Telecoms
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Three announces new Europe mobile data plan
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Mobile network Three has announced a new data plan for customers travelling to Europe. For £5 per day, the network’s pay monthly phone customers will be able to make the most of their iPads and smartphones without worrying about running up large bills. Thomas Malleschitz, marketing director at Three said, “We love the mobile internet…
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UPDATED: Apple unveils “next generation” retina MacBook Pro
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Apple has unveiled the “next generation” of it’s MacBook Pro laptops which include a 15″ high-resolution retina display and ultra-thin design similar to the MacBook Air. The new model is just 0.71 inches thick, ships with Mac OS X Lion and is described as the lightest ‘pro’ model Apple has made. Ports include USB 3.0,…
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O2 and Vodafone announce plans to speed up 4G roll-out
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UK mobile operators O2 and Vodafone are to create a “national grid” to speed up the delivery of high-speed 4G services. In a joint statement the two firms said the partnership would “deliver real benefits for today’s mobile phone users by creating two competing networks that will be able to offer indoor 2G and 3G…
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Orange & T-Mobile parent announces customer service overhaul
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Everything Everywhere, the company behind the T-Mobile and Orange mobile brands, has announced an overhaul of its approach to customer services. As part of a £50m investment programme the company is training staff on popular operating systems such as Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, providing customers with “experts” on their specific device. The company says…
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YouView publishes final content search and UI plans
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YouView, the much delayed TV service backed by the BBC, ITV TalkTalk and BT, has published the final version of its user interface and search policy. The service operates similar to BT’s existing BT Vision product which it is expected to replace, offering broadband delivered on demand content in addition to the broadcast (linear) Freeview…
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YouView ‘in final testing stage’
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The much delayed YouView service is in the final stages of testing according to the Financial Times. When up and running the service will offer digital recorders (PVRs) similar to Freeview+ and Sky+ boxes which feature a backwards EPG linked to catch-up services. It will also allow pay-TV services such as Sky’s NOW TV to…