Apr
28

Broadcast live from any mobile phone with ipadio

A new mobile app, launched yesterday, allows people to broadcast audio to the Internet from anywhere in the world. Ipadio, available for any handset, means that anyone with a mobile phone.. more
Apr
28

BT claims to offer cheapest mobile and home broadband

Not having its own mobile broadband network has left BT in a position where it has not been able to offer mobile broadband to customers. However over the past couple of.. more
Apr
28

Mobile broadband spectrum talks may have failed

The Digital Britain plan formulated by the communications minister Lord Carter appears to have fallen at the first post. In order for the rollout of a national minimum broadband to succeed,.. more
Apr
28

Virgin Media takes customers back to school

Apparently, computer users are confused when it comes to broadband. The technology and terminology are just as confusing as speed and security issues, according to a study of three thousand internet users. In order to combat this issue, Virgin Media thinks it has the answer.. more
Apr
28

Free Wi-Fi for first class Virgin passengers

Travellers on Virgin Trains will soon be able to access the internet through the on-board Wi-Fi service. At the moment it will only be available on the 52 Pendolino trains that use the West Coast mainline, but the 21 Super Voyager trains will also be.. more
Apr
28

Government’s £2 billion snooping plan

The government’s plan to create a massive database which would store emails and information on website visits, looks as if it may not be going ahead. However, this does not mean that the Communications Data Bill is going away, but the method of storage is.. more
Apr
28

Virgin1 goes 24 Hrs on Freeview

Freeview viewers will soon be able to watch the Virgin Media entertainment channel, Virgin1, twenty four hours a day, starting on the 20th May. Currently Freeview viewers can only see Virgin1 for twelve hours per day. It will remain on the same channel, which is.. more
Apr
28

Sci-Fi to get new line up for launch

The Sci-Fi channel becomes Syfy in July, in a move that changes the genre of the channel from purely sci-fi to a more fantasy channel, which is more or less the position that it is in at the moment, with programmes like Eli Stone and.. more
Apr
28

Sky offers free line rental with Sky+ HD

New customers signing up for Sky+ HD will be able to claim an extra bonus of free line rental that could save them up to £150. This offer, which is due to end on the 14th May, means that when a new customer orders Sky+.. more
Apr
28

Tax on BSkyB & Virgin Media could raise £70m

Placing a tax on satellite provider Sky and cable provider Virgin Media of just one per cent would raise around £70 million per year, which could be used to part fund the struggling public service broadcasting. The industry is looking at a shortfall of between.. more