Earlier this week you may recall that the Google Event was cancelled due to the unforeseen circumstances surrounding Hurricane Sandy. However it still didn’t stop Google from unveiling their new product line-up which included some exciting new gadgets, some of which were incredibly priced.
One of those gadgets happened to be the Google Nexus 4 by LG, which can be purchased for as little as £239.… Read the rest

O2 apparently had a problem towards the end of last week that prevented 10% of its customers from being able to make calls or send texts.

 
Many of these customers apparently used social network sites to vent their anger, but glitches like this can and will happen; however, in these days of instant gratification, any interruption to a service is perceived as a failure.… Read the rest

O2 has been forced to apologise to its customers after its 2G and 3G systems broke down, which meant that millions of users were unable to make calls, send texts or surf the internet from their mobile phones for 24 hours.
Although O2 has officially apologised, the company has not declared whether or not, or how, it intends on compensating customers for the inconvenience.… Read the rest

The network operator O2 has announced that it is offering customers its own mobile payment system, which is called O2 Wallet. The company hopes to take a slice off this lucrative growing market, which now includes Barclays, Google and PayPal.

Seemingly consumers can transfer any amount of money between £1 and £500 between accounts via their mobile phone, but they cannot, at the moment, use the system to pay for goods in shops and other outlets.… Read the rest

It seems that O2’s 4G trials have finally arrived in London, just in time before the Olympic Games take place in July.

The trial is only small with just 25 masts around London, including around Oxford Street. So far, the trial appears to be going well. Experts have remarked on how fast 4G is, with potential speeds of up to 100 Mbps.… Read the rest