Jul
30

Tesco Mobile unlimited data plan

For the first time in the UK, a mobile provider has offered an unlimited data plan to consumers allowing mobile consumers to text, browse, and talk for as long as they.. more
Jul
30

Multiple USB can ports work from one USB connector

Intersil Corporation, which manufactures semiconductors, announced yesterday that it will soon introduce a new integrated USB circuit to the market that allows for internal USB high speed ports to work jointly.. more
Jul
30

Vodafone says no to T-Mobile

Rumours that T-Mobile and Vodafone remain open after both companies refused to make public comment. Sir John Bond, Vodafone’s chairman, told those in attendance at the company’s 25th annual meeting that.. more
Jul
30

Pay for a coke with your finger

Hitachi is set to debut a new biometric authentication technology aimed at allowing customers to purchase a soft drink from a vending machine with just their finger print. The new technology can read the finger veins and then match the customer with the credit card.. more
Jul
30

More on Microsoft's IPTV launch

Microsoft has announced that it will launch a trial TV streaming website for MSN’s UK audiences offering longer videos. The pilot TV website streaming project will host 350 hours of programs that are from All 3 Media and BBC Worldwide for the most part, including.. more
Jul
30

Cash boost for broadband in rural Northern Ireland

Government money has been awarded to two companies to help with the provision of broadband services in the rural areas of Northern Ireland. The two companies involved are North West Electronics and Net 1 Limited. Both these firms, specialists in the provision of broadband services,.. more
Jul
30

Mobile broadband users face heavy penalties

Mobile broadband users who exceed their monthly download limit could be facing a very heavy penalty from their providers. According to the comparison website moneysupermarket.com around a quarter of all mobile broadband users are not aware of the download limits and that if this is.. more
Jul
30

Wireless spectrum expansion gets EU approval

Currently the 900 MHz frequency is being used by the mobile providers Vodafone and O2. They have been reluctant to give their domination of this spectrum up, but a recent decision made by the European Commission’s (EC) Council of Ministers could put an end to.. more
Jul
30

Freeview reminds viewers to retune

This autumn will see the launch of a major advertising campaign from the free-to-air digital broadcaster Freeview. The campaign has been designed to remind viewers that they will need to retune their equipment. The retune is necessary because of the reconfiguration of the entire UK.. more
Jul
30

Scotland gets digital switchover date

TV viewers in the north of Scotland have been given that all important date when the digital switchover in the region will take place. As from the 2nd June 2010, viewers who receive their TV signal from the Rumster Forest transmitter will no longer be.. more