increase from the 39.44 trillion won posted a year ago.?Operating profit hit 6.7 trillion won, matching guidance the company issued earlier this month.

Samsung said its mobile business was responsible for more than 60 per cent of its operating profit. Analysts estimate that Samsung sold around 50 million smartphones in the quarter.

Mobile business accounts for 60 per cent of electronics manufacturer’s operating profit after selling an estimated 50 million smartphones in Q2

YouGov said this has been a strategy that undermined it position and hampered the brand and now HTC has also decided to follow the same tactic with its new ‘One’ range (pictured).

“The brand needs to act, and fast, in order to prove their worth in the fast paced industry that is the smartphone market. Marketing and advertising,tablette tactile pas cher, as well as branding need re-evaluating in order to re-tempt churners and win new custom – which? is currently going to Samsung.”

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Its ‘Smartphone, Mobile Internet eXperience’ (SMIX) tracker states that HTC’s consideration levels fell to 30 per cent in June, a drop from 42 per cent in June 2011.

Each interview was conducted online and tracks consumer perception on handset and mobile operator usage, attitude and satisfaction; renewal; churn; operating systems and applications.

It argued that Samsung has had an impressive year with innovative products and ranges within its Galaxy portfolio, which have proved popular among consumers. It said Samsung is now the Android future choice of destination with high loyalty, consideration and expectation rates increasing year-on-year.

In the same period, expectation levels for the company also fell, from 16 per cent to nine per cent.

Russell Feldman, associate director in YouGov’s telecoms and technology team said:?“The latest SMIX findings are not surprising; HTC has long been falling out of the rat race. Our research also found a small number of HTC owners considered their make and model of HTC before purchasing it significantly lower consideration rates compared to rival brands a worrying sign.”

Quarterly YouGov study says manufacturer needs to reconsider its marketing strategy in order to win back consumers and compete with market leaders Samsung and Apple

Consequently, YouGov said Samsung has been able to take advantage of HTC’s losses, taking its mantle in the market and monopolising on its custom, tempting HTC customers to its brand.

It added that HTC’s Desire and Wildfire ranges won consumers over and brought the brand to the smartphone market. However, since then, it has launched a plethora of handsets within the same range (Sensation, Sensation XE and Sensation XL), which many consumers struggle to differentiate between.

HTC’s consideration and expectation levels amongst smartphone owners have fallen significantly in the past year, according to a new study from YouGov.

YouGov said that HTC, which was once a key brand and a serious threat to Apple, needs to differentiate between handsets, and market accordingly.

It added that whilst HTC retain 34 per cent of its loyal customers, the majority (66 per cent) of its customers will not get a HTC handset again but will churn elsewhere, with Samsung being the smartphone of choice.

The quarterly SMIX study took place from June 1-6 with a total sample size of 3,985 nationally representative British adults and 1,936 targeted smartphone owners.

The monitoring is designed to help EE meet its Carbon Reduction Commitment to the government.

CloudApps said the suite will allow EE to measure energy consumption across its 720 stores in?realtime?and easily collate the?information.

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EE director of property and workplace Matthew Wherry said:“The work we have embarked on with CloudApps underlines our commitment to working with the government to meet the UK’s carbon reduction targets.

Operator to use energy consumption measurement software to help meet government?commitments?on carbon output

Everything Everywhere EE is to monitor the carbon footprint of its locations across the UK using a tool developed by sustainability software developer CloudApps

The CloudApps suite (pictured) enable firms to measure energy consumption in terms of?kWh, carbon equivalent in CO2e, as well as?a measure of data centre efficency called?Power Usage Effectiveness.

“The wide-ranging remit we have jointly developed with CloudApps now covers everything from our 720 Orange, T-Mobile and Everything Everywhere retail stores to the diesel in our data centre back-up generators,tablette tactile pas cher, enabling us to reduce our carbon emissions across the whole business.”

CloudApps CEO Peter Grant said: “CloudApps’ relationship with Everything Everywhere is symbolic of the type of customer opportunity that we are increasingly seeing for our business. Everything Everywhere is a complex business with strong commitments to the environment specifically carbon management.”

