The government is to spend £150m on bars — signal bars. Chancellor George Osborne plans to invest the cash in better mobile phone reception in areas where signal leaves something to be desired. Osborne promised to improve coverage for “up to 6 million people” in areas where there is little or no mobile phone signal, in a speech to the …

Apple’s new iPhone apparently won’t be paired with a speedier next-generation wireless network. Just like the iPhone 4, the next version of the handset reportedly will not offer 4G. Apple The upcoming smartphone won’t have access to the Long-Term Evolution or WiMax 4G networks that are available in the U.S., according to the Dow Jones Newswires. That will likely come …

Apple has been showing off Siri — a new voice-control feature on the iPhone 4S that may very well be magic — at its otherwise pretty disappointing product unveiling in Cupertino. It’s called Siri after the company that originally made the software, rather than the less friendly ‘Assistant’ that was rumoured. Rather than poke around like a chump on your …