Vodafone Tech Change Stings Mobile Web Designers
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New rendering reduces sites to the lowest level--to the frustration of mobile web developers.
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The proliferation of mobile operating systems has resulted in slower-than-desired growth of mobile Internet applications, the head of Vodafone claims.
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Europe has been slow to adopt 3G mobile-phone services, and now the opportunity for cashing in may have passed. A new Wi-Fi design from a British company threatens to cut away the ground 3G has gained. By Wendy Grossman.
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Facebook took a new step into the mobile realm on Thursday, launching a platform for operators designed to make its social networking application work better on portable devices.Vodafone is the first operator to use the Facebook for Mobile Operators platform and has started services in the U.K. and Germany, said Jed Stremel, Facebook&#39;s director of mobile division. Vodafone will soon expand the program to Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland, and Portugal.The platform involves giving operators a set of technical specifications intended to resolve some of frustrating hang-ups when using Facebook on a mobile phone rather than a PC, such as smoothing out login problems and opening up other features, Stremel said.The move by Facebook, which ranks next to MySpace as one of the most popular social networking sites, is intended to grow its user base, which the company estimates at 64 million users. So far, the company says it has 6 million users of Facebook Mobile, an unsupported mobile version of the Web site that will now get full support, Stremel said.At the moment the mobile site does not have any advertising. Stremel would not reveal the financial details of Facebook&#39;s deal with Vodafone, although he said operators will be able to generate revenue from data services as their subscribers access Facebook.The long-term hope for social networking sites is&#160;rich online advertising revenue. Facebook, which has an&#160;exclusive deal with Microsoft to place ads on the site, also did not say when it would put advertising on the mobile site.The company is hoping to lure more operators by the simplicity with which they can enable Facebook, Stremel said.Facebook has created special Web pages with instructions on how operators can set up their systems, he said. The instructions, for example, let operators add system settings that will let their subscribers send MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) with photos or video to their Facebook profiles, Stremel said.The platform also includes other specifications designed to stop abuse of Facebook, such as spamming, Stremel said. When someone sends their first MMS with a photo to their profile, the user is sent back a confirmation message with a code or a link. That confirmation then links that person&#39;s phone with their Facebook account, Stremel said.&#160;
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Arun Sarin, the chief executive of Vodafone, moved to grab more day-to-day control of the world&#39;s biggest mobile phone company yesterday by announcing a management shake-up which
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Vodafone is the first operator to use Facebook's new mobile social networking platform.
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While EDS contractors are left with their feet up Vodafone's billing system continues to throw out random invoices, while denying customers access to their online billing.â¦
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A growing number of content providers are adapting steamy images and video for use on mobile phones, but the major phone operators are resisting the new services.
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Vodafone seems to be lining up a November launch of its 3G mobile phone service for the consumer user. To date the operartor has only offered next generation mobile serivces on a selective basis to business users.
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Struggling electronics firm considers breaking itself up in a move that could reshape the mobiles industry
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The world's largest mobile phone manufacturer and Europe's largest wireless operator have launched an initiative to simplify Java standards for mobile devices in a move aimed to help developers create software for multiple Java-enabled devices, thus providing users with a wider choice of Java-based applications.
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Destination advertising revenue In its third deal in a week to bring popular online services to mobile, Vodafone announced it would develop a downloadable Java application for accessing Google Maps.â¦
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By Edited by STEVE HAWKES  BRITAIN'S biggest mobile phone firm plans to launch a high-speed internet service for the home.   Vodafone Broadband will be available before the end of the year.
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With Firefox Mobile and Skyfire closing in, Opera may need a new mobile browser pricing plan.
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A Macromedia executive says wireless carriers are demanding specific menus, buttons and functions. Could Flash be the answer?
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Vodafone Group PLC saw a 6 percent increase in revenue and reduced losses for the year to March 31, but revenue and profitability in some of its core European mobile phone markets is shrinking. The changes are forcing the company to look to new markets for growth.
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Investors in mobile phone giant Vodafone were rattled today by speculation the company could be drawn into a 40 billion US dollars (Â£20.8bn) bidding war.