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January 22, 2008
by Alan Harten
It has been revealed that computer failure, is the most likely cause of flight BA038’s crash-landing.
B.A. technical staff believe the Boeing airplane’s computerised control system was the cause of both engines failing during final descent at Heathrow last Thursday. All of the 136 passengers and the 16 crew onboard survived.
The plane was less than 2 miles from its touchdown when it ...
by Alan Harten
T-Mobile's Internet service Web 'n' walk, has reached an agreement with Yahoo, that will allow Yahoo to provide targeted display advertising on, Web 'n' walk in the UK, the two company’s stated on Thursday.
Yahoo has been chasing mobile internet advertising deals to sell and manage ads, in this rapidly growing market. With a long series of setbacks ...
January 21, 2008
by Grant Draper
The Hollywood Strike has caused increased purchases, of DVDs and video games, according to a recent survey by Consultancy Company, Interpret.
Some of the facts interpret reported are:
•27% spend less time watching network series.
•12% are watching less cable and satellite series.
•43% are watching more movies on DVDs.
•23% are watching more TV-DVDs.
•26% are playing more video games.
The survey also evaluated the fact that, 94% ...
by Brian Turner
DirectTV, the biggest satellite TV supplier in the US, has approved the repurchase of up to $1 billion in common stock.
The buy back would allow the company to reign in over 50 million shares at its current share price.
This would add to the $5 billion in stock purchased since February 2006.
The move is perceived as a way to ensure ...
by David Allen
There have been some changes at the telecommunications regulator Ofcom, mainly due to the premium rate phone charge schemes that have been operating recently for television show competition and voting lines.
But it is broadband that is of interest here and what Ofcom can do to increase the speed and cut the price. Its not that the packages are expensive the problem ...
by Janet Harris
Microsoft's rollout of Windows Server Update Service, on 2 February, will include an automatic upgrade to Internet Explorer 7. The IE7 Installation and Availability Update is designed to address recent security concerns.
For companies who wish to stay with IE6, Microsoft has issued guidelines explaining how to prevent the automated update taking effect.
If a company's service is configured to automatically approve ...
by David Allen
Two way gaming provides gaming channels for cable TV and Sky TV, as well as online gaming and online bingo halls. While Wagerworks is a major provider of software that enables games to be played online and through interactive TV, these are games that range from monopoly, cluedo and the price is right.
The two companies have now signed an ...
by David Allen
The adverts have been running for sometime on a national scale explaining that digital television is taking over and a time table has been set that will see the old analogue signal will be turned off around the country.
But in Manchester where the signal is due to turned off next year, is would appear that the hotels in the city ...
by David Allen
For businesses who have chosen the Premier Broadband package from the menu at UK Online will now be able to be rest assured that their emails, contacts and other saved data will be held on the server side rather than the computer hard drive which they are using. If this fails then it is likely that all data will be lost.
From ...
January 19, 2008
by Lin Freestone
iPlayer should launch on Virgin's digital cable service in the spring, according to Ashley Highfield, the BBC's director of future media and technology.
The comments were made in a blog post about getting content delivered over IP displayed on regular TV sets.
"Some of the solutions for getting IP to the TV set still fail the "can my mum ...
by Lin Freestone
Digital UK, the group that worked with local organisations to ensure people were ready for the change to digital last year, has awarded a grant to a digital inclusion scheme in Copeland, Cumbria.
Age Concern North West Cumbria has received a further grant to continue and grow the work already started to get more people using technology.
It will ...
January 18, 2008
by Janet Harris
Mozilla has recruited three executives from startup company, Humanized, leading to rumours of new user-interface technologies for its Firefox browser.
Mozilla has appointed Aza Raskin, former president of Humanized, as user experience lead for the Mozilla Labs team.
According to Raskin, he will be working on technology to let people "do anything you want to do, anywhere, anytime on your computer".
He will ...
by Grant Draper
The 103-inch had skeptical feedback from reviewers as to the market potential for the product.
Well the reviewers seemed to have a point, with the £32,000 price tag, Panasonic have supposedly sold just 15 since the launch in December, 5 of the total 15 going to a customer in the Middle East!
I’m sure a playback or DVD recorder would be cheaper, then purchasing ...
by David Allen
When the news first came out that the analogue signal for receiving TV through an aerial was going to be switched off, there were all sorts of alarm bells ringing around the country, but it is now over three months since the first area was turned off and there has been some useful feedback form those people who were the ...
by David Allen
Despite all of the problems that hit the county’s largest mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse finished the year on a very steady note indeed, yet it was not the sale of mobile phones that boosted the company’s turnover.
The CW Broadband service Talk Talk was the hero of the third quarter with a huge 118,000 new customers signing up for one of ...
by David Allen
Online retailers have been reporting an excellent year in sales; in fact the figures speak for themselves as the total amount of sales done online reached £46.6 billion for 2007, which is over fifty per cent higher than the figures for 2006, where the total was £30.2 billion.
Despite all of the talk of success of the online trader the amount of business ...
by David Allen
The emerging sports and news channel Setanta have once again signed up a surprise for their growing band of users, by signing up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in a multi year deal that will allow the channel to show all of the events.
These events will include all UK and US championship fights as well as all the other ...
by Lin Freestone
Internet gaming brands including Monopoly, Cluedo and The Price Is Right, will soon be accessible on television. A new deal will put together some exciting new properties for television.
Interactive television firm Two Way Gaming is to provide access to online gambling software developer Wagerworks system, which is very flexible and offers huge potential.
Two Way Gaming operates gaming channels for ...
by Alan Harten
The popular Gala TV, which is available on Sky digital, is to start using the services of Arqiva, after the company won a three year contract with Gala, to provide uplinking services for their live interactive bingo channel.
Gala TV, which is fronted by bingo callers from its UK clubs, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Gala ...
by Alan Harten
Most of the UK’s hoteliers and B&B owners are completely unprepared for the upcoming switchover to digital TV. This could mean that their guests could end up staring blank screens. At least, according to research, by Digital UK.
Of owners questioned, nearly half, 47% said that they had not yet switched to digital yet. Over half, 54% of those ...
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It has been revealed that computer failure, is the most likely cause of flight BA038’s crash-landing.
B.A. technical staff believe the Boeing airplane’s computerised control system was the cause of both engines failing during final descent at Heathrow last Thursday. All of the 136 passengers and the 16 crew onboard survived.
The plane was less than 2 miles from its touchdown when it ...
The Hollywood Strike has caused increased purchases, of DVDs and video games, according to a recent survey by Consultancy Company, Interpret.
Some of the facts interpret reported are:
•27% spend less time watching network series.
•12% are watching less cable and satellite series.
•43% are watching more movies on DVDs.
•23% are watching more TV-DVDs.
•26% are playing more video games.
The survey also evaluated the fact that, 94% ...
iPlayer should launch on Virgin's digital cable service in the spring, according to Ashley Highfield, the BBC's director of future media and technology.
The comments were made in a blog post about getting content delivered over IP displayed on regular TV sets.
"Some of the solutions for getting IP to the TV set still fail the "can my mum ...
