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When the Blackberry Playbook tablet launched last year, the UK retail price for the 16GB version was £399. You can now get this nifty tablet for just £169. Although this is a pretty powerful little tablet, it’s not caught the public’s imagination, and so Blackberry dropped the price last year. They’ve now slashed the price [...]

If you use a mobile broadband dongle for your laptop for 3G access on the move, here’s a handy tip worth exploring. There are two main problems with using the 3G network for browsing – Speed and Cost. Here’s a solution to both of these problems. OnSpeed is a clever little software solution that speeds [...]

Been considering buying a tablet computer, such as an iPad? Our new podcast might be of interest. For Show #60 of FrequencyCast, our Tech and TV podcast, presenters Carl and Pete explore the craze of tablet computers, then put the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab head to head. If you’ve not heard the [...]

Contining their expansion as an Internet Service Provider, satellite broadcaster BSkyB has just acquired the wi-fi hotspot service The Cloud. The Cloud currently has around 5000 hotspots in the UK, and its expected that these will soon be available to Sky Broadband customers. More on this story at The Register This announcement came in the [...]

Our lads have just completed their hands-on review of the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352. This tiny little box act as a portable wireless wi-fi base station that will allow up to 5 devices to connect to the Internet. The MiFi connects to the mobile Internet using a SIM card and network of your choice, and [...]

When it comes to Mobile Internet, o2′s fastest for music downloads in the UK, and fastest work web pages in London, at least according to a recent survey by network measurement specialists Siroda (and verified by the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications) Tests were completed in 150 locations in the UK at peak periods over [...]