The Galaxy Beam handset is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread,Téléphone portable pas cher.

Handset that can share content on a high definition projection of up to 50 inches wide is now available from retailers including Carphone Warehouse

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Content including video clips,táblagép ár, maps, business information and games can be shared on a high-definition projection of up to 50 inches wide.?It ?can project full screen video clips onto a ceiling or wall and features a projector-dedicated application with the aim of making it easier to select and activate projection.

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Samsung has launched its Galaxy Beam handset in the UK. It is available from retailers including Carphone Warehouse on Orange and T-Mobile tariffs, free from ?31 a month on contract.

Other specifications include a four-inch touchscreen, five megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and 8GB of internal memory that can be expanded by up to 32GB with a microSD card.

“It’s the kind of device you won’t find anywhere else a high definition projector within a standard sized smartphone and is great for people who want to watch movies, show photos to friends or need to give a presentation while they’re out and about.”

Samsung UK and Ireland telecommunications and networks division vice president Simon Stanford said:?“We were delighted by the hugely positive response we received from both customers and media when we first announced the Galaxy Beam at Mobile World Congress back in February.

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Retailer becomes the first in the UK to sell the handset, with all customers buying one having the chance to win tickets to a private gig by Professor Green

In addition, customers that purchase the Grand X from Phones 4U will be given the chance to enter a competition to win one of 75 pairs of tickets to a gig by British rapper Professor Green,?who is the official ambassador for ZTE

The Grand X was unveiled last Wednesday (July 18) at a launch event in London, and is also due to go on sale at Virgin Media at the beginning of next month.

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Phones 4U has become the first retailer to sell the ZTE Grand X. The smartphone is available on contract for free from ?20.50 a month.

It is powered by a dual core 1GHz processor and runs off Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich,érintőképernyős telefonok. It has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, five megapixel autofocus camera and 4GB of internal memory, which can be expanded to 32GB with a microSD card.

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Phones 4U will exclusively sell the Samsung Omnia M for two months when it goes on sale in the UK tomorrow (August 1).

The Omnia M, which runs off the Windows 7.5 operating system and comes with 7GB of free online storage with Windows Live SkyDrive, is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor.

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Phones 4U chief commercial officer Scott Hooton said:?“We are delighted to exclusively offer the Samsung Omnia M, Samsung’s latest handset running Windows 7.5,Téléphone portable pas cher, two months before it will be available via any other UK retailer.

It has a four-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, five megapixel autofocus rear camera, VGA front-facing camera for video calling and 4/8GB of internal memory.

“Our track record of launching Samsung devices and Windows Phones is incredibly strong and our dedicated Samsung zones in our Oxford Street and Westfield London stores provide the ultimate destination for anyone wanting to buy this Samsung device with Windows Phone. Our retail team is extensively trained on, and passionate about all Samsung products.”

It will be available free on contract from ?20.50 a month or SIM-free from ,érintőképernyős telefonok?289.95. Customers ordering the Omnia M from Phones 4U’s website today will also receive the smartphone tomorrow.

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Retailer becomes the first to sell latest smartphone from Samsung to run the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system

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“The brand needs to act, and fast, in order to prove their worth in the fast paced industry that is the smartphone market. Marketing and advertising, as well as branding need re-evaluating in order to re-tempt churners and win new custom – which? is currently going to Samsung.”

Its ‘Smartphone, Mobile Internet eXperience’ (SMIX) tracker states that HTC’s consideration levels fell to 30 per cent in June,androidos telefonok, a drop from 42 per cent in June 2011.

It added that whilst HTC retain 34 per cent of its loyal customers, the majority (66 per cent) of its customers will not get a HTC handset again but will churn elsewhere, with Samsung being the smartphone of choice.

Each interview was conducted online and tracks consumer perception on handset and mobile operator usage, attitude and satisfaction; renewal; churn; operating systems and applications.

The quarterly SMIX study took place from June 1-6 with a total sample size of 3,sdk android,985 nationally representative British adults and 1,936 targeted smartphone owners.

