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EE plans a techy tea party in over 500 of its shops and offices

EE has partnered with Age UK to launch what they’re calling ‘EE National Techy Tea Party Day’ on Tuesday 9th September 2014.

Between 9.30am and 11am on that day, over 500 EE shops and offices will be hosting events to help members of the public improve their basic digital skills.>/p>

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The use of tablet computers by older people has more than trebled in just 12 months

The number of people aged 65-74 who are using a tablet computer to go online has more than trebled within a year.

New figures from Ofcom show an increase from 5% of these older people using internet-connected tablets in 2012 to 17% of older people in 2013.

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Designing mobile phones for seniors: we talk to Doro and Emporia Telecom

Podcast - 21st March 2014

Producing mobile phones for older customers requires much more than big buttons and a simple interface. At Mobile World Congress last month we spoke to two major players in this growing sector: Swedish company Doro and Austria's Emporia Telecom.

Our first conversation was with Harald Obereder, Chief Technology Officer at Emporia, who spoke to Mark Bridge about handset design and user interface design. This was followed by an interview with Chris Millington, Managing Director for Doro UK and Ireland, about research and development in the 'senior tech' market.

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Doro starts adding HD Voice to its easy-to-use mobile phone range

The last couple of months have been a busy time for easy-to-use mobile phone manufacturer Doro.

The Swedish company is now adding High-Definition Voice technology to its PhoneEasy 621 and PhoneEasy 622 handsets.

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Doro announces a 'liberating' easy-to-use smartphone

Doro announces a 'liberating' easy-to-use smartphone

Doro, the Swedish manufacturer best known for its easy-to-use mobile phones, has announced a new smartphone.

The Doro Liberto 810, which is only the company’s second smartphone, runs Android 4.1 with the Doro Experience user interface.

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