Telecoms
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Top tips to avoid being burnt by ‘bill shock’ this summer
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In time for the summer holiday exodus, Ofcom has today published a new guide to help travellers protect themselves against ‘bill shock’ when using their smartphones and tablets abroad. These devices are now as much a holiday essential as suncream and swimwear, with tech-savvy travellers watching films by the pool, social networking on the beach…
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Virgin Media offering BlackBerry Q5 from just £20 per month
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Virgin Media is now offering TV, broadband and home phone customers the new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone from just £20 per month. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone runs the new BlackBerry 10 operating system and includes ever-popular BlackBerry Messenger app, a 3.1” touch screen and a classic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, which has been re-designed to give customers…
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Sky extends Football League deal until 2018
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Sky Sports has extended its deals with the Football League for a further three years, giving it access to 37 live games per season until 2018. The agreement encompasses television, broadband internet, video-on-demand and mobile services. The new deal will also see Sky Bet become the league’s title sponsor. Announcing the new agreement, Football League…
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Video: The new HTC One
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The smartphone market is awash with handsets powered by Google’s Android operating system but many – too many in our opinion – are let down by cheap, plastic bodies that make them look and feel anything but high-end. When you’ve shelled out up to £500 for an off-network, SIM-free handset you deserve both to feel…
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Sky and BT Sports announce Premier League fixtures
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Sport channel rivals BT and Sky have announced their respective line-ups for the coming Premier League season. The two companies will collectively pay £3bn for the rights to show live Premier League games. BT emerged as a surprised bidder in last year’s auctions, snapping up the rights to 38 games, including almost half the “first…
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TalkTalk offers three months free YouView, Broadband and phone
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ISP and TV provider TalkTalk is offering new and existing customers the chance to bag three months of free TV, calls and broadband. Customers signing up to The Big Free will get three months access to TalkTalk’s TV Starter Boost which includes Sky 1, Sky Living and Sky Arts plus free phone and broadband and…