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Roaming in Europe will now be free, say EU

On: Thursday, 13 April, 2017

From 15 June 2017, using your mobile in Europe will no longer incur a roaming charge. Using your phone abroad for calls, texts or internet currently means paying an extra fee to foreign networks, which appears on your next phone bill. But t...

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EE mobile tops every chart in Rootmetrics 2017 survey

By: Samuel Newman

On: Monday, 10 April, 2017

According to a recent industry report EE mobile is the fastest and most reliable UK network for internet, calls and texts. The study was carried out by RootMetrics, an analytics company that publishes data twice a year on the big four mobil...

iPhone chipmaker Imagination Technologies stock bombs as Apple pull out

By: Tom Rodgers

On: Wednesday, 5 April, 2017

In: Apple, GPU, iPhone

iPhone hardware developer Imagination Technologies saw its share price crash by over 60 per cent after Apple announced that it would end a deal to use its products. Imagination Technologies’ relationship with Apple dates back over ten yea...

Sony invent way to steal battery from nearby phones

By: Tom Rodgers

On: Monday, 3 April, 2017

In: battery life, Sony

Sony have invented a clever new way to wirelessly charge your phone by sucking power from nearby devices. The Japanese technology giants patented technology that will test people’s generosity and friendships when it comes to sharing that ...

iPhone ‘ransomware’ Safari lock forces iOS 10.3 update

By: Tom Rodgers

On: Saturday, 1 April, 2017

In: iOS, iPhone, ransomware, Safari

Apple have been forced to issue iOS update 10.3 after iPhone users reported ransomware attacks had blocked their Safari browsers. Hackers used Javascript pop-ups to target Safari browsers on Apple iPhones, locking the browser down and deman...