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• We’re all excited about VR but don’t forget about normal gaming

  03-01-2019 18:09
  The gaming segment of the entertainment industry is one which is often overlooked, but it is quickly turning into an incredibly profitable one which could be a pain for the telcos.
  The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has compiled the figures for the various segments across the last 12 months in the UK, and to say than digital is taking over would be the understatement of the year (albeit we’re only three days in).
  Driven by the adoption of services such as Netflix and Amazon, as
  
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• Options are running out for net neutrality supporters

  03-01-2019 17:16
  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has released a gloating statement after Democrats failed to invalidate the pompously named ‘Restoring Internet Freedom’ order, making the path for net neutrality much rockier.
  In June last year, net neutrality was officially struck from the FCC rulebook as the ink dried on the aforementioned order. There has been much protest and opposition to the rules, and while there are still routes to restore the Tom Wheeler-era rules, the number of options are getting smal
  
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• The London Underground tube map made in a WW2 prisoner of war camp

  03-01-2019 14:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  A photograph of a London Underground tube map made in a WW2 prisoner of war camp has emerged from a collection taken by a British inmate in the prison camp.
  The album of 200 photos shows Allied prisoners of war being held at the Stalag XVIII-A prison in southern Austria, and showed how the prisoners kept themselves busy and entertained while imprisoned.
  They were kept in the prisoner of war camp alongside other Russian, Polish and French fighters during World War Two, and had to make their own e
  
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• German Gov told to sell DT stake

  03-01-2019 12:33
  The Chief of the Monopolies Commission in Germany has suggested the German government should sell its stake in Deutsche Telekom over conflict of interest fears.
  Achim Wambach, the President of the Monopolies Commission, has made the call on the grounds the German government is currently sitting in a suspect position on both sides of the fence, according to local newspaper Wirtschafts Woche. Although there is no suggestion this position is currently being abused, owning a notable share of a major
  
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• Google wins FCC approval for gesture control tests

  03-01-2019 12:01
  Google has finally won regulatory approval from the FCC to start testing the more advanced features of Project Soli, a radar-based motion sensor to allow the user to control devices through gestures.
  The approval document, which you can read here, will allow Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects unit greater freedoms in testing the technology, which might look familiar if you are a fan of Tom Cruise’s Minority Report. Just when innovation is grinding to a halt in the smartphone s
  
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• Apple points finger at China for financial woes

  03-01-2019 11:26
  It seems the anti-China sentiment is pretty infectious as Apple pins the blame for the company’s shrinking bank account on the misery consumers hiding behind the Great Wall.
  For years it seemed Apple was able to defy industry trends. Despite the fact global smartphone shipments were slowing, irrelevant to the fact there was little innovation emerging from the handset segment and in spite of charging a small fortune for the devices, Apple was still able to bleed the iCultists dry. However,
  
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• Tickets Alert: Trooping the Colour and the Garter Ceremony

  03-01-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Each year, two major regal ceremonies take place, and you can request tickets to attend them.
  Trooping the ColourThe annual dose of pomp and ceremony in Horseguards where lots of people march around the gravel covered square and salute the Queen on her dais.
  Tickets for seated stands around Horse Guards Parade are allocated by ballot with entry permitted during January February only.
  To request tickets, there’s now a simple online form to complete (used to be letters in the post).
  If your
  
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• Vodafone and Orange keep the faith with Huawei for Spanish 5G trials

  03-01-2019 01:00
  Chinese tech giant, Huawei, will conduct a series of high profile 5G trials in Spain, with two of Europe's biggest telcos.
  Huawei will work with both Orange and Vodafone on a series of separate 5G initiatives in Pamplona, Andalucía, Malaga and Seville…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Three UK doubles down on online safety with new partnership

  03-01-2019 01:00
  Britain's fourth biggest mobile network operator, Three UK, has formed a strategic partnership with online security specialists Internet Matters.
  The partnership will see the pair working closely together to tackle a series of security challenges and improve child safety online…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Qatar issues commercial 5G licences for Vodafone and Ooredoo

  03-01-2019 01:00
  Qatar's telecoms regulator, the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), has updated the mobile licences of Vodafone Qatar and Ooredoo, in a move which will allow the pair to launch commercial 5G services across the Gulf State.
  Until now, the pair had been using licences granted on a pre…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• DT calls for more collaboration to deliver gigabit Germany

  03-01-2019 01:00
  Germany must do more to facilitate the rollout of ultrafast and hyperfast broadband networks across the country, according to Deutsche Telekom's chief executive, Tim Höttges.
  Höttges called on the German government and the country's telecoms regulators to remove barriers and incentivise the build out of full fibre networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Apple lowers revenue forecast as US trade-war with China bites

  03-01-2019 01:00
  US technology giant Apple has lowered its revenue forecast for the first quarter of 2019, blaming challenging conditions in the Chinese market for the downward revision. Apple reduced its forecasted revenue for Q1 2019 to $84 billion, down from the previous projection of $89-93 billion. In a letter to his company's shareholder's, Apple's CEO…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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