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Virgin America rolls out in-flight Wi-Fi across entire fleet
Hotspots in the air 21 May 2009 12:29 GMT
Virgin America has rolled out Wi-Fi to its entire fleet of aeroplanes in the States, becoming the first airline in the country to offer wireless internet on every flight.

The service costs $12.95 for daytime flights of over 3 hours, $9.95 for daytime flights...
Virgin Media viewers to get ITV Player
Watch up to 40 hours a week when you want 8 January 2009 7:10 GMT
Virgin Media has announced a deal with ITV that will bring the terrestrial channels on demand service, ITV player, to Virgin Media customers.

Trying to extend the gap even further in the "on-demand" sphere against Sky, the agreement between the two companies...
Virgin signs deal with Yahoo for mobile search
Revamped portal available from 8 December 2 December 2008 11:23 GMT
Virgin Media is revamping its mobile portal and it will launch next Monday (8 December).

The portal will provide news, music, video, games and entertainment, but Virgin Media has also done a deal so that its phone customers will also be able to access Yahoo's...
Virgin Galactic carrier craft unveiled
WhiteKnightTwo gets press debut 29 July 2008 16:46 GMT
British entrepreneur Richard Branson has unveiled the aircraft that he intends to use to launch the Virgin Galactic spaceship.

The unveiling was carried out at the premises of Scaled Composites, the aerospace firm where the WhiteKnightTwo was built, in the...
ISPs agree "ground-breaking" piracy deal
Hundreds of thousands of letters going out to offenders 24 July 2008 9:19 GMT
Six of the UK's biggest internet service providers have signed up to a "ground breaking" plan with the music industry to tackle piracy.

The deal, negotiated by the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform branch of the government, will see hundreds...
Samsung F400 gets UK launch
Musical mobile with B&O speakers 16 May 2008 12:12 GMT
Samsung Mobile has announced the UK launch of their latest music mobile, the Samsung F400, with audio technology by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower.

This stylish dual slider phone's big USP is high fidelity sound tuned by Bang & Olufsen and ICEpower audio technology...
Sagem my220x in gold for £12.49
Budget bling 20 November 2007 11:30 GMT
Sagem has announced the launch of the my220x – a sleek and compact handset "with a golden touch".

The my220x offers a "subtle" gold trim and gold disc menu button, and is described as suitable for any small pocket or ladies handbag.

Weighing in...
Fly Mobile launches pink clamshell for £40
SL399e ready for Christmas 5 November 2007 8:20 GMT
Fly Mobile has announced the launch of the SL399e mobile phone in the UK.

The SLT399e is available in girly pink. It features a 1.3-megapixel camera, video camera with zoom, Bluetooth, MP3 player, memory card support and colour screen.

Aimed at...
Sky could be forced to sell ITV stake
Could lose millions as a result of watchdog investigation 4 October 2007 13:25 GMT
BSkyB could be forced to sell its stake in ITV depending on the results of a competition watchdog probe.

Sky paid over £900 million for an 18% stake in ITV last year, which was a strategic buy to stop Virgin Media's bid to take over the company.
Virgin Digital is closing down
"On Friday the 19th October the site will close for all customers" 21 September 2007 17:23 GMT
It has been announced that Virgin Digital, which saw a revamp earlier this year, is closing down. A message has been posted on the site:

"Dear customer, we regret to announce that the Virgin Digital service is due to close. We will be taking no new customers...
Ofcom reports addiction to high-definition TV viewing
43% watch more TV since HD 23 August 2007 13:47 GMT
The verdict of a new report by Ofcom seems to be clear - if you want to kick the couch potato habit, then stay away from HD broadcasts.

It seems that high-definition films, programming and sport looks so darn good that 43% of those surveyed say their TV consumption...
Virgin, BT scrapping their mobile TV offering
Lobster headed for the pot 26 July 2007 17:47 GMT
Virgin Mobile has announced it is going to stop broadcasting its mobile TV service at the start of next year.

The service, provided by BT under the name "BT Movio", sadly boasted Virgin as the only customer, so BT have confirmed Movio will also be dumped. ...
Virgin Media Television announces Virgin 1
Dare we hope for "24"? 12 June 2007 16:41 GMT
Virgin Media Television has today announced that it is planning the first ever Virgin-branded TV channel – Virgin 1.

