Slower than New Zealand So Australia is building a superfast fibre to the home (FTTH) national broadband network and not a minute too soon.…

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Aussie broadband is slower than a slow thing in a slow town

Cheap deals for all 3 Mobile is shipping iPhone 4 today – along with T-Mobile UK , it was the last UK network to announce availability.…

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iPhone 4: And now we are 3 (Mobile)

The camel’s nose under Google’s tent A trio of Apple filings seek to patent mobile-application “systems and methods” for travel and online shopping — and to move us three steps closer to a Google-free world.…

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‘Death to browsers!’ cries Apple mobile-app patent

* – offensive humor may vary BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is preparing to launch an iPad competitor in November, and it will be called the BlackPad, according to a report citing two people familiar with the company’s plans.…

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RIM answers Apple iPad with…The BlackPad*

Judas Phone ‘death grip’ proven fatal More evidence has surfaced that Apple’s beleaguered Judas Phone does, indeed, have serious reception challenges — and today’s facts and figures come from a sophisticated source.…

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Boffins authenticate Apple ‘Antennagate’

Intel steps up its interest in using optical fibres for high speed interconnects in processor-based systems, developing a prototype silicon-based semiconductor laser to support 50Gbit/s optical links in computers.

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Intel Silicon Photonics

Signs Voda UK for heavy lifting TalkTalk is to launch its own mobile phone service, thanks to a deal with Vodafone UK.…

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TalkTalk talks up SIM only mobile deals

Shaves tariffs Last month, we reported T-Mobile UK’s price-plans for the iPhone 4. Today the telco start shipping the iphone, and has come in with lower tariffs .…

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T-Mobile UK pumps out the iPhone 4

Shaves tariffs Last month, we reported T-Mobile UK’s price-plans for the iPhone 4. Today the telco start shipping the iphone, and has come in with lower tariffs .…

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T-Mobile UK pumps out the iPhone 4

So who gets the DVD collection? A year after leaping into bed with O2, NatWest is no longer backing the operator’s pre-paid credit card offering, citing differences in strategic goals as the cause of the breakup.…

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NatWest dumps O2 Money