Mobile broadband news
- Government's plans to disconnect illegal downloaders are justifiable, say MPs
08 February 2010 | Comment
Controversial measures to reduce illegal downloading have been reviewed by a committee of MPs and found to be 'justifiable' this week, despite complaints from campaigners and ISPs.
The government's Digital... more»
- Google's Nexus One sales slow with cheaper competition on the way
08 February 2010 | Comment
Google has sold just 80,000 of its Nexus One handset after one month on the market, according to reports - much lower figures than were expected for the phone which was intended to rival the iPhone.
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- 3G networks under strain - and it's all Facebook's fault
05 February 2010 | Comment
Across the world, 3G networks are staggering under the strain of what has been identified as primarily smart-phone data traffic - and what are all of those smart-phone users doing? Using Facebook, it turns... more»
- Vodafone sees bump in data revenues, even pre-iPhone
05 February 2010 | Comment
Vodafone has seen a healthy bump in its mobile data revenues as a result of smart-phone use - even prior to the launch of the iPhone on its network last month.
The company's mobile broadband income went... more»
- Internet TV is the way forwards, according to survey by Motorola
04 February 2010 | Comment
A new study by Motorola has caused the company to hail the new "internet era of TV" after it found a large percentage of consumers are doing more of their viewing online.
A study which polled 3,500... more»
- T-Mobile/Orange merger: OFT throws weight behind UK investigation
04 February 2010 | Comment
In a move which increases the likelihood of delays to the proposed Orange T-Mobile merger, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has called for scrutiny of the deal by the UK regulatory authorities.
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- O2's mobile broadband network to be given a helping hand by BT partnership
03 February 2010 | Comment
In a move which almost brings the two companies full circle, O2 and BT have announced that they have entered into a partnership which will see BT take on responsibility for maintaining and upgrading O2's... more»
- Users warned to vary passwords as torrent site scam is identified by Twitter
03 February 2010 | Comment
Internet users are once again being warned not to use the same passwords across multiple websites, so as not to make life easy for hackers looking for quick route in to users' accounts.
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- Orange tops YouGov mobile broadband poll. Again.
02 February 2010 | Comment
Orange has ranked as top UK mobile broadband supplier in an independent poll this week - topping nine out of 15 categories.
The YouGov Dongle Tracker survey is carried out quarterly, gathering customer... more»
- Turn anything into a touch-screen, with new technology from Portugal
02 February 2010 | Comment
Portuguese company Displax has come up with a novel way of turning virtually any surface into a touch-screen, with a plastic film which has multi-touch sensing.
Touch-screen is the popular new interface which... more»
