26/01/2012

It seems that Samsung may have been too preoccupied with its legal wrangling with Apple to push for an early demonstration of the next-generation handset.

According to The Verge, mobile phone manufacturer Samsung is likely to keep its cards close to its chest in the run up to the 2012 Mobile World Congress, which is being held in Barcelona in February.

A source close to key players at Samsung told the website that while the international event is unlikely to be used as a platform to promote the new smartphone, Samsung is still planning on releasing the new mobile phone before summer gets into full swing.

However, the unnamed source told the news provider that this does not mean Samsung will not have anything new to showcase at the event.

This month, Samsung had the Apple injunction banning sales of its Galaxy 10.1 tablet overturned in the Netherlands.

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26/01/2012

O2 came under fire this week after a software expert revealed that many of the firm’s customers were having their mobile phone numbers made available to third parties – and potentially to cybercriminals – thanks to a web design flaw on the company’s site.

However, O2 claims it has addressed the issue, which it claims only affected users for a short, two-week period.

The leak was plugged on Wednesday afternoon and in a blog post, O2 said that it adds peoples’ mobile phone numbers to the other trusted information it shares with third parties. Normally this is secure and only available to those partners but a glitch ensured the numbers reached a wider, unintended audience.

Apologising, the phone network operator said: “In between January 10th and 14:00 GMT [on] Wednesday January 25th, in addition to the usual trusted partners, there has been the potential for disclosure of customers’ mobile phone numbers to further website owners.”

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26/01/2012

A trial of 4G mobile phone connectivity technology in Cornwall will be extended until June of this year.

Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale have both been given permission by communications regulator Ofcom to keep the trial running.

The 4G test began in October last year and has included 180 individuals in St Newlyn East.

Speaking to Mobile News about 4G and its potential to change the way the world communicates, Olaf Swantee, chief executive officer of Everything Everywhere, said: “The rollout of 4G will help drive economic growth and create jobs across the UK.”

He added that the trial “has been key in investigating ways to rapidly bring 4G LTE to Britain”.

Ofcom has come under fire for the problems associated with its 4G spectrum allocation, which has been held up by legal action.

The regulator was criticised because demand for 4G LTE is already high and is expected to grow by 500 per cent in the next five years.

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25/01/2012

A web expert has found that O2 is sharing the mobile phone numbers of its customers with third parties through its website.

According to Lewis Peckover, the telephone numbers are included in plain text format so that website owners can use them for marketing purposes.

While the leaking of mobile numbers to third parties does not appear to be universal, many O2 customers will be affected.

Commenting on the discovery, security expert at Sophos Graham Cluley claimed the problem is not a new one and has been affecting O2 for at least two years.

Writing on his security blog, Mr Cluley claimed: “My guess is that it’s more likely to be a cock-up than malice which caused this data to be leaked – but what’s worse is that the problem is still present almost two years after it was first discovered.”

The lax security when it comes to customers’ mobile phone numbers could cost the company contracts, but O2 said it is investigating the claims.

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25/01/2012

Despite concerns over Nokia’s future as a leading mobile phone company thanks to its late entry into the smartphone market, the handset creator has managed to reach a huge sales milestone.

The company has shifted some 1.5 billion Series 40 phones – making it one of the most popular series of handsets of all time.

According to the mobile phone specialist, the 1.5 billionth handset as an Asha 303, sold to Mayara Rodrigues in Brazil.

Nokia’s Series 40 offering has come a long way since it introduced the 7110 back in 1999 and the company is relying on the new Nokia Lumia 900 to improve its outlook and help win back investors.

Mary McDowell, executive vice president at the firm, said: “At a time when we are maintaining our commitment to connecting the next billion customers around the world – it is gratifying to consider how Series 40 devices have made mobile technology accessible and help continue to change people’s lives for the better.”

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25/01/2012

The poorly performing UK economy hampered mobile phone sales over the Christmas holidays, according to leading mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse.

The firm said that sales of its pre-pay handsets had dropped by as much as 40 per cent.

However, it seems that people are still recycling their mobile phone handsets in order to upgrade to the latest smartphones – such as the iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy SII.

Commenting on the ever-changing mobile handset market, Roger Taylor, Carphone Warehouse’s chief executive officer, hinted that the retailer would reduce the size of its high street shops, saying: “You do not need a 30,000 square feet box to sell what I think is going to be interesting in consumer electronics retailing going forward.”

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24/01/2012

Investor confidence in Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia could be slowly coming back after the number of people possibly recycling their mobile phones to buy the Lumia 800 exceeded expectations.

The company’s first phones running Microsoft software are estimated to have sold over one million units last year and it is thought this could have gone some way to rebuild confidence in the firm after it lost $19 billion (£12.2 billion) in market value in 2011.

Oslo-based fund manager at Storebrand Asset Management Espen Furnes told Bloomberg the numbers look promising for the firm and will be even more so if the launch of its Lumia 900 is as successful.

“If Nokia is able to have a strong launch and surpass at least one million and keep that momentum, this would help put them in a credible position that is crucial to winning back investors,” he added.

Microsoft launched the Lumia 900 at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show and it is expected to be released in March this year.

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24/01/2012

Apple has been dealt a blow as another of its attempts to ban Samsung from selling its Galaxy 10.1 tablet has failed in the Netherlands, meaning people will still be able to recycle their mobile phones to get hold of the device.

The firm was challenging a decision from August 2011 that ruled the Galaxy 10.1 did not infringe on any design patents relating to the iPad devices but the Gerechthof’s-Gravenhange court in The Hague dismissed the appeal.

A Samsung spokesperson told V3 that this ruling once again proves that Apple products don’t warrant the intellectual property protections the company believes it deserves.

“Samsung will continue to take all appropriate measures, including legal action, to ensure continued consumer access to our innovative products,” the spokesperson said.

Apple recently filed another suit against Samsung, seeking the ban of the sales of mobile phones such as the Galaxy S Plus and the S II in Germany.

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24/01/2012

The increasing number of people that recycle their mobile phone and overlook Nokia handsets when purchasing their replacement is having an adverse affect on the sales of ST-Ericsson.

ST-Ericsson designs mobile semiconductors and counts Nokia as one of its key clients and so the deepening losses that Nokia has recorded in the last few months have had a knock-on effect for the firm.

STMicro chief executive Carlo Bozotti said in a statement that while the portfolio is beginning to improve the current results of ST-Ericsson are still distant from the financial prospects being envisaged.

Chief executive of ST-Ericsson Didier Lamouche added: “Sales and operating results will continue to be challenging over the coming quarters, due to the reduction in the short term of new product sales with one of our largest customers.”

Bloomberg recently reported that sales of the new Nokia Lumia 900 could help restore investor confidence in the troubled company.

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23/01/2012

The smartphone phenomenon could be set to grow in the coming months as an expert claimed that the devices will get cheaper in 2012, which may see more people trying to sell their mobile phone to get a handset.

Head of marketing at Mobilefun.co.uk Mark Riley said a number of manufacturers that people will have little knowledge of now may come to the fore in the coming months, such as ZTE and Huawei.

Mr Riley said those manufacturers have a good track record for making phones and it could resemble when Samsung came from obscurity into the smartphone world to now dominate.

“I think what will happen in 2012 is handsets will get cheaper. So while it’s maybe £500 now, you can get phones for under £100 that are half decent [in the future],” he added.

Annual predictions for the technology industry produced by Deloitte claimed that there could be more mobile phone recycling as a result of an increase in the number of people looking to purchase second tablets in 2012.

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