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Ofcom gives the go-ahead to extend Cornwall 4G trial

posted on 25 January 2012

Ofcom gave the green light to mobile operator Everything Everywhere (which is the parent company of both Orange and T-Mobile) and BT to prolong their Cornish 4G trial until the 30th of June, 2012. As a quick reminder, the scheme has kicked off back in October, is running on the 800MHz spectrum band and currently covers rural St. Newly... [read more]

Children may access adult content using BlackBerries?

posted on 19 December 2011

It seems that RIM might be in trouble as it has a meeting scheduled in with Ofcom regarding the possibility of children being able to access adult content via the maker's handset. As a quick reminder, mobile operators currently filter content as a part of the voluntary code of conduct - but lest we forget BlackBerries' services are ba... [read more]

Mobile broadband is the future, Ericsson predicts

posted on 08 November 2011

Ericsson decided to put its swami hat on and predict what the future holds and according to the tech manufacturer, it holds a boom in mobile broadband usage. In more detail, it sees mobile data traffic increasing ten times in the period of the upcoming five years, as the popularity of smartphones among other web-enabled mobile devices... [read more]

T-Mobile cuts dongle price by a tenner

posted on 30 August 2011

If saving a tenner sounds like a good idea when choosing a mobile broadband package, you might want to look at T-Mobile. The mobile operator and broadband provider has recently announced that it is slashing the charge for its black or pink dongle (otherwise known as 615 USB Modem) which used to be £19.99 and now will cost £9.99 when ... [read more]

Twitter, the BBC and Sky News see traffic surges following the UK Riots

posted on 10 August 2011

The world is turning to the internet for news more than ever with the riots in the UK, especially Twitter. According to website Hitwise the riots of the last few days have led to sudden spikes in websites such as Twitter, the BBC and Sky News. While the BBC and Sky had the public spending prolonged amount of time watching live upda... [read more]

Anonymous threatens to “kill” Facebook

posted on 10 August 2011

Hacktivist group Anonymous has recently said it would "destroy" Facebook as it accused the social networking platform of selling data to certain agencies working for the government. According to the reports, the set date when Facebook is to "go down" is the 5th of November, with the hackers calling on everyone to "join the cause and k... [read more]

London tweets itself clean as riots continue

posted on 09 August 2011

Londoners turn to Twitter to gather volunteers to help and clean the streets in riot-stricken areas as the looting and criminal activity continues in the capital. Initially social media, especially the BlackBerry Chat system also known as BBM, was blamed for being the key player in helping to pull the no-gooders together, however Twi... [read more]

Orange refreshes its mobile broadband deals and throws in some free films

posted on 08 August 2011

Fancy a free film download? Your best bet is to sign up for Orange, as the mobile operator and ISP has refreshed its mobile broadband packages and revealed that it intended to give all of its customers a free film every Thursday. A cost of 35p for a text message will apply for those who decide that they want to request the free film v... [read more]

Rural areas might be left out from the 4G rollout

posted on 29 July 2011

It seems that the oh-so awaited 4G auction might not be the answer to getting rural areas connected to better and speedier broadband, in fact a lot of areas might be missed out. Bob Warner, Chairman of the Consumer Communications Panel (CCP), was reported by PC Pro as saying that remote areas may be left isolated as more emphasis will... [read more]

Vodafone rolls out business and roaming focused mobile broadband deals

posted on 29 June 2011

Mobile operator, Vodafone, has recently announced the launch of its newest business and roaming based mobile broadband packages, the costs of which will start from £3 (including VAT). The deals will come on a 3, 12 as well as 24 month contract basis along with an access to as many as 4,000 BTOpenzone Wi-Fi Hotspots throughout the cou... [read more]

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