Virgin Media is embarking on “Project Lightning†the single largest investment in broadband digital infrastructure in the country for more than a decade; creating thousands of new jobs in what will be a multi-billion pound boost to the national economy.
The architects of G-Cloud, the UK public sector procurement framework for information technology services that use cloud computing, are calling on government, departments, the Government Digital Service (GDS), buyers and sellers to do more to encourage its adoption four years after its initial launch.
BT has agreed to buy EE, the UKs largest mobile phone network, in a cash and shares deal worth £12.5 billion. The deal, which BT said would create the UK's leading communications provider, will be partly financed by a £1 billion share issue.
Although nearly half of UK consumers (43%) use a smartphone banking app, and more than a third (34%) are using an app at least one a week, new research shows that, of the generation of mobile apps currently available from five leading UK banks, there is considerable room for improvement.
O2 UK have begun rolling out the Lumia Denim update for selected Lumia smartphones but for those receiving the update on the Nokia Lumia 930, it comes without the “Hey Cortana†voice activation.
Flipboard has announced that it is adding Topics support for UK and Indian users of the application. Originally introduced in October, 2014, Flipboard Topics allow users to easily follow news and views from hundreds of sources that are available on the application.
Huawei will hold a media event in London on April 15 to unveil the Huawei P8. According to Jie Jinjin, Huawei's vice president of handsets, Europe was chosen for the event over the U.S. because that is where the company is selling a large number of its high-end phones.
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.
Sky has announced it is entering the mobile market for the first time in a partnership with O2, allowing it to become a so-called 'quad player'.
Google has rolled out Gmail support for Google Wallet in the UK. From today, account holders in the U.K. can start sending money "quickly and securely" to one another via Gmail without any charges, even if the receiver doesn't have a Gmail address.
The latest edition of the annual TRUSTe Consumer Confidence Index shows that online privacy is a significant concern in Britain with 92 percent of Internet users worried about their privacy when using the internet and 1 in 3 (33 percent) more concerned than a year ago.
Following confirmation this morning (Friday) that Telefonica UK - the owners of O2 - is in exclusive sale talks with Hutchinson Whampoa - the owners of 3 mobile - the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is seeking assurances over job security for the company's UK employees.
