The Appside » Telefonica http://www.theappside.com Fri, 17 May 2013 15:21:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Geeksphone unveils Firefox OS dev phones http://www.theappside.com/2013/01/23/geeksphone-unveils-firefox-os-dev-phones/ http://www.theappside.com/2013/01/23/geeksphone-unveils-firefox-os-dev-phones/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:32:36 +0000 bencardew http://www.theappside.com/?p=14800 Spanish mobile phone manufacturer Geeksphone has unveiled two developer phones for Mozilla's Firefox OS, which it is developing in partnership with Telefonica. Firefox said that the two test phones, the Keon and the Peak, should be available in February. The Keon is the lower-end device with 2.5-inch screen and 3MP camera. The Peak has a 4.3-inch screen with an 8MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front-facing camera.

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]]> geeksphone ForefoxSpanish mobile phone manufacturer Geeksphone has unveiled two developer phones for Mozilla’s Firefox OS, which it is developing in partnership with Telefonica.

Firefox said that the two test phones, the Keon and the Peak, should be available in February. The Keon is the lower-end device with 2.5-inch screen and 3MP camera. The Peak has a 4.3-inch screen with an 8MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front-facing camera.

Geeksphone said that using Firefox OS will help the move towards mobile freedom. “That is why we believe Firefox OS is the right path to follow,” it explains on its website. “Our developer preview devices have been designed to enlighten the Firefox OS experience, giving developers the chance to tap the future of mobile.”

GigaOm reports that the two handsets will be shown off to developers later this month at Telefonica’s Campus Party Brazil, with Telefonica set to buy a number of devices for internal testing and to distribute to interested developers.

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]]> http://www.theappside.com/2013/01/23/geeksphone-unveils-firefox-os-dev-phones/feed/ 0 Telefonica picks Aurasma for global augmented reality rollout http://www.theappside.com/2012/09/17/telefonica-picks-aurasma-for-global-augmented-reality-rollout/ http://www.theappside.com/2012/09/17/telefonica-picks-aurasma-for-global-augmented-reality-rollout/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:33:10 +0000 Stuart http://www.theappside.com/?p=10329 HP's augmented reality subsidiary Aurasma has bagged a big deal with mobile operator group Telefonica, which says it will be using Aurasma's technology in 25 countries, starting with the UK. "We see this as a tipping point. This is the first time when a telco of its size is backing AR," Aurasma's Matt Mills tells Reuters. Details? "Telefonica will integrate Aurasma's cutting-edge technology into the range of media services Telefonica offers brands and advertisers", so it's an ads-focused deal for now, and will sit alongside the operator group's existing location and mobile-coupon activities. It's a big deal for Aurasma, whose app has been downloaded more than 4m times. Telefonica will be promoting the app to its customers, starting in the UK through O2. Will this convince other operators to sign up with Aurasma, or drive them into the arms of rivals like Layar, Metaio and Blippar? Watch this space.

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]]> HP’s augmented reality subsidiary Aurasma has bagged a big deal with mobile operator group Telefonica, which says it will be using Aurasma’s technology in 25 countries, starting with the UK.

“We see this as a tipping point. This is the first time when a telco of its size is backing AR,” Aurasma’s Matt Mills tells Reuters.

Details? “Telefonica will integrate Aurasma’s cutting-edge technology into the range of media services Telefonica offers brands and advertisers”, so it’s an ads-focused deal for now, and will sit alongside the operator group’s existing location and mobile-coupon activities.

It’s a big deal for Aurasma, whose app has been downloaded more than 4m times. Telefonica will be promoting the app to its customers, starting in the UK through O2.

Will this convince other operators to sign up with Aurasma, or drive them into the arms of rivals like Layar, Metaio and Blippar? Watch this space.

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]]> http://www.theappside.com/2012/09/17/telefonica-picks-aurasma-for-global-augmented-reality-rollout/feed/ 5 Everything Everywhere, Telefonica and Vodafone get the go ahead for mobile commerce platform http://www.theappside.com/2012/09/06/everything-everywhere-telefonica-and-vodafone-get-the-go-ahead-for-mobile-commerce-platform/ http://www.theappside.com/2012/09/06/everything-everywhere-telefonica-and-vodafone-get-the-go-ahead-for-mobile-commerce-platform/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:08:52 +0000 bencardew http://www.theappside.com/?p=9844 Telcos Everything Everywhere, Telefonica and Vodafone have received permission from the EC to go ahead with their mobile commerce joint venture for UK customers. News of the putative platform, which the companies say is driven by “a desire to bring to the UK an easy and effective solution for businesses to create... mobile marketing and wallet services” first surfaced in March. “With EC clearance received, the job of getting the JV up and running as quickly as possible can begin, starting with the hiring of the necessary people and the creation of the new company,” the company explains in a statement.

