In response to BT’s proposed acquisition of the UK’s largest network EE, Vodafone looks set to make a bid for UK broadcaster Sky. With the telecoms market in the UK heading towards quad-play, Vodafone needs the services offered by and has the cash to make a bid for Sky, which is valued at around £15 billion. Continue reading “Vodafone could bid for UK broadcaster Sky”
Looking for a full Windows 8 tablet? Staples UK is offering an excellent deal with the 8-inch Windows 8.1 Linx 8 tablet available for just £49.98. It also comes with a free year of Office 365 (which is worth more than the price you pay) and with their trade-in offer, you can get a £30 rebate. Continue reading “Linx 8 Windows 8 tablet now £50 (£20 with trade-in)”
The UK Government have announced a major landmark deal with the four major mobile networks to improve mobile coverage in the UK. Under the terms of the deal, the four networks – Vodafone, Three, O2 and EE – have guaranteed to spend £5 billion together to offer guaranteed mobile coverage to 90% of premises across the UK by 2017. Continue reading “UK networks pledge £5 billion to fix coverage issues”
The new BlackBerry Classic smartphone will be available in the UK next month as networks Vodafone, O2 and EE have confirmed they will range the handset. All three networks will offer the BlackBerry Classic to business customers but rival network Three, who focuses on consumer connections only, will not be stocking the Classic.
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BlackBerry have today officially unveiled their new BlackBerry Classic smartphone (although it went up for pre-order a few weeks back) and the company said shipments of its new handset would begin this week. However, in the UK it seems you’ll have a while to wait yet as the handset is not set to begin shipping until mid-January. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic UK shipments begin mid-January 2015”
When they announced the ZenWatch back at IFA, Asus claimed it would arrive before Christmas and they’ve just about kept to their word. The stylish Android Wear watch will land in the UK exclusively at Currys and PC World on December 23rd for the princely sum of £199 (which is somewhat discerning given the $199 launch price in the USA). Continue reading “Asus ZenWatch launches in the UK on Dec 23 for £199”
Vodafone is set to ask the UK watchdog and regulators to ensure BT doesn’t discriminate against its rivals once the latter acquires UK mobile leader EE. As revealed this week, BT is in talks over a possible £12.5 billion takeover of telecoms giant EE and Vodafone, who will be its closest rival following the acquisition, will require assistance to ensure that BT continues to play fair. Continue reading “Vodafone could seek protection over BT’s EE buyout”
The Honor 6 may have only just begun launching in several markets around Europe but it’s bigger brother has already been announced. The Honor 6 Plus brings the Honor brand to the larger display market but as we can confirm, it won’t be available to customers in Europe or other Western Markets. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 6 Plus will not launch in Europe”
BT has confirmed that it is in exclusive talks to acquire EE, the UK’s largest market mobile network group but is the buyout good for consumers? Will one of the UK’s largest communications groups buying the largest mobile network result in lower mobile prices in the UK? Continue reading “BT buying EE – is it good for consumers?”
Have you just got your Google Chromecast in the UK, are you planning on buying one or (if you’re reading this in a couple of weeks), have you received one for Christmas? If so, you definitely need to check out Google Chromecast offers as there’s some very interesting offers on at the moment. Continue reading “Chromecast UK Offers: £15 Play Credit, 3 Months NOW TV + more”
Expecting to wait until December 18th for the Galaxy Note Edge to become available in the UK? As we’ve already heard, the wait is over as the handset is available from Carphone Warehouse but now Vodafone UK have also launched the handset (albeit only in black). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge lands at Vodafone UK”
When you’re buying from the Apple Online Store in the UK (and the US), there’s a range of ways to pay but Apple have decided to make it even easier by enabling support for PayPal payments. PayPal is considered a must-have payment option by many users as it makes the process much simpler by not requiring you to enter your payment information and now you’ll not only be able to buy items from Apple but you can also spread the cost. Continue reading “Apple UK now supports PayPal, lets you spread payments”
Vodafone UK have today announced that their 4G Roaming network is now available in 17 additional countries around the world. The new countries brings the total included in the superfast roaming network up to 40 countries and makes Vodafone the largest 4G Roaming network in Europe. Continue reading “Vodafone UK’s 4G Roaming expanded to 17 more countries”
After some confusion over the release date, the unique Samsung Galaxy Note Edge smartphone has now finally launched in the UK. Carphone Warehouse have updated their website to show that both the Black and White Galaxy Note Edge handsets are in stock and available on Pay Monthly plans or SIM free with free next day delivery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge now available in the UK”
Samsung have appointed former Nokia and Microsoft Mobile Devices boss Conor Pierce as their new Vice President for mobile and IT in the UK & Ireland. Conor Pierce, who headed up Nokia’s Mobile Devices division in the region, left Microsoft in October following the acquisition of Nokia and replaced outbound Samsung VP Simon Stanford. Continue reading “Samsung appoints former Nokia VP as UK and Ireland VP”
