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Tech Digest daily roundup: All mobile owners to get Covid booster message
Every mobile phone owner in the UK will be sent a text message on Boxing Day urging them to get a booster jab if they have not already done so, following a request from ministers to BT and other networks. The appeal to those aged 18 and over is the latest attempt by the Government…
EE to launch enhanced 5G service for stronger indoor coverage
EE is preparing to deploy the next stage of 5G at sites up and down the UK from October, as part of its commitment to deliver high-performance mobile phone coverage. The move will deliver improved indoor 5G performance on the latest devices, which it hopes will reiterate EE’s position as the number one network for…
EE adds Netflix to its Smart handset and SIM plans
BT-owned mobile phone operator EE has unveiled the addition of Netflix for its Smart handset and Smart SIM plans, as well as a new and exclusive Full Works plan for Android devices. Customers who pick Netflix as their Smart benefit receive the Netflix Basic plan worth £5.99 per month which they can watch on their…
Mobile competition intensifies but EE still leads way, claims study
The new Mobile Performance Review report for the first half of 2021 from RootMetrics by IHS Markit has revealed intensifying competition among the UK’s mobile operators. EE remains the operator to beat across all levels of testing, Vodafone improved in multiple areas and Virgin Media O2 ranked first in a performance category at the UK-wide level for the very…
Tech Digest daily round up: EE main winner in Rootmetrics awards
EE has once again won the most awards in RootMetrics’ UK mobile network tests, however all four of the country's big operators appear to be making their services more reliable and faster as they continue to rollout 5G technology across their infrastructure. RootMetrics, which conducted 650,000 tests across all four UK nations and in 16…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Sweat used to power medical sensors
Small biofuel cells can harvest enough energy from the sweat on a person’s fingertips to power wearable medical sensors that track health and nutrition – and because our fingertips are one of the sweatiest parts of the body, the sensors could be powered all day. Lu Yin at the University of California, San Diego, and…
EE becomes latest operator to charge for EU roaming
EE has become the latest mobile operator to announce that it will charge new UK customers extra to use their mobile phones in the EU, following a similar announcement from rival O2 yesterday. It will charge new customers or those upgrading after July 7th £2 a day when they use their phones in 47 European…
Telecoms companies need to improve customer service, claims Ofcom
Telecoms firms need to go further in tackling customer service problems, despite the support they offered during the pandemic, Ofcom has found. In 2019, the UK’s biggest broadband, phone and pay-TV providers committed to putting fairness at the heart of their businesses and going beyond their legal obligations for how they treat their customers. Ofcom’s review of progress against those commitments has found that many companies have taken steps to provide fairer deals,…
1 in 5 turn to mobile gaming for first time during lockdown
Millions of adults have turned to their mobile phone for gaming for the first time over the past year – with the garden shed among one of the top locations. A study of 1,500 smartphone owners found the number of ‘mobile gamers’ – people who play video games on mobile phones – has seen a…
Noel Clarke stars in EE Film Story ahead of BAFTAs
Ahead of the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards weekend on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 April, title sponsor EE has debuted its latest EE Film Story, starring actor, director, writer and producer, Noel Clarke. The short film is screened online just days before voting for the much-anticipated EE Rising Star Award - won by…
