Leaked Windows Phone 8.1 Update specs tease details of Nokia's next mobes [ Tue Aug 5 2014]

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*** Operators News ***

Ah ha, mon amour violet ... French Iliad attempts to nibble on T-Mobile
US
Offer for American telco may already have been tossed in le poubelle
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/01/france_iliad_floats_bid_for_tmobile_us/


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*** Handsets News ***

BlackBerry lands feature-light BBM on Windows Phone
Solid port, but Beta lacks vid chat and other extras
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/01/bbm_plops_onto_windows_phone/

iWallet: No BONKING PLEASE, we're Apple
BLE-ding iPhones, not NFC bonkers, will drive trend - marketeers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/apple_iwallet/

BlackBerry: We'll buy Angela Merkel's phone security company. HA!
Secusmart apparently to BOOST rep for snoop-proofness
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/29/blackberry_secusmart_slurp/


*** Reviews ***

YES, iPhones ARE getting slower with each new release of iOS
Old hardware doesn't get any faster with new software
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/why_do_people_whine_about_their_iphones_getting_slower/

Apple and Samsung UNDER THREAT from local brands – study
Mobe marketers don't get it, says, er, mobe marketing firm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/netbiscuits_apple_under_threat_from_local_brands/

Keep your iPhone calls private, whispers Signal
Marlinspike's voice crypto comes to iOS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/keep_your_iphone_calls_private_whispers_signal/

Apple 'sapphire glass' fronts for iPhone 6? It's NEWS to SUPPLIERS
Analyst: iThing factories can't make 'em without components
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/29/sapphire_glass_problems_hit_apple/

Leaked Windows Phone 8.1 Update specs tease details of Nokia's next
mobes
New screen sizes, dual SIMs, voice over LTE, and more
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/29/windows_phone_81_update_1/


*** Software News ***

Surfing the web from Android? We KNEW it – sorry, iOS fanbois
About time too: fandroids dominate in buying devices
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/04/android_beats_ios_for_first_time/

Microsoft's Brit kid Cortana lands on UK WinPhone 8.1, but China's is
the real cutie
Siri rival gets accent in OS update
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/windows_phone_update_cortana_uk_china/

Speak your brains on SIGNAL-FREE mobile comms
Readers chat to the pair who flog the tech
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/signal_free_mobile_comms_live_chat_with_gotenna_ceo_cto/


*** Regulators News ***

Operators get the FEAR as Ofcom proposes 275% hike in mobile spectrum
fees
Wait - aren't they increasing prices mid-contract? Hmm...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/01/ofcom_900mhz_1800mhz_spectrum_price_hike_600_per_cent/

T-Mobile US preps for $43 MEEELLION shower of gold on cram victims
Network braces for quarterly hit from repaying unwanted SMS charges
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/31/tmobile_could_pay_out_43_meeellion_in_cramming_refunds/

You, Verizon. What's with the download throttle? Explain yourself – FCC
boss
Commission wants answers on plan to cap heavy users
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/31/fcc_boss_deeply_troubled_over_verizon_data_throttle/


*** Suppliers News ***

European networks giants have adjusted to life with Huawei at last
Ericsson expanding rapidly, Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia both upbeat
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/04/european_networks_giants_have_adjusted_to_life_with_huawei_at_last/

Nokia Networks: Don't hate us, broadcasters – we're testing LTE for TV
Germany trial soon underway
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/04/nokia_networking_lte_broadcast_trial/

Trying to sell your house? It'd better have KILLER mobile coverage
More NB than transport links to next-gen buyers - study
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/30/mobile_coverage_is_the_top_thing_house_renters_look_for/


*** Retailers News ***

Apple's iWatch may be DELAYED over sapphire glass supply problems
Fruity firm's November target may slip to the right
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/01/time_to_sapphire_the_supply_chain_boss_apple_still_struggling_with_production_of_iwatch_wonder_material/


*** And finally ... ***

It's official: You can now legally carrier-unlock your mobile in the US
Tomorrow belongs to us, says iFixit boss
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/02/unlock_your_mobile_phone/



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