File-sharers' TV tastes revealed
Millions of television viewers are now using illegal file-sharing services to access free and unauthorised copies of programmes, research has revealed.
BBC News

Dell’s results better than expected
Dell has made another significant loss this quarter, although the numbers have still beaten expectations. The company’s net profits were reported in its latest quarterly results as $472 million (£289 million), down 23 per cent compared to the same period last year.
IT PRO

Orange confirms purchase of Unanimis
Orange has confirmed the acquisition of online ad sales house Unanimis as it seeks to become the leader in the ad network market.
New Media Age

Vodafone UK making mobile internet free today
Vodafone UK has announced that its axing its usual 50p flat-rate day charge for mobile data for one day only, as a promotion to celebrate the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Mobile Entertainment

UK economy contracts 0.7%
The UK economy shrank by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter, marginally less than the 0.8 per cent initially estimated. That is much slower than the 2.4 per cent decline seen in the first quarter of 2009, although it is still a weaker performance than many economists originally expected.
Financial Times

Nokia unveils latest flagship phone: the N900
Nokia has announced the much talked about N900 to the world, featuring a new OS and upgraded features over last year's flagship model, the N97. The main difference is it's using the Maemo OS, which has been reserved for Nokia's internet tablets before, but now makes its debut in a phone-sized chassis. It's the same slide-out QWERTY form factor as the N97, but the N900 has a more responsive screen, a keyboard more similar to the E75, and crucially a new UI too.
Tech Radar

Spotify app approved for iPhone
Apple has approved the Spotify iPhone application, allowing users to stream music to their handsets. The company submitted the application to Apple's iTunes App Store for its approval in July. The application will be free, but will require the user to have a premium Spotify subscription, which costs £10 a month.
BBC News

Queues for £500 LG Watch Phone
Queues gathered outside Orange's Bond Street Station shop this morning as the LG Watch Phone went on sale. The device is available for £500 for a limited time only, although Orange has refused to name the cut-off for purchases. It will be made available from mid-September via the Orange online shop. The 3.5G device comes with a scratch resistant touchscreen interface, built-in speaker and MP3 player. To make a call, consumers can use the voice activation feature and flick their wrist to activate the call. Other features include a VGA camera, Bluetooth and eight different watch faces.
Mobile News

Vodafone mobile broadband to hit top HSDPA speed
Vodafone has begun upgrading its mobile broadband network to a theoretical maximum download speed of 14.4Mbps, the operator announced on Thursday. The move makes Vodafone the first British operator to roll out the highest specification for high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA). HSDPA, a variant of 3G technology, is expected to be superseded by HSPA Evolved (HSPA+), then by the long-term evolution (LTE) of 3G — with each upgrade providing speed boosts.
ZD Net

T-Mobile wins mobile broadband poll
YouGov surveyed 2,068 users in July and asked them for opinions on 15 consumer satisfaction metrics, such as ease of use and installation. T-Mobile achieved top scores in these two categories, in addition to customer satisfaction and billing. It also kept its position as the company with the highest ratings overall, having been placed first in two previous quarters when the same study was carried out.
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