‘iPhone 5′ is the phrase on the tip of every Apple fan’s tongue right now. Like that moment just before a deluge of rain crashes down, there’s a feeling in everyone’s bones that the handset’s launch is fast approaching. Question is, has US network AT&T just let slip something approaching a concrete iPhone 5 release date? Read more
Waiting for 4G in the UK? Yeah, us too. It’s a bit of a shame that the US gets blazing fast mobile web and we’re chugging along at 3G. Still, it is coming, and hopefully soon. To that end, O2 and Vodafone have just put pen to paper to sign a deal that’ll allow both of them to share mobile sites. The 4G mobiles cometh… Read more
Imagine you run the Pirate Bay. You’ve got to be watching your back at all times, forever nervous that someone’s going to bring the walls down around you. The solution? Takes to the skies, of course. News from the Swedish file directory’s official blog is that it’s building “something extraordinary” to help it do exactly that. Read more
Everything Everywhere, the umbrella company housing both T-mobile and Orange, has jumped in ahead of rivals O2 and Vodafone with an announcement that it plans to launch 4G mobile network connectivity in the UK this year. Read more
Yes, you did read that right: according to some behind the scenes research, O2 is giving out your number to pretty much every mobile website you land your browser on when connected to its network. Read on for the worrying details… Read more
Londoners will be pleased to hear that O2 has given its 3G network in the capital a welcome boost. O2 reckon it could pump up its 3G network capacity by 50%.
The extra speed comes form the 900MHz spectrum, that was previously used for 2G services, but that Ofcom unshackled earlier in the year for networks to use for 3G services. O2 is the first network to take advantage of the new network space, but we’re expecting others to follow suit, and hopefully improve 3G coverage across the country.
[via O2]
We told you yesterday how T-Mobile was investigating claims that user details had been hacked and held hostage, but if you’re a T-Mobile customer there’s no need for alarm: the company says there’s “no evidence” of data being hijacked. Read on for the full T-Mobile statement.
