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Sky confirms that it will offer 50 High Definition channels by Christmas 02 September 2010 | Comment 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... more»
Consumers confused and frustrated by misleading broadband advertising 02 September 2010 | Comment 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... more»
Ping! New iPods and social networking service unveiled, and the return of Apple TV 01 September 2010 | Comment
Speculation in the run up to Apple's launch event today was that new iPods would be on the cards, but in fact Apple had much more to offer in San Francisco this morning than a facelifted Touch. In fact there... more»
Motorola adds two funky new Android smartphones to its current range 01 September 2010 | Comment
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... more»
Orange launches mobile high-definition voice calls for businesses 01 September 2010 | Comment
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... more»
Fed up with sorting your mail? Google adds new priority feature 31 August 2010 | Comment
Fed up with sorting the wheat from the chaff in your inbox? Well, if you're a Gmail user you need worry no more - just switch on 'priority inbox', and Google will sort it for you. Using one of its famous algorithms,... more»
Online gamers facing added expense as Microsoft announces cost increase for Xbox Live 31 August 2010 | Comment
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... more»
BT passes 15 million broadband milestone with more than 5,000 new customers a day 31 August 2010 | Comment
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... more»
Vodafone web site failure stops mobile broadband top-ups 29 August 2010 | Comment
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... more»
Broadcast yourself - oh and watch movies. YouTube to offer free movie service 27 August 2010 | Comment
Video sharing website YouTube, which is already home to videos of everything from the sublime to the ridiculous, has announced plans to make full length movies available online for free. More than 400 films... more»

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