The highest texter of this year's edition of Vodafone Icons was presented with a new 2012 KIA Rio at a colourful ceremony held at the forecourt of the Vodafone headquarters.
The ceremony saw a gathering of major stakeholders of the Vodafone Icons who were present to celebrate the success of Regina Ampofo, the 32-year-old lucky winner.
The sleek sedan car from Rana Motors has an amazing interior and exterior design and perfect fuel consumption. It also has new and advance features including trip computer, tilt steering wheel, antilock disc brakes, stability and traction control, front-seat side and side curtain airbags, and hill start assist. The 138 horsepower and 123 pound-feet of torque car has a four-speaker sound system.
Handing over the car to Regina Ampofo, Chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Uche Ofodile stressed that 'we designed this year's edition of Vodafone Icons with our customers in mind - to make them have a feel of the joys the winners go through. Aside crowning Black n Peach as winners a couple of weeks ago, we are also giving Regina who emerged the highest texter this beautiful prize. She deserves it.'
Telefónica selects 16 start-ups for Wayra acceleration programme - PC Advisor
Mobile operator Telefnica, which runs O2, has selected 16 UK start-ups to join the London hub of its global tech start-up accelerator programme, Wayra.
The start-ups range from a real-time dating service (TrueView) and an educational teaching tool (Night Zookeeper), to a foodie social network (Epicurely) and new software that turns pictures into passwords (PixelPin).
The selection follows three days of intensive pitching by 30 shortlisted start-ups to a panel of nine judges including venture capitalist and founder of Smarta.com, Shaa Wasmund, CEO of Enternships.com and Co-Founder of StartUp Britain, Raj Dey, and corporate finance partner at KPMG, Mark Farlow.
"The selected businesses not only give an insight into the breadth of imagination and innovation in the UK, but also deliver confirmation that the UK has a strong pipeline of talent capable of building the future digital economy that will deliver growth and jobs," said Wasmund.
Later this month, the 16 successful start-ups will embark on a six-month residency in the new Wayra Academy, located in central London. They will receive financing, mentoring, access to technology tools and expertise as well as links into a network of entrepreneurs from Wayra's other accelerator academies.
At the end of the six-month programme, the start-ups will be introduced to a network of venture capitalists for next stage funding. In exchange for initial financing, Telefnica receives the right of first refusal on products, but it does not require the entrepreneurs to give it exclusivity.
"It's been a great opportunity to meet and network with the other teams," said successful Wayra applicant Matthew Munro, co-founder of Pollarize.me, a polling application that allows people to survey their friends across their social networks.
"The energy in the space has been fantastic, and I think it's an awesome sign of what we've got to look forward to when we get inside the Wayra Academy for real."
Back in April, Microsoft teamed up with Telefnica to provide Wayra entrepreneurs with access to licenses for Microsoft software development platforms, subscription to developer content within Microsoft Developer Network, technical support and visibility within Microsoft Partners and Mentors Network.
They will also receive subsidised access to Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform for up to two years - a service worth up to $60,000 (£37,000).
Telefnica recently launched a new Wayra accelerator programme for technology start-ups in Dublin's Docklands.
Phone mast bid is rejected again - thurrockgazette.co.uk
Phone mast bid is rejected again
3:10pm Saturday 2nd June 2012 in News
A PHONE company’s bid to erect a mast near houses in Chafford Hundred has been refused.
O2 wanted to install at 12.5m mast and cabinet in Flemming Road.
The application is the fifth made by O2 in the town which has been rejected by the council.
Tory ward councillor Tunde Ojetola said he hopes the company gets the message now.
He said: “This is a victory for the residents and councillors who have successfully campaigned that O2 should not locate masts next to residential properties and schools.
“This is the fifth attempt by O2 to install a mast next to residential properties, and this is their fifth refusal. We hope they get the message this time.”
Thurrock Council is not allowed to object to the development of a phone mast, but it can refuse the design and siting of the mast.
A spokesman said: “In this case the proposed mast would be dominant and incongruous in the street scene.
“In addition, its siting close to houses in Swiftsure Road, and other homes, would constitute a dominant and overbearing feature, to the detriment of the outlook of the occupiers.”
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Porn film maker to send O2 filesharers warning letters - PC Advisor
Ben Dover Productions, which makes porn films, will soon be sending warning letters to O2 customers who have been suspected of illegally sharing its films on the network.
O2 was forced to pass on the customer details of 9,124 IP addresses, which had carried out illegal downloads, to the production company after it won a court order in March.
The High Court has approved the content of the letter that will be sent out, according to the BBC.
Ben Dover has said it will target users who had uploaded films to others, but not people who had just downloaded one film.
"In our first letter we seek to find out more information regarding evidence of an infringement of our copyright," Julian Becker, Ben Dover's commercial director, told the BBC.
"Depending on the response to our letters we will then decide our next action."
If recipients of the letter do not reply within 28 days, they could be found liable for the copyright infringement.
The letter is expected to advise them on what steps to take to negotiate a settlement amount, which the court has ruled should be individually agreed with each defendant.
According to the BBC, the High Court made sure that the wording of the letter was reasonable before approving it, for example, telling the company that it could not specify compensation of £700 and that it could not tell users that their internet connection would be slowed down or terminated if they did not comply.
O2 said in a statement: "We are pleased that the court has taken a robust approach and controlled the tone and content of the letter Golden Eye [the registered name of Ben Dover Productions] proposes to send to our customers.
"We are also pleased that the judge acknowledged the unique position we are in, and agreed that we have approached this issue in a reasonable way."
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