HTC’s consideration and expectation levels amongst smartphone owners have fallen significantly in the past year, according to a new study from YouGov.

Russell Feldman, associate director in YouGov’s telecoms and technology team said:?“The latest SMIX findings are not surprising; HTC has long been falling out of the rat race. Our research also found a small number of HTC owners considered their make and model of HTC before purchasing it significantly lower consideration rates compared to rival brands a worrying sign.”

It added that HTC’s Desire and Wildfire ranges won consumers over and brought the brand to the smartphone market. However, since then, it has launched a plethora of handsets within the same range (Sensation, Sensation XE and Sensation XL), which many consumers struggle to differentiate between.

Quarterly YouGov study says manufacturer needs to reconsider its marketing strategy in order to win back consumers and compete with market leaders Samsung and Apple

YouGov said this has been a strategy that undermined it position and hampered the brand and now HTC has also decided to follow the same tactic with its new ‘One’ range (pictured).

It argued that Samsung has had an impressive year with innovative products and ranges within its Galaxy portfolio, which have proved popular among consumers. It said Samsung is now the Android future choice of destination with high loyalty, consideration and expectation rates increasing year-on-year.

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Consequently, YouGov said Samsung has been able to take advantage of HTC’s losses, taking its mantle in the market and monopolising on its custom, tempting HTC customers to its brand.

In the same period, expectation levels for the company also fell, from 16 per cent to nine per cent.

YouGov said that HTC, which was once a key brand and a serious threat to Apple, needs to differentiate between handsets, and market accordingly.

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Samsung posted a second quarter profit rise of 48 per cent compared to the same period last year, heavily driven by success within its mobile business.

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The manufacturer posted revenue of $35 billion, up 23 per cent from the same quarter a year ago,olcsó telefonok. Wall Street had predicted revenues to be as high as $37.22 billion.

It sold 26 million iPhones in the quarter, up from 28 per cent a year ago but down 26 per cent from the previous quarter.?iPad sales hit 17 million during the three month period, which was a year-on-year increase of 84 per cent and up 44 per cent from the previous quarter.

Samsung said its mobile business was responsible for more than 60 per cent of its operating profit. Analysts estimate that Samsung sold around 50 million smartphones in the quarter.

Last week the manufacturer announced that it had sold 10 million Galaxy S III handsets worldwide,comparar moviles, averaging 190,000 in sales a day, just two months after the device went on sale.

Apple posted its own results on Wednesday for the three months until June 30, and in contrast were deemed below expectations by Wall Street.

Apple’s net profit for the quarter was $8.8 billion, which was an increase of 21 per cent from the corresponding quarter in 2011.

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Net profit reached 5.2 trillion won, up from 3.1 trillion won from the previous quarter last year with revenue of 47.6 trillion won, an increase from the 39.44 trillion won posted a year ago.?Operating profit hit 6.7 trillion won, matching guidance the company issued earlier this month.

Mobile business accounts for 60 per cent of electronics manufacturer’s operating profit after selling an estimated 50 million smartphones in Q2

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CloudApps CEO Peter Grant said: “CloudApps’ relationship with Everything Everywhere is symbolic of the type of customer opportunity that we are increasingly seeing for our business. Everything Everywhere is a complex business with strong commitments to the environment specifically carbon management.”,comparar moviles;

The monitoring is designed to help EE meet its Carbon Reduction Commitment to the government.

CloudApps said the suite will allow EE to measure energy consumption across its 720 stores in?realtime,dual sim telefonok?and easily collate the?information.

EE director of property and workplace Matthew Wherry said:“The work we have embarked on with CloudApps underlines our commitment to working with the government to meet the UK’s carbon reduction targets.

Operator to use energy consumption measurement software to help meet government?commitments?on carbon output

Everything Everywhere EE is to monitor the carbon footprint of its locations across the UK using a tool developed by sustainability software developer CloudApps

The CloudApps suite (pictured) enable firms to measure energy consumption in terms of?kWh, carbon equivalent in CO2e, as well as?a measure of data centre efficency called?Power Usage Effectiveness.

