Brits could save an average of £7 per person per month with Sky Mobile due to the ability to roll spare data

This forms as part of Sky’s ambitious goal to combat the digital divide and offer support to a quarter of a million digitally excluded people via a £10m fund

The iPad 15 10th Gen can be purchased at £15 per month with 100MB SIM at no extra cost

Shop will be 3,040 sq ft in total

Brits’ mobile data usage has changed over the last 12 months

Sky Mobile customers can now share spare data freely

Sky high You’ll be relying on your chosen network to get the best out of the comms coverage and data speed capabilities on your S21. Sky Mobile is  the fastest-growing mobile virtual network in the UK. Comparison site Uswitch rates Sky Mobile Network Of The Year after comparing mobile phone deals on hundreds of thousands […]

Toluna recorded some key findings with regards to mobile gaming

Latest phone from Dutch social enterprise with modular parts and recycled materials

Sales have increased by 12.5 per cent

Sky Mobile, recently voted by Uswitch customers as Network of the Year, announces the Doro 8050 and 7030 models are now available, with prices starting from just £9 per month. Doro phones are specifically designed to be simple and easy to use – with larger keys, louder and clearer sound, and easier to read screens. Doro aims to make it easy for […]

Sky Mobile offers its customers the chance to rollover unused mobile data  Sky Mobile customers saved over £36 million worth of mobile data during the lockdown period. The unused data between March 23 and May 3 equates to over 5.4 million GB of mobile data. This data has been rolled into Sky Mobile Piggybanks for […]

Lots of lockdown countries all over the world are currently experiencing is putting a renewed focus on personal hygiene. But despite people being advised to wash their hands often, how many apply the same rigour to their smartphones? Kaspersky provides a few tips on keeping mobile devices ‘virus-free’. “Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is […]

Sky helps to make customers’ lives easier at home Sky will from today confirm the steps it is taking to help give customers the best possible service in these challenging times. Stephen van Rooyen, EVP & CEO, Sky UK and Europe said: “We’re working hard at Sky to make sure we continue to look after our […]

Sky Mobile has confirmed Samsung’s latest flagship and 5G smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S20+ 5G, Galaxy S20 5G and Galaxy S20, are all available for pre-order ahead of launch on 13th March 2020. Prices for the new Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G, Galaxy S20+ 5G, Galaxy S20 (5G and 4G models) start from just £54, £43 and £38 per month respectively. Full pricing for Sky Mobile’s Swap24 10GB and lowest monthly price plans is listed in the pricing table below. Free 5G for Sky VIPs, [&hell

All four MNOs won awards with O2 winner for the best network coverage last year Sky Mobile led the charge against the MNOs after claiming three awards during this years Uswitch Broadband and Mobile awards. It was a good night for the challenger brands in general with Now Broadband, Plusnet Mobile and Audacious claiming two […]

Sky is offering Broadband customers fast and reliable WiFi in every room with the introduction of a new WiFi Guarantee as part of its Boost package. Customers are now guaranteed a strong, uninterrupted WiFi signal in every room of their home – strong enough to stream their favourite shows, for example via Sky Go, or […]

The smartwatch is available from £10 per month with 1GB data Sky Mobile has today (Aug 6) unveiled a smartwatch with GPS tracking designed for children aged between five and 12. The Spacetalk Kid’s Watch is available now and costs £10 per month with 1GB data and unlimited calls and text. Unused data will be rolled […]

Sky Mobile today announced it will launch 5G connectivity on its network by November 2019, bringing the next-generation of mobile technology to Sky Mobile customers. Six towns and cities will be the first to benefit from the new superfast mobile speeds when 5G launches on Sky Mobile, with wider national rollout planned to reach 20 […]

Stream Sky TV on the go without using your mobile data Sky Mobile announces a new version of its Watch offer, giving customers unlimited streaming on any Sky app, such as Sky Go, Sky Kids, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema, without using a single MB of their data allowance. With Watch, Sky customers can stream everything from […]

Broadband, TV and mobile provider Sky wins a spectacular four awards at the annual uSwitch Awards, including Quadplay Provider of the Year Plusnet takes home the award for Best SIM Only Network, with Vodafone crowned Broadband Provider of the Year and giffgaff winning Network of the Year Best Triple Play Provider goes to Now TV, […]

Anyone buying a new phone from Sky Mobile this January can get half-price data, free Unlimited Calls & Texts, and great deals on handsets from Apple and Samsung With 2019 upon us, Sky Mobile is offering anyone joining the network in January Half Price Data, Unlimited Calls & Texts, and great deals on handsets from […]

Anyone buying a new phone from Sky Mobile this December can get extra Christmas presents, from Sony PlayStations and Android tablets to smart home tech and blockbuster movies The festive season is upon us, and Sky Mobile is offering anyone buying a new phone or tablet an early Christmas gift. Whether you choose an Apple, […]

