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Mobile network EE to close 78 shops in the UK

UK 4G network operator EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) is reported to be closing 11% of its retail stores within the next few months, according to a report in Mobile News.

78 of the company’s 700 outlets are expected to shut before the end of April.

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"I am late middle-aged, not an idiot!"

Iain Graham writes:

“I am late middle-aged (ok I’m 62), not an idiot!”

This is a phrase I seem to be using more and more frequently, either out loud to bright young things or silently to myself in utter frustration of modern ‘must have’ gadgets.

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70 million smart wearable devices are expected to be sold in 2017

The number of smart wearable devices sold worldwide will more than quadruple in the next five years, according to a recent report from Juniper Research.

It’s forecast that sales figures for consumer and business versions of smart glasses and mobile health/fitness devices will rise from almost 15 million devices this year to nearly 70 million by 2017.

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10,000 mobile phones are likely to be stolen in London this month

A new advertising campaign from the Metropolitan Police is warning people to appreciate the value of their possessions and to protect them from the risk of street robbery.

Radio advertisements and posters are reminding Londoners to protect mobile phones, tablets, jewellery and cash - although it’s phones that are the favourite target for thieves.

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Payment by mobile phone number expected to be accepted on most UK accounts next year

Financial institutions representing 90% of all current accounts in the UK have committed to launching a new mobile payment service in spring next year.

Customers will be able to make payments by quoting the recipient’s mobile phone number instead of their bank sort code and account number.

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