Telecom regulator gets tough with record £800,000 fine for premium phone line
The regulator for premium rate telehone lines has imposed a record fine on a company that runs competitions in national newspapers.Churchcastle Limited was fined £800,000…
Apple iPhone 5 launched with 4G capability
Apple has launched a new iPhone 5 smartphone which is 4G enabled at an event in San Francisco.The device’s new size allows it to display…
4G mobile services to be launched in 16 UK cities
The UK’s fourth generation (4G) mobile service will launch in 16 UK cities before the end of the year.Everything Everywhere- which is being rebranded to…
Controversial start for 4G start in the UK
UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has authorised Everything Everywhere- the company which owns Orange and T-Mobile, to use its existing bandwidth to launch fourth generation (4G)…
Apple’s billion dollar smartphone win over Samsung- is Microsoft the real winner?
As the ramifications from the US court judgement that Samsung has to pay Apple £665 million ($1.05 billion) in damages for infringing intellectual property settle,…
Samsung quarterly profit surges- boosted by smartphone growth
Samsung Electronics has reported a record quarterly profit- boosted by growth in smartphone sales.Operating profits were £3.8 billion (6.72tn won) in the second quarter, a…
Vodafone reports revenue growth slow
Vodafone has reported that its sales growth has slow in the first quarter- dragged down by a weak performance in Europe.Group service revenue grew 0.6%…
Spam and online marketing complaints rise by 43% in UK
Complaints about spam and other unsolicited electronic marketing in the UK jumped 43% last year warns the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).The ICO says it received…