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Apple iPhones Hit With Calendar Spam Touting Cheap Designer Goods
Unwanted event invitations continue to appear in iPhones calendars, but Apple remains silent on the matter
Sky Mobile Network Goes Live, Claiming To Be ‘Deepest MVNO Ever Built’
Sky Mobile finally launches with data rollover, tariff switching and TV programme streaming as director Lyssa McGowan claims most comprehensive MVNO ever
Jersey Broadband Slows Down After Ship’s Anchor Cuts Cables
Jersey Telecom traffic must reroute through France after ship anchor severs links with England. Repairs could last a week
Plusnet Bills Itself As SMB Broadband Champion As Mobile Network Goes Live
INTERVIEW: Plusnet CEO Andy Baker says its customer service and no fuss contracts make it ideal for small businesses. But is a business mobile launch on the cards?
Huawei Wants Industry Cooperation For Mobile Network Research
Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum: Huawei launches X Labs mobile research platform, fixed wireless products as it targets IoT, 5G
Apple iOS 10.1.1 Update Appears To Be Rapidly Draining iPhone Battery Life
Users are seen the battery life of their iPhones drain in mere seconds after upgrading to iOS 10.1.1
Three, TalkTalk Want Consumers To Support Calls For 30 Percent Spectrum Limit
Three, TalkTalk and others want mobile customers to contact Ofcom and will place pressure on CEO Sharon White with nationwide Make The Air Fair campaign
BlackBerry Awarded CE+ Cyber Security Certification From UK Government
BlackBerry is the first UK mobile communications vendor to get the certification
Poll: Do You Have A BYOD Policy?
POLL: Cloud apps, MDM advanced and employee demand are fuelling BYOD but what does your business do?
Phones Could Now Be Charged In Seconds And Last All Week
Scientists have created a supercapacitor that can be recharged 30,000 times without degrading
NatWest Warns 600,000 Customers Over Three Hack
Natwest has contacted customers it believes could have been affected by the Three data breach
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IT Life: Victor Lamburt, CTO Yandex Zen
Yandex Zen CTO discusses challenges to grow the Russian firm internationally, his love of programming and his astrophysicist dream
EE 4G Covers 75 Percent UK Landmass & 99 Percent Population After 800MHz Switch On
EE says it will reach 92 percent next year and CEO Marc Allera calls on rivals and Ofcom to use geographical coverage as true metric
Barclays Trials Contactless Android Cash Withdrawals
The system lets users tap an NFC-equipped Android device or contactless card to receive cash on in-branch machines
Android Fake Email App Trojan Takes Aim At German Banks
Android malware appears to be increasingly tailored to target specific banking services
Ordnance Survey, Met Office & 5GIC Create 5G Network Mapping Tool
DCMS commissions consortium to create 5G network 'windtunnel' that can accurately predict how thousands of expected sites needed will perform
Ofcom Bans BT-EE From Bidding For 2.3GHz Spectrum To Maintain Competition
Ofcom moves to stop BT hoarding mobile spectrum but falls short of the 30 percent cap demanded by Three
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Microsoft Office
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Firefox Focus iOS Browser Blocks Ads And Tracking By Default
Mozilla claims Firefox Focus will boost web performance by automatically blocking trackers
Three Suffers Data Breach As Hackers Steal Customer Data
A trio of men have been arrested in relation to unauthorised access to Three's customer database
Vodafone Has 8.5m UK 4G Customers
Vodafone also claims 96 percent 4G coverage and 167,000 fixed broadband customers
Apple ‘Sends iPhone Call History To iCloud’
Law enforcement could get their hands on call data if it is sent to iCloud for 'no reason', claims Russian firm
Facebook Suspends WhatsApp Data Sharing Across EU
Facebook stopped harvesting WhatsApp data in the UK last week, now it's doing the same across Europe
Firefox 50 Improves Security And Usability For Desktop And Mobile
Firefox is updated for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android
Factors You Need To Consider When Replacing Aging Laptop
ANALYSIS: When it's time to buy news laptops for your business does it make sense to pay for a touch screen or do you need a docking station? Are ultrabooks worth it?
WhatsApp Switches On Encrypted Video Calls
The service lets mobile users make encrypted video calls, adding to messaging and voice call features
DocuSign Opens Cybersecurity Centre In Dublin
DocuSign continues European expansion with cybersecurity investment in the Irish capital
GSMA Demands Global Government Support For 5G
GSMA wants governments to harmonise spectrum and promote investment for 5G ahead of WRC-19