After months of delays, the NHS has finally launched its official contact tracing app in England and Wales. The NHS Covid-19 app will ask users who have been near someone with a positive coronavirus test result to self-isolate for fourteen days.
The Nokia 8.3 5G, one of the latest handsets to offer 5G alongside some pretty impressive mid-range specs, is now available to pre-order on O2, ahead of it going on sale on 8th October.
Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) earlier today and both the Galaxy S20 FE and S20 FE 5G are now available to pre-order on EE.
EE launched The Full Works Plan for iPhone pay monthly users back in August and the company has now extended the package to sim only users.
Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (FE) earlier today and both the Galaxy S20 FE and S20 FE 5G are now available to pre-order on O2.
Virgin Media has successfully delivered 2.2Gbps broadband speeds to homes in Thatcham, Berkshire through a real-world trial. The multi-gigabit speeds have been delivered via Virgin Media’s existing, future-proof cable network using broadband technology known as a DOCSIS 3.1 which brings faster, more reliable broadband speeds to customers’ homes.
O2 has marked the arrival of its new brand platform, Bubl, by taking the robot to TikTok. In the first ever robot dance on TikTok, O2 launched the O2BublDance Duet Competition on Thursday 17th September to showcase how O2 is there to help you whenever – even when its learning the latest dance routine.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and BT have formed a new strategic supplier partnership that will support the lifesaving charity’s aim of defeating drowning. BT has committed to supporting the charity for the next five years through supplying a new communications service and entering a partnership to develop innovative new technologies to help save lives.
Vodafone UK finally supports eSIMs in smartphones on its Pay Monthly plans. Promisingly, Vodafone says eSIMs will be provisioned using Vodafone’s accompanying online interface to load your eSIM on to your phone in just a few minutes rather than waiting days for a physical SIM card, or QR code to arrive in the post.
O2 has announced new flexible business tariffs for SMB customers, designed to suit their ever changing company needs. The new O2 Business tariffs include automatic data rollover and the option to increase or decrease their data allowances, giving them flexibility over their monthly usage.
Apple's 15 September event provided a wealth of new products and services, including the new eighth-generation iPad and new 2020 iPad Air, alongside the launch of the Apple Watch Series 6 and affordable new Apple Watch SE. The company also unveiled Family Setup - a new feature built into watchOS 7 that will allow for the setup of multiple Apple Watches though one iPhone.
The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability (RHN) in Putney has enlisted BT and start-up firm Microshare to introduce a smart Internet of Things (IoT) solution to help automate routine tasks to enable staff to spend more time with patients, and residents, and to reduce energy costs.
