EC approves mobiles on planes

The European Commission has approved the use of mobile phones flying over Europe, although the European Aviation Safety Agency still needs to approve any hardware that would be installed in aircraft. [Source: BBC News]

New Mobile News podcast now online

This week's free podcast about the mobile industry (produced by TheFonecast.com for Mobile News) is now available to download. We take our usual look at the latest mobile industry news, including a special interview with Andy Tow who's now at Data Select. There's also a quick look at the Fly SLT100 mobile phone and a reminder about last week's competition. Each broadcast can be downloaded by including us in your RSS reader, by using iTunes, by visiting TheFonecast.com or by visiting the Mobile News website.