Telecoms

Mobile network Orange will offer the third generation of Apple’s iPad from March 16th. Apple announced the revamped iPad earlier this month, adding a higher resolution display and support for faster mobile internet technologies. The 16GB version is available from £25 per month on a 24 month contact with an upfront cost of £199 for…

Virgin Media customers will soon be able to access WiFi internet on London’s Tube system. The cable company is connecting 120 stations to its network, offering waiting passengers access to internet services. Access will initially be available for free, before moving to a paid-for service after summer’s Olympic Games. As part of its contract with…

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…

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…