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3 disables data roaming to avoid big bills

News Because of the huge disparity between what we charge on our own networks and the costs charged by many networks for wholesale roaming across Europe, which we are forced to pass on to the customer, we have decided to make a data-roaming bar the...

Tags: networks, consumers, customers, bill

9 July 2008, 9:00

Minister puts halt to wiki experiment

News Some were more lighthearted, and included changing "Who are the parties to the environmental contract? to "Where is the party for the environmental contract? Government minister David Miliband has vowed to continue experimenting with online...

7 September 2006, 9:14

Apple iPhone: US release date announced

News The iPhone will cost $499 for a 4GB model with a two-year service contract and $599 for an 8GB model with the same contract. The US launch of Apple's eagerly awaited iPhone will take place on 29 June 2007.

5 June 2007, 8:30

Wringing profits out of the Xbox 360

News An edited version of the contract was filed by Mad Catz as part of the company's annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to a contract between Microsoft and Mad Catz Interactive, the software giant will get a share of the...

11 August 2005, 9:50

Making big bucks in 'Second Life'

News Johnson said that working with Electric Sheep -- which had won a competition for the NMC contract against other Second Life developers -- has been a new kind of experience, especially for a 55-year-old man who isn't used to playing around in...

4 April 2006, 9:30

TiVo stages the death of the VCR in fine style

News The two companies have a contract that will expire in 2007, but DirecTV has not indicated it will renew the contract. The funeral service, which coincided with opening of the Digital Life consumer technology event in New York, also featured a...

17 October 2005, 10:01

Photos: Cracking open the iPhone

News After waiting in line, spending $600, signing a two-year AT&T contract and activating the iPhone, CNET.co.uk's sister site TechRepublic decided that the next sensible action was to take the thing apart.

9 July 2007, 10:47

Paramount links with Xbox Live Marketplace in UK

News Paramount Pictures, which is extending the contract it already has with When Microsoft announced the Xbox Live Video Marketplace for the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Canada in December, the choice of rental movies for Live subscribers in those...

Tags: movies, definition, points, xbox

19 February 2008, 9:13

News.blog: Is September iPhone 2 month?

News According to reports in two Taiwanese newspapers on Tuesday, the Commercial Times and the Economic Daily News, manufacturing powerhouse Quanta Computer has landed the contract to build a second-generation iPhone for Apple starting in September.

30 May 2007, 10:01

Orange jumps on flat-rate data bandwagon

News The operator's contract customers will be able to sign up for a bundle allowing them unlimited surfing for £8 per month. Orange has introduced flat-rate mobile data bundles for the first time. A bundle for evening and weekend browsing is priced at...

8 May 2007, 8:00

Broadband migration no longer a drag?

News From 14 February, users nearing the end of their broadband contract will be able to demand a migration access code (MAC) from their ISP. As of today, broadband users will find it easier to switch to a new ISP.

14 February 2007, 9:58

Google library search raises privacy issues

News A contract between Google and the University of Michigan released publicly on Friday contains no provisions for protecting the privacy of people who will eventually be able to search the school's vast library collection over the Internet.

20 June 2005, 9:34

O2 comes top for customer satisfaction

News The mobile phone company took the prize for both the pre-pay and contract sectors, its first time winning both in the JD Power and Associates 2006 UK Mobile Study. Last year it won for pre-pay but Orange topped the contract category.

2 June 2006, 9:27

Intel pushes WiMax around the world

News The chipmaking giant said it signed a $1.12bn (£640m) contract for the M-Taiwan (Mobilize Taiwan) project as part of a joint effort with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs. Intel announced a slew of new investments on Wednesday that build on its...

11 November 2005, 9:20

Mobile phone images get boost from HP

News HP and contract manufacturer Flextronics have struck a deal that's likely to improve the quality of your mobile phone photos. Flextronics has licensed digital imaging technology from HP and will begin to incorporate the technology into mobile...

14 November 2006, 9:46