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Global Mobile News Roundup, December 6th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. No Libra style digital currencies without rules, say EU finance ministers, China due to introduce face scans for mobile users, Africans receive more spam texts than mobile users everywhere else and much more. European Union finance ministers…
Sam Hill
December 6, 2019
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Global Mobile News Roundup, November 29th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world.This week.. Apple’s privacy os changes seen as effort to edge out rivals, EU stuck on messaging app privacy rules, Facebook launches new market research app and much more. Apple has made strengthening privacy protections a central part of its…
Sam Hill
November 29, 2019
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Global mobile news round-up, November 22nd

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. Spain starts tracking mobiles but denies spying, Most web users want the web to be more ‘privacy-oriented’, Apple condemns German rule change on mobile payments and much more. Millions of Spanish mobile phone users are being tracked…
Sam Hill
November 22, 2019
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Global mobile news round-up, November 15th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. Google to roll out its own RCS chat system, China’s privacy challenges with AI and mobile apps, how mobile phones are changing personal finance across Africa and much more. Will RCS ever matter? The standard has been…
Sam Hill
November 15, 2019
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Global mobile news round-up, November 8th

This week..  users fear for privacy after Google buys Fitbit, California accuses Facebook of ignoring subpoenas, PayPal plans to make an in-store mobile payments push, 7 Ways AI Reduces Mobile Fraud and much more. Google’s recent acquisition of Fitbit for $2.1bn has left many users worried the tech giant may…
Sam Hill
November 8, 2019
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Global Mobile News round-up, November 1st

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. China rolls out ‘one of the world’s largest’ 5G networks, smartphone market shows signs of life, Australia says Google misled consumers over location data and much more. China’s mobile operators have made 5G services available to consumers,…
Sam Hill
November 1, 2019
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Global Mobile News Round-up, October 25th

This week.. Facebook Dig In for Long Haul on Cryptocurrency, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile agree to replace SMS with a new RCS standard, Apple Pay Overtakes Starbucks as top payment app and much more. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed to move ahead with plans to create a cryptocurrency-based payments…
Sam Hill
October 25, 2019
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Global Mobile News Round-up, October 18th

This week.. Google Pixel 4’s face unlock security concerns, Kaspersky honeypots find 105 million attacks on IoT devices, Snapchat goes after retailers and brands with new Dynamic Ads and much more. Don’t let someone get a hold of your Google Pixel 4. It has been confirmed that the Face Unlock…
Sam Hill
October 18, 2019
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Global mobile news round-up, October 11th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. China warns Apple over app that tracks Hong Kong police, new Twitter privacy breach, FBI investigates West Virginia’s blockchain elections and much more. China’s state media has accused Apple of endorsing and protecting “rioters” in Hong Kong’s…
Sam Hill
October 11, 2019
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Global Mobile News round-up, October 4th

Find out the week’s top mobile stories from around the world. This week.. The US, UK and Australia urge Facebook to create backdoor access to encrypted messages, Google introduces new privacy and security controls, Microsoft bets on foldable devices and much more. The United States, United Kingdom and Australia plan…
Sam Hill
October 4, 2019
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