Vodafone says it has activated the UK’s first 5G coverage network. The British telecommunications company on Thursday started streaming over 5G from its site in Salford, Greater Manchester, to test the next generation of wireless connectivity. The site provides coverage to MediaCityUK — a property development with tenants like the BBC, ITV Granada and the …
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Google just unveiled the Pixel 3 ($250 at Amazon) and Pixel 3 XL. Both phones feature a glass back, improved cameras, wireless charging and an upgraded display. If you’ve been waiting to upgrade to the latest Pixel, both phones are currently available to order, and will hit stores on Oct. 18. After some confusion about the ship date, Google confirmed …
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Did you hear? Apple announced three brand new iPhones on Wednesday, as well as the fourth-generation Apple Watch. Each of the new products will go on sale over the next month or so in the UK, but once you’ve decided what you want to buy, the next question is where from. The first option is to buy them directly from …
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Australia’s telco market will be getting smaller after TPG and Vodafone announced a AU$15 billion merger Thursday morning. TPG is currently Australia’s third largest telco provider, while Vodafone Hutchinson Australia sits in fourth place. On Aug. 22, the two companies announced they were in “exploratory discussions” to merge, but neither company offered any comment on what a proposed merger would look like. …
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Australia’s telco market could soon get just a little bit smaller. TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia have confirmed Wednesday they are in “exploratory discussions” to merge. TPG confirmed the news with an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange this morning, noting there is “no certainty that any transaction will eventuate or what the terms of a transaction would be.” Neither …
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Fans of The Matrix or retro tech are in for a treat because Nokia’s rebooted 8110 banana phone becomes available in the UK this month. The phone, first unveiled back at Mobile World Congress in February, is available for pre-order on Thursday and will go on general sale on Aug. 15. You’ll be able to pick it up from Carphone …
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Roll out the welcome wagon; Samsung’s big flagship phone of the year is here. The company unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 at an event in New York on Thursday, and it’s a pricey one. The Galaxy Note 9 officially goes on sale Aug. 24 but will be available for preorder from Aug. 9. If you want to buy the phone …
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TPG wants to be Australia’s big new mobile telco, and it’s offering free unlimited data to convince you. The TPG Mobile Network will launch within months (it’s given a date of between July and December), offering the first customers to sign up unlimited data for free for six months. From then, it will charge AU$9.99 a month. TPG says this …
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Telstra and Vodafone have kicked off a competition war for the next mobile frontier: Unlimited data. On Tuesday, the telcos both announced the launch of unlimited mobile data plans, promising to kill excess data charges and let Aussies stream and post without limits. There’s just one small catch. You will be limited by speeds. Telstra’s Endless Data Plan launches on Thursday, …
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Vodafone is about to take its NBN plans to the farthest reaches of Australia (read: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Perth and Tasmania, as well as the Melbourne and Sydney markets it’s been operating in) so it’s decided to make some announcements to sweeten the deal. Vodafone First is Vodafone TV, a fairly open Android TV box that will retail at …
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