Phorm shares fall as OFT investigates

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) could be carrying out a study on those internet businesses that monitor consumers’ online activities and then use the information to target the consumer with.. more

Freeview chosen by DSHS

As the digital switchover moves into the West Country, the Digital Switchover Help Scheme (DSHS) will be recommending the Freeview digital TV service as the standard equipment for those households that.. more

Arqiva gets new CEO for VoD

Pierre-Jean Sebert the former managing director of Eurosport UK is to be appointed as the new CEO of the video on demand (VoD) service from Arqiva. Arqiva’s VoD has been developed.. more

Hulu deal could be just a week away

The US video on demand (VoD) service, Hulu, has been having tough talks with the UK commercial broadcaster ITV, but it seems that there could now be some light at the end of the tunnel, in fact a deal could be announced as early as.. more

TalkTalk condemns anti piracy plans

The plan to tackle online piracy, announced by the government, has quickly come under fire from many people involved in the industry, including the internet service provider TalkTalk. According to TalkTalk, the government’s proposals are impractical and are likely to breach human rights and privacy.. more

Motorola to Release Two Android-based Smartphones this September

Come September, Motorola is releasing two new Android-based handsets.  This is a pretty significant move by Motorola as it tries to penetrate the smartphone market. With the lowering prices of smartphone, Motorola has had trouble catching up with giants such as Apple, Nokia, and Samsung,.. more

Pirates will be cut off

As predicted, it looks as if the government will be looking towards removing Ofcom from the piracy loop and handing the power to introduce plans to tackle piracy over to the Secretary of State! Plans to punish illegal downloaders, which were originally rejected by the.. more

LED Technology Getting Better with new Developments

LED displays is the future for televisions. Even now, companies are spending huge amount of resources to improve current LED technology. Of course, most LED TV sets out on the market today is being disputed and the main complaint is that the display is not.. more

RIM Acquires Torch Mobile to strengthen the Blackberry Browser

When it comes to mobile browsers, it’s obvious that Safari for the iPhone is king. Sure, Opera was there long before Apple released the iPhone, but I’m pretty sure most readers would agree when I say there is no contest on which is the better.. more

People would prefer a phone number for life

Four in five telecoms users would prefer to keep their telephone number for life, even when moving overseas, new research has discovered. The poll by Voxbone found 82% of telephone users would like a single number that stays with them for life so they don’t.. more