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Articles tagged with: London
Mobile phone operators asked to 'hang up on prostitution'
The UK is trying to clamp down on unsavoury adverts placed within public phone boxes by asking the mobile networks to block calls to numbers that are advertised. london's Deputy Mayor for Policing, Kit Malthouse, has called on the mobile phone operators to work with the Mayor's office, the police and voluntary groups to help crack down on prostitution and human trafficking ahead of the london 2012 Games. more
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Lebara Mobile Recruits 200 Extra Staff
Low cost MVNO, Lebara Mobile has announced the creation of 200 new jobs, including 55 at a new multi-lingual customer services centre sited near its london base in Tower Hill. To meet the needs of its diverse customer base, customers' calls can be answered in one of 12 languages by Lebara's customer services team, which has grown substantially over the last year. more
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New Boss Named for T-Mobile UK
Richard Moat has been appointed the new Managing Director of T-Mobile UK and will be joining the company in June. The 54-year old Briton, who has been the Chief Executive Officer of Orange Romania, will succeed Jim Hyde, who left the company for personal reasons at the end of March. more
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Nokia Working on "Augmented Reality" for Mobile Phones
The University of Southern California (USC) and Nokia's Research Center (NRC) in Hollywood have announced a research collaboration framework agreement that centers on advanced mobile user experiences. The umbrella framework agreement allows Nokia and USC to work together on multiple projects in a variety of areas and will streamline the process for commercializing USC inventions. more
Related Tags: university-of-southern-california, nokia, augmented-reality, virtual-reality, eu, itu, edge, tim, ovi, partner, USA
Unprotected Mobile Phones Used to Store Confidential Information
According to the findings of a survey by endpoint data protection security vendor, Credant Technologies, 80% of phone users store information on their phones that could easily be used to steal their identities. The research surveyed 600 commuters at london railway stations about their mobile phones, typical usage and the types of sensitive information stored on them. more
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London Transport Decides Against Mobile Phone Coverage on Underground Platforms
london's underground railway network has decided to delay long-planned implementations of mobile phone coverage on the network, citing a lack of "credible proposals" from suppliers. more
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Policymakers Embrace Mobile Banking to Reach Unbanked Poor
Despite regulatory challenges and the financial crisis, policymakers are embracing mobile banking as a means of providing financial access to the unbanked poor. More than a billion people worldwide lack bank accounts, but do have mobile phones, providing a dramatic opportunity to achieve greater financial inclusion, according to officials meeting near london today. more
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Vivendi Awarded $2.44 Billion in Polish Phone Company Dispute
France's Vivendi has announced that on 12th February, an arbitral tribunal under the auspices of the london Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) issued its final award in the dispute between Vivendi and Elektrim, a Polish company controlled by Mr. Zygmunt Solorz. more
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Secrets behind high temperature superconductors revealed
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of london and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) have found evidence that magnetism is involved in the mechanism behind high temperature superconductivity. more
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T-Mobile Advert Spoof Closes Train Station
london's Liverpool Street train station was overrun by a "flash mob" of dancers on Friday evening after an estimated 12,000 people arrived to recreate a dance featured in a current T-Mobile advertising campaign. more
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