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HTC suspends UK smartphone sales amid patent dispute

HTC has suspended the sale of its smartphones in the UK, as part of an ongoing patent dispute. Non-practising entity IPCom claimed that, as a result of its claim of patent infringement, HTC had indicated it would suspend the sale and importation of the recently launched Desire 12 handset to the UK market, in addition to taking steps to stop sales of all of its mobile devices in the UK.

News UK

·7 years ago

Heathrow Airport fined £120,000 for “serious failings” in data protection practices

Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to ensure that the personal data held on its network was properly secured.

News UK

·7 years ago

Vodafone launches 5G Ultra in UK

Vodafone has launched 5G Standalone services to customers, calling it 5G Ultra, but only in select locations and on certain devices.

Vodafone UK News 5G Connected UK

·3 years ago

SumUp adds Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UK

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.

News Financial Apple UK

·3 years ago

EE stores will open for longer

With 480 stores in England set to open on 12th April, EE has announced that a number of its stores will open for longer to cope with pent up demand from customers flocking back to the High Street.

EE UK

·5 years ago

Business App Developers to Gain Access to Market of Hundreds of Thousands of UK and Irish SMEs

With the new Sage 50 API from Suntico, developers will be able to connect their apps to the Sage 50 Accounts systems already in use by hundreds of thousands of small to medium sized UK and Irish companies.

Developers UK

·11 years ago

Vodafone to supply 5G for UK’s largest electricity operator in world-first trial

Vodafone are to supply UK Power Networks, the country’s largest electricity network operator, with 5G connectivity in a world-first trial.

5G Connected UK Vodafone UK

·5 years ago

BT’s Adopt a Kiosk programme has almost 4,000 boxes available

BT today revealed that almost 4,000 of its iconic red phone boxes across the UK are still available – as it urges local communities to take advantage of a scheme to help transform them for the 21st Century.

UK BT Group

·5 years ago

Samsung Health Monitor App Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure and ECG Tracking Coming to Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 in UK

Samsung's Health Monitor app – which helps you monitor your health – will be available in the UK from February 22nd 2021. Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 users can utilise blood pressure and electrocardiogram tracking benefits via the Samsung Health Monitor app.

SmartWatch UK Samsung

·5 years ago

Three UK bringing back roaming charges for UK users in Europe

When it comes to mobile carriers keeping promises, they are as reliable as a chocolate kettle. , Despite promising not to in 2019, Three is the latest UK carrier to announce that they will be reintroducing roaming charges for customers.

Connected Three UK

·4 years ago

Samsung and Virgin Media O2 to conduct 4G and 5G trials

Samsung and Virgin Media O2 are to conduct 4G and 5G trials2, where the two companies will verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network solutions in Virgin Media O2’s commercial network.

Samsung 5G UK Virgin Media O2

·4 years ago