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Virgin Media offers £10 unlimited data tariff

Virgin Media has introduced two new PAYG plans – one for those who place data usage at the top of their mobile priorities, whilst the…
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Virgin Media SmartCall: Make a call wherever there’s WiFi

Not content to pipe WiFi throughout the majority of the London Underground, Virgin Media has now launched Virgin Media SmartCall, a new VoIP service that…
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Metronet announces city-wide broadband coverage of Manchester

Folk of Manchester, consider yourselves well served for broadband – if the rediscovery of The Loop beneath Mancunian pavements wasn’t enough, Metronet goes and announces…
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Microsoft Cloud TV coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE

Microsoft is working on a cloud-based TV platform called Cloud TV for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE. According to job postings unearthed by Liveside, Microsoft…
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Fibre Broadband: 20Gbps speeds cracked at Bangor University

A team of researchers at Bangor University have successfully piped 20Gbps speeds over a fibre optic line. Thanks to a new, more efficient design that…
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LG Nexus 4: 1.5GHz quad-core processor, HD display and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

As exciting as the launch of the Nexus 7 earlier this year was, it wasn’t the smartphone successor to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus that many…
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Booking cinema tickets over Siri on the cards, US-only for now

We’ve already heard about the the forthcoming iOS 6.1 update for iPhones and iPads, but a new feature that Siri will be adding to its…
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What’s on Philips Smart TV? Blinkbox movies on demand now available

What’s new for Philips Smart TV? What’s on Philips Smart TV? Blinkbox movies on demand now available Philips smart TV owners can now download the…
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Bombs and broadband: Digital Voices 03/11/2012

This week in your comments on Recombu Digital, we learned that the government doesn’t know how ‘teh interwebs’ work, Tesco’s cheap broadband is OK, and…
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Pedal to the Metal, Fibre to the People: Broadband Rollout Roundup 02/11/2012

Pedal to the Metal, Fibre to the People: Broadband Rollout Roundup 02/11/2012 It’s been a landmark week for Broadband Rollout Roundup news. While BT’s big…
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Windows Phone 8X by HTC pricing and availability

The HTC 8X has just gone on sale at O2, being the first carrier to offer up the new Windows Phone 8 posterchild. Find out more…
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Sony Xperia Face Off: One-touch powered smartphone racing

A quick scan through Sony’s assorted Facebook pages and you’ll probably notice their colourful little SmartTags all over the place. A jump to the Sony…
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What is Sure TV? Sure TV brings TV on demand to Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Sure TV is a new TV service aimed at residents of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. On the surface it sounds very…
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Apple release iOS 6.0.1 update to fix bugs, but not Maps

For those in possession of one of the latest iOS-based devices from Apple, chances are you will have noticed a little update appear to rejig…
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Xbox SmartGlass for Android: Hands-on

Xbox SmartGlass is something we’ve been waiting for with bated breath since we heard that the SDK was released back in June this year. In…
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Ice Cream Sandwich update availability: When is it coming to my Android phone and tablet

Vodafone have just informed us that one of our favourite budget droids, the Huawei G 300 is now able to make the jump to Android…
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Windows Phone 8X by HTC hands-on

The HTC 8X is not only HTC’s flagship Windows Phone 8 handset it’s also one of the nicest looking phones we’ve seen in recent memory….
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Acer delays Windows RT tablets following mixed Surface reviews

Acer is to delay the launch of its Windows RT tablets after mixed reviews of the Microsoft Surface tablets. Initially, the Taiwanese company had planned…