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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]