Tag Archives: Data

Apr
21

Tablet roaming charges could be 1000 times more expensive abroad

Which? has just written an article about the extortionate charges levied on tablets for 3G usage when abroad. While many non-technically savvy folks are now getting wise to the fact that.. more
Apr
09

BT dodges prosecution over Phorm scandal

BT won’t be prosecuted over its use of Phorm, the Crown Prosecution Service has decided. The Phorm affair happened back in 2006, when some 18,000 BT customers had their browsing habits.. more
Mar
24

Google launches Think Quarterly magazine

Google does lots of things, these days. It’s not just a search engine, but it also has fingers in web browser pies, smartphones, operating systems, heck, even self-driving cars. And now.. more
Mar
23

Half of second-hand mobiles still carry sensitive data

A study conducted by CPP has revealed the apparent extent to which second-hand mobile phones carry sensitive information. Over half of the used phones examined still contained personal data, because they hadn’t been wiped properly after being sold on. According to a report on the.. more
Mar
07

3 launches “all-you-can-eat” data on PAYG

At the end of last year, 3 introduced “all-you-can-eat” or unlimited data usage on The One Plan contracts. And now the network operator has done the same for its PAYG customers. For a flat fee of £15 per month, PAYG users can have unlimited data.. more
Feb
11

Global data estimated to total 295 Exabytes

The amount of data which is stored worldwide has been estimated by a bunch of scientists who evidently have too much time on their hands. As Frankie Boyle once put it, you’d half expect that in a lab somewhere, some bored white-coat is busy finding.. more
Feb
02

Yahoo points phantom data finger back at MS

Yesterday, we ran a story on Microsoft naming the third-party which it pinned the blame for the Windows Phone 7 “phantom data” issue on. And that third-party was Yahoo Mail. The phantom data problem, should this one have passed you by, involves Windows Phone 7.. more
Jan
28

80% of Brits concerned about personal details online

The Information Commissioner’s Office has published the results of a survey which revealed that 80% of people are worried about the security of their personal information online. The ICO has used the survey to mark European Data Protection Day, and encourage folks to give more.. more
Jan
20

Microsoft solves Windows Phone 7 phantom data issue

Microsoft has been successful in its investigation of the phantom data issue which has plagued Windows Phone 7 users, and apparently a third party is to blame. If you missed the original story, the phantom data in question isn’t the ghosts of dead applications haunting.. more
Jan
12

T-Mobile backtracks on data limits

As you’ve probably noticed if you follow mobile news, particularly if you’re a T-Mobile customer, on Monday the company announced it was to slash its data allowance for existing and new customers. What was previously a 1GB fair usage limit (and up to 3GB for.. more