Imagine if you filled your car with fuel, only used half a tank and then had to throw the rest away before being able to full up again. That would be annoying – and expensive. But that’s just what mobile networks have been doing with their data plans by not letting you roll over unused […]

Sky Mobile has announced that from June 1, the company will be abolishing roaming charges in all 36 countries throughout Europe. The European Union has been busy trying to abolish roaming charges entirely, stating June 15th as the planned date for a roll-out. This Sky Mobile announcement comes shortly after similar plans from O2 and Vodafone, while Three […]

BT and Sky has confirmed that the Yahoo hack will affect a minority of their customers and is advising password information to be changed immediately. The recent Yahoo hack, which dates back to 2014 and is thought to effect some 500 million users, impacts those who use email services provided by the internet giant. Initially […]

Microsoft has just updated the Outlook application on iOS to offer enhanced Skype integration. Not content with just bringing free group video calling over to Apple users, Microsoft has overhauled the Outlook app to bring some enhanced Skype features aimed at business and home users alike. The new update makes group calling easier than ever […]

Microsoft will add the feature into Skype on iOS, Android and Windows.  Once available Skype users will be able to host calls to up to 25 users. If you want to do something that extreme, check if you have a fibre optic connection first, or 4G at least, this will minimise disappointment. Previously group video […]

Skype 6.11 comes with a host of minor updates; the standout being the ability to save videos sent during conversations.  Video messages are awesome and that’s a major reason why Snapchat is the social media app to be on right now. But Snapchat works with its edge of timed messages and Skype’s latest update is […]

Microsoft will be releasing a translator feature for Skype on Windows, in the next few weeks.  The tech giants allowed Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 users to preview the new feature, but now feel that the feature is ready for all Windows platforms after announcing it back in May. The new Skype feature will allow users to translate spoken […]

Microsoft has quietly unveiled a new version of the Messaging application for Windows 10 Mobile which features full Skype integration. Microsoft has released a new version of the messenger app for Windows 10 Mobile Preview which includes fully integrated Skype functionality. The company has been touting a fully integrated messaging experience for quite some time […]

Football fans who are also Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch near live clips from the 2015/2016 Premier League on the mobile phones. Sky has just signed a three-year digital deal with the Premier League that will allow them to show ‘near live’ clips of major events and goals from the upcoming season. […]

Clearly unsatisfied with showing off the LG G4’s camera conventionally, LG decided to send its latest flagship in the air via a drone. The G4 shot some pretty awesome bird’s eye view videos whilst airborne, which is unsurprising considering it has a 16MP camera. Don’t take our word for it, however. Watch the video below […]

Microsoft has today clarified the situation surrounding the state of its Skype applications, revealing that there will be a Universal Application after all. A lot of people got confused several days ago when Microsoft announced that the modern/metro version of Skype would be killed on July 1st. With no mention of a Universal App, it […]

Skype has relaunched Microsoft’s Qik app as a video messaging service for use on iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices. Microsoft original acquired Qik a few years ago when it was a video streaming service like YouTube for mobiles. The tech giant then disposed of the app in its original incarnation earlier this year. Now, […]

With the advent of summer comes the annual Steam Summer Sale. So, kiss goodbye to the outdoors and get ready for a season of gaming instead, as a variety of popular titles get their prices drastically cut. The event, which runs until 30 June, sees a number of PC and Mac games’ prices reduced by […]

Skype 5.0, the latest update from the Microsoft-owned VOIP service, is hitting Apple iOS this week and with it comes a range of new additions. Design-wise the iOS app will match the Android and Windows Phone versions of the service, which were themselves updated last year. However, the app’s developers have gone a step further […]

Microsoft used the currently ongoing Code Conference in California to unveil a forthcoming cool update to its Skype software; real-time audio and text-based language translation. In the demo video above, Skype translates a conversation between two Microsoft employees – in English and German – almost live. The feature will roll out gradually across Skype software […]

Microsoft has caused confusion and controversy by removing a select number of emojis, aka emoticons or ‘smileys’, from Skype. Despite the changes having been made without any vocal opposition over a month ago – in the wake of Skype community managers worrying that the emojis may be potentially offensive to users – Skype users are […]

Today’s ICYMI looks at the Samsung Galaxy S5’s confirmed fingerprint scanner, PS4 selling over 5 million units, and China spends over $1.6 trillion via mobile.

