At its October 2014 event, Apple announced several upgrades to its iPad, iMac and Mac Mini ranges. But buried in the Keynote presentation was Apple's own SIM, which lets people easily switch between mobile providers for the data plans for their iPad.

Cablevision specialises in TV and internet. It's not a mobile network. But with the likes of T-Mobile and Verizon collectively losing $386 billion to platforms such as Skype and WhatsApp, Cablevision has introduced a WiFi-only mobile contract with a competitive price tag. But is this really the future of mobile?

Contemporary consumers increasingly distrust huge 'faceless' companies. Enter the 'challenger brand': a Robin Hood figure who may not offer the biggest or best, but takes care of their customers and thinks outside the box.

What's the best app to use in a revolution? When pro-democracy protests erupted in Hong Kong and people feared the government would shut down the internet, thousands of demonstrators downloaded FireChat - an app that lets you chat without an internet connection.