The Reg Mobile: Review: Britain's 4G smartphones [Tue Feb 26 2013]

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*** Operators News ***

Mobile TV is BACK: Ericsson launches broadcast video for 4G
Must-watch TV - literally: NO pausing, skipping or stopping
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/broadcast_tv_yet_again/

Just what does BT have planned for its 4G licence: We drill into UK LTE
Auctions hands telco space to run national hotspot network
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/21/4g_shakeout/

Mobe networks bag UK 4G for a steal - £1bn shy of Osborne's £3.5bn
BT, EE, Three, O2, Vodafone win spectrum licence auction, raise 10% of
3G's £23bn
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/20/4g_auction/


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IT infrastructure monitoring strategies
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*** Handsets News ***

Not so fast, BlackBerry. Now Samsung wants your tasty biz mobe pie
KNOX Android: Business at the front, party in the back
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/samsung_knox/

Mobile operators look to Firefox to beat back Google, Apple
18 carriers announce plans to adopt Firefox OS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/firefoxos/

WTF is... Miracast?
The AirPlay alternative for streaming video, games from your Android to
your telly
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/21/feature_wtf_is_miracast/


*** Reviews ***

Nokia opens Maps to rivals, flogs uber-budget €15 phone
Saves 'best' of Maps for Nokia mobes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/nokia_mwc2013/

Review: Britain's 4G smartphones
Nine handsets, one network - is it time at last to invest in LTE?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/feature_4g_in_the_uk/

Cheap iPhone mini 'makes sense' for world domination
Morgan Stanley analyst: China won't gobble leftovers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/22/emerging_markets_drive_need_for_iphone_mini/

Blackberry Z10 sales fail to impress analysts
Early forecasts being revised downward
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/22/blackberry_z10_sales_modest_say_analysts/

Mobes with monster 72-core GPU to debut in China
ZTE says handsets packing Tegra 4 system-on-chip will land before July
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/21/tegra_4_zte_smartphones/

Samsung under fire over copy-paste bricking
Simple bug unfixed for months
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/21/samsung_ignoring_copy_paste_bug/

Apple updates iOS, does not fix passcode-bypass hack
Version 6.1.2 should fix battery-draining Exchange bug, however
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/19/ios_6_1_2_update/


*** Software News ***

You've made an app for Android, iOS, Windows - what about the user
interface?
Where to find a sane design for all platforms
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/cross_platform_abstraction/

Android 4.2.2 slides up skirt slightly, reveals a slip of fishnet
Android@Home and mesh networking - not dead, just sleeping
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/20/android_at_home/

Tizen mobile OS releases v2.0 code
Android alternative has Samsung's support
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/20/tizen_2_sdk_release_/


*** Suppliers News ***

Orange offers €40k for the best bit of NFC bonking
App compo to drive adoption of the radio comms tech
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/22/orange_nfc_competition/

4G in the UK? Why the smart money still says 'Meh'
Along with the industry
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/22/4g_meh_again/


*** Retailers News ***

Samsung, Visa in pay-by-bonk tie up
Mastercard responds with rebadged PayPass
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/samsung_visa_payment_tieup/


*** And finally ... ***

Bouncing into Norks any time soon? At least you'll get 3G
Mobe web data for visitors, citizens stuck in the dark
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/25/north_korea/



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