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Google and Samsung are looking to take on Apple Music by offering six months of free music streaming through Google Play Music to anyone who buys one of Samsung's latest smartphones.

Your customers expect WiFi, they don't see it as an added extra they demand it. From the bus to work to the cafe for lunch. People expect to be able to connect to a WiFi connection that's free and fast. Many Doctors and Dentist practices now offer their patients this as a loyalty tool and to keep patients happy and occupied whilst waiting to be seen.

Did you know the UK has world's fastest 3G and 4G mobile speeds with 20.4Mbps?

Wouldn't life be great if we all had twice as much battery on our smartphones and tablets? Samsung are currently developing technology that can make this a reality.

Recently there has been an alarming increase in phone fraud, to the point where one in every 2,200 calls in 2014-15 was a scam – with rates roughly the same in all major economically developed countries, irrespective of their security and privacy laws.

A lot of my day is spent having conversations with clients and prospects about mobile contracts for their business. Often these conversations revolve around "free phones", on the face of it these deals are great, but in my opinion there is no such thing as a free lunch.

I speak to business people everyday about their Phone Systems (both PBX and Hosted Phone Systems) and I often get blank expressions looking back at me when I mention some of the features and functionality that are available. So I thought I would write this short post, to explain what some of these features are, so that the next time you are reviewing your services you might opt for one or two of these solutions and reap the business benefits for yourself.

Significant changes affecting non-geographic numbers come into effect on 1st July 2015 under Ofcom regulations. This impacts on non-geographic call services delivered to consumers using telephone numbers beginning with 08, 09, 116 and 118.

If your iPhone is older than the iPhone 5S or if your iPad is older than the iPad Air, there is a significant chance that you will not be able to view, let alone play with, newer apps that will be based on iOS 9 updates.

Lets be honest, change is difficult. Implementing new systems can cause your IT team a major headache. When it comes to replacing the phone system in your business, it is easy to see the business advantages of replacing technology that is 10 years old, but it does not make the daunting process of change any easier.