Orange has taken advantage of this by offering information providing subscribers with the inside track on the club scene in Ibiza, from the likes of DJs such as dance guru Pete Tong, in exchange for receiving a number of commercial advertisements.
It may sound like an elaborate hoax but Canadian scientists are claiming to have developed a method of generating electricity from water for use in small devices, paving the way for gadgets such as water-powered mobile phones.
Consumers may not be wildly enamoured with the mobile networks, but that's not deterring them from buying mobile phones. The number of households with four or more phones has grown by 57 per cent over the last year, the company said on Wednesday.
The underlying problem is the need to bring down the wholesale prices operators charge each other but here regulators can only affect the prices being charged in the home country and this doesn't benefit the home subscribers.
Sci-fi fans will be able to view episodes of cult shows Doctor Who and Red Dwarf on their mobile phones as a result of a new licensing deal signed by BBC Worldwide with Rok Player. The deal is the first time BBC Worldwide has licensed full-length...
Typically, VoIP subscribers use a wired phone line, whether a home phone or any number of phones in an office setting. And second, the mobile nature of the device makes it nearly impossible for emergency operators to automatically get the address...