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“The wide-ranging remit we have jointly developed with CloudApps now covers everything from our 720 Orange, T-Mobile and Everything Everywhere retail stores to the diesel in our data centre back-up generators, enabling us to reduce our carbon emissions across the whole business.”

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These include global facilities and service management firm ISS, IT services provider TSG, utilities and infrastructure provider GTC and public sector organisation Salford Council.

Nokia says it is winning business from BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) in the B2B market.

Williams said: “The common theme with all of these contract wins is we’re replacing BlackBerry within their business.

“We had heard from customers in the market that they were looking to move away from BlackBerry within their business and have seen that we have a very compelling offer which really helps to support that.

Williams said the increased awareness of Nokia’s Windows-powered devices and access to common office services such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Sharepoint and Office 365 are now making BlackBerry users think twice about switching manufacturers at the point of upgrade.

Fighting talk from Finnish handset manufacturer after it picks up four B2B contract wins from RIM

Williams declined to provide exact details, only stating handsets included a spread of the Lumia 610, 710 and 800 handsets.

“Business customers are seeing the Lumia device range as a very strong way forward for them because the native productivity solutions come straight out of the box, such as Microsoft Office products like Word and Excel.

All handsets are connected to O2 direct.

A full report on Nokia’s recent partner event features in issue 519 of Mobile News.

Speaking exclusively to Mobile News, Nokia director of B2B sales for Europe Adrian Williams (pictured) said the firm was “absolutely” looking to capitalise on any ill feeling among customers of BlackBerry, which has announced it will not release any new products until 2013.

Williams also revealed Nokia has signed four “major” contract wins worth “thousands” of Nokia handsets in the B2B space at the expense of RIM.

“Many customers,tablet pc kaufen, like most businesses, will already have made significant investments into the Microsoft ecosystem. What we’re doing is opening up that investment to their mobile fleet.”

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The committee also recommended the government consider?switching?all TV broadcasting to the internet, and that ministers should pay “urgent” attention to the way in the which money in the Broadband Delivery UK fund was spent on extending services to rural areas,tablette tactile.

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“If broadcast services move to be delivered via the internet for example, as we believe they may be, then key moments in national life such as the Olympics could be inaccessible to communities lacking a better communications infrastructure.

“Our communications network must be regarded as a strategic, national asset. The Government’s strategy lacks just that strategy.

“The Government is quite right to make broadband a policy priority barely an aspect of our lives isn’t touched in some way by the internet, and developments look set to continue apace in the future. A whole host of services will increasingly be delivered via the internet – including critical public services – and without better provision for everyone in the UK this will mean that people are marginalised or excluded altogether.

The government risks leaving some households and businesses without decent internet connections because?it is too focussed on delivering certain broadband speeds, according to a report from the House of Lords Communications Committee.

The Committee said the government is not putting enough?emphasis?on access and creating a ‘future proof’network, but claimed that it was not too late for a change of course.

“The complex issues involved were not thought through from first principle and it is far from clear that the Government’s policy will deliver the broadband infrastructure that we need for profound social and economic reasons for the decades to come.”

Lords Communication?Committee?says greater emphasis on access needed, and also suggests switching TV signal to internet and closer oversight of BDUK spending

The committee proposes creating fibre-optic hubs within reach of every?community?that would enable the creation of connections where needed while also saving on the installation of the expensive ‘final mile’ of cable.

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The stores are open in Westfield London and Spitalfields market, with further stores in Stratford and Hyde Park also due to open. They are being managed on behalf of Samsung by Phones 4U, which will sell all four of Lebara’s products in its stores.

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Facilities around London designed to promote the Samsung Galaxy S III to sell ethnic MVNO’s SIM cards this summer

“By having a presence in London hotspots during this period we will be able to offer both tourists and athletes the opportunity of great rates to call family and friends back home.”

Lebara is providing mobile SIM cards for Samsung demonstration handsets across all PIN stores, which are glass pop-up facilities designed to promote the manufacturer’s Galaxy S III handset.

