There are 47 articles written in February 2012
posted on 16 February 2012
It seems that Sony is a company of its word - it promised to
erase the Ericsson part from Sony Ericsson, and so
it did by completing the total buyout of the firm.
As a quick reminder, Sony Ericsson had troubles competing in the
fierce smartphone market, which is currently dominated by
Samsung and Apple.
Sony paid a handsome €1.05bn ... [read more]
posted on 16 February 2012
It seems that Apple doesn't mind to kick a man
when he's already down - as the tech giant has asked a court
specialising in bankruptcy to sue the already troubled
Kodak for infringing its patents.
New York's federal bankruptcy court received documentation from
Apple stating that it intended to lodge a complaint against Kodak
at the In... [read more]
posted on 16 February 2012
Forget internet banking - it's all about mobile
banking, as Barclays unveiled a special smartie app which
would allow users to send money from one account to another.
The Pingit app will only need you to register your mobile number
and there will be absolutely no need to share your account
details.
Interested users will need to regi... [read more]
posted on 15 February 2012
According to recent reports, the House of Lords
has asked to launch an inquiry to see how feasible the UK
government's superfast broadband plans really are.
As a quick reminder, the country's treasure chest strictly for
broadband rollouts reaches £530m (£830m by 2017) and it is hoped
that 90 per cent in every county would have access t... [read more]
posted on 15 February 2012
Some of you might remember that BT was forced
to block Newzbin 2, and shortly after an array of UK ISPs received
warning letters from the Motion Picture Association asking them
kindly to block the site as well.
As a quick reminder, some of BT's customers reported that they had
found a way how to squeeze through the peep holes of the bl... [read more]
posted on 15 February 2012
It seems that Everything Everywhere along with
Three (3) are very keen on making mobile broadband
connectivity in Northern Ireland better, and decided to invest £25m
to double today's 3G coverage of 54 per cent to 94
per cent.
By doing so, the region's 2G services are very
likely to get enhanced as well.
The boost will involve the ... [read more]