Telecoms

Vodafone has found itself in hot waters after rights group accused the giant mobile operator, which has 23 million of costumers in Egypt, questioned its "loyalty" to the Mubarak government during the protests that led to the ousting of the former leader.

An alleged leaked schematic for Apple's iPhone 5 smartphone indicates that the device will be aesthetically more akin to the iPhone 3GS than iPhone 4.

Adding to what can only be described as the biggest game of Chinese Whispers ever played by the world's media, new rumours once again suggest a September release for Apple's highly-anticipated iPhone 5 smartphone.

A senior Chinese diplomat visited the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi and met members of the opposition, state media said Thursday, as Beijing becomes more deeply engaged in the war-torn nation.Chen Xiaodong, in charge of North African affairs at the foreign ministry, met with officials of the opposition's National Transitional Council (NTC), the official Xinhua news agency said.

Just a day after its limited release, China swiftly decided to block Google+, highlighting once again the country's strict censorship practices.

With news of 35 alleged Anonymous members currently being detained by the authorities, many analysts have come to question just how long it will be until LulzSec finds itself in law enforcement agencies firing lines following its high-profile cyber attack on the U.S. Senate.

With Spanish police having just arrested three suspected members of the loose-knit hacking collective Anonymous last week, Turkish authorities have reportedly detained a further 32 suspected members of the Anonymous group.

U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom has instigated three new regulations designed to benefit mobile phone users.

U.K. telecoms giant BT is set to cut the cost of calling mobiles from its landline telephones by up to 24 per cent.

Shares in Vodafone were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the telecoms giant reported a rise in revenue and operating profit in the full year ended 31 March.

Shares in BT were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the telecoms company reported a rise in pre-tax profit despite a fall in revenue in the year ended 31 March.

Sport Media Group, the owner of the Daily Sport tabloid, has gone into administration.

Shares in Vodafone were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the telecoms giant said that its Chairman, Sir John Bond, will be stepping down in July.

In the penultimate episode of the Apprentice the five remaining candidates faced their toughest challenge yet. They had their grandiose claims about themselves challenged and examined by a tough team of Lord Sugar's henchpersons.

Algeria kickstarted on Wednesday the process to select an adviser for the potential nationalisation of Djezzy, Orascom Telecom's biggest revenue earner.

ITV, who announced ad revenues up 18 pct yesterday, are moving towards pay-TV according to new chief executive Adam Crozier - who is following News Corp in erecting a pay-wall over how its users interact with its online services.

BT SmartWater is an initiative to combat thievery of its lines by BT Openreach after rising prices, meant that BT's copper became more valuable.

Cable & Wireless Worldwide, the telecoms provider that was spun off from Cable & Wireless Communications, has issued a warning that full-year earnings would be negatively impacted by austerity cuts sendings its shares sliding 16 pct.

British Telecom has avoided potentially crippling strike action with the Communication Workers Union today.

The UK faces double strike action as Unite the Union and CWU continue to persevere with their plans that could cripple both the nation's biggest telecoms provider and national airline if prolonged.

Vodafone have beaten analyst expectations today with a £11.9 billion profit using guidance assumptions.

This week ahead sees crisis talks between the union and British Airways as their latest set of results.

BT Group shares are up 8.90 pence as the telecoms provider get a boost from fundamentals.

Shares in BT Group were up on the FTSE 100, despite expectations that the telecoms group will be announcing a fall in full year profit of 37 per cent tomorrow.