uk-hotdailynews: 2015-01-18 U.K. Technology

Mobile customers 'overpay by £5.4bn per year'
Telegraph.co.uk
Mobile phone customers are collectively overpaying by £5.42 billion per year by being on the wrong contract for their usage. New research by consumer watchdog Which? has revealed that many mobile customers are either by paying for texts, minutes and ...

70 per cent of phone owners are paying more than they need to   Daily Mail
Mobile customers lose £5.4bn yearly thanks to bad contracts   TrustedReviews
Mobile Owners 'Overpay By £5.4bn Annually'   Sky News
ITProPortal
Mirror.co.uk
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CNET

Dear Google Glass, bye for now (and maybe forever)
CNET
Technically Incorrect: Google insists that Google Glass is moving onward and upward. But in withdrawing it from sale, isn't the company admitting that people really didn't want it? by Chris Matyszczyk · @ChrisMatyszczyk; 18 January 2015, 11:18 am AEDT.
Claire Black: Looking through Google's Glass darkly   Scotsman
Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Announced The 'Death' Of Goggle Glass   Live Trading News
Why I'm still excited about Google Glass   Computerworld
The Guardian
PC Advisor
KRQE News 13
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CNET

Elon Musk is trying to bring the Internet to space
CNET
The SpaceX CEO wants to build a satellite network high above Earth that would speed up the Internet and bring access to underserved communities. And he'll use the profits to help colonize Mars. by Donna Tam · @DonnaYTam; 18 January 2015, 9:48 am ...

This Is Elon Musk's Plan To Build A Space Internet   Gizmodo Australia
Elon Musk wants high-speed internet for all   The Hoops News
Elon Musk's SpaceX to build satellite Internet network to fund Mars missions   SMN Weekly
Capitalberg
National Monitor
Design & Trend
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Google leading talks to buy Softcard
Financial Times
Google is leading talks to acquire Softcard, a troubled mobile payments company that is being eyed by a number of potential suitors, said people familiar with the matter. The search engine giant is interested in buying the small payments group controlled by a ...

Report: Google may purchase Softcard to boost its mobile payment efforts   PCWorld
Google reportedly in talks to buy mobile-payments company Softcard   CNET
Google Is In Talks With Mobile Payments Company Softcard   TechCrunch
Reuters
SlashGear
NDTV
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British Army uses Oculus Rift for recruitment with virtual tank
SlashGear
Virtual reality headsets are still a little ways out from reaching mainstream consumer adoption, but they're certainly finding use in more and more unexpected places. For example: The British Army has begun a new recruitment drive that uses the Oculus Rift to ...

Experience what it's REALLY like to fight on the front line: Army uses Oculus Rift ...   Daily Mail
Army uses virtual reality to attract reservists   Telegraph.co.uk
Virtual reality ORGY? 3D porn comes to Oculus Rift with online adult game   Mirror.co.uk
ITProPortal
MCV
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Ofcom: BT should cuddle, not squeeze, broadband rivals
Full-Time Whistle
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - BT's ability to bid aggressively in the upcoming Premier League soccer rights auction could be limited by a plan from regulator Ofcom to monitor the price it charges rivals to access its key superfast fibre network. Editor : David ...

BT faces tough new broadband tests   BBC News
BT's £12.5bn mobile ambitions hit by new broadband price controls   Telegraph.co.uk
BT faces new rules on broadband margins   Financial Times
The Register
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Whatsapp Could be Banned From UK Prime Minister Plans
JBG News
Surveillance plans laid out by Prime Minister, David Cameron, may ban encrypted messaging services like Whatsapp. In an attempt to combat active terrorism in the UK, if David Cameron wins next year's election, messaging services that allow communication ...

Lavabit founder condemns David Cameron's 'insane' plan to ban encryption   The Guardian
Secret US cybersecurity report: encryption vital to protect private data   The Guardian
Why David Cameron's crusade against encryption could backfire on business   CITY A.M.
Eagle Radio
SC Magazine UK
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Samsung Galaxy S6 may come with Exynos SoC
Full-Time Whistle
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is getting stripped back, according to reports. We round up everything there is to know about the Samsung Galaxy S6 'Project Zero' smartphone, including UK release date, specs, rumours and concept images. Also see: Samsung ...

Samsung Galaxy S5 Android Lollipop UI vs Galaxy S5 on KitKat   Phones Review
iPhone 6 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A7   3G.co.uk
Samsung Galaxy S6 may snub overheating Snapdragon 810 chip   TechRadar
Forbes
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Second Alleged Hacker Arrested in UK for DDoS Attacks on PSN and XBL
Arcade Sushi
Justice is back for a another serving as a supposed hacker from the Lizard Squad hacker group has been arrested for hacking, swatting, death threats and being involved in the cyber attacks against Xbox and PlayStation made on Christmas. The UK's South ...

Database of Lizard Stresser Tool clients leaked, more than 14241 users leaked   Techworm
Teenager arrested in UK for cyber attacks on PS4 and Xbox One services   The Next Digit
Second Lizard Squad Member Arrested In UK   GameSided
ITProPortal
V3.co.uk
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Ofcom's planning for 5G to be available by 2020
Full-Time Whistle
The future 5G mobile data network could be used for real time holographic video chats, according to Ofcom. The UK's communications regulator has begun the consultation process (via Gigaom) over how a 6GHz radio spectrum could be used. Editor : David ...

Ofcom considers 5G technology   Financial Times
5G could be used for real-time holographic video, says UK's Ofcom   Gigaom
Ofcom consults on '5G' mobile   Advanced Television
TechWeekEurope UK
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