Tag: Vodafone
I Must Work Nearer Home More Often
Who can have failed to have heard about the arrival of 4G? Vodafone is now rolling out some good marketing for its 4G offering. This video is part of their campaign and features entrepreneur Tom Ball of NearDesk. Watching this reminded me that I spend too much time travelling. I must address the problem and…
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Boku, the new rival to PayPal?
This should be interesting to follow: PayPal, the online payments company owned by eBay Inc, just got a new rival in the race to develop a mobile payment service that can be used in physical stores. Boku Inc, a big online mobile payments company backed by venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz and Benchmark Capital,…
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Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and O2 join forces for NFC drive
Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and Telefónica UK, which owns O2, are launching a joint venture to create a standardised platform and coherent measurement system for mobile contactless payment. The joint venture, the first of its kind in the UK, will provide a single contact point for advertisers, retailers, media agencies and banks to make it easier…
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Vodafone Hungary to test NFC m-payments at Sziget festival
Here’s a good trial of NFC m-payments in an entertainemtn environment. The whole scheme seems to focus on the consumer first including cashing-out and theft of cards. Well done Vodafone and good luck. During the 18th edition of the festival, a number of Vodafone customers will also be able to make NFC-based payments using NFC-enabled…
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Desperate telephone marketing
Is this a sign of the times; desperate telephone marketing? I’m receiving more rude sales calls now than six months ago. The latest was to my mobile from 01792 862544, a company called Mobiles 4 You. Apparently they are based at Mobiles 4 You UK Ltd, 24 College Street, Ammanford, Swansea, SA18 3AF with Company No.06619827. Mobiles…
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