Theresa May to tackle extremism in Britain with new laws but warns it will take decades to eradicate August 23, 2014 The Home Secretary Theresa May has announced plans to tackle home-grown extremism following the murder of the US journalist James Foley by a suspected British Jihadist. New measures dubbed “anti-social behaviour orders” for extremists will seek to curtail extremist behaviour and language and make it illegal to join extremist groups not directly involved in terrorism, [...]
EE crowned best UK mobile network, but rivals closing in August 18, 2014 Mobile operator EE was crowned the UK’s best performing mobile network, according to an independent study out today. The tests by RootMetrics, the leading independent mobile analytics firm, found that EE’s customers received better calling, texting and mobile internet performance than rival operators Three, O2 and Vodafone during the first half of 2014. “Today’s results, [...]
Your call is important to EE as it tops Ofcom’s call quality survey August 12, 2014 Vodafone has been ranked bottom for call quality, according to research from industry regulator Ofcom. The regulator found that 7.4 per cent of Vodafone’s calls were unsuccessful across the UK, compared to just three per cent from rival EE, which ranked top in Ofcom’s findings, which were based on data from RootMetrics. “It’s great to [...]
Is email dying? Some firms are betting on social August 8, 2014 But the trusty inbox isn’t set to disappear in the near future. It's so ubiquitous that it sounds strange to ask whether email might be on its last legs. But if Ofcom’s latest report (released yesterday) is anything to go by, it’s a question worth considering. The regulator found that young people are turning [...]
UK buyers top EU rankings for online shopping August 8, 2014 The UK is the most active country in Europe for shopping online, with the sector becoming increasingly important to Britain’s retailers, according to official figures released yesterday. More than three quarters of UK residents said that they had bought items online in 2013. Britain was tied only with Denmark, with the joint-highest rates of internet [...]
People spend more time using technology than sleeping: What are they doing with their time? August 7, 2014 People spend more time using technology than they do sleeping, according to Ofcom's latest report. Adults in the UK spend on average eight hours and 41 minutes a day using media and communication devices, more than the eight hours and 21 minutes people spend each day sleeping. If time spent multitasking on devices is taken into [...]
Which mobile operator is the fastest at unlocking handsets? August 4, 2014 Mobile operator Three offers the fastest and cheapest mobile phone unlocking, taking just seven working days at no cost, and all its mobiles are now sold unlocked, according to a report from regulator Ofcom. Meanwhile Virgin Mobile was found to be the slowest at unlocking its handsets, taking up to a month. Locking [...]
There is market failure at the heart of the City: The lack of superfast broadband July 27, 2014 Information technology has revolutionised the way that business is done in the City over recent decades. Cross border transactions are now completed with a click of a button. New models of finance such as crowdfunding are increasingly popular. Smartphones and cloud computing are making remote working a reality. These developments are reshaping the way that [...]
BSkyB nearing deal for its Sky Europe takeover July 21, 2014 BSkyB is reportedly finalising plans to take over its sister companies in Italy and Germany in a deal that could be sealed in coming weeks. The agreement would bolster parent company 21st Century Fox’s $80bn (£47bn) bid, revealed last week, to take over US media conglomerate Time Warner. Fox chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch [...]
BT set to launch mobile offering for businesses July 14, 2014 Telecoms giant BT will this week start paving the way for a re-entry to the consumer mobile phones market when it launches a mobile offering targeting its existing 900,000 small and medium-sized business (SME) customers. BT yesterday sent out invites for Thursday’s event at the BT Tower where it will reveal pricing and packages for [...]