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Cell phone radiation kills bees

A new study has suggested that cell phone radiation may be contributing to declines in bee populations in some areas of the world.

Apple’s iPhone replaces BlackBerry for UK bankers

British bank Standard Chartered is replacing the BlackBerry, currently its standard corporate communications device, with the iPhone, a move that could eventually result in thousands of bankers switching to the Apple device for business communication on the go.

Orange UK opens up new broadband front

Operator doubles broadband footprint with BT deal.

Orange has opened up a new front in the fight for broadband customers after abandoning its U.K. fixed-line network and cutting a deal with BT Group to offer better high-speed internet, The Times reported, without specifying its sources.

Orange to offer broadband network through BT

LONDON – France Telecom’s Orange has struck a deal to offer broadband services via BT’s (BT.L) network in Britain to increase its coverage and improve its Internet offering.

As part of the same deal, British Telecoms carrier BT will take over Orange’s existing fixed-line infrastructure, which currently covers about 65 percent of the population, and incorporate it into its own network.

Orange, which is merging with Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile in Britain, will then provide customers with broadband products via BT.

Apple denies ‘exploding’ iPhones

A number of iPhones that reportedly “exploded” in France were not due to the battery overheating as had been suggested, Apple has said…….