Archive for Carrier News
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BlackBerry maintains grip on UK market
RIM's BlackBerry smartphones have maintained their grip on the British market, with recent figures confirming that they have been the most popular smartphone platform for the past two years. Referencing data from GfK, RIM stated that its over-the-counter sales accounted for an average of 27.7 ...
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Unlimited smartphone contract launched
T-Mobile has announced a new smartphone contract tariff that really is unlimited. The Full Monty package is aimed at first-time users who are keen to pay a single subscription charge without any unpredictable extra data payments. This makes it the first smartphone contract deal to truly provide unl...
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BlackBerry bosses quit in smartphone shake-up
The bosses of BlackBerry developers Research in Motion (RIM) have quite amid pressure from investors. Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie resigned as the firm continued to lose market share to the Apple iPhone, as well as growing competition from Android-powered handsets. Thorsten Heins, the chief op...
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Sale imminent for Nokia?
The sale of Nokia smartphone division to Microsoft could be imminent, if the rumour mill is to be believed. A number of similar suggestions have circulated on previous occasions but this time there are claims that the chief executives are due to meet in Las Vegas shortly in order to finalise the sa...
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Strong smartphone sales offer boost to Samsung
Samsung looks set to report a strong quarterly profit for the fourth quarter of 2011 thanks to particularly high levels of smartphone sales. The company is the world's top provider of memory chips and smartphones and has already rushed past Apple in the smartphone market, according to Reuters....
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Apple wins smartphone lawsuit
A lawsuit concerning HTC smartphones has been won by technology giant Apple, in a move that could have a significant impact on the industry. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Taiwan's HTC Corp was in infringement on one of four patents in dispute by Apple and, as a result,...
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4G network to be trialled
One phone company is keen to push forward in communication technology and is set to trial a 4G network to see how the systems are progressing. O2 is in the process of creating a 4G network across 40 square kilometres of London for a nine-month trial. In the process of doing so, it will provide con...
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Smartphone users offered free internet access
One mobile phone shop is offering customers three months free Wi-Fi in a bid to draw in business for Christmas. Phones4U will provide new pay-as-you-go smartphone and contract customers three months of the service for free if they purchase a Wi-Fi enabled smartphone during the Christmas period. Th...
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RIM sees decline in profits
Research in Motion (RIM), the manufacturer of Blackberry, has seen a decline in its profits over the second quarter of the year. Low demand for its older models was deemed responsible for the slump. Net profit fell to $329 million (£208 million) for the three months to 27 August from $797 mil...
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Brits reportedly wasting money on home phones
Britons are reportedly wasting a substantial amount of money on their home phone packages. A recent survey from Ofcom-accredited price comparison website, Homephonechoices.co.uk, found that nearly half (48.5 per cent) of British home phone customers could be losing out by sticking with outdated dea...