These are the ‘Standard SIM’ and ‘Micro SIM’, which cost ?4.95 including ?5 credit, ‘Lebara Family Pack’,sdk android;, which costs ?4.95 for two SIMs (one with ?5 credit and the other with none) and the ‘Lebara Tourist Pack’, which costs ?9.95 and includes a SIM with ?10 credit, as well as a map of London, Tube map, Oyster card holder and discount voucher booklet for London attractions.

Lebara Mobile UK managing director Russell Atkinson (pictured) said:?“We are delighted to be collaborating with Samsung and Phones4U on the pop-up PIN stores. There is a strong commercial case for leading brands to work together over this historic London summer, which represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for both the retail and technology industries.

Lebara Mobile has partnered with Samsung Mobile to supply its PIN pop-up stores around London with airtime during the summer.

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Three CEO Dave Dyson said: “We started 2012 as the UK’s fastest growing mobile network and we’ve seen that growth accelerate. Over the past 12-months we’ve added one million customers. Our clear focus on a network built for the internet and providing clear value is being rewarded.”

Three CFO Richard Woodward added: “Our core market of contract handsets customers is growing strongly and profitably. The key driver is our financial performance. Out market leading network economics allow us to deliver the data experience smartphone users increasingly demand and our focus on direct distribution channels has a momentum we expect to maintain.”

Revealed as part of parent company Hutchison Whampoa’s first half financial results, the network also reported a five per cent rise in revenues to ?918m, which gave a pre-tax profit of ?26m over the period.

Three has added one million customers to its base in the last year with 8.4 million UK customers now using the network.

In the first half of this year, the operator showed a 9 per cent rise in contract customer numbers with net additions of 382,chinese smartphone,000 customers to take its total contract customer base to 4.8 million.

Network reports increased profits and 13 per cent rise in customer numbers in the last six months with 8.4 million now using the network

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The centre, which is due to open towards the end of this year, follows the establishment of Vodafone;s first technology centre in Silicon Valley in the US last year.

Vodafone is to open a technology centre in East London to help firms develop new products and build innovative technology companies.

“With the world’s spotlight on the UK this summer, we are working hard through the British Business Embassy programme to help technology companies capitalise on the unique opportunity we have in 2012 to secure new trade and investment.”

“We believe that the great talent, entrepreneurial spirit and wealth of start-up companies, in both the mobile internet and creative media industries, that are to be found in East London, make Tech City a great location for this centre.”

Vodafone Group research and development director Siavash Alamouti?said: “Vodafone is delighted to confirm its intention to set up a new R&D and incubation centre in Tech City. This exciting new centre will build on our existing Vodafone xone facility in Silicon Valley, giving cutting-edge British high tech start-ups access to the expertise and global reach of Britain’s largest ICT company,tablette tactile.”

Operator to help young firms develop mobile and digital ideas into products with technical and logistical support, as well as potential funding

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Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green said:?“I warmly welcome Vodafone’s plans to open a technology lab and incubation centre in London’s Tech City.? This announcement is an excellent reflection of Tech City’s success as a thriving hub of innovative technology companies, combined with ready access to Europe’s largest venture capital community.”

Vodafone’s decision to open the technology centre follows hard on the heels of the opening of the London Wayra academy, the tenth incubator set up by O2 parent Telefonica to provide a similar kind of support to young companies in the digital sector.

The centre will provide expertise?logistical?support and potential funding to mobile and creative media firms. It will also offer the firms access to its more than 400 million Vodafone customers across 30 countries.

Called xone, the Silicon Valley centre is designed to help US startups develop and get to market rapidly.

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Commenting on ZTE’s performance, executive vice president and head of the terminal division He Shiyou said: “ZTE’s great smartphone performance in 2012 in international markets has been a major contributor to our consistent expansion, and is a demonstration of the depth and strength of our R & D.

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ZTE made the biggest jump as it entered the top five smartphone manufacturers for the first time. Its shipments grew 300 per cent to with million units in Q2, with market share rising to 5.2 per cent compared to 1.8 per cent a year ago.

Samsung shipped 50.2 million phones in Q2, a 172.8 per cent increase from the 18.4 million smartphones it shipped in the same period last year. It’s market share almost doubled to 32.6 per cent in the quarter.

