Topic: Vodafone Group plc

You Can't Call There from Here

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As AT&T Struggles With 7.2mbps, Europe Rolls Out 21 mbps Mobile Broadband

AT&T is about to upgrade its cellphone network to 7.2 mega bits per second to support the tech in the new iPhone 3G S. But over in Portugal, where 7.2 mbps rates are already common, Vodafone's going for 21mbps. Vodafone ...READ»

Vodafone Cuts Roaming Fees for Cellphone Calls--To Zero

Vodafone U.K. has done something astonishing, something very uncharacteristic of a cellphone operator--it made things much cheaper for its users. Specifically, the mobile network operator is experimenting with totally abolishing ...READ»

Making Friends, Creating Customers

Intel's World Ahead Program is an ambitious billion-dollar venture, but other tech and telecom companies are also building relationships in developing countries that promise to become the most massive of mass markets. Among ...READ»

Vodafone To Sell New Dell Netbook

Dell's [NASDAQ:DELL] new netbook, the Mini Inspiron 9, is reportedly being sold with built-in mobile broadband service by European telecom provider Vodafone [NYSE:VOD]. The computer, which is aimed at entry-level and ...READ»

Is an iPhone revolution about to take place in the UK?

O2 have enjoyed a monopoly on the iPhone in the UK since its launch in 2007. This week though marks a new dawn for consumers, with Orange and Vodafone both committing to offer the iPhone alongside O2 in the near future. We look at the choice ahead for consumers.READ»

The Cell-Phone Symphony

Vodaphone NZ reproduces Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, using 1,000 cell phones. Seriously, just watch this video.READ»

Unearth Growth by Digging in the Dirt

Everything you need to know about innovation is growing (and dying) in a garden near you. So forget balanced scorecards, six sigma and SWOT analysis and read this instead.READ»

Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project

Vodafone Americas Foundation launched a new initiative called the Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project, where we’re seeking to identify and fund the best innovations using wireless related technology to address critical social ...READ»

xpPhone Smartbook Is Real, Set for Global Release

Back in June we reported on what could be considered as the first real smartbook device--a hybrid smartphone/netbook machine that could be the next big thing in mobile computing. Now it looks like the xpPhone's ready for the ...READ»

HTC Abracadabras the Android G2 into the "Magic," But Omits the Sparkle

We covered the leaked details of HTC's follow-up to the Android G1 cellphone that popped up a few weeks ago, but now the wraps have officially come off the device at Mobile World Congress. And the first thing to learn is that it's not ...READ»

An Evolutionary Approach to Innovation

Can biology teach us anything about innovation? The essence of Darwinism is that progress is created by adaptation to changed conditions. What starts as a random mutation can also spread to become the norm through a process of natural ...READ»

Beyond the Wireless Bubble

Kenny Hirschhorn, executive VP of strategy, imagineering, and futurology at Orange PLC, a leading European telecom company, is betting that he knows what's next for wireless access to the Internet.READ»

World Economic Forum Selects Dilithium for Technology Pioneer Award

Company recognized for developing and applying highly transformational and innovative technologies that bring video to any 2.5G/3G mobile phone, PCs and set top boxes.READ»

Cellphone Makers Agree on Universal Charger, But is it a Good Idea?

Yesterday the GSM Association announced, surprisingly, that they had reached an agreement on a universal standard charging system for cellphones--and a large number of major manufacturers have signed up. But is it actually a good ...READ»

The Future of Money

Like predictions about the paperless office, forecasts about a cashless society have been around for a while. For example, AC Nielsen research says that only 10% of transactions in the US will be cash by the year 2020. Logically this ...READ»

At Frog, Being Green Isn’t Easy; It’s Essential

Committing to clean design.READ»

Patrice Green Houston - Saving our economy

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"Take Back the Beep" Challenges Cellphone Networks to Play Nice

David Pogue's got a fascinating new campaign underway: Under the rallying call of "Take Back the Beep!" he's trying to force cell-phone networks to stop ripping us all off with those annoying 15-second voicemail intro messages. You ...READ»

Demographics: The Population Hourglass

Your future is older, browner, and more feminine than you might have realized. That will make for some major lifestyle changes ("Welcome home, Mom!") and lots of huge opportunities for business.READ»

Next-Gen Google Android Sneak Peak

Google Android will receive its first major upgrade soon, so to build enthusiasm for the upgrade, Google let slip a sneap peak of the developer kit for version 1.5, codenamed "Cupcake." If you haven't gotten excited about ...READ»

NCR's Speed Demons

How does a slow-moving company get faster? It buys a young, fast-moving company and lets their executives pick up the pace.READ»

Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Innovation* But Were Afraid To Ask

This is way too long for a blog, but what the heck... “There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system”- Machiavelli (1469-1527) One of the ...READ»

Google's Surfing Safari

The search giant is betting that it can become synonymous with theInternet in places like strife-torn Kenya. It has a long way to go.READ»

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T-Mobile Bringing Back Zeta-Jones for "Mobile Makeover" Campaign

T-Mobile will bring back former-spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones to launch a new marketing push reminding viewers that, chances are, they are paying too much for their wireless plans. And to ensure their claims aren't dismissed as a ...READ»