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T-Mobile UK Censured Over Unlimited Internet Claims

­T-Mobile UK has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (asa) following a complaint about the company's claim to offer an unlimited mobile data tariff.  more

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Complaint that Amazon Kindle Lacked a Mains Electricity Charger Rejected

­A complaint that one of the Amazon Kindle devices sold in the UK is shipped without a mains electricity charger has been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority - because it comes with a USB charger instead.  more

Related Tags: amazon, kindle, UK


Motorola Ordered to Drop "Most Powerful Smartphone" Claim from Adverts

­Motorola Mobility has been censured by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (asa) after a TV advert claimed the Motorola Atrix mobile phone is "The world's most powerful smartphone". The asa received two complaints, both who noted that the Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 had a more powerful processor.  more

Related Tags: motorola-mobility, motorola-atrix, samsung-galaxy-s-ii, galaxy-s-ii, UK


Sony Ericsson Censured Over "Misleading" Television Advert

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority, an industry regulator has upheld a complaint against Sony Ericsson regarding a recent advert for its Satio smartphone. The advert featurered mobile access to the Facebook social networking website, which could be accessed either via a downloadable application or via the mobile web browser.  more

Related Tags: sony-ericsson, facebook, mobile-web, UK


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

Related Tags: apple, iphone, advertising-standards-authority, television, UK


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

Related Tags: iphone, apple, apple, edge, 3g-network, 2g, UK


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, web-browser, safari, 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

Related Tags: driving, lg, advertising-standards-authority, lg-mobile, television, UK


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, mobile-world-congress, Russia


Beauty Firm Censured Over Mobile Phone Radiation Facial Spray

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