IDC senior research analyst Kevin Restivo said: “Samsung and Apple have quickly become the global smartphone heavyweights though both employ somewhat different approaches to the market.

“Smartphones are making up a higher and higher percentage of our mobile devices. Entering the smartphone manufacturers top five is an important milestone towards our target of becoming one of the top three mobile phone manufacturers in 2015.”

Manufacturers double combined market share over the past two years as ZTE becomes a top five smartphone manufacturer for the first time

Nokia held onto third place but shipments fell 38.9 per cent to 10.2 million units, whilst smartphone market share fell from 15.4 per cent to 6.6 per cent. HTC is fourth having seen shipments slip 24.1 per cent to 8.8 million in the quarter, with market share almost halving to 5.7 per cent.

Samsung and Apple have more than doubled their combined global market share over the past two years, creating more distance between themselves and their rivals. This is according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

“We have moved into the middle to high-end smartphone market with the recent launch of the ZTE Grand X in countries including China, Turkey and the UK,sdk android, and will continue to build our handset capabilities in the middle and high range sectors, while still delivering great lower end smartphones like the ZTE Kis.

“Samsung employs a ‘shotgun’ strategy wherein many models are created that cover a wide range of market segments. Apple, in contrast, offers a small number of high-profile models.

Apple’s smartphone shipments grew by 27.5 per cent to 26 million in the quarter, but its market share fell 1.9 per cent to 16.9 per cent. Between them, Samsung and Apple hold almost half of the smartphone market in terms of share.

“While both companies have expanded their geographic presence in pursuit of market share, the two companies will inevitably come into greater conflict as both try to generate additional gains.”

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Key said the first devices?running Firefox are being built?by ZTE and Alcatel One Touch,?but said he is talking to “three or?four” well-known manufacturers?about building devices for the?operating system.

“It also enables me to accelerate?smartphone penetration,?particularly in Latin America,?where smartphone penetration?is still only around 10 per cent.”

Telefónica began working on?its own web-based mobile OS two?years ago, but following Mozilla’s?announcement it too was working?on a similar OS a year ago the?two organisations decided to join?forces and combine their development?teams.

Telefónica expects these?devices to cost less than $100?(?65) and to launch first in?Brazil during Q1 2013 and in?Europe later in the year.

“But strategically it is very?important for us.”

Key, who was speaking during?an event in London this month,?said it is important the market?has an alternative to Android,?and insists Mozilla can provide a?viable alternative.

Supporting the development of?the Firefox Mobile operating system?is vital to reducing Telefónica’s?over-reliance on Android?handsets, according to Telefónica?Digital CEO Matthew Key.

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Operators Deutsche Telekom,?Telecom Italia and US-based?Sprint have also backed the OS.

Telefónica and Mozilla claim?as Firefox OS will be a web-based?operating system which carries?out all tasks using HTML5,?devices will not require as much?hardware power to produce?handsets that are fast enough?to encourage consumers to use?more data services.

“We don’t underestimate?the size of the task there have?been many attempts at creating?new operating systems?that have failed and we recognise?that we have to get many?different parts of the ecosystem involved.

Key said: “I am looking to?create an operating system that?Mozilla owns and runs that,tablette tactile?starts to balance out our strategic?over-dependence on Android,?particularly at the lower end of?the smartphone market.

He added: “We can produce?the same experience as on an?Android handset cheaper, or a?better experience at the same?price.

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Phone 4U says it will look to increase its focus on mobile accessories in the coming months but warns success will depend on speed of production.

“The market is around ?200 million plus and there’s a real opportunity for manufacturers of handsets to put a little bit more focus on accessories.

Retailer looking for a bigger portion of the accessories space but warns manufacturers must produce broader ranges

But he warned to achieve this, manufacturers need to start producing broader ranges of popular items at device launch, such as cases, and supply a variety of power options as the penetration of smartphones into the market grows.

“We know that smartphones aren’t cheap they have big screens and you’ll need some protection with that. It’s something Phones 4U are going to champion with manufacturers. We need to have a broader range.

