Telecoms

Vodafone's decision time over US partner Verizon

Telegraph media and telecoms - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 21:00
Ahead of its full-year results, the telecoms group is under pressure to decide the fate of its stake in the Verizon joint venture. Christopher Williams reports    

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Vodafone urged to act on Verizon

Telegraph media and telecoms - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 21:00
Major shareholders have called on Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao to take action in response to Verizon's campaign to take full control of their joint venture, Verizon Wireless.    

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Stephen Fry backs new venture by Spitting Image veteran

Telegraph media and telecoms - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 21:00
Actor Stephen Fry and Peter Fluck, co-founder of Spitting Image, have invested in a new technology which creates digital, animated talking heads to broadcast spoken words to audiences over the internet.    

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The internet will revolutionise SME lending in the UK

Telegraph media and telecoms - Sat, 18/05/2013 - 20:30
The internet is transforming our economy and our lives. More than nine out of 10 flights are now booked online. Digital music, almost unknown a decade ago, already makes up 40pc of total sales.    

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Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Telegraph media and telecoms - Fri, 17/05/2013 - 13:12
The Financial Times website and multiple Twitter accounts belonging to the news organisation were hacked today, the company confirmed, apparently by hacker group the Syrian Electronic Army.    

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Dell profits plunge 79pc as consumers shun PCs

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 22:44
US computer giant Dell has seen quarterly profits plunge 79pc from a year ago, as a consumer shift away from PCs hammered the company's bottom line.    

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Brand Beckham set to scale even greater heights after his retirement from football

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 22:00
David Beckham could easily earn more per year in retirement than during his playing career, marketing experts have predicted.    

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Facebook and Twitter launch Google Glass apps

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 21:34
Facebook and Twitter have launched applications for Google Glass as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.    

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Guardian editor's heir apparent defects to the BBC

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 20:45
The man who was expected to follow Alan Rusbridger as editor in chief will become editor of Newsnight.    

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Talk Talk investment in broadband hits profit

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 07:16
TalkTalk said its annual profits tumbled 21pc as it invested in growing its broadband-based television service to compete with rivals BT, BSkyB and Virgin Media.    

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Guardian deputy editor to head up BBC's Newsnight

Telegraph media and telecoms - Thu, 16/05/2013 - 05:28
The Guardian's deputy editor has been chosen to head up the BBC's current affairs programme Newsnight, replacing its previous editor who was forced out following the Jimmy Savile scandal.    

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Pinewood Studios' greenbelt expansion plans rejected again

Telegraph media and telecoms - Wed, 15/05/2013 - 18:07
Chairman brands councillors who rejected proposals "irrational" and vowed to appeal to the government.    

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Google shares surge to new record above $900

Telegraph media and telecoms - Wed, 15/05/2013 - 16:15
Google shares leapt to a new all-time high Wednesday, as the internet giant opened its developers' conference.    

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TalkTalk backs Peppa Pig over BT's Premier League football

Telegraph media and telecoms - Wed, 15/05/2013 - 15:58
TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding has insisted her firm does not need to respond to BT's high-profile offer of free sports channels for broadband subscribers, as she prepares to deliver annual results on Thursday.    

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Google chief Larry Page reveals his vocal chords are paralysed

Telegraph media and telecoms - Wed, 15/05/2013 - 04:55
Google co-founder says his partially paralysed vocal cords will not stop him from running the search giant.    

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Auction winner pays $610,000 for cup of coffee with Apple chief Tim Cook

Telegraph media and telecoms - Tue, 14/05/2013 - 20:12
An auction winner has paid $610,000 (£400,000) to have a cup of coffee with Apple chief executive Tim Cook.    

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Yahoo!: 'We want to be cool again'

Telegraph media and telecoms - Tue, 14/05/2013 - 17:09
Yahoo! needs to break away from its "aging demographic", the company's finance chief has said.    
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Sony urged to spin off film and music arm

Telegraph media and telecoms - Tue, 14/05/2013 - 15:52
American hedge fund tycoon Daniel Loeb argues the move could help bolster the Japanese company.    

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Channel 4 makes loss after Paralympics investment

Telegraph media and telecoms - Tue, 14/05/2013 - 12:53
Channel 4 swung to its first annual loss in four years after it poured cash reserves into programme-making such as its high-profile coverage of the Paralympic Games.    

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Channel 4 makes loss on Paralympics investment

Telegraph media and telecoms - Tue, 14/05/2013 - 12:53
Channel 4 swung to its first annual loss in four years after it poured cash reserves into programme-making such as its high-profile coverage of the Paralympic Games.    

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