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BT has declared that the last quarter brought a market-leading 63 per cent share of broadband net additions, and that despite a slight drop in revenue its financial power allows it to invest in the UK's infrastructure 'when others are merely talking about it.'
Having a pop at other companies is hardly a rarity when BT makes an announcement, and as well as rightly talking up the impressive news that UK broadband roll-out has been accelerated, BT chief executive Ian Livingstone was pugnacious about his company's power.
"We have increased cash flow, profits and underlying revenue in the quarter," said Livingstone.
"We achieved a market leading 63 per cent share of broadband net additions and another quarter of growth in fixed lines," he added.
"We expect to continue to offset the economic headwinds through improved customer service and processes, better efficiency, and investment in the future of the business.
"This strategy and our financial results allow us to invest when others are merely talking about it.
"We are accelerating our fibre roll-out programme to cover two-thirds of the UK by the end of 2014 – one year earlier than planned and creating 520 new jobs.
"With the already announced government support, we believe there is the potential for fibre-based services to reach more than 90% of the UK within a few years thereafter."
Livingstone also used the opportunity to talk about BT's expansion plans outside of the UK.
"We are also investing across the world and have announced a programme to double our business in key Latin American countries in addition to our expansion in the Asia Pacific region announced last year," he said.
"Our performance in the quarter reinforces but does not change our outlook for the year."
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Google has released its official Gmail app for iOS, so you can enjoy official access to your Google webmail on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
The free app promises push notifications, efficient search, email address autocompletion, a handy attachment button to easily upload photos and a split-view inbox for iPad users.
Priority Inbox has also made its way to the app, so your most important emails will be given greater importance and easier access in the inbox, with a number of touch-sensitive interface enhancements allowing you to easily navigate your mail.
Sadly for Google, the first reviews of the app are far from brilliant.
Noted tech commentator Robert Scoble tweeted his disappointment, "The Gmail app is really a piece of crud. Not worth loading. Very disappointed."
Other early app adopters have taken to Twitter to complain that notifications are failing, there's no support for multiple accounts and a number of users are also encountering error messages.
Check it out for yourself by downloading the Gmail for iOS app from iTunes here.
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