Telecoms

  • Three to offer updated iPad on contracts

    Three to offer updated iPad on contracts

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    Mobile company Three is offering would-be iPad owners a chance to snap up Apple’s revamped tablet for just £99 on a two-year contract. For that price, customers will receive the entry-level 16GB version of the iPad tied to a 2 year data plan costing £29 per month and offering a generous 15GB per month data…

  • Reports: ‘Virgin Tivo’s iPad app delayed until September’

    Reports: ‘Virgin Tivo’s iPad app delayed until September’

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    According to reports, Virgin Media TiVo users will have to wait until September 2012 for the company’s long-promised iPad app. In September 2011 Virgin Media claimed the app would allow users to “interact with the elegant, intuitive TiVo user interface directly on their iPads to search across Virgin Media’s content, including the TV Guide and…

  • Orange unveils home broadband with inclusive calls allowance

    Orange unveils home broadband with inclusive calls allowance

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    A third of British households refuse to call mobiles from their landline fearing a high bill while more than half say they would use their home phone more if calls to mobiles were included in their allowances. The figures come from a new YouGov survey commissioned by Orange, which has announced a new broadband package…

  • Virgin Media starts work on broadband speed upgrade

    Virgin Media starts work on broadband speed upgrade

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    Virgin Media says work has started on its upgrade programme which will see all broadband customers receive a speed boost. In January the company announced an 18-month the upgrade programme which will boost speeds for its current 10Mb, 20Mb, 30Mb and 50Mb subscribers. Most customers will see their speeds “at least doubled” while those with…

  • Latest Sony and HTC handsets coming to UK

    Latest Sony and HTC handsets coming to UK

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    Mobile networks Three and Orange have named a number of new phones unveiled at the Mobile World Congress which they will stock later this year. Both networks will be offering Sony’s Xperia U, described as a “stylish, premium” handset which runs Google’s Android operating system and features a 3.5” screen, a 5 megapixel camera and…

  • In cinemas now – Orange’s mobile sniffer dogs

    In cinemas now – Orange’s mobile sniffer dogs

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    As a film reviewer who often sees films weeks or even months before they arrive in cinemas, it’s not uncommon to have to give up my mobile in return for access to the screening. Understandably, film distributors and studios want to ensure no clips, audio of pictures get taken and shared with readers of this…