The new channel will mix newly commissioned and acquired programming with user generated content (UGC) and hit shows from VMtv's pay-tv channels....
Thousands of gadgets going to waste
Broken, in boxes and gathering dust… 31 May 2007 16:13 GMT
Virgin Media reports that the trend for the latest technology has reached fever pitch, with three quarters of consumers spending up to £10,000 in the past year on the latest gadgets - seven times more than they've spent on sprucing up their homes.

All well and...
Virgin Media and Mobile announce Big Brother 8 sponsorship
Free texts to all customers on Eviction Fridays 30 May 2007 16:28 GMT
Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile today unveiled their plans for sponsorship of this year's Big Brother programme.

During the run of Big Brother 8 Virgin Mobile customers can enjoy free text time between 9pm and 10pm on Eviction Fridays.

Virginmedia.com...
90% of ladies slam male driving habits
Men annoy women, shock study finds 3 May 2007 17:03 GMT
Around 90% of female drivers believe men have irritating driving habits, according to a new study.

Research by women's car insurance provider Diamond found that the majority of chicks thought male driving habits were irritating, with half also believing themselves...
UK shoppers to spend £12 billion more online
Online purchases will reach £78 billion by 2010 1 May 2007 12:19 GMT
When new numbers come out detailing how much we in the UK spend each year, our wallets start to ache - and even more so with new online spending predictions.

The IMRG reckon that we will spend nearly £12 billion more online this year than last, taking the total...
Microsoft posts 32% increase in revenue
2007 turning out to be a good year for business 27 April 2007 8:30 GMT
Microsoft has followed the pack by reporting record profits so far this year.

Following hot on the heals of big gains from Apple, Amazon, Nintendo and Google the software company has said that robust demand for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system...
Virgin file lawsuit against Sky
Virgin Media takes Sky to court over anti-competitive behaviour 12 April 2007 16:00 GMT
The dispute between Virgin Media and Sky has reached a new high. Today, Virgin Media filed legal proceedings in the High Court to reach a resolution following Sky's withdrawal of its "basic" channels from Virgin Media's TV service.

The lawsuit will also investigate...
Virgin Radio broadcast across game consoles
PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii play Virgin Radio 10 April 2007 15:40 GMT
Now there is no escaping radio, Virgin Radio has announced that it has launched on Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 in addition to its satellite, internet and mobile phone distribution.

The radio station and affiliate digital networks are becoming available on...
Virgin Media signs content deal with Warner Bros
Get the OC and CSI on demand with new Virgin Central channel 20 February 2007 16:29 GMT
Virgin Media has scored a deal with Warner Bros to put hundreds of its popular TV shows on Virgin's new cable on demand service.

This means that over 500 episodes of top-rated US shows will be available to watch on demand on Virgin Central, the company's new...
Virgin Games to launch 3D PC gaming platform
A World of My Own 13 February 2007 15:37 GMT
There may soon be another big player in the videogames market in the form of Virgin Games and Game Domain International's just-announced 3D PC games platform.

Virgin Group's CEO, Richard Branson, is thinking big, comparing it to a videogames version of the music...
Virgin and ntl Telewest unveil new branding
New logo looks a lot like Virgin's old logo 8 November 2006 12:23 GMT
Virgin has unveiled the fruits of its merger with ntl Telewest in the form of its new branding – Virgin Media.

Virgin Media, which launches at the beginning of 2007, has a new logo that features a lens flare effect and the same (or nearly identical) font as...
French courts fine Virgin France for illegally downloading and selling Madonna single
Online music retailer infringed on an excusive marketing deal 29 June 2006 9:20 GMT
The DRM debate in France may once again be hotting up after Virgin France was fined for music piracy.

According to a report by the BBC, a French court found the music retailer guilty of piracy after it downloaded and sold Maddona's ”Hung Up", despite Warner Music...
Virgin Mobile offering free kebab meals after World Cup games
Customers simply text Virgin Mobile to receive a coupon 14 June 2006 18:08 GMT
Virgin Mobile is rewarding England fans who travel to Germany with a free kebab after each match.

England fans with Virgin Mobile phones who are staying at the England fans' campsite in Aachen, Germany, can text the word "kebab" to 26666 in order to receive a...