Tag: .uk
Orange and Barclaycard bring NFC smartphone payments to the high street
Orange and Barclaycard have launched their long-awaited partnership to bring NFC payments to UK high-street stores. Called "Quick Tap", users can make purchases of up to £15 with the system, with stores such as Eat, Subway and Pret A…
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play priced and dated for the UK
Play.com have become the first retailer to announce a price and release date for the forthcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia Play handset, officially unveiled last week at MWC in Barcelona. £519.99 will bag you the PlayStation-certified Xperia Play SIM-free, which…
UK crime maps launch: a step towards "accountability and transparency" or scaremongering?
Detailed maps on crime hotspots and anti-social behaviour in the UK have gone live today, in a move that Nick Herbert, minister for policing and criminal justice, said was a "very important step in accountability and transparency". By entering a…
Sorry Apple: BlackBerry UK's most popular smartphone in 2010
Apple's iPhone may steal the headlines when it comes to flashy apps and celebrity fans, but when it comes to cold, hard sales figures, it still isn't the leader of the pack. That lofty position is reserved for RIM's BlackBerry…
Railway Hill in Canterbury named Britain's slowest street for broadband
Think your broadband internet connection is slow? Think again. Spare a thought this afternoon for the residents of Railway Hill in Cantebury, Kent. They've just been given the dubious honour of having been named Britain's slowest street for broadband, averaging…
Conservatives pressurising ISPs to block porn in the UK
The Conservative government are in talks with internet service providers to put a blanket block on porn sites in the UK, in order to protect young children from adult content. Stating that 60 percent of nine to eighteen year olds…
Nintendo 3DS Euro press conference hints at Spring launch
Nintendo's long-awaited Nintendo 3DS console could be the star of a European press conference due to take place in Amsterdam on 19th January. Are we to finally get a solid UK release date for the auto-stereoscopic 3D handheld? Set for…
Google Zeitgeist reveals UK's top searches for 2010
Google have just released its Zeitgeist list of the most searched for terms in the UK over the course of 2010. As ever, the usual faces sit at the top of the list: BBC, YouTube, Hotmail and Ebay are…
UK To Have The Best Broadband Network In Europe By 2015
Earlier today the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, announced the government will spend £830 million in a drive to give the UK the best broadband network in Europe by 2015. Hunt outlined the ambition to push forward the governments plans…
BBC iPlayer goes global in 2011
The BBC will be taking their catch-up TV streaming service iPlayer on a world tour in 2011, as the UK exclusive service is set to go global. With a US version planned first and an international launch to follow, the…