Vodafone and Three have finalised their £15 billion merger, with the combined business, named VodafoneThree.
Octopus Energy has launched Intelligent Drive Pack – a new bolt-on that offers UK drivers unlimited smart charging for just £30 a month.
The European Commission has found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta breached the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.
bp has launched its first new format EV charging and convenience hub at Cromwell Road on the A4 in Hammersmith, London.
Three out of four (77%) prospective electric vehicle (EV) drivers believe signage around public chargers should turn green to help them stand out
UK security officials have ordered Apple to give it unprecedentedly broad access to encrypted user data stored on Apple’s data cloud.
Financial service provider Mollie has expanded Tap to Pay on iPhone for its customers, allowing businesses of all sizes to use the Mollie app on iPhone
Shares in Pod Point Group dropped 34% in early trading after the electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider announced weaker-than-expected revenues and cash reserves for 2024.
UK drivers will be able to get digital driving licences this year in a major change announced by the Government.
The U.K.’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a lawsuit accusing Apple and Amazon of price fixing cannot proceed.
Apple is facing intense criticism over its AI-generated news summaries, which have produced inaccurate and misleading alerts on its latest devices.
Apple has stopped selling the iPhone 14 series and iPhone SE (3rd Gen) devices in most areas of the European Union (EU), after the EU passed a reform requiring tech companies to use USB-C as a charging standard.
King Charles visited Apple’s Battersea office in London today, to meet Apple employees, members of the British creative community, and students.
Apple's investment in the United Kingdom has grown to exceed £18 billion over the past five years.
Microsoft has been accused of unfairly overcharging customers of rival cloud companies in a UK lawsuit claiming damages of more than £1 billion.
The UK Government has said it will launch a 'fast track' consultation on EV sales targets in the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate
Apple is facing a £3 billion class-action lawsuit from consumer advocacy group Which?, that has accused the company of overcharging millions of UK customers for iCloud storage services.
From this Thursday, 17 October, customers in the UK can officially pre-order the Ariya NISMO at their local Nissan dealer.
Tide has teamed up with Adyen to enable small businesses to accept in-person contactless payments using only an iPhone and the Tide iOS app.
Octopus Energy’s electric vehicle (EV) charging platform has become Europe’s largest for consumers, as it rockets to nearly 850,000 connected chargers.
Octopus Electroverse users can now power up at ChargePlace Scotland’s nearly 2,900 chargers across Scotland.
Samsung is to acquire Oxford Semantic Technologies, a UK startup specializing in knowledge graph technology.
SSE and TotalEnergies are teaming up to create a joint venture establishing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, under the brand Source.
Crypto payments platform Wirex and Visa have extended their partnership to further the use of digital currencies in the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA).
The Scottish Government is to provide over £7 million across Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, The Highland Council, Moray Council and Dundee City Council to encourage greater private investment in the EV charging network.
Currently, driving a zero-emissions vehicle in London means a discount on the congestion zones around the city.
Apple Vision Pro, Apple's expensive virtual reality headset, is now available to pre-order in the UK, with delivery beginning Friday, July 12.
Osprey Charging is to build a new ultra-fast 16-charger hub in Paisley, which when completed, will be the largest public ultra-rapid charging hub in Scotland.
Owners of Electric vehicles (EV) may soon be able to swap their car batteries in as little as five minutes with new technology shortly to hit the UK.
Sainsbury’s has launched a new initiative to reward customers with Nectar points when they use its ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging service, Smart Charge.
Apple Vision Pro, Apple's expensive virtual reality headset, will be available to pre-order in the UK from June 28.
Ionity is to expand its UK charging infrastructure and introduce more affordable pricing options. By the end of 2024, the company aims to increase the number of UK charging points it runs from 186 to 700.
Octopus Energy is teaming up with Zopa Bank to launch a 'Buy Now Pay Later' scheme for solar panels and EV chargers.
Motability has launched Motability Go Charge, a payment solution which it is hoped will simplify public EV charging for customers on the Motability Scheme in the UK.
Uber is offering its drivers a £5,000 grant for a new electric vehicle, as well as additional grants of up to £17,000.
Volklec, who make batteries for electric vehicles has launched today. Based in Coventry in the West Midlands, with the vision of Powering Electrified Mobility
Payment facilitators working with the Worldpay PayFac suite of services to operate their payments services can now enable Tap to Pay on iPhone for their merchants.
PodPoint has launched a new EV home charger - the Solo 3S with Solar integration, allowing users to charge their electric cars exclusively with excess solar power or with a mixture of solar and grid energy with new solar charging modes.
Back in January, BT Group's start-up and Digital incubation team Etc. powered up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.
Electric vehicle (EV) chargers may be installed in lampposts across Edinburgh, in an effort to aid residents without driveways.