Skyrim, Bethesda’s 2011 free-roaming epic, could be heading to both PS4 and Xbox One. Bethesda reportedly listed next-gen versions of the game on its website this week. The listings have since been taken down, but not before a poster at NeoGAF nabbed a shot. We certainly wouldn’t scoff at an updated release of the classic, […]

Use a Windows Phone? Then Microsoft loves you. And it’s going to prove it, witha gift of 20GB extra SkyDrive cloud storage. We can’t confirm that this is a global thing right now but it certainly seems to be the case in the US at least. Emails are going out inviting users to the extra […]

Skype is great, we all know that. But it has a few issues on Windows, specifically to do with instant messaging. Some messages are failing to deliver, sync, and then may come in one big blast seemingly at random. Now a Microsoft update has pledged to start fixing things. Speaking to The Verge, Skype product […]

If you’re a Sky subscriber who often finds yourself not in front of the television, but still want to catch great shows such as Jersey Shore – then prepare to celebrate, became Snooki, Pow Wow and all the gang can now be delivered to your Android device or iOS device thanks to some additional new […]

If you’ve been wondering, like we have, why Sky Go wasn’t announced alongside the Xbox One’s 13 entertainment apps to hit the UK at launch, then it’s rather simple — NOW TV is more of a priority for ‘main set’ platforms. Whilst millions of users have enjoyed Sky Go as a ‘multiroom’ alternative through the […]

iOS 7 launched a few weeks ago now, yet a redesigned Skype didn’t land until just yesterday, bringing the iOS 7 look and feel to the much-loved calling and messaging service. It wasn’t just iOS fans getting in on the major Skype updates though, with the company’s Android app also receiving a significant update. If […]

Microsoft wants to push Skype even further and it’s doing so by preinstalling the Windows 8 version of the messaging service onto Windows 8.1 and removing the existing Messaging app. According to Engadget, Microsoft has confirmed plans that it is killing off the Messaging app for good — the app has already been removed from […]

We’re sure many of you have always wanted to ask Simon Cowell a question, after all he’s one of the biggest name in the music industry. Thanks to Skype, many people have now had that opportunity posing difficult questions such as “what is your spirit animal” and “weirdest pair of underwear.” The Q&A was done […]

We never promised that we wouldn’t cover the Royal Baby — after all everyone else seems to be, so it’s only fitting that we can report that Skype received a major boost thanks to the royal birth. In fact, 55 percent more people were calling each other over Skype than in the same period last […]

Skype have released a patch for their new Android service repairing early bugs and giving users greater control.

Skype announce the release of their new app for the Android 4.0 operating system.

Skype is in trouble with French authorities which claim it has failed to register as a telco – and could face legal proceedings.

What Mobile takes a look at Wide Sky, the beautiful game available for iOS.

The tablet market has absolutely taken off in the last year, with 75% more sold in the last quarter compared to 2011. IDC’s Worldwide Tablet Tracker shows that a whopping 52.5 million tablets were sold in the last quarter, compared to just 29.9m a year ago. “We expected a very strong fourth quarter, and the […]

In-flight mobile services are in demand and could become common place in the not too distant future, according to a company in the business. In-flight connectivity provider AeroMobile head of revenue development Kevin Rogers told What Mobile its service was in operation on eight airlines and expected to be installed on another four this year. […]

We all know that using VoIP phones for free and nearly-free internet calls saves us huge amounts of cash. So why not spend some of the money you’ve saved calling Aunt Gladys in Australia over Skype by popping into Harrods for a lovely retro handset from luxury brand J’adore Adorn full of Swarovski crystals. And […]

Sky Go, the premium TV streaming app, is due to hit Android phones on 22nd February. Free for Sky subscribers, Sky Go streams live Sky Sports and Sky Movies channels. iPhone users have had the Sky Go service since September 2011 and non-Sky subscribers can pay for a ‘monthly ticket’  for all Sky Channels via […]

At long last, the undisputed king of Voice over IP (VoIP) has arrived on Android. We’re not sure why it’s taken so long, and handset compatibility still isn’t stellar (it works on our Milestone but not our Galaxy S) but it’s here and it’s as polished a communication tool as ever.

iPhone browser app Skyfire proved so popular on release, it ‘sold out’ – meaning so many people used it, the server strain forced its developer to remove the app from the App Store. However, with a return promised soon, it’s well worth stumping up for if you get the chance.

Skype has been officially launched for Andoid, after earlier versions were pulled from Android Market for reasons unknown.

A new web-based service from MyCall.mobi is hoping to eradicate the need to use expensive directory enquiry services.

Skype has finally released an official app for Nokia Symbian-based smartphone users via the Ovi Store.

Customers buying the Sony Ericsson W995 on 3 can now enjoy three months of Sky Mobile TV free. The service includes eight live channels, including Sky News, Sky Sports 1, 2 and 3, plus Sky Sports Xtra and Sky Sports News.

Remember the fuss when Nokia started bigging up the inclusion of Skype on the N97? While most networks will be ensuring Skype isn’t installed on their versions, 3 is making a song and dance about it. Free Skype calls is one of its unique selling points!

Skype and Nokia are to partner to bring the Skype calling service to Nokia devices, starting with the Nokia N97.

Sky Mobile TV is now available to 3 subscribers in the UK, but you’ll need to make sure you’ve got a suitable Internet add-on to avoid huge bills.