Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Swiftkey in a multi-million pound deal. The deal has been reported to be worth £174m. For those unfamiliar with the company, Swiftkey is a UK tech firm founded…
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People in UK spend 2 hours 51 minutes on the Internet per day
A new report by the Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB) that intends to debunk the statistics provided by other agencies on the amount of time spent by users online, has revealed that…
BT ups prices of phone calls, internet
In a recent announcement, BT revealed that it is increasing the prices of voice calls as well as internet with prices of broadband going up by up to 7 per cent. The…
Ditch your broadband provider mid-contract if they aren’t playing by rules: Ofcom
Ofcom has outlined three measures that will not only enable better delivery of services to customers, but will also protect their rights in case service providers don’t play by the rules. The…
Ofcom makes mobile calls to freephones numbers ‘free’
UK Telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced Brits will be able to make calls to freephones from their mobile number for free starting July. Currently, calls to Freephone ‘0800 and 0808’ numbers are…
Humber NHS Foundation Trust inks £1 million deal with BT to go mobile
Humber NHS Foundation Trust has inked a deal worth £1 million with BT that will see the trust roll out a new mobile service providing healthcare professionals access to real-time information about…
EU takes a u-turn on mobile roaming charges issue
EU member states have postponed the plan of scrapping mobile phone roaming charges in the 28-member bloc from the end of this year until at least 2018. Currently, mobile phone customers in…
Ofcom to expand 4G digital spectrum by 2022
Brits can expect fast and more affordable mobile services coming their way as regulator Ofcom reveals plans of expanding 4G spectrum. The telecoms regulator has revealed it will open up the 700…
Ofcom: Internet and smartphones are ‘essential’ for Brits
6 in 10 Brits admit mobile or landline service to be essential, while around 5 in 10 Brits think personal internet access as an integral part of their life.
BT re-enters mobile phone arena with ‘One Phone’ service
The company is likely reviving it’s 16-year-old service – ‘One Phone’ that merges landlines and cordless.
Post Office steps into mobile market with EE
Martin George: We believe we are in an ideal position to offer a genuine alternative with over a third (36%) also saying they would consider us as their mobile provider.
Co-op to launch own-branded pay as you go (PAYG) service in the UK
The Co-operative Group, in collaboration with The Phone Co-op, has announced plans of launching a low-cost prepaid SIM-only service in the UK this month. Co-op’s plans marks the entry of yet another…
Malware-infected ads leapfrog porn as bigger malware risk
A new research from Blue Coat suggests that malware-infected ads have overtaken pornography as the number one source of malware on mobile phones. The security company attributes 20 percent of the malware…
MasterCard teams up with Syniverse for credit card security
MasterCard announced on Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 in Barcelona that it has partnered with the network company, Syniverse to launch a new service that can save its customers…
Geeksphone launches dual-booting Revolution smartphone for €222
Geeksphone is now taking orders for the Geeksphone Revolution that runs on both Android and Firefox OS. Revolution is officially up for sale on the Geeksphone store for €222, with worldwide shipping…