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OpenSignal updates crowd-sourced coverage app
OpenSignal's crowd-sourced cellular and Wi-Fi coverage app for Google's Android OS has gotten a new update and is now available for all Android platforms.
Report: European telcos should move to cloud for eHealth strategy
Mobile operators are well positioned to capitalise on the upsurge in demand for healthcare cloud services, according to a new study from Pyramid Research.
Telefónica inks global m-payments deal with Bango
Mobile payments service provider Bango will develop a direct-to-bill mobile payment platform with Telefónica. The global framework deal will see Bango's platform combined with Telefónica's BlueVia payment APIs following successful trials of direct-to-bill in the Spanish operator's businesses.
Apple's FaceTime, Facebook gang up on operators
AT&T's decision to open up FaceTime for no additional charge to subscribers with older Apple iOS devices on tiered data plans is a sidebar to the real news, which is that innovative over-the-top offers from brands for which consumers hold great affinity are going to quickly populate the mobile environment.
Report: Mobile banking users to exceed 1B in 2017
More than 1 billion mobile phone users will have used their phones for mobile banking by the end of 2017, compared to just over 590 million this year, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
Franken's location privacy bill to return in 2013
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) intends to reintroduce his location privacy protection bill to the full Senate this year, presenting a challenge to developers and applications that leverage wireless network tracking methodologies, which provide information on smartphone users' precise movements.
Mobile apps coming to a vehicle near you
The widespread rollout and consumer adoption of mobile broadband has helped drive growth in the applications arena worldwide. Now mobile--that's mobile as in passenger vehicles--is ready to drive growth in a new subcategory of apps designed explicitly for in-vehicle use.
AT&T, Verizon LTE users suck up 36% more data than 3G users
The availability of LTE service is prompting mobile customers to consume substantially more data, particularly among those who have large data plans, according to a new whitepaper.
NimbleTV begins streaming OTT TV content to mobile devices
Mobile operators are likely to find their wireless broadband networks increasingly used for over-the-top (OTT) TV streaming if new service providers such as NimbleTV have anything to say about it.
Vodafone's Colao: UK consumers to embrace NFC payments in 2013
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao confidently predicted UK consumers will embrace payment services based on near field communications (NFC) technology in mobile phones this year, although it is still not clear when services will become available on a wider basis.
