vodafone

Before today, I don’t think I’d ever heard of the British National Party - guess I need to brush up on my racist, far-right organizations.  But it would seem that Vodafone and five other major corporations know the name, and they pulled out of deals with Facebook after their ads were placed on the BNP’s profile page.

Vodafone’s getting deeper and deeper into this whole Internet thing - the latest reports indicate that the company is exploring options with MSN, Yahoo, and AOL.  It has also displayed several mobile phones designed to work with Skype, and has presented some VoIP technology.

Vodafone and Google have announced plans “to develop a location-based version of Google Maps for mobile,” which should present users with a range of local search and navigation options. Americans may be out of luck, however – the two companies only mentioned “key European markets” in an official statement.

Yahoo is making its way, one step at a time, into the mobile market.

Vodafone will acquire 79% of the share capital of MobiFon and 100% of the share capital of Oskar Mobil in the Czech Republic.

Vodafone International Holdings B.V. has entered into agreements with Telesystem International Wireless of Canada.

Vodafone has made some changes to its management team in Japan for one, appointing Vodafone UK CEO, Bill Morrow, as President of Vodafone K.K.

Today, CTIA - The Wireless Association announced the keynote speakers for the upcoming CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2004, October 25-27, 2004 in San Francisco, California.