Nov
27

EU agrees Telecoms package

A Telecoms agreement reached today by the European Parliament’s Council of Ministers has been welcomed by Malcolm Harbour MEP, a Conservative telecoms spokesman in the European Parliament. The agreement is designed.. more
Nov
27

Livestation & CNN IBN cover Mumbai crisis

Livestation, a free player which broadcasts TV and radio online, has stepped in to support CNN IBN with its coverage of the ongoing crisis in Mumbai, India. Since gunmen targeted seven.. more
Nov
27

Foxconn denies Chinese staff lay-offs

Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics, the largest manufacturer of electronics and computer components in the world, has denied rumours of 10,000 staff lay-offs in its China factories. Foxconn spokesperson, Edmund Ding, said the.. more
Nov
27

HTC launches Touch handsets in India

Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer, High Tech Computer (HTC), this week launched two of its most popular models in the Indian market with the help of mobile network provider Idea Cellular. The HTC Touch Pro will be priced at Rs 34,900 (£466), whilst the HTC Touch Viva.. more
Nov
27

PND goldmine running dry

Portable Navigation Device (PND) shipments will continue to rise next year, but prices will continue to fall. This is the conclusion of market research by analysts Berg Insight, who anticipate that eroding prices will put pressure on the bottom line for manufacturers. Berg forecasts that.. more
Nov
27

BBC wants permission to buy Woolworths’ DVD business

The BBC is seeking permission to go ahead and buy the DVD publisher, 2entertain, which is part of the ailing Woolworths Empire, whose shares have now been suspended. The BBC commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is seeking around £100 million in order to buyout Woolworths from.. more
Nov
27

Apple criticised over iPhone ad

Apple have been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for apparently misleading consumers about the iPhone’s actual capability when accessing the internet. This is second time that Apple have fallen of the ASA rules over claims in adverts. This time Apple have been reprimanded.. more
Nov
27

Government should make broadband a priority

A new think tank, known as the Social Market Foundation (SMF), has said that the government should start to prioritise investment in high speed broadband or risk the digital divide getting wider and therefore harder to close at a later date. Although this research has.. more
Nov
27

Consumers seek financial advice online

The internet has become the main source for information when it comes to financial matters. In a recent IFA Life survey it was found that around half of those asked would look for independent financial advice by searching the internet. However, unlike any other search,.. more
Nov
27

Pirate Bay blocked by Orange

Having being voted the worst internet service provider by its users in a Which? survey last year, we might have expected Orange Broadband to pull it socks up and start addressing the concerns of their customers, but it seem that this is not to be... more