Archive for Telecoms News
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One in five smart phone users shopping through apps
A fifth of smart phone owners use apps to buy goods, new research has found. A new study from marketing firm the Bio Agency finds that British people spend £581 million a year shopping through apps, with each person spending an average of £30 per month. Groceries, DVDs, cinema and trai...
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Smart phone prices to be used to measure inflation
The price of smart phones and smart phone apps is going to be used for the first time to help measure UK inflation rates. Android phones and iPhones will now be included amongst the 650 consumer items used to track the cost of living. They will replace mobile phone downloads such as ringtones and w...
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Mobile phone charge could soon last for months
Mobile phones could soon last for months rather than days before they need to be charged, following new research from America. Researchers at Illinois University believe a new method they have discovered could see mobile phone and laptop charges lasting 100 times longer than they currently do. The ...
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Mobile phone users could soon be able to text 999
Mobile phone users could soon have the ability to text 999 in an emergency, under recommendations put forward by regulator Ofcom. A 14,500-participant trial of such a text scheme has been running for over a year, focusing mainly on deaf and speech-impaired people. During the trial, an average of on...
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Majority don’t want London Underground mobile phone network
Three-quarters don’t want a mobile phone network on the London Underground, new research has revealed. The poll, conducted by comparison site GoodMobilePhones, came after Chinese telecoms firm Huawei offered to help install a wireless network in time for the 2012 Olympic Games. When asked, 7...
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36-month mobile phone contracts to be banned
New EU laws are on their way which will effectively ban the use of increasingly popular 36-month mobile phone contracts. A new study by uSwitch has found that 39 per cent of mobile phone users are tied into a 24-month contract, whilst just 12 per cent have a 12-month contract and 34 per cent have a...
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Record numbers of people make mobile purchases
Retail industry figures have shown that a record number of people are now turning to their smartphones to make online purchases - or at least to research what it is they want to buy. Industry research firm, ForeSee Results, said that one of its recent surveys found that around 32 per cent of people...
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Underground internet deal just 'weeks away'
A deal between the UK’s four major mobile phone networks to bring mobile and Wi-Fi coverage to the London Underground is just weeks away, according to industry sources. The £150 million deal to install the technology on the Tube has received the endorsement of the Mayor of London, Bori...
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Smartphone users warned of virus threats
People are being warned to be wary of what information they store on their mobile phones, as hackers are developing more and more sophisticated ways of stealing information from smartphones. Recent research by security firm Juniper Networks showed that seven out of ten people store sensitive infor...
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Parents not controlling mobile phone internet risks
The majority of parents still do not install control measures on their children's mobile phones to prevent them from accessing unsuitable material, according to a new set of research. The study by clinical psychologist and government internet safety advisor, Tanya Byron, warned that 9 out of ...
