Maps show UK fibre rollout plans 
Photos The research firm Point Topic has drawn up maps based on its predictions of UK fibre coverage by the end of 2012 [12 Nov 2009]
- UK fibre rollout? my eye! - tHeClAw
Sony Ericsson goes Android with Xperia X10
Photos The manufacturer has unveiled the Microsoft Exchange-supporting X10, its first handset to use Google's open-source mobile operating system [03 Nov 2009]
Digital Economy Bill: Industry disputes gov't claims
News ISPs are fiercely contesting government claims that they support the Digital Economy Bill's anti-copyright-infringement measures, while Telnic has warned of official threats to Icann's authority [17:06 GMT]
Digital Economy Bill gets tough on file-sharers
News The government has ruled out jail terms for copyright infringement, but the Digital Economy Bill opens the way for disconnecting repeat infringers [10:38 GMT]
Sony Ericsson releases cross-platform app tool
News WebSDK is a toolkit that allows developers to create software for Sony Ericsson's Android and Symbian-based handsets [19 Nov 2009]
Salesforce to launch social networking for businesses
News The cloud-computing specialist has announced its Salesforce Chatter service to build social-networking services into its customers' business operations starting in 2010 [19 Nov 2009]
O2 to boost mobile broadband coverage
News The operator, which currently has the least 3G coverage in the UK, intends to build or upgrade 1,500 base-station sites by the end of next year [18 Nov 2009]
Swindon promises city-wide Wi-Fi mesh network
News The network, to be developed through a public-private partnership, will aim to give all Swindon residents free internet access and potentially allow wireless CCTV and smart metering [17 Nov 2009]
Sony Ericsson X10 Android due in February
News The manufacturer's first Android handset will go on sale in February, according to a page on Sony Ericsson's website [16 Nov 2009]
Windows Mobile loses nearly a third of market share
News Microsoft's mobile operating system lost 28 percent of its smartphone market share over the past year, according to analysts at Gartner [13 Nov 2009]
3 to throttle P2P traffic in peak periods
News From Monday, file-sharers using 3's mobile network will take second place to other users in some areas [13 Nov 2009]
Tandberg shareholders lukewarm on Cisco bid
News Only a small group of Tandberg shareholders have so far backed Cisco's bid to acquire the video-conferencing company [11 Nov 2009]
Samsung launches 'Bada' open mobile platform
News The mobile platform will allow developers to create applications for millions of Samsung mobile phones [11 Nov 2009]
700 jobs to go as Ericsson abandons UK R&D
News The networking infrastructure firm will move its R&D, along with some of its global services, to countries that are more 'high-growth' [10 Nov 2009]
UK unaffected by Nokia recall of 14m chargers
News The handset giant has set up a charger exchange programme after several models were found to have poor build quality that creates a risk of electrical shock [10 Nov 2009]
Mozilla takes email closer to the cloud
Analysis Mozilla Messaging, while about to release the Thunderbird 3 desktop email software, is also turning its attention to cloud computing with its Raindrop project [09 Nov 2009]
Skype deal averts shutdown, allows sale
News The VoIP company's founders will regain some control over the firm and eBay will be able to sell off a majority stake in Skype, after settling an intellectual property dispute [06 Nov 2009]
Mobile industry decides on LTE voice standard
News LTE, the successor to 3G, will use a technology based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) framework to carry voice and text messages [06 Nov 2009]
More Virgin trains get on-board Wi-Fi
News Virgin Trains launches of Wi-Fi broadband services on its fleet of 21 Super Voyager Trains travelling from Euston to North Wales and Chester [06 Nov 2009]
Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week
News Mozilla Messaging plans to issue release candidate 1 of Thunderbird 3 as soon as Monday, with the final version expected later in November [06 Nov 2009]
European 'internet freedom' law agreed
News Lawmakers agree to protect internet users from disconnection without due process, a move that means a raft of EU telecoms reforms can pass into law [05 Nov 2009]
Gov't mobile working project saved from axe
News Project Nomad, the local government scheme to support mobile and flexible working, has been protected from closure [05 Nov 2009]
- Another Quango that continues - 1000215420
Sign-ups begin for BT's cloud-phone Ribbit service
News Ribbit Mobile, which will let users make or answer mobile-phone calls on the internet and convert voicemails to text, will open to the public as a beta trial early next year [04 Nov 2009]
Olympics digital radio system gets funding boost
News The Home Office has announced a £39m investment to increase the capability of the emergency services' Airwave system for the London 2012 Games [04 Nov 2009]
Nokia Siemens plans thousands of layoffs
News The loss-making networking company could get rid of more than 4,500 staff worldwide in a bid to become profitable [03 Nov 2009]
