Telecoms

  • 4G will boost mobile data coverage to 98% of the UK

    4G will boost mobile data coverage to 98% of the UK

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    Next-generation 4G data services will bring high-speed mobile broadband to at least 98% of the UK according to telecoms regulator Ofcom. The regulator has announced plans to auction spectrum to enable mobile phone operators to offer high-speed services. Spectrum will be offered in two bands (800 MHz and 2.6 GHz) which Ofcom says will help…

  • Three: customers using more mobile data then 12 months ago

    Three: customers using more mobile data then 12 months ago

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    Three says monthly data use by its four million contract mobile phone customers has “more than doubled” in less than a year. On average contract customers used 1.1GB of data compared to just 450MB last summer. Three offers all you can eat data on all of its tariffs with prices on Pay As You Go…

  • Hands on – Kobo Touch ereader

    Hands on – Kobo Touch ereader

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    The Kobo Touch is a touch screen ebook reader which, in common with all dedicated readers, features a grey-scale screen designed to mimic the look of printed text. The device uses e-ink’s latest Pearl technology which provides crisp, easy to read text on a non-reflective screen which can be read in bright light without any…

  • YouView set top boxes now available to pre-order

    YouView set top boxes now available to pre-order

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    Major high street and online retailers are now accepting pre-orders for YouView set top boxes, ahead of the service’s launch later this week. The Humax DTR-T1000 Youview Digital TV Recorder is available to pre-order from our preferred partner Amazon.co.uk via this link. YouView combines broadcast channels with broadband delivered content from catch-up services such as…

  • O2 announces new loyalty-based PAYG tariff

    O2 announces new loyalty-based PAYG tariff

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    O2 has announced a new Pay As You Go tariff which gives customers more minutes, texts and mobile data the longer they stay on it. The company say the new tariff reflects customer demand for “more from the brands they trust”. 
The tariff, available today from O2 stores or at o2.co.uk/payandgogogo, has two versions –…

  • Ofcom: Just 5% of UK homes have a Smart TV

    Ofcom: Just 5% of UK homes have a Smart TV

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    Just 5% of UK households own a Smart TV, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom. Smart TVs are capable of delivering video and other content via broadband, often via apps Ofcom says sales have doubled in the past year with Smart TVs now representing a fifth of all TV sales, but notes almost half (47%) of…