Jan
19

Top Secret: N97 released in March

Don’t tell anyone, but we at MobileWire have been let into a secret. Nokia’s latest flagship smartphone, the N97, now has a UK release date. It’s 31st March. Although Nokia has.. more
Jan
19

MediaTek and CTTL to co-operate on TD-SCDMA

Shares in MediaTek jumped 5.26% today, following reports that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with China Telecommunication Technology Labs (CTTL). Mobile phone testing laboratory CTTL is part of China’s.. more
Jan
19

Need a USB stick – try the laundrette

Cases of USB sticks containing confidential information being lost are always hitting the headlines. Earlier this month Central Lancashire Primary Care issued an apology after a health worker lost a memory.. more
Jan
19

Nearly all online music is illegal

As surprising as it may seem, a report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has stated that around ninety five per cent of all digital music is illegal. The IFPI releases a report annually and in the latest report they claim that.. more
Jan
19

Illegal download laws fail to get off the ground

At a conference in Cannes, Fergal Sharkey the CEO of UK Music has gone on record as saying that there are concerns over the current legislation being used in order to combat the illegal downloading of files through P2P. There have been problems with law.. more
Jan
19

Dispute leaves users without broadband

There are number of broadband users who have been involved in a dispute that has left them without any broadband access. The dispute is between an internet service provider Tiscali and the broadband supplier 186K, and has left 186K’s users with no access at all... more
Jan
19

Free broadband and phone from Carphone Warehouse

The Carphone Warehouse is starting off the year with a deal that is bound to beat the credit crunch blues, with a broadband and fixed line phone connection that has been designed to bring in new customers. It has been named TalkTalk Essentials and offers.. more
Jan
19

CLA celebrates broadband for all plans

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is celebrating the government’s plans to roll out a universal service obligation for broadband. This will require the broadband network to reach every home in the UK in a similar manner to a phone line. However, this would.. more
Jan
19

Industry offered spectrum for broadband provisions

The sale of spectrum within the UHF bands could be abandoned, in order to offer internet service providers an incentive to take part in the much publicised government plans to provide broadband for all. Instead of having to bid in the auctions for a slice.. more
Jan
16

T-Mobile MD Resigns

T-Mobile UK’s managing director, Jim Hyde, has announced his resignation, effective the end of March. Hyde is leaving to take up a post in his native USA as president and chief executive of US telecoms operator NTELOS. It is not yet known who will replace.. more