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Facebook Aims To Connect The ‘Next 5 Billion’ 21 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm
Source: Wiki Commons The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has set up a new initiative that aims to bring internet access to the ‘next five billion’ people. The initiative, Internet.org, sees Fac...
Smartphones Outselling Feature Phones For The First Time 16 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Wiki Commons The technology research firm Gartner has recently announced that the global sale of smartphones has outstripped the sale of feature phones for the first time. The announcement follows...
The London Bins That Are Tracking Your Smartphone 12 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
Over the weekend a number of news websites began reporting on a story about smartphones and recycling bins. It was first reported by Quartz that recycling bins fitted with tracking devices in 12 locat...
Average Briton Texts 2 Million Words in Their Life 6 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
(Photo credit: pouwerkerk) A study has shown that the average person in Britain will send more than 2 million words via text message in their lifetime. The study asked 550 people in their twenties ab...
Virgin Media to Use Traffic Lights for Free Wi-Fi 26 Jul 2013 | 02:38 pm
As part of Digital Birmingham’s Smart City Initiative, the telecommunications and media company Virgin Media is planning to get mobile operators to pay for Birmingham wide WiFi. The planned WiFi netwo...
Ofcom Makes Plans to Address Lack of Phone Numbers 22 Jul 2013 | 06:53 pm
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to the UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom, the UK is running out of phone numbers. In several parts of the country available phone numbers are beginning to run low. In ord...
Sainsbury’s + Vodafone = Mobile by Sainsbury’s? 15 Jul 2013 | 08:47 pm
It was announced recently that Vodafone and Sainsbury’s would partner up to create ‘Mobile by Sainsbury’ – a new mobile virtual network operator. The partnership will be a 50/50 split with Sainsbury’s...
Telegraph: 4G revolution will boost small firms 8 Jul 2013 | 03:34 pm
Often the focus of reports and opinion about 4G is all on how it will affect the customer and the individual. Over the weekend, however, the Telegraph has published an interesting look at the potentia...
EE: Doubling the speed, raising the price 4 Jul 2013 | 07:28 pm
The telecommunications company EE has announced several important changes to the connections and plans that it offers. Many of these changes will likely come into play by September of this year but so...
EU Roaming Charges to End in 2014 17 Jun 2013 | 08:49 pm
In just over a year’s time you will be able to phone, text and browse the internet when you are abroad for the same price as when you are at home. This is good news for travellers and holiday-makers a...
