Telecoms giant Orange are reporting a substantial fall in the demand from customers for ringtones, as punters make use of more powerful multimedia handsets to download full length songs instead.
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UK Mobiles: Texting Up, IM Up, Ringtones Down
BT Statement on Home Hub Wireless Security
Following our story on the vulnerabilities of the BT Home Hub, the most widely used DSL wireless router in the UK, BT sent us this statement last week after we requested it.“Europe’s thinnest TV” Heading To Comet
One of the clear upcoming trends for TV manufacturers is to try and persuade you to change your current flat screen (if you’ve taken the plunge already) to an even thinner TV.While we were at IFA last year, we were stunned by the ultra thin TV shown by Sharp, which came in at a crazy 20mm, at its thinnest point – it was only 29mm at its thickest!
Photographers Rights In The UK: A Guide (Part 2)
Yesterday we kicked off our guide by starting to underline your rights as a photographer. Today we continue to look at where you can or can’t take pics.Wii Fit Tour Analysed and How Consoles Do Get You Fit
Nintendo’s Wii Fit have announced a tour around the UK to show off the Wii Fit and how people can integrate it into getting themselves … well, fit.When the Wii Fit was recently launched in the UK, it was reported as selling out pretty much instantly, which grabbed a few headlines.
(more…)Ashley Highfield: iPlayer Glory Boy?
How wrong The Times are in their piece praising Ashley Highfield, entitled “Business big shot: Ashley Highfield.”To label him as the man behind the launch of the BBC iPlayer, misleads their readers.
Ashley might have been the person who stood himself up for interviews, giving the impression that he was the man behind it.
The real accolade for originating the concept of iPlayer and carrying out the original work behind iPlayer falls to Ben Lavender, someone no longer at the BBC.
Photographers Rights In The UK: A Guide (Part 1)
Despite the law being clear on a citizen’s rights to freely take pictures in public places (with a few restrictions) there is growing evidence of the police, police community support officers (PCSOs), security guards and general jobsworths failing to respect the rights of photographers going about their lawful business.
(more…)BT Home Hub: Wireless Security Vulnerabilities Discovered
Those with a BT Home Hub — and there’s a lot of them, as it’s currently the most popular DSL router in the UK — might be sleeping a little less soundly tonight following the claims of an ethical hacking group, GNUCitizen, to have found a way to past its Wireless security.Rather than getting all hardcore and going into details of how it came about, we’ll give you the overview.
O2: 8GB iPhone £100 Price Drop
The price of the UK 8GB iPhone has dropped by £100 to £169.O2 — the network with the exclusive right to sell it in the UK — and Carphone Warehouse, have announced that this will be until 1 June.
Photographers Protest Over Police Harassment
Professional photographers, street shooters, keen amateur photographers and even mobile phone snappers seem to be suffering increasing hassle from The Man when it comes to exercising their right to take photos in public places.
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Following our story on the 
One of the clear upcoming trends for TV manufacturers is to try and persuade you to change your current flat screen (if you’ve taken the plunge already) to an even thinner TV.
Yesterday we kicked off our guide by starting 
Nintendo’s Wii Fit have announced a tour around the UK to show off the Wii Fit and how people can integrate it into getting themselves … well, fit.
How wrong The Times are in their piece praising Ashley Highfield, entitled “
Despite the law being clear on a citizen’s rights to freely take pictures in public places (with a few restrictions) there is growing evidence of the police, police community support officers (PCSOs), security guards and general jobsworths failing to respect the rights of photographers going about their lawful business.
Those with a BT Home Hub — and there’s a lot of them, as it’s currently the most popular DSL router in the UK — might be sleeping a little less soundly tonight following the claims of an ethical hacking group, GNUCitizen, to have found a way to past its Wireless security.
The price of the UK 8GB iPhone has dropped by £100 to £169.
Professional photographers, street shooters, keen amateur photographers and even mobile phone snappers seem to be suffering increasing hassle from The Man when it comes to exercising their right to take photos in public places.