uk-hotdailynews: 2015-04-29 U.K. Technology

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Samsung's Profit Hit by Bigger iPhones, Sinks 39 Percent
New York Times
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. said its first quarter net profit plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing earnings from its mobile business to less than half from a year earlier. The company reported ...

Samsung profit sinks on smartphone woes   Financial Times
Samsung profit slumps 40% as won gains, Apple lures customers   Livemint
Samsung mobile profit slips again as semiconductor more profitable   ZDNet
PCWorld
Reuters UK
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Apple BANS watch apps from Apple Watch – techno-absurdity in 2015
The Register
Apple has banned Watch apps that tell the time from the App Store – and therefore from fanbois' wrists. The terms and conditions of the store explicitly state that telling time is a no-go. You'll just have to use the watch faces provided by the Cupertino idiot-tax ...

Apple is rejecting Watch apps that only tell the time   Mashable
Apple net profit increases by 33%; reports jump in revenue from China   Economic Times
Chinese demand for Apple's big-screen phones fuel sales growth   Reuters Canada

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LG G4 launches with next-level camera... but clad in leather
TechRadar
We already knew just about everything there was to know about the LG G4, but the leather-clad smartphone has just been officially revealed. Facing front, this doesn't look like a smartphone that's shaking things up massively, though LG says its its 5.5-inch ...

LG G4 specs leaked ahead of official launch   Telegraph.co.uk
LG G4 full specs revealed   SlashGear
LG G4 release date, launch, price, and new specs: G4 specs leak ahead of ...   PC Pro
Android Community
Android Headlines - Android News
India Today
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DRIVING LICENCE CHANGES: When do paper driving licences stop?
North Devon Journal
Motorists will now have to hit the web to check their driving record as paper licences are abolished on this date. Drivers are being advised to rip up their paper "counterpart" licences and go online after that date as they no longer be valid. However, older style ...

AA and RAC warn scrapping paper driving licence could lead to trouble with ...   mirror.co.uk
Hold on to you driving licenses   HGV UK
New paperless driving licence - all you need to know   Maidstone and Medway News
Telegraph.co.uk
WalesOnline
Daily Mail
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Mortal Kombat X review - the best game the franchise has ever seen
mirror.co.uk
A blood-soaked series that needs no introduction, Mortal Kombat has in the past traded depth for brutal, extravagant vulgarity. Mortal Kombat X bucks that trend by offering complexity and polish to go along with its delinquency. The first striking move it makes ...

Mortal Kombat X review   Telegraph.co.uk
UK Sales Chart: Mortal Kombat X Claims Victory for a Second Week in a Row   PlayStation LifeStyle
UK chart – top three unchanged   Games Asylum

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EE pays £400m dividend to Orange and Deutsche Telekom
Financial Times
Britain's largest mobile operator EE paid shareholders Orange and Deutsche Telekom more than £400m last quarter ahead of its sale to BT that is expected before the end of its financial year. EE needs to distribute 90 per cent of its free cash flow every half ...

EE 4G tops 9.3 million subscribers   Broadbandchoices News
EE Results for the First Quarter to 31 March 2015   HEXUS
EE reveals 9.3 million 4G customers in Q1 earnings report   ITProPortal
Daily Mail
The Times (subscription)
This is Money
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TalkTalk raises line rental by £1.50 a month and gets rid of free local calls for ...
This is Money
TalkTalk is raising its charges for broadband, TV and landline services and getting rid of free local calls for 200,000 customers. From June, certain packages will go up by £1.50 per month. Customers wishing to avoid the higher prices have a 30-day window to ...

TalkTalk raises broadband prices up to 43pc as it focuses on mobile growth   Telegraph.co.uk
TalkTalk introduces unlimited SIM plan which is a total bargain   ITProPortal
TalkTalk introduces unlimited mobile SIM-only plan   Broadbandchoices News
TrustedReviews
Mobile News
Mobile Today
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Now make free calls to freephone numbers from your mobile phone!
Mobile Choice
Mobile regulatory body Ofcom has confirmed that you will now be able to make calls to freephones from your mobile number for free! From July, calls to freephone numbers '0800 and 0808' from both landlines and mobile numbers will be completely free of ...

Freephone finally means free: 0800 calls to cost nothing from mobile phones   BT.com
Broadcasters told by Ofcom to make phone-in charges simpler   City A.M.
Mobile users charged for 0800 numbers will dial for free after fees are outlawed   Daily Mail
BBC News
The Times (subscription)
Cable.co.uk
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Campaigners say A9 average speed cameras have led to 'significant' changes in ...
The Courier
Controversial average speed cameras on the A9 have prompted “significant” changes in driver behaviour, safety campaigners have said. Since the so-called yellow vultures went live in October, the number of vehicles speeding along the route has fallen from ...

A9 average speed cameras 'changing driver behaviour'   BBC News

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