Telecoms

  • TalkTalk: 500,000 homes losing broadband speed through poor set-up

    TalkTalk: 500,000 homes losing broadband speed through poor set-up

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    Poorly set-up networks mean over half a million UK homes are losing around 4Mbps of broadband speed, according to research conducted by TalkTalk. The ISP claims that over the course of a year British homes will leak over 100 million megabytes of bandwidth capacity, more than enough to power BBC iPlayer continuously for 59 years.…

  • NOW TV launches two new competitions

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    Movie and sport streaming service NOW TV has launched two new competitions – including one just for Seenit readers! Competition One: We all know that it’s much more fun to watch a film together with all your mates, and that’s exactly why NOW TV are aiming to make your viewing experience even better with #NOWTVNightsIn.…

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – trailer

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – trailer

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    Warner Bros. has released this first official teaser tailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The film is the second of o Sir Peter Jackson’s three-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic book and will be released on December 13th. The third and final instalment, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, arrives in cinemas on…

  • Despite the negativity, Blackberry may not be finished…

    Despite the negativity, Blackberry may not be finished…

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    Given the company’s well-publicised woes, it’s hardly surprising so many pundits and analysts are ready to pronounce Blackberry dead. But it’s possible that they’re wrong and that in a couple of years the company could emerge as an important player. It’s certainly true that the delays in releasing the Blackberry 10 platform has seriously wounded…

  • Blackberry announces new ‘top name’ apps for Blackberry 10

    Blackberry announces new ‘top name’ apps for Blackberry 10

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    Troubled smartphone maker Blackberry has unveiled a host of new big name apps being released for its Blackberry 10 handsets. The apps and brands joining the platform were announced at the BlackBerry Jam Asia Developer Conference in Hong Kong and include Flipboard, Angry Birds—GO!, Bloomberg, NBC, MSN, The Sims, and Discovery. In recent years Blackberry…

  • Blackberry board agrees $4.7bn buy-out

    Blackberry board agrees $4.7bn buy-out

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    Blackberry has agreed in principle to be acquired by its a consortium headed by its biggest shareholder, Fairfax Financial. The potential deal values Blackberry at $4.7 billion and if successful would see shareholders in the Canadian smartphone manufacturer receive U.S. $9 in cash for each share they hold. On Friday the firm announced plans to…