Apple has just wrapped up their announcement of the long-expected iPad. It’s essentially a large iPhone. Here’s a summary: Screen: 9.7inch multitouch Battery: 10 hours Price: $499 for the 16GB version (appox £310). Availability: 60 days for wi-fi version in the US – longer for 3G. “International” expected June/July 2010 Dataplans: 250Meg a month on [...]
Archive Stories: January, 2010
Apple iPad announcement
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BT rolls out up to 40 Meg broadband
BT has today launched their new “BT Infinity” product (cue Buzz Lightyear jokes…) BT Infinity is BT’s fibre optic broadband service and offers customers speeds of up to 40 Meg (for downloads) and 10 Meg for uploads. Prices: £19.99 (20 Gig a month download) or £24.99 (unlimited download) Installation: Free installation. An engineer will need [...]
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Is this the answer to poor mobile phone coverage?
If you’re not able to get a strong Vodafone signal where you live, you may be pleased to know that Vodafone offer a solution. Known as a Femtocell, this is a box that plugs into your fixed broadband connection and uses the Internet to provide you with your own mobile phone base station. Vodafone launched [...]
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imax mini UK review online
Trapped indoors by at least 2 inches of show has focussed our PC reviewer to crack on with a review of the Packard Bell imax mini. This is a small but impressive micro (a.k.a. nettop) PC that sits quietly on a desk or in a lounge behaving just like a larger PC – top selling [...]
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Tiscali Broadband – Time to switch?
On the 7th of January 2010, existing Tiscali Broadband, Phone and TV customers will find themselves switched over to TalkTalk. This follows last year’s acquision of Tiscali by the Carphone Warehouse. Current Tiscali customers that only use Broadband will find that their monthly bill will rise from £14.99 a month to £19.99 a month, unless [...]
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