“Retail is about looking at the categories in growth, and one of those areas is power on the move, so having a better range of ‘good, better, best’ for standard mains chargers, cases that provide power on the move and standalone units.”

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This is according to director of trading Matt Child, who told Mobile News the firm wanted to improve its performance in the market, particularly in the charging and power arena to get a bigger slice of the ,moviles baratos?200 million the market is said to be worth.

“A good accessory range at launch can be a tipping point for customers buying a contract from you or not buying a contract from you,” Child said.

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“Customers have told us that they want access to the web on the go, but that they don’t always want to sign up for year-long contracts or to buy lots of data from the outset. Pocket Hotspot has been designed to cater for exactly those needs: lowering up-front costs and offering customers lots of options when it comes to the amount of data they buy what they need, when they need it.

O2 has launched a portable Wi-Fi device which enables five mobile phones, tablets, games consoles or cameras to share mobile internet access from one unit.

Pocket Hotspot allows up to five mobile devices to access the internet simultaneously

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“Because you can connect up to five devices at once, we also think that this product will appeal to students who want a fast connection but don’t have a telephone line for home broadband or even those who want internet access out of the range of their home router in the garden for example.”

The Pocket Hotspot costs ?59.99 up-front?and is available to customers with two pre-pay options, a daily top-up priced at ?2.04 and a 30 day-term 1GB or 2GB bundle (including the cost of the device), costing ?70,moviles baratos.20 or ?75.31 respectively.

O2 general manager of consumer Gary Booker said: “We saw a big gap in the market for a mobile Wi-Fi package that offered lower start-up costs and competitive data.

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Richard Moat has been appointed as the new chief financial officer of Irish telecoms provider Eircom.

Both will take up their roles in early September, joining the boards of Eircom Holdco S.A and Eircom Holdings (Ireland) Limited.

Former T-Mobile UK boss and Everything Everywhere deputy chief executive to join Irish telecoms provider in September

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Moat (pictured) left Everything Everywhere last September after spending 18 months as deputy CEO and CFO of Everything Everywhere.?Prior to that, he was T-Mobile UK CEO for a year prior to the joint venture announcement.

Eircom Group chairman Ned Sullivan said:?“Eircom is delighted to have secured the services of two highly experienced and talented industry executives. Herb and Richard join eircom at an exciting time, with a recently restructured balance sheet and reduced debt.

“Herb will lead the continued transformation of eircom including the investment in our fibre network that will support new high bandwidth products to further position the business for the future.”

Eircom has also appointed Herb Hribar as its new CEO. He will replace Paul Donovan,moviles baratos, who is leaving having led the company since July 2009. Hribar was previously president of Ameritech Wireless in the US, MD of Kabel Deutschland, COO of Cablecom in Switzerland and MD of wholesale/networks at Eircom Group.

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It also reported Apple’s customer loyalty in the UK would see its share increase when the new iPhone is released, with 92 per cent of iPhone users reporting that they plan to get another Apple handset when they upgrade.

Samsung has increased its European market share to 45 per cent, while RIM has found its share in the UK fall to 10.9 per cent, compared to 21.6 per cent at the same point of last year, according to market data company Kantar Worldpanel ComTech,bague chanel.

According to its latest figures, thanks to Samsung’s dominance, Android has retained its place as Britain’s top-selling OS boasting a 59.5 per cent share of phones sold in the last 12 weeks, compared to 4.7 per cent share over the same period in 2011.

Kantar Worldpanel ComTech global consumer insight director Dominic Sunnebo said: “While the majority of noise is focused on big-name products such as the S3 or S2, it’s easy to forget that Samsung is selling smartphones across all tiers. As a result it now makes up five out of the top ten best selling smartphones in Britain with even the smartphone/tablet hybrid Samsung Galaxy Note making it into the top ten.”

The company also reported RIM’s falling market share is now down to 10.9 per cent in the UK with Windows Phone’s share of the OS market stable at around 3 per cent.

