Retail sales via mobile internet forecast to more than double in three years

Mobile phone users bought nearly £123million of goods in the UK in 2009 using their smartphones, according to a new report, and this figure looks set to more than double in the next three years. As total online retail spending … Continue reading

World Cup fans warned over costly roaming charges

Football fans heading to South Africa for the World Cup have been warned by a watchdog group to keep an eye on the cost of their mobile internet use while there. Consumer Focus says that mobile operators levy huge charges … Continue reading

Skype challenges Egyptian ban on mobile internet calls

Internet telephony company Skype has called a move to ban international telephone calls made from Egypt move through mobile internet connections anti-competitive, saying that consumers should be left to decide how the market develops. Egyptian National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority head … Continue reading