Jul
28

UK workers say that emails cause offence

It is a sign of the times that emails sent for work purposes often upset the person reading them. In fact, this has gone so far now that around forty per.. more
Jul
28

Virgin Media does well with Twitter

The use of Twitter is very popular these days and even more so for businesses who have recently found that there is more to Twitter than just tweets. It turns out.. more
Jul
28

Sky’s football coverage under threat from BT

The broadband and telecom provider, BT, is challenging Sky Sports’ dominance of the live Premier League football market. However, BT is not looking to steal the rights for the games from.. more
Jul
28

Pace sees profits triple

The UK based set top box maker, Pace, is reporting a huge improvement in the first six months of the year, in fact profits have tripled on the previous year. The economic downturn does not appear to be having a detrimental effect on the industry,.. more
Jul
28

Disney XD gets UK launch date

The channel aimed at children, Disney XD, is launching in the UK on the 31st August, offering the target audience of six to fourteen year olds the chance to see all sorts of new and old favourites from the Disney collection. The viewers will be.. more
Jul
28

Blockbuster Competes with Netflix, Partners with Samsung

Netflix is will have its own form of competition from Blockbuster. For those of you who don’t know, Blockbuster is a chain of DVD, Blu-ray, and video game rental stores that is also branching out to streaming movies over a high-speed Internet connection straight to.. more
Jul
27

Ericsson acquires Nortel's wireless units

Ericsson has won its bid to acquire Nortel’s wireless business for $1.13bn (£690m). The Swedish telecoms giant has acquired Nortel’s CDMA and Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology portfolios. Competition for the unit was fierce, with Ericsson fending off bids from Nokia Siemens Networks and BlackBerry-maker.. more
Jul
27

TeliaSonera IPTV subscriptions booming

TeliaSonera has followed current industry patterns with IPTV subscriptions rising to match the lacklustre performance of its traditional fixed line rental profits. TV subscriptions rose by a little over 100,000 from last year in June, to about 711,000 by June 30th this year, and IPTV.. more
Jul
27

Hulu jumps in to replace Kangaroo

Following the failure of project Kangaroo to secure the approval of the competition commission, Hulu, which provides US television programming online, is discussing extending its services to include a video on demand service in the UK. Project Kangaroo was initially proposed by the ITV, BBC.. more
Jul
27

Rumoured no wires charger is displayed

Carrying around a travel charger for any electric device including mobile phones, mobile televisions, and laptops, may soon be a thing of the past, with the development of a new charging system that will allow the devices to charge at home or outside without the.. more