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For want of a full stop, Code Camp moves to London ... ?

Unlike many wireless sites, NewsWireless does try not to simply regurgitate press releases, but to offer insight and analysis. Just how important is this? Judging by the odd cockup, maybe, quite important!

We're not fond of crowing, of course ... but nonetheless with our Editor down in Poitiers in France, covering the Orange Code Camp, we were surprised to read that the Code Camp was in London, September 7th.

No less a source than Wireless Developer Network told us: "Orange Galvanises Industry Giants to Stimulate Creation of New Services For Mobile Customers" - and it went on:

"Nokia, Intel, Symbian, Palmsource, Microsoft, Sybase & Sony Ericsson to present and workshop with developers at Orange Code Camp London. Tuesday 7th September. Orange, one of the world's largest ... " and so on

What was in the real press release? Here you go!-

"ORANGE GALVANISES INDUSTRY GIANTS TO STIMULATE CREATION OF NEW SERVICES FOR MOBILE CUSTOMERS" - nicely edited, I see. And then:

"Nokia, Intel, Symbian, Palmsource, Microsoft, Sybase & Sony Ericsson to present and workshop with developers at Orange Code Camp"

London. Tuesday 7th September.

Orange, one of the world's largest communications companies and the industry leader for Smartphones, has announced that some of the biggest names in the mobile industry are due to appear at Orange Code Camp – the three-day event designed to help the developer community create new applications for both present and next generation mobiles.

Ah, if only Orange hadn't put the full stop after "London" all would have been well, eh?

One shouldn't mock. Typographical errors are ready to trap all of us in this business.