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  • A quick guide to EDGE

    A quick guide to EDGE

    What, why, who, how explained 8 December 2008 13:05 GMT

    What is it?
    Standing for the mouthful that is Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution, it's a way for operators to almost cheat and get nearly 3G speeds to your phone. This is all without your mobile needing to be of 3G in nature or even on a network...

  • Version 7 of Destinator GPS for PDAs announced . Car And GPS, Destinator, Mobile phone apps, PDAs, Software, GPS, RAC, EDGE 0

    Version 7 of Destinator GPS for PDAs announced

    New'n'improved 15 November 2007 10:54 GMT

    Destinator Technologies has announced the launch of Destinator 7, the latest version of its mobile navigation software for PDAs.

    Designed especially for PDA users, Destinator 7 claims to deliver new levels of performance with faster, easier...

  • Online sales in the UK hit £4 billion for the first time in July . Software, Websites, Online, Biz, Statistics, IMRG, Video on demand, EDGE 0

    Online sales in the UK hit £4 billion for the first time in July

    Down to bad weather, better sites and gadget-lovers 20 August 2007 16:36 GMT

    Online sales figures for the UK have gone past £4 billion in one month for the first time ever.

    According to the latest figures from IMRG, an industry body for etailing, this July's figures hit £4.2 billion, up a super-sized 80% from £2.34...

  • National Express to offer free Wi-Fi on London to Scotland trains. Biz, Wi-Fi, National Express, Carphone Warehouse, Mobile phones, GPS, Video on demand, EDGE, Photos 0

    National Express to offer free Wi-Fi on London to Scotland trains

    Free for everyone, not just first class 16 August 2007 16:30 GMT

    The National Express Group has recently won the franchise to operate the London-to-Scotland east coast mainline rail route.

    Why should you care? Because free Wi-Fi on the trains is part of the deal.

    Although ticket prices will...

  • Carphone Warehouse buys Mobiles.co.uk. Phones, Mobile phone industry, Biz, Carphone Warehouse, Mobile phones, GPS, Video on demand, EDGE 0

    Carphone Warehouse buys Mobiles.co.uk

    Acquires what was the UK's first ever online mobile retailer 16 August 2007 10:48 GMT

    The Carphone Warehouse has acquired Mobiles.co.uk for an undisclosed amount.

    The mobile phone website which was established 11 years ago has beaten Carphone in various awards it seems to be a case of if you can't beat 'em, buy 'em.

  • Half a billion wiped off Nokia's value following battery scare . Phones, Mobile phones, Nokia, Batteries, Biz, GPS, Video on demand, EDGE 0

    Half a billion wiped off Nokia's value following battery scare

    The biggest ever consumer electronics recall 15 August 2007 7:55 GMT

    Following yesterday's news of a battery recall affecting 46 million mobile phone batteries from Nokia, the company has taken a hit on the stock market.

    Over a half a billion pounds (or more, accurately £557m) was wiped off Nokia's stock...

  • Microsoft buys aQuantive for its biggest ever $6 billion purchase. Software, Microsoft, Biz, aQuantive, Online, GPS, Video on demand, EDGE 0

    Microsoft buys aQuantive for its biggest ever $6 billion purchase

    Desperate to get into the online advertising market 14 August 2007 8:21 GMT

    Microsoft has purchased aQuantive in its biggest and most expensive acquisition to date.

    The $6 billion buy gets Microsoft a major presence in the online digital advertising market.

    aQuantive has three divisions, Avenue A |...

  • Fujitsu Siemens dumps handhelds, blames smartphones . Phones, PDAs, Fujitsu Siemens, Biz, Mobile phones, GPS, Video on demand, EDGE 0

    Fujitsu Siemens dumps handhelds, blames smartphones

    "Handhelds and navigation systems were never planned to become a core business" 13 August 2007 14:01 GMT

    Fujitsu Siemens is to "exit" the handheld and handheld navigation business by the end of the year.

    Citing a dwindling market, the manufacturer will fulfill current running projects and customer demands. In a statement issued today the company...

  • Coming soon

    Coming soon "YouTube killer" wins $100 million in funding

    News Corp and NBC venture bags tons of cash for Autumn launch 10 August 2007 19:10 GMT

    The new video website venture from News Corp and NBC, said to be a potential "YouTube killer" has landed some impressive funding.

    The not-yet-named site (but we bet they've got some major marketing minds brainstorming right now) known only...

  • Special

    Special "Bourne" franchise film comp offers with MOTO Z8 on O2

    Win big with Moto's video moby 23 July 2007 15:54 GMT

    The MOTO Z8 loaded with the Bourne Identity, has begun to ship today with O2.

    Motorola, Universal and O2 have teamed together so that consumers choosing the MOTO Z8, and signing up to any O2 tariff, will win one of the following:
    ...

  • Samsung to launch SGH-730i i-mode slider in Europe . Phones, Mobile phones, Samsung, O2, Rumours, GPS, GPRS, EDGE 0

    Samsung to launch SGH-730i i-mode slider in Europe

    Just as O2 plans to scrap the service 18 July 2007 11:31 GMT

    A day after reports come in suggesting that O2 is to scrap the mobile internet i-mode service due to, among other things, lack of decent handsets, it is reported that Samsung is to launch the i-mode compatible SGH-730i in Europe.

    The SGH-730i...

  • O2 stopping i-mode mobile internet service? . Phones, Mobile phone industry, O2, Biz, Mobile phone apps, Music downloads, Rumours, GPRS, EDGE 0

    O2 stopping i-mode mobile internet service?

    Not enough handsets, not enough take-up... 17 July 2007 10:41 GMT

    The Guardian is reporting that O2 is going to be "dumping" its i-mode internet services in the UK.

    The paper cites low take-up and lack of decent handsets as the reason behind the decision.

    i-mode saw an expensive launch 2...

  • O2 gets iPhone rumours resurface with talk of £178 million investment. Phones, iPhone, Apple, O2, Rumours, GPS, GPRS, EDGE 0

    O2 gets iPhone rumours resurface with talk of £178 million investment

    The iPhone-in-the-UK rumours rumble on 16 July 2007 9:14 GMT

    The rumours suggesting that O2 will be the operator to get Apple's iPhone in the UK have made a come-back.

    The original reports were denied by O2 and given the "no-comment" treatment by Apple.

    Intelligence from Thomson Financial,...

  • O2 spokesperson issues UK iPhone deal denial. Phones, iPhone, O2, Apple, Rumours, GPRS, EDGE, Photos 0

    O2 spokesperson issues UK iPhone deal denial

    Rumour-mongers running out of operators to link to Apple 5 July 2007 12:24 GMT

    Following our previous story that claimed O2 were imminently going to be announcing an Apple deal giving them exclusive rights to the iPhone in the UK, an O2 spokeperson has said the following:

    "This is pure speculation and we are not expecting...

  • O2 beats all rivals to bag the UK iPhone deal . Phones, iPhone, Apple, T-Mobile, Vodafone, O2, Rumours, GPRS, EDGE 0

    O2 beats all rivals to bag the UK iPhone deal

    Shock Apple decision? O2 beats Vodafone and T-Mobile to iPhone exclusive in the UK 4 July 2007 23:49 GMT

    In a move that no-one saw coming with the talk of Vodafone and T-Mobile's frenzied attempts to clinch the iPhone deal for Europe, The Times is reporting that O2 has beaten its rivals to win the exclusive rights to offer Apple’s iPhone in the UK.

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