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Ofcom says fixed-line and mobile companies aren't helping disabled customers enough

Ofcom says mobile and fixed-line communications providers need to do more to publicise services for disabled customers. It's just published the results of mystery shopping research that looked at telephone-based and online help available from BT, Orange, O2, TalkTalk, T-Mobile, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone.

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Telefonica signs agreement with top chef Ferran Adrià

Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica – parent of the UK's O2 network – has formed an alliance with chef Ferran Adrià. They'll work together on the transformation of 'El Bulli', which was rated the world’s best restaurant between 2004 and 2009. Mr Adrià recently announced plans to close the restaurant for two years and transform it into a unique 'laboratory' that'll reopen in 2014.

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Apple fights potential $625 million patent infringement verdict

Apple has asked a judge to stay the verdict and judgment in a patent infringement case because of unresolved issues and a query over the form used to submit the jury's verdict. The company was asked to pay $208.5 million for each of three patents it infringed, although the jury didn't make it clear whether the amount was a total figure or a penalty for each infringement.

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MeeGo device chief quit last week, say reports

Ari Jaaksi, Vice President of MeeGo devices at Nokia, has apparently resigned. Press reports note that he quit last week after 12 years with the company. Nokia says his departure won't affect MeeGo’s development schedule; a MeeGo device is expected by the end of this year.

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Skype reveals new CEO and an Android app

Internet communications company Skype has appointed Tony Bates, Senior Vice President of Cisco, as the company's new Chief Executive Officer. Josh Silverman, the outgoing CEO, joined Skype from eBay's Shopping.com business in early 2008.

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