Ofcom calls on BT to cut charges for broadband

Communications watchdog Ofcom has called on BT to cut wholesale broadband and landline prices, but insiders at the telecoms giant said it was too early to tell whether the difference will be passed on to customers.

Microsoft takes Google complaint to Europe

Following a decade of battles with the European Commission, Microsoft has surprised the market by calling on its old foe to rein in Google, claiming the search engine giant was engaging in anti-competitive practices.

Vodafone buys out Essar in India for $5bn

Vodafone and Essar have settled a dispute over its Indian joint venture with the UK mobile giant agreeing to buy out its partner in a deal worth $5bn (£3bn).

Microsoft and Intel launch ‘bring your own laptop to work’ schemes

You can’t always blame the folk in the IT department for the wheezing, malfunctioning computers that you may have to contend with on a daily basis in the course of doing your job. These battle-hardened men and women, toting their admin passwords and U…

Adult industry enraged as ‘Porn Wikileaks’ gives stars’ real names

Erotic stars such as Jenna Jameson, her male counterpart Seymore Butts and Charlie Sheen’s latest inamorata, 24-year-old blonde former centrefold Bree Olson, are all so mainstream that their lives are detailed in Wikipedia.

Adult industry enraged as ‘Porn Wikileaks’ gives stars’ real names

Erotic stars such as Jenna Jameson, her male counterpart Seymore Butts and Charlie Sheen’s latest inamorata, 24-year-old blonde former centrefold Bree Olson, are all so mainstream that their lives are detailed in Wikipedia.

Facebook builds universal mobile app for its 250 million mobile users

Facebook has scrapped its old approach to mobile phone social networking and has launched a brand new mobile web experience that can be used on any device.

Latest Korean cars on show in Seoul – follow this and other major events with the apps below

This week the new exhibition The Cult of Beauty opens at the V&A in London, fashion heads East with Russian Fashion Week, the latest Korean cars will be unveiled in Seoul – follow all these events and more with the apps below.

Wireless music streaming and web-wide social networks dominate tech headlines

Hot topics in the tech blogs for the week ending April 1 include the launch of Amazon Cloud Player, Google’s new +1 social network, iPhone 5 delays and WWDC, Android Market in-app billing, and the removal of the “#DickBar” from Twitter’s iOS app.

Tech agenda: smart efficiency on show at Hannover Messe

More than 6,500 companies from 65 countries will be at Hannover Messe this week to show how technology can provide “smart efficiency” solutions to global challenges like mobility, climate protection and resource management.

 
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