The Fonecast

By Iain Graham, Mark Bridge & James Rosewell

What's The Fonecast about?

The Fonecast brings you mobile phone news, information, entertainment and reviews from the UK every week. Discover the latest handsets, technology, gadgets, downloads and mobile gossip with expert in-depth investigation.

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The Fonecast episodes:

01.15.2016
Reviewing our 2015 mobile industry predictions... and looking forward to 2016
Iain Graham, James Rosewell and Mark Bridge return to review their mobile industry predictions from last year. Which mergers, partnerships and developments did they forecast correctly... and which didn’t work out as planned? Later in the programme, the team anticipates some...
03.06.2015
Podcast from Mobile World Congress 2015
Mark Bridge learns about the mobile technology trends at Mobile World Congress 2015 by chatting to James Rosewell of 51Degrees, Dr Kevin Curran from the IEEE and Chris Millington of Doro. They talk about wearable devices, wireless charging, mobile operating systems...
02.28.2015
Looking back at February: from security scares to multiple MVNOs
We're taking a look back at the biggest mobile industry news stories from February 2015, including allegations that the UK's security service tried to breach SIM card security by hacking into one of the world's biggest SIM producers. We also talk...
02.24.2015
Interview with Chris Millington of Doro about mobile retailing, wearables and technology for older consumers
In today's programme Mark Bridge talks to Chris Millington, who's Managing Director for Doro UK and Ireland. They discuss the state of mobile retailing in the UK, the future of wearable devices and - as you might expect - smartphones...
01.30.2015
A month of mobile: O2 counts on 3, Microsoft counts to 10 and Apple counts its profits
We're back with a month of mobile industry news, including takeover talks and takeover rumours. O2 and Three are said to be discussing a merger... but is there any truth in the suggestions that BlackBerry could be up for grabs? We...
12.17.2014
Mobile industry predictions for 2015, from smartphones to spectrum
The Fonecast predicts 2015: Iain Graham, James Rosewell and Mark Bridge gather round a sapphire crystal ball and make their forecasts for the next 12 months in the mobile industry. Whose product line won't survive until December 2015? What will happen...
12.10.2014
Mobile industry podcast: new smartphones, new network equipment and new insight
It's time for another news-packed mobile industry podcast from TheFonecast.com, starting with the European Parliament's latest ruling on in-car emergency communication. After that we're talking about Microsoft's departure from the Nook eBook business, Three UK's 4G growth, Acer's tablet-sized phone, EE's...
12.03.2014
Takeovers, break-ups, national roaming, dubious advertising and the death of the landline
We begin this week's podcast with updates on two topics we discussed last week: the potential purchase of a UK mobile network by BT - and the crowd-funded Jolla Tablet. After that we talk about the GSMA's reaction to national roaming,...
11.26.2014
BT talks to O2, Nokia and Jolla announce new tablets, Apple Watch developers get started... and Ofcom plans for more mobile capacity
In this week's podcast we're talking about the potential purchase of the O2 UK mobile network by BT. We also discuss new tablets from Nokia and Jolla, the end of a patent battle, mobile payments via instant messaging, app development for...
11.19.2014
The week's UK mobile industry news, including BlackBerry, TalkTalk, 4G data and much more
Time for another podcast presented by Iain Graham, James Rosewell and Mark Bridge. They begin this week's programme by talking about the latest enterprise-friendly developments from BlackBerry. Next comes a new survey from Ofcom about the UK's 4G data speeds, followed...

What's The Fonecast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Fonecast episodes:

Reviewing our 2015 mobile industry predictions... and looking forward to 2016

Podcast from Mobile World Congress 2015

Looking back at February: from security scares to multiple MVNOs

Interview with Chris Millington of Doro about mobile retailing, wearables and technology for older consumers

A month of mobile: O2 counts on 3, Microsoft counts to 10 and Apple counts its profits

Mobile industry predictions for 2015, from smartphones to spectrum

Mobile industry podcast: new smartphones, new network equipment and new insight

Takeovers, break-ups, national roaming, dubious advertising and the death of the landline

BT talks to O2, Nokia and Jolla announce new tablets, Apple Watch developers get started... and Ofcom plans for more mobile capacity

The week's UK mobile industry news, including BlackBerry, TalkTalk, 4G data and much more