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Articles tagged with: Asa
Complaint about Apple iPhone Advert Dismissed
A complaint against a recent television advert for Apple's iPhone has been dismissed by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (asa). The advert had a voice-over stated "If you need to find a cab in a strange city, theres an app for that. Or figure out your share of the bill for a table of five, theres an app for that. Or fix a wobbly bookshelf, theres even an app for that. Yep theres an app for just about anything. Only on the iPhone." more
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Apple Told to Change UK iPhone Advert
Apple has been told to stop using a TV advert after the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (asa) upheld a series of complaints that it misrepresented the quality of 3G network download speeds. Seventeen viewers had complained about the advert, prompting the asa investigation. more
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UK Advertising Regulator Upholds Complaint Against Apple's iPhone
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority, an industry body has upheld a complaint against O2/Apple regarding the company's joint advertising campaign for the ubiquitous iPhone. The key part was the tag line in the series of television adverts which claimed that "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone" more
Related Tags: apple, o2, open-source, java, apple-iphone, wap, flash, UK
UK Regulator Bans LG Phones Television Advert
An advert of an LG mobile phone, shown on UK television has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (asa) after it decided that the advert condoned driving a motor car while using a mobile phone. While LG argued that the woman was never seen driving while using a mobile phone, a sequence of shots was deemed by the asa to imply the same. more
Altimo CEO Won't Stand in Way of Megafon IPO
Russian investment company Altimo won't stand in the way if mobile operator Megafon decides to launch an initial public offering in 2009, said Altimo Chief Executive Alexey Reznikovich. more
Related Tags: megafon, teliasonera, alfa, telenor, ipo, vimpelcom, vodafone-group, altimo, Russia
Beauty Firm Censured Over Mobile Phone Radiation Facial Spray
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Lonely Man Complains After "housewife" Photos Fail to Arrive on Mobile Phone"
New Zealand's advertising standards body, the asa has upheld a complaint made after a Mr. R Walker chose to subscribe to an adult content service via his mobile phone and failed to receive any of the expected photos. An advert for the service in a local newspaper offered to send photos of a "housewife" for a cost of NZ$2 (US$1.56) per photo. After sending five requests and not receiving any replies - the frustrated customer made a complaint to the standards body. more
Related Tags: text-message, adult-content
Advertising Complaint Against Nokia Rejected
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has rejected a complaint about recent Nokia adverts which had claimed that the Nokia 5300 could offer "CD Quality Sound" on its music playback feature. Nokia's advertising agency, Grey London, responded on their behalf. They said the bit rate did not on its own determine the level of audio quality; the only relevant test was a listener test, which compared samples with an original CD recording. more
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Telenor Expands Pakistani Coverage
Telenor Pakistan says that it has expanded its network coverage to 613 destinations, within less than 18 months of the company's launch. Stressing Telenor Pakistan's fast pace of achievements for the benefit of the customers, Telenor Pakistan's CEO Tore Johnsen said, "Telenor Pakistan today is the fastest growing network in the country and we are committed to developing the telecom sector, raising market standards, and offering value-added services. Our aim is to be the best at offering more value for money to each unique type of customer by innovating for the customer, with the customer. We plan to achieve, in a short period of time, what other companies have taken years to deliver." more
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New Test System Release Advances GGSN and 3GPP Testing
Mobile Metrics has announced the availability of Release 2.0 of its Torrent 5100 GGSN Test System (GTS). The Torrent 5100 is a mobile traffic simulation system capable of exercising not only GGSNs, but other parts of a wireless data network as well, such as IMS platforms and application servers. Key features in the 2.0 release include simulation of Blackberry Always-On behavior, sophisticated virus injection capabilities, built-in comprehensive traffic test cases, and the ability to turn a PC into a mobile station. more
Related Tags: test-systems, virus, ims