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BBC News
12 hours ago
- BBC News
Thousands unable to make calls as EE network down
Thousands of EE customers have reported they are unable to make or receive calls as the mobile phone network faces an tracker Downdetector, which relies on self-reported user data, showed over 2,500 EE customers experiencing outages at 1400 BST, with many also reporting issues with other Vodafone and Three have confirmed to the BBC they do not have network EE spokesperson apologised and said the firm was "currently addressing an issue impacting our services". "We're working urgently to fix this issue and will provide a further update as soon as possible," they networks have seen spikes in reports of outages on Downdetector - but these are likely to be customers from networks unable to connect to EE phone numbers.
Phone Arena
15 hours ago
- Phone Arena
The iPhone's camera goes from good to great with the just-released VSCO Capture app
Do you use anything but the stock camera app on your phone? Yes, all the time! Yes, but not that often. Still haven't tried. No, and I don't want to, thank you very much. Yes, all the time! 100% Yes, but not that often. 0% Still haven't tried. 0% No, and I don't want to, thank you very much. 0% Live camera filters Intuitive controls Real-time effects Seamless editing It's free! More than 50 filters Controls are important Receive the latest Apple news By subscribing you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy Effects on the go Bloom adds a soft, glowing haze to your images, creating a dreamy, atmospheric effect. It's ideal for enhancing sunlit windows, golden hour portraits, or moody night scenes. You can fine-tune the look using Strength, Size, and Range sliders to control how much the light spreads across your frame. adds a soft, glowing haze to your images, creating a dreamy, atmospheric effect. It's ideal for enhancing sunlit windows, golden hour portraits, or moody night scenes. You can fine-tune the look using Strength, Size, and Range sliders to control how much the light spreads across your frame. Halation recreates the delicate red glow that appears around highlights in analog film, bringing a nostalgic, emotionally rich quality to your edits. This effect adds texture and warmth, with customizable sliders that let you precisely shape the halo's intensity and appearance. Editing and posting It's free! Taking good photos is easier nowadays, but taking great photos is even more accessible – especially if you happen to rock an Visual Supply Company – or VSCO – has just released the VSCO Capture app for the iPhone, and you can download it for free on the App Store There are five things that make the VSCO a must-try for anyone who takes mobile photography seriously:Let's dive deeper and check those out!Instead of capturing a photo and then editing it, why not snap it with a dedicated filter instead? The VSCO Capture app offers more than 50 distinct preset filters that vary from retro and contemporary to vintage or high-contrast film I'm all about shooting RAW and then spending time editing it all picture by picture, but every once in a while, I just enable a high-contrast B&W (black and white) filter on my phone's camera app. It's I want from an app is to allow me to act fast. Moments, save for landscapes or naturemorts, pass by just like that, and often the difference between a good and a great picture is a fraction of a second. The Capture app allows you to toggle flash modes, adjust exposure or change your shutter speed with a UI that's made for in-the-moment manual can capture long exposures (photos with blur) pretty easily. Of course, there's a full auto mode as are customizable live film effects available as well. You can soften highlights with "Bloom" or slap a cinematic warm glow with "Halation".VSCO doesn't offer just an app – there's the VSCO Feed as well. That's a public stream of photo and video posts shared by users on the VSCO app. It functions as a curated, minimalist social feed where creators showcase their visual work, often with a focus on aesthetic quality and artistic expression rather than likes or the VSCO Capture app automatically syncs with the VSCO photo and video editor, where you can further fine tune your shots with the full 200+ VSCO presets and is the best part – 50 film presets is plenty, and it's a great opportunity to further explore your passion for mobile photography. Nobody knows where the next Ansel Adams is hiding…
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
BT names industry veteran Patricia Cobian as first female CFO
(Reuters) -BT Group, Britain's largest broadband and mobile provider, named Patricia Cobian, currently with rival Virgin Media O2, as its first female chief financial officer on Thursday, succeeding long-time finance chief Simon Lowth. The change comes more than a year after CEO Allison Kirkby took the helm at BT amid a transformative plan set in motion by her predecessor Philip Jansen. Lowth, who became CFO in July 2016, played a key role in implementing the company's cost-cutting measures and sharpening its strategic focus. BT has been investing heavily in its British fibre network, which now covers more than 19 million premises. It also plans to cut more than 40,000 jobs and about 3 billion pounds ($4.07 billion) in costs by 2030, and possibly shed its foreign business to sharpen domestic focus. "(Cobian's) leadership, deep industry experience and knowledge will be invaluable, as we continue our once-in-a-generation upgrade of the UK's digital infrastructure and accelerate BT's modernisation," CEO Kirkby said in a statement. BT separately reported a 1% decline in first-quarter core profit, weighed down by falling legacy voice services and handset sales, which offset cost cuts and demand for its fibre broadband services. However, the company said it was on track to meet its full-year outlook. After serving as finance chief for Telefonica's UK mobile network O2 since 2016, Cobian moved into the same position at Virgin Media O2 in 2021, following the 50-50 joint venture between Telefonica and Liberty Global. Cobian will join BT next summer, coinciding with Lowth's retirement. The appointment was first reported by The Telegraph on Wednesday. ($1 = 0.7371 pounds) Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
GSM Arena
a day ago
- GSM Arena
T-Mobile's T-Satellite service is now available to everyone
T-Mobile today announced the general availability of T-Satellite, its satellite communications service, to everyone, following months of testing with up to 30,000 daily active users. In total, 2 million people have already tried it in its testing phase. Interestingly, three times more messages were received on T-Satellite than were sent. T-Satellite uses more than 650 low-Earth orbit satellites to basically act like cell towers. T-Mobile bills this as "the largest satellite-to-mobile constellation". This works on over 60 phones with no apps required, both Android running ones and iPhones. T-Satellite provides texting service "just like you normally do". It connects automatically when in range, and you'll see a "SAT" icon when it's connected. Since satellites are moving, there may be short gaps in service, but your phone will keep trying to send your message until it succeeds. T-Satellite is included in T-Mobile's Experience Beyond and Go5G plans, as well as for Experience More customers that were part of the beta. If you're on another plan, you can add satellite support for $10 per month. Even non-customers can get T-Satellite "for a limited time" for the same price. The service currently covers the continental US and Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and "parts of Southern Alaska". Source
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
BT to appoint Virgin Media O2's Cobian as CFO, Telegraph reports
(Reuters) -BT Group, Britain's biggest broadband and mobile services provider, is set to name Virgin Media O2's chief financial officer, Patricia Cobian, as its first female finance chief, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. Cobian held the finance chief position at Telefonica's UK mobile network O2 since 2016, before transitioning to the same role at Virgin Media O2 following the completion of the 50-50 joint venture between Telefonica and Liberty Global in 2021. BT and Virgin Media O2 declined to comment on the report. Sky News reported on Monday that BT was looking for a new finance chief to succeed Simon Lowth, who will retire within a year. He was appointed BT CFO in 2016. Cobian would join BT at a time when it is looking to cut costs through layoffs and advances in artificial intelligence. "Depending on what we learn from AI . . . there may be an opportunity for BT to be even smaller by the end of the decade," Chief Executive Allison Kirkby told Financial Times in June. The company said in 2023 that it planned to cut as many as 55,000 jobs, including contractors, by 2030.
