UK Carrier Orange Teams Up With Apple, Offers Customers 1 Free Movie Rental Per Week
European mobile carrier Orange today launched a new “Film To Go” service in the UK which now allows its customers to rent one free movie per week from the iTunes Movie store. Each week a new movie will be available for Orange customers and will be downloadable on the Thursday – this week the movie...
P2P lawyers get their comeuppance in the form of fines, suspension
You know the many US lawyers sending out warning letters on behalf of copyright holders, threatening alleged Internet movie pirates with federal lawsuits and possible $150,000 fines unless they pay a few thousand dollars ......
iPhone preferred by adults, BlackBerry by teens in the UK
A recent Ofcom survey suggests the iPhone is the favorite handset among adults in the UK, while the BlackBerry is preferred by teens. Almost one in three (32%) UK adults with a smartphone rock an iPhone and 37% of teens carry a BlackBerry.
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Shock, awe: British government agrees that copyright has gone too far
The British government today pledged (PDF) to enact significant changes to copyright law, including orphan works reforms and the introduction of new copyright exceptions. And the tone of the comments was surprising: the g...
The Ultimate Stress Relief: Tea and Kittens
Are you stressed? Of course you are. We’re all stressed. What with global economic meltdown, internet security rapidly becoming a joke, unrest in Libya and the Middle East, gas prices soaring, even our beloved newspaper barons under attack from pretty much everyone....UK job posting sets off iPhone 5 launch date speculation
CNET UK noticed a job posting on Reed calling for full-time, seasonal sales staff to work from August 16 through October 29. The posting specifically asks for people with knowledge of the iPhone and/or mobile phone sales, and it notes that successfu...
New Apple Store Opens In Reading, UK
Reported earlier this week after a five-year wait that saw several rumors constantly claiming Apple had finalized work on the location, a new Apple retail store opened this morning in Reading, UK, at the Oracle Shopping Centre. The Oracle Reading centre “is located in Reading town centre on the banks of the River Kennet, just...
65 percent of connected apps run iOS in UK
The GSMA released its April Mobile Metrics report, which shows that 65% of devices using connected applications in the UK are powered by iOS; about 30% of devices run Android, and a meager 1% use Symbian. This report measures the number of wireless ...
In The UK, 65% Of Connected Apps Run On iOS
Various smartphone OS market share data typically covers the US market, but a report out today by the industry body GSMA has investigated the UK market. The organisation collaborated with comScore to create a ‘connected apps’ index, measuring the usage of apps that had data access. It used that data to calculate what smartphone OS was...
Apple Planning New Store in Sydney, Grand Opening in Reading This Saturday
According to two separate reports from the well-sourced ifoAppleStore.com, Apple is about to open a new retail location in Reading, UK, on Saturday. The grand opening, scheduled for June 25 at 9.30 AM, comes after a five-year wait that saw rumors constantly pinpointing the new Reading Apple Store about an hour west of London. Located...
Now Brits Can Pay For Pizza With Their iPhones
Customers in UK pizza chain Pizza Express can now pay their bills with a Paypal account via an iPhone. The chain’s new app does all the usual stuff – finds your nearest restaurant, gives you directions, shows you the menu, even...UK GQ subscribers will get iPad version for free
Conde Nast has told Pocket-lint that UK subscribers to its print edition of GQ will get the iPad version of the magazine for free. Currently the UK GQ Magazine iPad app is a free download, but users have to pay £2.40 per issue. However, Conde ...
