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• Samsung halts production of Galaxy Note 7

  10-10-2016 19:06 via ft.com
  Smartphone maker investigating why some replacements have caught fire
  
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• Vodafone and Pal finally get the mobile wallet memo

  10-10-2016 18:31
  
  The long wait for the ability to pay for stuff in the UK via a combination of an Android phone, Vodafone connection and PayPal account is finally over.
  The UK has finally emerged from the digital dark ages with the news that you can pay for things with merely a tap of your phone. Of course you could already do this with Apple Pay, Google Pay Oyster and countless contactless debit and credit cards, but nobody cared until Vodafone got together with PayPal.
  Vodafone Pay already existed but use
  
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• UK launches online speechcrime crusade

  10-10-2016 18:22
  
  The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has released guidance which has set out the range of offences for which social media users could face prosecution.
  The guidance itself outlines a number of new ways an individual can be prosecuted for online harassment. Examples include encouraging others to participate in online harassment campaigns, known as virtual mobbing, or the release of another person’s personal information, for example a home address, a practice known as doxing.
  “Social me
  
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• Nokia weighs into the IoT measuring competition

  10-10-2016 14:12
  
  Nokia has announced it will join the Bristol is Open smart city initiative, as it sends out a strong message to the industry; talk is cheap, let’s see what you’re packing.
  As part of the partnership, Nokia will provide consultancy services, network and infrastructure support, as well as access to its application ecosystem program ngConnect.
  “As a technology organization, we face the challenge of developing and establishing a position of thought leadership,” said Cormac Wh
  
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• Project Fi: Assistance Is Fruitful

  10-10-2016 14:01
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to discuss the biggest challenges facing the telecoms industry today. In the second of a three-part series analysing Google’s aims and intentions within the mobile industry, Dave Fraser, CEO of Devicescape, assesses the impact of Google’s decision to extend Project Fi’s Wi-Fi Assistant function to smartphones belonging to other operators’ customers.With the launch of Project Fi, Google told the world what it thin
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: AI for Dummies

  10-10-2016 13:52
  Download now or subscribe on iTunes here for the latest podcast every week: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-week-in-wireless-podcast/id1124414975?mt=2
  And in case you missed it, here’s another chance to check out last week’s edition of AWIW: Warning – May Cause Offense
  
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• Come on Samsung, this is getting silly now

  10-10-2016 13:52
  
  There have been multiple reports of the new, supposedly safe, Galaxy Note7s overheating and catching fire – reigniting a crisis that was supposed to be over.
  To recap: reports that the batteries in the new, flagship Samsung Galaxy Note7 phablets were dangerously overheating began in early September. Samsung initially halted sales and eventually embarked on a recall and replacement programme, which included putting reassuring green logos on the new, non-explosive devices.
  So happy was Samsu
  
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• John Legere unleashes tirade of utterly baffling attacks on rivals

  10-10-2016 13:22
  
  Our favourite eccentric CEO John Legere recently had an interview with Business Insider and managed to spout a bunch of random/antagonistic/indecipherable stuff in his unique fashion.
  It’s a running joke on the Telecoms.com podcast that John Legere is a bit of a character who loves calling out his rivals and straight up insulting them, but qualifying it all by saying he’s doing a stand up job growing T-Mobile. He does love a good dig though, and he couldn’t
  
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• Jio claims obscure subscriber acquisition world record

  10-10-2016 12:53
  
  New Indian operator Jio reckons the 16 million subscribers it acquired in September is a world record but there’s little sign of the Guinness team getting involved.
  Back in the day, if you wanted to claim a world record you needed to call Norris McWhirter or at least Roy Castle at Record Breakers to not only verify your claim but also confirm that this was a record they were tracking, such as the tallest building or fattest bloke. Now, it seems, the whole process has become an unruly free-
  
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• Bristol puts the smart cart in front of the city horse

  10-10-2016 12:07
  
  One of the biggest criticisms from technology commentators in recent years has been the idea of innovation for the sake of innovation, but according to Bristol is Open (BiO) that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
  Whether we’re looking at data allowances or 8K videos there can be an underlying sense the technology vendors are building the technology because they can, as opposed to answering demands within the industry. I mean, who needs 8K video on their phone!? However, Bristol is
  
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• Samsung: the heat is on

  10-10-2016 10:38 via ft.com
  That the Note 7 still has problems is disturbing
  
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• Evolved Intelligence SS7 signalling firewall selected by European tier 1 mobile operator group

  10-10-2016 10:00
  
  10th October 2016 Evolved Intelligence is delighted to announce it is working with a European tier 1 mobile operator group to provide a SS7 signalling firewall to secure their network from malicious attacks. A signalling firewall is an essential element for mobile operators who want to protect their customers from fraud and privacy attacks. For mobile operators the signalling firewall is a necessary insurance protecting them against lost revenue, damage to brand reputation and claims...Source: R
  
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• Samsung reportedly suspends Galaxy Note 7 production

  10-10-2016 02:00
  
  AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon suspend exchange programmes following fresh reports of burning handsets.
  
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• Sale of Poland's Play cancelled

  10-10-2016 02:00
  
  Private equity firms' non-binding offers fail to meet parents' expectations.
  
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• Masmovil completes Yoigo takeover

  10-10-2016 02:00
  
  Telia nets €479 million from sale of its Spanish unit.
  
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• French watchdog blocks Altice's SFR buyout bid

  10-10-2016 02:00
  
  Cable group planned to take full control of French mobile arm; may appeal AMF decision.
  
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