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Virgin Media O2 does U-turn on European roaming charges for UK customers

Virgin Media O2 – which owns both the O2 and Virgin Mobile networks – has announced a U-turn on European roaming charges for UK customers following Brexit… Background Normally when you travel outside your own country and continue to use your own SIM, you will pay “roaming” charges for calls, texts, and data. In some cases, these charges will be extremely high, and in others, they will…
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Gurman: Apple likely to hold virtual event in March or April to announce iPhone SE 3

Apple is reportedly already in the midst of planing its first event of 2022. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is currently planning to hold an event in March or April to announce a new iPhone SE model with 5G connectivity. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman writes that Apple is likely to hold a virtual event in March or April, based on what…
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Google exec gives harshest rebuke yet of iMessage lock-in effect in push for RCS on iOS

Hiroshi Lockheimer oversees all of Google’s operating systems as Senior Vice President of Platforms and Ecosystems. In recent years, he has been very critical of Apple not supporting the RCS standard to make iOS messaging more interoperable with Android, and the latest salvo on iMessage is the harshest yet. The Android chief and RCS proponent this morning quote tweeted a Wall Street Journal…
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YouTube creator-backed service Nebula debuts an official Android TV app

Android TV is adding another popular service this week with the arrival of an official app for the service Nebula, which has been growing on content made by various YouTube creators. While YouTube is a great place for creators to publish videos and grow an audience, the platform’s algorithm can make it difficult to dive into topics that won’t perform particularly well. Many…
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