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ISP sacrifices file-swapping for cheaper broadband
News BT Retail is close to launching a no-frills broadband package that will provide a high-speed Internet connection without services such as email. UK Internet service provider PlusNet announced on Friday that is launching a lower-priced broadband...
[May 17, 2002, 17:27]
UK's broadband boom rockets
News BT recently spent £10m on a broadband awareness campaign, and it is currently funding a £23m campaign for BT Broadband -- the "no-frills" product offered by BT Retail. The UK's broadband market is booming, with an estimated 34,000 new customers...
[November 15, 2002, 12:06]
Ignore the broadband boom at your peril
Leader Its e-commerce offering Tesco.com is an important and successful part of that model -- along with its own provision of a no-frills unlimited broadband service in the UK for £19.97 a month. A raft of recent numbers underline the inexorable rise of...
[September 23, 2004, 12:00]
Break-up calls leave BT unmoved
News BT Retail offers a "no-frills" broadband package for £28 per month that doesn't include services such as email and Web hosting. BT has brushed off claims that it should be broken up to prevent it dominating Broadband Britain through its ownership...
[November 4, 2002, 12:48]
Price war forecast as Tele2 targets UK
News Tele2 follows a simple business model, similar to that of the no-frills airlines," explained Dobardziev in a research note published on Tuesday afternoon. European telecoms operator Tele2 announced on Tuesday that it is launching an assault on the...
[October 21, 2003, 14:40]
UK to smash half-million broadband milestone
News BT Retail's new "no-frills" broadband is expected to go on sale this autumn, bringing BT's target of one million broadband users by summer 2003 further within reach. Telecoms regulator Oftel is poised to announce that there are more than half a...
[April 24, 2002, 15:02]
MPs push for regulatory action against BT
News It will soon begin selling a "no-frills" broadband product to BT Retail. Regulatory action should be taken against BT in an attempt to increase competition in the UK's broadband market, according to an influential group of MPs.
[May 1, 2002, 13:23]
Analyst: Build apps for platforms other than iPhone
News Another issue to consider is the cost of developing an app, with the analyst saying a bog-standard no-frills app will start at a minimum of $20,000 (£13,000) to develop, while a more sophisticated app can cost up to $150,000.
[May 19, 2009, 15:55]
Comdex: It's a wireless thing
News Unlike the first incarnation of the Internet appliance, which was largely a no-frills rival to the PC for Web access, these new devices perform a more specific task, using the Internet to soup up day-to-day gadgets with more information.
[November 14, 2002, 12:23]
Luxury phone sticks to the basics
News Besides banking on tried-and-tested technologies, he maintained that Vertu's customers do not expect the latest frills like multimedia messaging capabilities and built-in cameras. While most phone manufacturers are slugging it out in the battle for...
[February 10, 2004, 9:10]
Houston: we have a problem with Office
News Workers switching to SimDesk will also get new hardware--a stripped down "Internet appliance" without PC frills such as local storage. Houston has begun to phase out Microsoft Office for its 13,000 city workers, in favor of Web-based software from...
[January 24, 2003, 14:50]
City turns away from Office
News Workers switching to SimDesk will also get new hardware -- a stripped down "Internet appliance" without PC frills such as local storage. Houston has begun to phase out Microsoft Office for its 13,000 city workers in favour of Web-based software...
[January 27, 2003, 8:14]
Creative Labs Inspire 5.1 5100 review
Reviews Although lacking frills (the hardware volume control is about the only non-essential component), it provides good enough sound quality for gaming and sound effects, and movies in a smaller room. The system consists of five satellites and a subwoofer.
[February 17, 2003, 10:59]
BenQ MP721c review
Reviews Like the MP721, this is a DLP-based product with a native resolution of 1,024 by 768 pixels in a medium-sized transportable casing. What differentiates the two products is that the MP721c offers a reduced brightness level of 2,200 ANSI Llumens...
[November 15, 2007, 9:40]
NEC Versa M340 review
Reviews Design The overall approach is conservative, from the rather dark two-tone finish to the simple, uncluttered styling. Construction quality is fair without quite managing to exceed our expectations for something in this price range.
[June 24, 2004, 11:50]
Microsoft uses BS to target small firms
News Microsoft is planning to release cheaper, no-frills versions of its business-management applications this spring, with prices 30 percent lower than regular versions. The lower-cost "standard" editions will be available for three different software...
[March 31, 2003, 9:23]
Acer Aspire One D150 review
Reviews Netbooks were originally intended as cheap, no-frills travel machines, and the new Aspire One D150 fits that bill well, but there are also plenty of slightly more expensive options that add polish. With the basic Intel Atom/1GB RAM/XP setup, you'll...
[February 12, 2009, 11:21]
Grandstream Budgetone 102 review
Reviews These phones have a rounded and unassuming appearance. Although the product box shows a much sexier version, in off-white, with translucent buttons, the Budgetones are only available in matt black. Two screw holes in the back of the phone and a...
[October 4, 2006, 12:25]
Solwise VOIP-EL404 review
Reviews In terms of cabling, the two units look pretty similar, with a single 10/100Mbps Ethernet port for LAN attachment and four RJ-11 connectors for the telecoms equipment. In practice, however, they’re actually quite different.
[May 6, 2005, 12:25]
