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Google says mobile web surge is down to them

Google like so many other search engines have seen an increase in internet activity on mobile devices. However Google have said that the increase is down to them, as they have introduced faster web services on a selection of cell phones. With this news it seems as if internet on cell phones becoming more popular.

It seems as if Google services on handsets like the Blackberry and Nokia is another reason why Google have seen an increase. Matt Waddell one of the product managers from Google Mobile said “We have very much hit a watershed moment in terms of mobile internet usage,” he then added “We are seeing that mobile internet use is in fact accelerating.”

Also helping with the increase of internet activity on cell phones is flat-rate data plans becoming available on certain carriers.

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New Version Of bbc.co.uk For Mobiles Offered by BBC

There has been a new version of bbc.co.uk launched by the BBC, which will have the appearance of the recently refreshed online site.

The BBC have said that the new design “offers a consistent and intuitive user experience with easier navigation“.

The mobile browser from the BBC attracts 2.7 million unique users per month, which makes it the number one mobile site in the UK

“The refresh of our mobile browser service comes at a critical moment in the development of mobile in the UK“, the BBC controller of mobile, Matthew Postgate said.

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Orange Updates Animal Pay Monthly Packages

Orange has updated their Animal mobile phone packages to reflect the changing ways that people use their mobile phones. From the 1st of March the Panther, Canary, Dolphin and Raccoon will now include mobile internet as an inclusive benefit.

The Dolphin 40 package will have unlimited access to the social networking site Bebo. “By including the internet in our packages we are reflecting how people are using their phones. The changes make mobile internet and social networking even more accessible”. The Head of Pay Monthly at Orange said.

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Google and Nokia Join Together

It has been announced today by Google and Nokia that they will be teaming up together, they will start with the Nokia N96, Nokia N78, Nokia 6210 Navigator and Nokia 6220 classic, Google search will be added to other handsets in the future. Read more

XPERIA X1 “arc slider” by Sony Ericsson

During the press conference at the Mobile World Congress Sony Ericsson have used this opportunity to launch the “XPERIA”, they says that this is a new era in mobile communications and the X1 is a new ‘arc slider’ phone. Read more