Tag: consumer
MMS-witness: citizens can text in pics of criminals
Waleli, a wireless innovations company, has developed a new system called MMS-witness that allows anyone with a camera on their mobile phone to assist in fighting crime.
It allows the police to easily accept pictures and movies taken by members of the public using mobile phones, and is supposed to increase the chances of a successful arrest by then sending relevant images back to police officers in the locality.
British consumers increasingly unhappy with broadband provision
A new survey from Point Topic has highlighted an increasing dissatisfaction with UK broadband providers. When the survey of 5,000 people was carried out in February 2006, 92% said they were very satisfied or fairly satisfied with their broadband service….
Britons being ripped off by gadget firms
Wow, here's something we didn't know already – us Brits are being ripped off by gadget makers who charge higher prices here than anywhere else. According to the Evening Standard, we're being charged hundreds of pounds more for computers, games…
Survey provides insight into UK mobile users' feature wish list
SmartTrust recently did a survey of 411 UK mobile phone users to ask them a little about their attitudes to mobile devices and what they would want to see from future handsets. Though it's quite a small sample size…