Apple has lost its bid to have part of a lawsuit in the United Kingdom dismissed. The lawsuit filed on behalf of 1,500 UK based app developers alleges that Apple charged them unfair commissions
To facilitate cryptocurrency purchases for U.K. based users, Coinbase has integrated Apple Pay functionality, enabling users to buy Bitcoin and other digital assets directly through their iPhones using Apple Pay.
The UK Government is investing a further £70 million into electric vehicle charging, rolling out more ultra-fast EV chargers at 10 motorway service sites in England.
A group action lawsuit led by Norfolk County Council has forced Apple to payout £385m in compensation for pension fund loses.
The UK Government are to ensure that EV owners in England, without driveways or dedicated parking spaces, can access a £350 chargepoint grant
switch-off will also reduce the operators’ costs and significantly cut power consumption on their network.
Octopus Energy has launched the UK's first vehicle-to-grid tariff, guaranteeing free charging for electric vehicle owners who sell the power from their cars' batteries back to the grid during peak hours.
The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has announced a £200m loan to support the development of AESC’s gigafactory in the North East of England.
Public transport operator First Bus has announced a new EV charging partnership with the UK’s largest broadband network provider, Openreach.
Sainsbury’s has launched a new electric vehicle (EV) charging business in a bid to “provide an exciting new service” for shoppers, in tandem with the electrification of its own fleet.
BT Group's start-up and Digital incubation team Etc has powered up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.
UK police are investigating a case of an alleged rape in a virtual reality game after a teenage girl was "sexually attacked" by a group of strangers in the metaverse.
ScotRail customers will have to pay to charge their electrical vehicles at Scottish stations from January 8, 2024.
Manufacturers in both the UK and EU are urging the EU to adopt a proposal from the European Commission which would delay post-Brexit tariffs on EV and battery exports.
Apple added a new feature for UK Apple Wallet users last month, allowing them to view their current bank account balance and transaction history directly within the app.
Nissan's Sunderland plant in the UK is to manufacture all-electric cars as it unveiled three new electric vehicle (EV) models, making the EV36Zero hub the UK’s largest hub for EVs.
Following on from the launch in October of Pod Point’s EV Exclusive tariff powered by EDF that gives new home charging customers access to one of the cheapest EV tariffs in the UK
Mercedes-Benz in the UK has extended their partnership with Pod Point, who operates the largest network of EV charging points in the UK.
In an open letter, the UK's CMA has warned about the potential risks of limited competition in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure sector, specifically along motorways.
Samsung has admitted personal contact information of some of its UK customers has been “unlawfully obtained” in a data breach.
British Gas has launched a new scheme, offering drivers the opportunity to benefit from a years’ worth of free electric vehicle charging.
Australian EV charging company Jolt has launched in the UK, initially providing a network of roadside EV charge stations in the London Borough of Barnet.
Almost ten years on from the collapse of Phones 4u, and after five years of litigation, a UK Court finds insufficient evidence to prove operators acted in collusion
The UK Government has announced new legislation to streamline and expedite the process of charging electric vehicles.
The University of Salford’s MediaCity campus is now available to visit as a 3D virtual environment thanks to a new partnership with software company PixelMax
Apple's attempt to block a mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates is to proceed in the UK.
MPs have agreed on new regulations to ensure transparent pricing across electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, as well as ensuring contactless payment options are available.
TESLA’S plans to install a bank of electric car charging bays in Bradford have been approved.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has opened a £250m electric vehicle test facility at its engineering centre in Coventry in a move which is creating 350 jobs.
Pod Point has teamed up with She’s Electric, joining them on a series of events where more women have the opportunity to really understand the world of EVs and why they should make the switch to electric cars.
You can sign up for the Pod Point EV Exclusive tariff from the 24th of October and will be eligible for the tariff if you ordered your Solo 3 home charger after the 18th of October.
ubitricity and UK Power Networks (UKPN) have signed an agreement to Add Flexibility to EV Charging by Shifting Demand Away from Peak Hours.
EE has announced a shift towards platform services, expanding its offering from selling traditional telecoms.
Microsoft has closed its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard following its clearance by the CMA, ending 21 months of uncertainty over the video games industry’s biggest-ever deal.
Apple is testing out a new feature for UK Apple Wallet users, allowing them to view their current bank account balance and transaction history directly within the app.
Electric vehicle leasing company Onto has fallen into administration, following a drop in EV residual value and failing to secure additional funding from its shareholders.
Vodafone has launched a new streaming package with Apple TV+, that lets broadband customers watch movies and TV series, on the latest Apple TV 4K, for less.
SumUp today launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UK , empowering millions of SumUp merchants, from small businesses to large retailers, to use their iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept payments.
Microsoft has made amendments to its proposed $69bn (£54bn) takeover of Activision Blizzard, in an attempt to win over the UK competition regulator that blocked the deal.
BT Group's start-up and Digital incubation team, Etc., will, over the next two years, conduct technical and commercial pilots to convert or upgrade its street cabinets for electric vehicle charging units.
