Freephone numbers could finally be free to mobile phones. Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is giving a much-needed kicking to expensive call charges for customer service, directory inquiries and Freephone numbers. Ofcom today sets out changes to rules around call charges to numbers starting 08, 09 and 118. These ‘non-geographic’ customer service numbers to shops, banks, utility …
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Whitehall wonga watchdogs are to probe the 4G sell-off. The National Audit Office will investigate the £2.3bn raised in the auction of 4G spectrum to see if the government got value for money. The government has drawn stick for the amount earned from phone networks buying airwaves to use for extra-fast LTE Internet connections to mobile phones and tablets. Even …
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Facebook Home has landed on US phones, and now you can try it out for yourself — no matter what Android phone you have. Whether you want Facebook to take over your whole phone or just fancy fun Chat Heads popping up all over the shop, read on for how to try it out right now. Facebook Home is a …
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The Samsung Galaxy Mega is official and it’s coming to Britain. Mega features include a high-definition screen and 4G, and a bunch of new features from the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Mega is similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2: it’s bigger than a phone, but smaller than a tablet. There are two options, although only one is bound for the …
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PC sales have gone off a cliff as gadget fans turn to tablets instead — and experts blame Windows 8. New figures from industry beancounters IDC reveal that sales of PCs across the world have plummeted by 14 per cent so far this year — the biggest decline since IDC’s records began 19 years ago. Shipments of PCs dropped to …
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Samsung has taken the wraps off two new low-end phones that won’t leave your wallet looking for an exit: the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo and the Samsung Galaxy Star. Both phones sport a 3-inch screen with 320×240-pixel resolution, backed by a 1,200mAh battery. They both have a 2-megapixel camera and 4GB of storage to store your photos, music and movies. …
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What’s the first thing you’d do if you got your hands on the Samsung Galaxy S4? Tear that sucker to pieces, obviously, to find out how easy it is to repair. TechnoBuffal has created a video showing the S4 being torn asunder, and it turns out the S4 is even easier to fix than the Samsung Galaxy S3, already a …
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Apple is looking for someone to add a bit of flexibility to its products. Adding fuel to the fire of rumours surrounding a flexible screen for the iPhone or hotly tipped iWatch smart watch, Apple has advertised for someone who knows a thing or two about flexible displays. The advert, which has since been removed, was spotted by 9to5Mac. The …
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1970s kids’ TV icon and nocturnal adventurer Jamie may have had a Magic Torch that opened a portal to Cuckoo Land, but could it text his mates to tell them about it? No. The Doro PhoneEasy 520X is both torch and phone — now that’s magic. The PhoneEasy 520X is a 3G feature phone designed for conquering the great outdoors, …
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Apple’s MacBook Pro line-up will all boast eye-popping retina display screens this year, according to reports. In the company’s annual laptop shake-up, it seems the MacBook Air will be the only Apple laptop left without a high-resolution retina display. Apple usually introduces new versions of the MacBook laptop line at the annual Worldwide Developers’ Conference in June. And reports say …
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