Latest figures show Galaxy manufacturer now has five of Britain’s top 10 best selling handsets while RIM continues to struggle

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The upgrade will be available for download through LG Mobile’s homepage or by visiting a service centre in markets where Optimus L-Series are sold. It is being offered in regions including the UK and will be available globally by the end of Q3.

LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company vice president of marketing centre Paul Bae said: “The QuickMemo is one of the representing features for LG’s UX (user experience) to enhance the quality of communication by sharing ideas with more presentation.”

The roll-out of the upgrade will be accompanied by a global TV commercial with the theme of ‘Connect to What’s Real’.

QuickMemo to enable users to take screen grabs, who can then write or draw a memo on the captured image before sending it to others

The portfolio of smartphones includes the Optimus L3 (pictured left), L5 (pictured centre) and L7 (pictured right). LG will also introduce a pink colour edition of the devices.

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QuickMemo allows for instant screen capture of content such as web pages, graphical images, photos and videos, with users able to write, draw or jot a memo directly on the captured screen with their finger.?The QuickMemo notes can then be shared with others via text message,olcsó telefonok, chat or email.

LG has introduced a new screen capture feature for its Optimus L-Series smartphones.

Once the update has been downloaded, users will be able to invoke QuickMemo by pressing the volume keys or via the notification bar.

Samsung is to launch its Galaxy Note 10.1 device later this month, an extension to its Galaxy Note product portfolio.

Latest addition to portfolio, announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, to have screen almost double the size of its predecessor

Users can also search, obtain information and drag and drop the cropped images and content onto S Notes without having to switch between screens.

“The Galaxy Note 10.1 is a product we are very excited about and will offer our customers a new way to use and experience a tablet device. As well as being able to consume content such as videos, photos, document and the Internet, the Galaxy Note 10.1 also gives them the power to produce, create and customise that same content something they won’t get from any other product on the market.”

Samsung UK and Ireland telecommunications and networks division vice president Simon Stanford said:?“Following the success of the very first Galaxy Note which we launched at the end of last year, we’re delighted that our UK customers will now be able to experience the evolution of this device for themselves.

It is powered by a 1.4GHz processor and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It houses a five megapixel main camera, 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera,sdk android, HD video playback and recording, along with either 16, 32 or 64GB of internal memory, expandable by up to 64GB with a microSD card.

It features S Note, which enables users to combine notes or sketches together with web content, images and other digital media into their own personalised storyboards.

Also featured on the Note 10.1 is Samsung’s Hubs, Apps, ChatON and AllShare Play services.

Students can watch a lecture streamed live on the device while making notes on S Note, and can also read a full textbook while annotating it.

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The iPhone 5, which was announced on September 12, was made available to pre-order last Friday (September 14) and will go on sale in the UK this Friday (September 21).

Carphone Warehouse has taken four times as many pre-orders for the Apple iPhone 5 than any other handset since it began trading in 1989, with Phones 4U also recording the device has broken its pre-sale record.

Phones 4u chief commercial officer?Scott Hooton added: “Our customers’ excitement for the release of the iPhone 5 was undeniable but since being made available for pre-order the demand has been phenomenal. With five times as many pre-orders for the iPhone 5 as Apple’s previous iPhone 4s launch, the iPhone 5 has now officially broken all pre-order records at Phones 4u by 71 per cent.”

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Carphone Warehouse chief commercial officer Graham Stapleton said:?“Last week’s pre orders for the iPhone 5 smashed all previous handset launches at Carphone Warehouse. It was the most successful week we’ve ever had online, marking our most successful pre-order event ever with website traffic hitting record levels (up 63 per cent).

Retailers report huge interest in new Apple handset ahead of Friday’s release date

“We also noticed that two thirds of the increased mobile traffic came from iPhones and iPads – it’s apparent that huge numbers of current iPhone users are interested in upgrading their device to the newest Apple handset.”

“Perhaps surprisingly,androidos telefonok, over half of the traffic on the evening of the announcement came via our mobile website, with mobile data up nearly 200 per cent. We’re witnessing a fundamental shift in the way customers access content and purchase technology, with as many people now as happy to access website content through the device in their pocket rather than the PC on their desktop.