Apple has threatened to pull iMessage and FaceTime from the UK, as planned changes to UK surveillance laws could affect iPhone users’ privacy.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have extended the deadline of their proposed merger until 18th October this year.
The U.K. competition regulator on Friday said it is extending the deadline for its review of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision by six weeks.
Apple today launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UK, empowering millions of merchants, from small businesses to large retailers, to use their iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept Apple Pay
Vodafone has launched 5G Standalone services to customers, calling it 5G Ultra, but only in select locations and on certain devices.
Apple today opened Apple Battersea inside the historic Battersea Power Station in London. The store will serve as a new destination for customers from the local community and all over the world.
Vodafone and Three owner CK Hutchison have agreed to merge their UK operations in a deal that will create Britain’s biggest operator worth a reported £15bn.
Apple urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates.
The UK Government’s emergency alerts system is now operational despite problems on the Three network during its first test.
British luxury smartphone brand VERTU has launched its latest flagship model, the METAVERTU 1TB WEB3 phone
The UK Government sent it's first UK wide emergency alert Sunday, which resulted in numerous dismal failures.
The UK Government is to send an emergency alert to all UK mobile phones in April, and the UK Government has released the text that will pop up on people’s home screens next Sunday. 23 April 2023.
The UK Government is to send an emergency alert to all UK mobile phones in April, currently expected to take place in the early evening of Sunday, 23 April 2023.
Vodafone and Three-owner CK Hutchison Holdings (CKHH) have confirmed that they are in discussions about a possible merger of Three UK and Vodafone UK.
Crypto payments platform Wirex, has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Visa to expand its footprint in the United Kingdom and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
The official emblem for King Charles III’s coronation, scheduled for May 6, was unveiled by Buckingham Palace on Saturday, featuring a circular floral design created by the British designer behind Apple iPhone designs.
Virgin Media O2 will begin moving all Virgin Mobile customers over to O2’s range of plans. From February 2023, the company will start sending communications to the first group of Virgin Mobile customers
Puma has launched a new app in the UK with a virtual try-on feature that allows shoppers to see products in 3D animations.
Apple's Self Service Repair is now available in the UK and Europe, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store.
Virgin Media O2 will be working with Big Issue Group to support all Big Issue vendors with free O2 SIMs and data vouchers, as the cost-of-living crisis deepens this Christmas.
Vodafone and CK Hutchison have confirmed they are in talks about a potential merger between Vodafone and Three UK that would create Britain’s biggest mobile operator.
Three UK is zero-rating seven websites that offer financial advice and guidance, furthering its support for customers of Three during the cost-of-living crisis.
Virgin Media O2 have activated live Open RAN sites in Virgin Media O2’s network, as part of multi-vendor Open RAN deployment.
O2 has launched O2 Switch Up, giving its customers more freedom to flex their plan and swap their phone at any point in their contract, as many times as they’d like.
Apple opened its newest store today at Brompton Road, Knightsbridge in London, as hundreds queued waiting for the doors opening.
Apple has given a preview of its newest store in London at Brompton Road, Knightsbridge in London.
Three UK has switched on of 5G in 86 new areas including rural and coastal locations across the UK like Dartmouth, Milford on Sea, Aberystwyth, Holywood and Irvine.
There has been a lot of reports in the media this week after "legal experts" warned UK drivers that it is illegal for UK drivers to use Apple Pay on their iPhones at a McDonalds' (or any other) Fast Food Drive-Through.
EE has upgraded their 5G network at Wembley to cover the pitch, supporting a busy summer season of music gigs.
Global IoT and mobile data specialist Cellhire has secured a significant investment for a minority stake from leading mid-market private equity firm LDC.
The UK’s main broadband and mobile companies have agreed to improve low-cost offers to help customers stay connected as the cost of living soars.
BT Digital is partnering with software intelligence company, Dynatrace, as part of a new AIOps-driven service management stack for BT Group.
It's only taken them five years but Three UK is finally offering an eSIM for Apple Watch with a new £7/month plan.
The Covid-19 pandemic created a potential crisis for the NHS during the winter of 2020-21, as infections began to peak, hospitals were inundated with Covid-19 patients and vaccinations had just been approved for use.
Apple is set to face a £768m class action lawsuit in the UK over claims it misled iPhone users into downloading updates that slowed old iPhones down.
Vodafone has switched on the UK’s first live wind- and solar-powered mobile phone mast in Pembrokeshire, Wales, providing 4G coverage to the community of Eglwyswrw.
Virgin Media O2 has launch hyperfast gigabit fibre broadband for small businesses across its entire UK network, bringing an increased range of Voom Fibre package options.
Apple Store staff in Glasgow have made history by becoming the first in the U.K. to unionize, filing for Voluntary Union Recognition with Apple after joining GMB Scotland.
