Jan
31

Ofcom allows MoD to sell WiMax spectrum

Communications regulator, Ofcom, has agreed to allow public bodies in the UK to re-sell spectrum licences. Around 50 per cent of the useful spectrum below 15GHz is owned by Government organisations,.. more
Jan
31

Toshiba brings VoIP phone/modem to UK

Toshiba Mobile is entering the UK smartphone market with a three new phones, including a USB modem/VoIP phone hybrid – the G450. Toshiba is marketing the G450 as a USB broadband.. more
Jan
31

BBC iPlayer to show Six Nations Rugby

The BBC has secured a deal to bring a major sporting event to iPlayer viewers. Full coverage of the Six Nations rugby union games will be available via iPlayer from this.. more
Jan
31

Western Digital launches My Passport Essential USB Drives

Western Digital has extended its range of Passport products with the introduction of new My Passport Essential Portable USB Drives. The smart, glossy-black drives weigh less then five ounces, and can be slipped easily into a pocket or handbag. The drives are USB powered, eliminating.. more
Jan
31

Lenovo & Fujitsu use MacBook Air chip

Lenovo and Fujitsu are planning to launch notebooks which use the same chip as Apple’s new super-thin MacBook Air notebook. Intel designed the special Core 2 Duo chip at Apple‘s request, especially for MacBook Air. The space saving Core 2 Duo uses significantly less power.. more
Jan
31

BeoVision 4 Plasma TV automatically adjusts picture

Bang & Olufsen has made it easy to check that your set is delivering the best possible picture with its BeoVision 4 Plasma TV. The 1920 x 1080 resolution set has a robotic arm with a camera at the end to check the picture quality... more
Jan
31

Garmin launches innovative GPS phone

Garmin International Inc, which specialises in satellite navigation and global positioning systems (GPS), has launched it first mobile phone, the nuvifone. Nuvifone is a GSM/HSDPA based, touch-screen phone, mobile web-browser and personal navigator, all in one innovative device. To use the navigation system, the phone.. more
Jan
31

Vodafone Amend Mobile Broadband Offerings

Beginning on the 4th of February, Vodafone have announced modifications to its mobile broadband services. The new customer price plan, providing 3GB of data and speeds of up to 7.2Mbps, will be offered for £15/month (inc. VAT). This represents a reduction in price by half.. more
Jan
31

Orange has 14% VoIP market share in Europe

Recent research into VoIP retail consumer offers shows that the three largest VoIP providers in Western Europe are Orange, Neuf Cegetel and Free. Neuf Cegetel and Free operate in France. Livebox from Orange is also active in the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, in addition.. more
Jan
31

Dish, cable or no TV

Many people believe that by paying the TV licence this gives them the right to receive decent TV picture but this is not so, and for 1.25 million people in East Anglia they appear to be faced with a choice that will cost them even.. more