Phones

If you have the latest iPhone or Apple Watch you can replace your plastic and make your device go BLEEP to pay at major retailers and on London transport. You can also use Apple Pay, which launched today in the UK, via some apps.

Thousands of Family Mobile, IKEA Mobile and Smarter Mobile customers will no longer be able to use their pay-as-you-go (PAYG) service from 31 August, although they will get a refund of unused credit following a U-turn by the provider.

Mobile and broadband provider EE has been fined £1 million for failing to tell customers who'd complained about its service that they could take gripes to a free independent arbitrator. But affected customers may still be able to take their complaint further.

Plusnet home phone and broadband customers will be hit with price hikes from 2 September, although affected customers can leave penalty free as a result.

The cost of many calls to 084 and 087 numbers has actually gone up as Ofcom rules which are intended to make pricing more transparent come into effect, MoneySavingExpert.com is warning.

EE's 'free' £20 power bar deal is back on, allowing EE mobile, broadband and tablet customers to get a portable smartphone charger just by texting to get a code (costs 35p) and showing it in store.

Mobile roaming costs in the EU will finally be scrapped from June 2017, following a two year tug-of-war between the European Commission, Council and Parliament.

Mobile users can call 0800 numbers and any other 080 number for free from Wednesday, as part of a massive shakeup to the telecoms industry by the regulator.

EE customers can get a 'free' £20 power bar – a portable smartphone charger –  just by texting to get a code (costs 35p) and showing it in-store from Wednesday (24 June).

Millions of broadband and landline customers should find it easier to switch providers from tomorrow, communications regulator Ofcom says .