What’s good enough for Google and Apple…

O2’s new Litmus app store

O2 has announced the beta launch of its own application centre for mobile applications, as it attempts to get a slice of the Apple pie.

Having seen the success of other app stores from the likes of Google, Apple and Nokia, O2 has lunched a forum where “passionate mobile enthusiasts and application developers can come to together”.

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London, UK, 15th December 2008. Orange today announced the launch of a Technocentre in Britain, designed to help develop new and exciting “twenty-first” century services for its customers in the UK and across the Orange footprint.

The Technocentre represents a significant investment in the UK and will open on January 5th 2009. It will expand on the work of other Technocentre facilities around the world and will see UK and Group developers working on products and services for more than 170 million France Telecom customers, including 115 under the Orange brand. The new facility will also work on projects that are specifically aligned to UK customer needs.

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The Kogan Agora is coming to Australia in January

The Kogan Agora is only the second Android phone

Google’s new mobile operating system, Android, is now available on a handset that isn’t the G1.

Only available in Australia, the phone is called the Kogan Agora, and will be available in Q1 of next year – 29 January, to be exact.

Like the G1, the phone will feature a whole host of Google-based applications.

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Touchscreen, GPS and fingerprint sensor but lacking in 3G revs

Now if this was carved from single block of aluminium, we’d be really impressed

Steve Jobs isn’t the only techie carving gadgets from a solid block of aluminium. Hot on the heels of the new MacBooks comes Porsche Design’s aluminium unibody P’9522.

However, this apparently represents “the timeless and authentic design philosophy of the brand” rather than an attempt to cash on on Apple’s halo effect.

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UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Brussels, 3 December 2008 - Telefónica today announced a major new initiative to highlight the contribution that people with disabilities make to the economy.

The Ability Awards, whose mission is to drive societal change by engaging leadership in the case for disability in business, are being launched in Spain next year by Telefónica after years of success in Ireland.

Examining all aspects of employment and customer service, the Awards not only recognise progressive attitudes and practices in organisations that see disability and diversity as a corporate asset and key to success, but also provide an environment for learning and continuous improvement.  Most importantly the awards promote and identify role models that can be replicated.

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From i-pods and bikes to crackers and cakes, Tesco has something for everybody this Christmas and the best present of all is the prices.            

Seasonal sensations – featured in the TV ad which launches today [Wednesday, 25^th November] – include the iPod shuffle for just £31.97, kids bikes all at half price and 20 per cent off selected Christmas cakes.

‘Tesco is delivering a great value Christmas for customers who want a special season but are watching the budget,’ said Tesco media director, Jonathan Church. ‘As well as star offers, Tesco is cutting thousands of prices every week on everyday essentials and Christmas staples. From cheddar cheese and clementines to Finest Christmas Puddings, Tesco will help shoppers celebrate a worry-free yuletide.’

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London, 25th November 2008: Orange today announced a new broadband offer aimed at making it even easier for customers to get online and access the content they want regardless of whether they are at home or on the move.

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Shoot the CNN logo to get instant news on your phone

Asian phones will be first to benefit from image recognition software

Too busy – or ham-fisted – to use your phone’s numberpad for entering long URLs?

CNN International has just partnered with MyClick to let phone users in Asia link straight to its websites simply by photographing its logo.

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Russian network Scartel getting in on the act too

The HTC MAX 4G – you’ve got to love capital letters

Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, maker of the Android G1 handset, has unveiled the world’s first 4G mobile handset, the HTC MAX 4G, capable of speeds of up to 70 megabytes per second.

The handset runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and sports a 3.8-inch touchscreen with 480×800 resolution.

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Fourteen leading mobile operators, mobile content providers, social networking companies and internet providers  launch TeachToday.eu, a website designed to help teachers encourage children to use the internet and mobile technology responsibly and safely. This is the first time such a significant number of major businesses have worked together to address this complex issue.

Available in English, Czech, French, German, Italian and Spanish, TeachToday provides teachers with a wealth of information including lesson plans, case studies, reporting procedures, as well as outline policies which are designed to keep them abreast of the changes in communication technology so they can guide their pupils to take advantage of the opportunities and the risks of new technology.

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