TalkTalk: We note the ASA’s comments about ensuring comparison text is prominent and look forward to continuing to provide Britain’s lowest prices.
Category: General Tech
Microsoft offers 130 eBooks covering Windows 8.1, Office 2013, Azure, more for free
The collection includes books on Microsoft operating systems, productivity suites, cloud technologies, and CRM among others.
DVB-UHDTV standard gets thumbs up to turn 4K TV channels a reality
If all goes well, we could expect to watch 4K TV channels by 2015. However, the DVB Steering Board has already hinted about the Phase 2, which could possibly deliver even higher frame rates – 8K resolutions!
Gartner: Global PC market to revive next year; tablets to surpass PC sales
Ranjit Atwal: 2014 will be marked by a relative revival of the global PC market.
Network Rail incurs a £53M fine for late trains
Mark Carne CEO: We accept that we have fallen short of the regulatory targets for train punctuality and that this is, in part, down to our failure to reduce infrastructure faults quickly enough.
Kinect for Windows v2 releasing July 15, Microsoft store listing indicates
The second iteration of Microsoft’s motion sensor is priced at $199.
ARM unveils 64-bit Juno development platform
The company is partnering with Linaro in an effort to deliver next generation Android solutions.
Vodafone to bring FTTP network to Ireland using ESB’s electricity infrastructure
Vodafone and Ireland’s ESB in a joint venture are shelling out €450 million, to build 100% FTTP network using electricity poles!
Mobile data roaming charges drop by 55% in EU
The new caps, effective from July 1, will likely “make a big difference to all of us this summer.”
Which: 17% of British holidaymakers experience mobile ‘bill shock’
Saddest part is 40% of the Brits are not even aware of the legal right to challenge the provider over an excessive bill!
BT apologises for broadband outage that left Brits without Internet for hours
The outage, presumably with company’s DNS services, left Brits without access to sites like Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, PayPal, eBay among others.
Virgin Media retains least complained about network title in latest Ofcom report
Ofcom shames EE as the worst mobile phone company in the UK.
ICO reminds Brits to be mindful of privacy laws while using Google Glass
Andrew Paterson: “organisations must not lose sight of the fact that wearables must still operate in compliance with the law and consumers’ personal information must be looked after.”
BT gets two days to repair Openreach faults as per new Ofcom rules starting July
BT will be required to repair 70 percent of the faults within two days starting July.
Google’s ‘Android Auto’ debuts to take on Apple’s CarPlay
Google finally in your car too – as an in-car infotainment system, that turns your car’s dashboard into your mobile device!