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  • Move over iPad: Samsung launches slick, well designed rival tablet

    Yeah yeah, another contender to the iPad throne. Yawn. But with the launch of the long-awaited Galaxy Tab, Samsung could perhaps expect to give the iPad a run for its money, if the reviews are to be believed. Launched today at a massive industry trade fair in Berlin, the Android-based Galaxy Tab finds its origins in Samsung's popular Galaxy S handset, but while it retains the Galaxy S's ability to...

    by Katie Theisinger on 02 September 2010Comment  |  Read more >

  • Sky confirms that it will offer 50 High Definition channels by Christmas

    Living HD is launched today on Sky adding to a growing collection of channels offered by the provider. In total the Sky platform will be delivering a total of 50 High Definition options by Christmas. The new channel follows on from Good Food HD that was unveiled earlier in the week. Bringing up the rear will be Eden HD, ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD while more channels are due to be announced over the...

    by Rob Clymo on 02 September 2010Comment  |  Read more >

  • Consumers confused and frustrated by misleading broadband advertising

    New research from ICM suggests that nine out of ten people find broadband advertising misleading and a new incentive by Virgin Media hopes to change all that. The independent research, which surveyed 1000 people, found that people look at broadband speeds as second only to price when choosing an Internet Service Provider. It also revealed that consumers are keen to have more transparency to advertised 'up...

    by Rob Clymo on 02 September 2010Comment  |  Read more >

  • Motorola adds two funky new Android smartphones to its current range

    Handset manufacturers Motorola has unveiled a brace of new smartphone's with both being due for release before the end of the year. First up is version two of the Milestone, imaginatively monikered the Milestone 2 (pictured right), which features a 3.7-inch 480x854 resolution touchscreen that slides up to reveal a nicely laid out QWERTY-style keyboard. It motors along on a GHz chip running Anroid 2.2...

    by Rob Clymo on 01 September 2010Comment  |  Read more >

  • Orange launches mobile high-definition voice calls for businesses

    Mobile operator Orange has launched a new mobile high-definition voice service, which promises to deliver crisp and clear reception to its business users. Research carried out by Orange has shown that 75 per cent of business owners consider the call quality of their mobile service to be the most important aspect of any package. A further 33 per cent stated that they routinely struggled to hold phone conversations...

    by Rob Clymo on 01 September 2010Comment  |  Read more >

  • Online gamers facing added expense as Microsoft announces cost increase for Xbox Live

    Members of the Xbox Live gaming community will be faced with higher subscription charges as of November 1st. Microsoft has unveiled plans to hike charges for the subscription-based service both in the US and here at home. A month-to-month subscription charge will rise from £4.99 to £5.99, although a full year one off fee will stay at the current £39.99. USA and Canada subscribers will...

    by Rob Clymo on 31 August 2010Comment  |  Read more >

  • BT passes 15 million broadband milestone with more than 5,000 new customers a day

    BT has announced that that fifteen million homes and small businesses now access the online world via broadband supplied over the company’s network. In a celebratory press release the telecoms giant has said that the milestone was passed during late August. More than five million of the connections were via BT Retail while the balance was made up from companies who benefit from equivalent access to...

    by Rob Clymo on 31 August 2010Comment  |  Read more >

  • Outside of BT's 'reach': Karoo continues to plough its own broadband furrow

    Most of us are used to living in BT's world. It has been providing the majority with us with a telephone line for years and despite many of us now being billed by TalkTalk, Sky, Orange, O2 or the rest, we're all still relying on a good part of BT's infrastructure to communicate, both by phone or across broadband. Of course some have the choice of Virgin's cables now, but we've all been touched by the long...

    by Chris Marling on 31 August 20103 Comments  |  Read more >

  • Review: The Sony Ericsson Vivaz

    I've got what I consider to be a really nice little camera (the Kodak EasyShare DX6490). It's a bit old now (it came out around 2004), by today's standards, but still takes a brilliant picture, while the 10x zoom is fantastic. I'm a happy snapper - I really don't need anything better. But what's really amazing that I've got these brilliant pictures from all over the world with it, and you know how many...

    by Chris Marling on 31 August 2010Comment  |  Read more >

  • Vodafone web site failure stops mobile broadband top-ups

    Vodafone mobile broadband users experienced a series of problems with login and top-up this evening (Sunday 29 August) that lasted for at least three hours as the Vodafone website suffered severe outages and speed issues.  Problems included failure to login, unavailable credit balance details and the inability to topup, up to and including the confirmation screen. A call to Vodafone customer service...

    by Simon Clarke on 29 August 2010Comment  |  Read more >

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