Out with the old gizmo and in with the new

Article Abstract:

Five new consumer electronics products were due on the market in 1992. Rival replacements for digital audio tape were introduced by Philips and Sony. Commodore and Philips both launched CD players which connect to TV sets. Kodak introduced Photo CD which records photographs and displays them on a TV screen and Sony produced Data Discman which can read discs and play CD singles. New wide-screen televisions appeared, intended to show High Definition Television when available. Also introduced were two new types of cordless telephones, CT2 and Rabbit.

Innovations, Consumer electronics, New products, Product introduction, 1992 AD

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Crime wave worries the police and operators

Article Abstract:

Mobile phone cloning, in which increasingly highly organised gangs of criminals use electronic scanners to steal the telephone number and secret electronic serial number (ESN) of a mobile phone, has reached very high levels in the UK. This allows expensive international calls to be made, with the mobile phone company bearing the cost. There are also other sorts of fraud associated with mobile phones, including putting a small amount of calls onto many bills. In these cases, the legitimate phone user often does not even notice the additional cost.

Crimes against

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Orange puts the squeeze on its bigger rivals

Article Abstract:

The arrival of Orange on the UK market for mobile telephone services has forced rivals Cellnet and Vodafone to make considerable changes in order to continue to attract subscribers. Orange's practice of billing by the second, rather than by the minute, has now been adopted by Vodafone and Cellnet, and Orange's philosophy of a clear pricing structure with no hidden extras has forced Cellnet and Vodafone to make other changes too. The market is now much more consumer-orientated, and advertising and branding are playing a larger role.

Prices and rates

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