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]]> Everything Everywhere, Telefonica and Vodafone have received permission from the EC to go ahead with their mobile commerce joint venture for UK customers.

News of the putative platform, which the companies say is driven by “a desire to bring to the UK an easy and effective solution for businesses to create… mobile marketing and wallet services” first surfaced in March.

“With EC clearance received, the job of getting the JV up and running as quickly as possible can begin, starting with the hiring of the necessary people and the creation of the new company,” the company explains in a statement (via The Next Web).

First to launch will be the mobile marketing platform, which will provide a single point for brands to market to the three companies’ customers.

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]]> http://www.theappside.com/2012/09/06/everything-everywhere-telefonica-and-vodafone-get-the-go-ahead-for-mobile-commerce-platform/feed/ 0 Telefonica’s Tu Me VoIP app goes live http://www.theappside.com/2012/05/10/telefonicas-tu-me-voip-app-goes-live/ http://www.theappside.com/2012/05/10/telefonicas-tu-me-voip-app-goes-live/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:16:57 +0000 Admin http://www.theappside.com/?p=6243 Anything social app startups can do, traditional mobile operators can do… better? We’ll see. Telefonica has launched an app called Tu Me, which is a pretty disruptive offering from a company of this type. It blends Voice-over-IP with text and audio messages, plus photo and location-sharing (or, if we were Silicon Valley types, ‘It’s Skype meets Path meets Highlight!’) The app is launching on iPhone first, with Android to come, and for now it’s free, although the carrier says it will “continue to be developed with added value functionality”.

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]]> Anything social app startups can do, traditional mobile operators can do… better? We’ll see. Telefonica has launched an app called Tu Me, which is a pretty disruptive offering from a company of this type. It blends Voice-over-IP with text and audio messages, plus photo and location-sharing (or, if we were Silicon Valley types, ‘It’s Skype meets Path meets Highlight!’) The app is launching on iPhone first, with Android to come, and for now it’s free, although the carrier says it will “continue to be developed with added value functionality”.

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]]> http://www.theappside.com/2012/05/10/telefonicas-tu-me-voip-app-goes-live/feed/ 0 Telefonica launches SmartSounds app for upcoming Westlife gig http://www.theappside.com/2011/11/04/telefonica-launches-smartsounds-app-for-upcoming-westlife-gig/ http://www.theappside.com/2011/11/04/telefonica-launches-smartsounds-app-for-upcoming-westlife-gig/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:05:50 +0000 Admin http://www.theappside.com/?p=2842 Mobile operator O2 Ireland is holding a gig in Dublin on 24 November, headlined by Westlife with Pixie Lott and other artists supporting. The company has launched an iPhone app to promote the gig, including competitions, a forum to chat with other fans, and a Q&A feature to submit questions to be answered by the artists on the night of the gig. Also interesting, though, is the inclusion of a feature to “purchase streaming access  via iTunes to the live concert”. We’ve just checked the UK version of the app, and the livestreaming access costs £3.99. We’ve seen apps that provide livestreams before – Apple’s iTunes Festival 2011 app most notably – but this is the first time we’ve seen in-app payments used to make money from it.

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]]> Mobile operator O2 Ireland is holding a gig in Dublin on 24 November, headlined by Westlife with Pixie Lott and other artists supporting. The company has launched an iPhone app to promote the gig, including competitions, a forum to chat with other fans, and a Q&A feature to submit questions to be answered by the artists on the night of the gig. Also interesting, though, is the inclusion of a feature to “purchase streaming access  via iTunes to the live concert”. We’ve just checked the UK version of the app, and the livestreaming access costs £3.99. We’ve seen apps that provide livestreams before – Apple’s iTunes Festival 2011 app most notably – but this is the first time we’ve seen in-app payments used to make money from it.

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