RIM to cut 5,000 jobs and delay BlackBerry 10
Canadian company's deterioration gathers pace, with the BlackBerry maker announcing worse than expected lossesResearch In Motion's dramatic deterioration has gathered pace, with the maker of BlackBerry...
View ArticleThe future of YouView depends on ease of use
YouView was meant to introduce pay-per-view telly to the 8 million Freeview customers who wanted more than the 50 digital channels but weren't ready to commit to a monthly subscription for Sky or...
View ArticleUK rural broadband network on hold as European commissioners dig in heels
Consultants paid £3m by government help to design scheme in which just two suppliers are chosen, but Brussels wants rival firms to have access to infrastructureThe government has paid consultants...
View ArticleCarousel fraud ringleader jailed for 17 years over reselling nonexistent mobiles
Fifteen convicted in five trials for faking sale of 4m phones through ghost companies in complex £176m VAT scamFifteen people have been convicted of trying to steal £176m from the public purse in one...
View ArticleVodafone in line for £3bn payout from Verizon
Phone company begins to reap dividends of 45% stake in US venture – and profit share could be repeated soonVodafone is set to cement its position as the most generous dividend payer on the London Stock...
View ArticleStock market review calls for end to cash bonuses and short-termism
Government study by LSE's John Kay advises scrapping of executive cash bonuses and publishing of quarterly resultsA review commissioned by the government of Britain's stock market culture has proposed...
View ArticleVirgin Tivo subscribers to hit 1m
Popularity of boxes that connect TVs to the internet helps offset fall in cable customersThe number of subscribers to Virgin Media's Tivo box is due to reach 1 million this week, the company said on...
View Article4G superfast mobile phone internet spectrum auction gets Ofcom go-ahead
Mobile phone networks set to bid on four spectrums that will help put 98% of UK population within range of a 4G signalTelecoms watchdog Ofcom has fired the starting gun on the long-delayed spectrum...
View ArticleOfcom braced for legal action over 4G mobile phone internet auction
Each of four main networks has threatened to sue the telecoms watchdog at various times over sale of airwavesThe telecoms watchdog Ofcom has fired the starting gun on the much-disputed spectrum...
View ArticleBT dragged down by global services division
Recovery at troubled division, which manages networks for large public and private sector organisations, stumbles as earnings fell 14%The recovery at BT's troubled global services division, which...
View ArticleEverything Everywhere pays out £543m in dividends to shareholders
First-half results from company formed by merger of Orange and T-Mobile show a 9% increase in customer contract renewalsThe company that owns the Orange and T-Mobile networks in the UK has paid £543m...
View ArticleFacebook gets ready to deliver first earnings report after disastrous start
Social network to release maiden financial results amid calls for Mark Zuckerberg to take lead role in reassuring investorsFacebook's maiden financial results as a listed company will not make pleasant...
View ArticleSony chairman Sir Howard Stringer joins TalkTalk board
Communication company has set its sights on attracting more television customersThe Sony chairman, Sir Howard Stringer, has joined the board of TalkTalk, the company announced on Thursday as it...
View ArticleTalkTalk launches service it claims will 'revolutionise' pay TV
Budget deal is aimed at Freeview users who have not so far signed up to subscription TVTalkTalk has pushed the button on its long-awaited television service, promising to revolutionise pay TV – and...
View ArticleDido Harding: TalkTalk's head jockey steers YouView to the starting line
The equestrian-minded chief executive no longer races, but guiding her once-chaotic broadband firm into TV will be an adventure in itselfThe archives of the racing press contain a photograph of...
View ArticleTV should switch to internet, peers suggest
The switch to digital television may be only the beginning, as a Lords committee says that all TV should be broadcast via the internet, leaving the airwaves free for mobile phonesThe switch to digital...
View ArticleSuperfast broadband will be available in 90% of UK by 2015, says Ed Vaizey
Culture minister says government is putting infrastructure in place as Lords report criticises 'flawed' broadband strategyThe culture minister Ed Vaizey has said 90% of the country will have superfast...
View ArticleLords say UK's planned broadband network will not be fast enough
Communications committee report says government's internet strategy is flawed and BT is designing a network that will stifle competitionMillions of pounds in public funds are being spent building a UK...
View ArticleLords' report on superfast broadband must be taken seriously
The government is not being bold enough in its internet strategy, and more must be done to give UK the network it needsIt will make uncomfortable reading for ministers, but the House of Lords report on...
View ArticleAldi plans 3,000 new jobs in UK
Budget supermarket to expand British operation after grabbing record market share from leading chainsBudget supermarket chain Aldi is to create up to 3,000 new jobs in Britain in the coming year as its...
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