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Ofcom drops restrictions on BT pricing

16 September 2009, 12:57

BT is now free to charge what it wants for its services, which could precipitate a telco price war in the UK.

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Nokia bigs-up augmented reality

10 September 2009, 18:19

The handset giant has released a video showing its vision of how augmented reality could manifest itself.

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Orange UK to merge with T-Mobile UK

8 September 2009, 10:16

Negotiations commence for a 50-50 merger to create the UK’s biggest mobile operator.

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Nokia trials its first LTE modem

7 September 2009, 13:02

Handset giant works on its own modem for the 4G generation of mobile connectivity technology.

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Orange dabbles in social networking

19 August 2009, 17:19

Telco giant launches Social Life, which aggregates Facebook MySpace and Bebo accounts on mobile phones.

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BT raises broadband speed to 20Mbps

17 August 2009, 15:08

Telco giant hits back at Virgin Media by claiming a big leap in bandwidth at no extra cost.

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Orange launches £4.89 per month mobile broadband

5 August 2009, 10:50

Claims the lowest pay monthly mobile broadband price plan on the market.

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Clearwire expands WiMAX network

4 August 2009, 10:41

WiMAX pioneer rolling out 4G service to ten new locations in the US.

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Ofcom says broadband speeds falling short

28 July 2009, 11:16

The issue of ‘up to’ claims is exposed as a new report finds average speeds significantly slower.

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O2 launches Fixed Number Anywhere

22 July 2009, 17:50

New monthly fee service for small businesses diverts incoming fixed line calls to mobile phones.

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BT to resell Microsoft online services

20 July 2009, 11:02

Expands its offering to business customers with Microsoft’s cloud computing and unified communications services.

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Orange confirms UK exclusivity for Toshiba TG01

9 July 2009, 11:35

First Snapdragon product expected to be available on monthly tariffs from tomorrow.

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O2 confirms Palm Pre exclusivity

7 July 2009, 14:43

Claims to be “the home of the smartphone” as another innovative handset joins the iPhone at Telefónica

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O2 enters the tech-support market

2 July 2009, 16:06

Appropriately offers choice of monthly or pay-as-you-go tariffs for telephone support service.

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First Snapdragon smartphone expected in the UK this month

1 July 2009, 15:49

The Toshiba TG01 is the first product to contain Qualcomm’s much anticipated new chipset.

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BT to integrate BlackBerry into UC offering

1 July 2009, 09:52

Reckons the ability to switch to Wi-Fi in the office will be a money saver for SMBs.

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Micro-USB becomes European phone charger standard

29 June 2009, 13:39

Prompted by the European Commission, the major phone makers commit to the standard from 2010.

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HTC launches Hero Android smartphone

24 June 2009, 12:55

The Taiwanese mobile handset maker unveils its third Android device, with Orange getting in on the act.

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Samsung’s turn to take on the iPhone

16 June 2009, 10:01

With the launch of its new Jet and Omnia smartphones, Samsung joins Nokia’s renewed assault on this market.

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Nokia raises its smartphone game

15 June 2009, 10:39

In danger of being marginalised in the smartphone market, Nokia refreshes range at a Singapore event.

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Cost of EU roaming to fall from July

8 June 2009, 16:39

New EU mobile phone legislation clears final hurdle, meaning cheaper calls while travelling in Europe.

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Vodafone gives roaming charges a summer holiday

14 May 2009, 13:55

Limited period offer designed to attract cash strapped holiday makers. Some overseas call rates also reduced.

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Orange reveals boom in mobile broadband

14 May 2009, 11:06

Over 4,000 percent increase in dongle data use in the past year as market goes exponential.

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Vodafone joins the app store gang

12 May 2009, 09:55

With the apparent success of Apple’s app store, the mobile phone sector is belatedly jumping on the bandwagon.

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BT enhances unified comms offering

14 April 2009, 10:06

Three additions to its UC platform, BT Onevoice, as competition heats up from the IT sector.

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T-Mobile reportedly planning Android based tablet

6 April 2009, 17:23

Having launched the first handset based on Google’s OS, T-Mobile is intending to diversify its Android offering.

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Nokia ships new business handset

6 April 2009, 11:21

The Nokia E75 is the first to feature its new email functionality, which allows access to multiple email accounts.

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Orange to bundle Apples?

26 March 2009, 16:51

A report has emerged that mobile phone operator Orange may be bundling MacBooks with its phone deals.

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Vodafone and Telefonica to share network infrastructure

23 March 2009, 09:36

Pan European collaboration expected to deliver major cost savings to otherwise rival mobile phone operators.

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Virgin Media reckons speedtests are still misleading

11 March 2009, 12:40

Survey of a range of broadband speedtesting services uncovers inconsistencies and inaccuracies.

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O2 makes a digital fridge magnet

5 March 2009, 13:23

The Joggler is meant to be a domestic communications hub which replaces the traditional note on the fridge.

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Nokia considers making laptops

26 February 2009, 09:43

In an interview on Finnish TV, the Nokia CEO indicated it could be about to enter the PC market.

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O2 to bundle Samsung laptops with phone deals

10 February 2009, 17:54

Retail transformation programme continues with a Samsung laptop and netbook added to its offering.

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