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January 17, 2008
by Janet Harris
Yahoo has announced support for the OpenID 2.0 standard for a universal Internet log-in, bringing service interoperability on the Web significantly closer.
OpenID is a de-centralised single log-in system. When using an OpenID-enabled site, a web user registered with an OpenID identity provider (IdP), would not need to use a separate user name and password to log in.
OpenID was created by ...
by Grant Draper
After just one week after CES left clues about the possibility of Microsoft and BT working together to develop the Xbox into a set top box, BT IPTV/BT Vision, has signed a content deal with Disney-ABC International Television.
Signing the deal means that shows produced by ABC including current US classics such as Lost, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds ...
by Grant Draper
The iPlayer service, which was criticized upon it’s original launch for only being compatible with windows computers, may soon be available via Apple’s, Apple TV service, which has recently be revamped.
An interest in the home cinema device has been shown by Ashley Highfield, director of Future Media and Technology for the BBC, due to the device not needing a computer to operate and ...
by David Allen
In recent news there has been a move to bring Wi-Max to the front of the way that the internet is accessed, there is talk that one day a signal will be able to be picked up anywhere in the world, which would make communications in remote areas just as easy as if the user was in a town. The idea ...
by David Allen
It has been a long time coming, but it seems that the viewing public are no longer being tide to the television schedules being made by the TV stations. This has to be something to with the amount of services that are on demand recently, like the BBC’s iPlayer.
Yet a year only seventeen per cent of the TV consumers ...
by David Allen
For a long the UK has believed that they were ahead of the game in most things, and this is most things, but when it comes to the internet it is a totally different story with a variance of speeds and service etc, but the UK is not looking too good when it comes to broadband.
Even with a telecommunication ...
by David Allen
The hosting, infrastructure and management of web services Iomart are going to be entering into an agreement with the broadband for business provider UK Online, this will enable the ISP to offer an even more improved range of services which will include domain names, hosting and other services.
Iomart have a large network of data centres throughout the ...
by Lin Freestone
Sky has confirmed that its high definition boxes will get a new version of electronic programme guide software in 2008.
The current four top level options – which are TV Guide, Box Office, Services and Interactive - are to be replaced with 10 options.
In the new version of the guide, television, radio and interactive services will be listed separately. ...
January 16, 2008
by Grant Draper
The Apple TV device is capable of allowing users to rent movies, using the internet, and download DVD and HD quality footage.
Launching what the CEO described as “Apple TV, Take two” Steve jobs commented “I think we’ve made some progress since our first try”.
The new product will be available in form of a software interface update, and will be available to existing Apple ...
by David Allen
One of the leaders in the development of mobile wireless access systems, Moovera Networks will be supplying the coach and bus company Scottish Citylink with services that will provide both internet access and long distance vehicle tracking throughout the routes in Scotland.
The first route to get this experience will be the one that travels between Glasgow and Edinburgh, it will provide a broadband ...
by David Allen
The UK based YooMedia is going through a re-organisation has taken over the Spanish Interactive TV company known as Fresh, the estimated cost of this takeover is around £13 million, but in order to raise the capital for the purchase the company plans to place more shares on the market.
This takeover means that YooMedia will be involved in the digital set top box business in ...
by David Allen
Like a pressure cooker that is about to explode, this is the broadband providers are like at the moment, there is a move towards the illegal file sharing that is still going on, despite all of the measures and safe guards that are being put in place.
The BPI who look after all of the rights of music producers in the UK, ...
by David Allen
For some time the top teams in the Premier League have had their own little space on digital TV that is with the exception of Arsenal, but due to pressure from the fans and the fact that they really need to be doing what the other clubs are doing in order to keep up with them.
The channel was launched with Arsenal coach ...
by Alan Harten
Nuts TV will launch via digital satellite as early as next week, according to channel owners, Turner Broadcasting Systems.
From next week you can catch Nuts TV on Sky EPG, the channel is still to be allocated a number at this time.
Nuts will broadcast on its new channel from 7pm to 3am every night, which is longer than the 9pm to ...
by Alan Harten
Sky Anytime, is to be the pivotal point for a new £2 million brand awareness campaign from Sky Movies. The campaign will be the first since the so called re-branding Sky’s premium channel line up, back in spring 2007.
According to Mediacom and IPM, who planed the new push, it will combine an integrated cross-media campaign, with traditional press advertising, cinema, online, ...
by Lin Freestone
The BBC’s newly-upgraded iPlayer catch-up service captured one million unique viewers between 25 December and 7 January 2008. More than 3.5 million programmes were viewed over the Christmas period.
The Doctor Who Christmas special proved to be the most popular programme.
The BBC's target was 500,000 viewers in the first six months of operation.
The updated version of the software enables viewers to ...
by Janet Harris
Edinburgh University's Advanced Computing Facility has unveiled Hector - the fastest supercomputer in the UK.
Hector (High-End Computing Terascale Resource) can carry out 63 trillion calculations per second; four times faster than its predecessor. This equates to every person on earth simultaneously carrying out 10,000 calculations per second.
Hector is the 17th most powerful computer in the world according to ...
January 15, 2008
by Janet Harris
NETGEAR and DS2 have entered into a partnership to bring powerline networking to Mac OS X users. The partners are developing a 200 Mbps Powerline HD Plus adapter for Mac OS X.
Powerline networking products, which allow PCs and other devices to be networked over a home's power lines, usually require configuration software to be installed on the ...
by David Allen
As the first commercial WiMax venture is launched in the UK by local organisation ConnectMK and Freedom4 which is part of the Pipex group.
The get things going over a thousand people have already signed up as being interested in registering for this service, while a local marketing campaign has been launched which will involve representatives calling on homes with details.
The ...
by David Allen
While we are talking about speeding up our broadband service, over in the States they are discussing the next step and if we in the UK are having problems with broadband, then WiMax is going blow our minds.
The talk of WiMax was all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) which was held in Las Vegas. Wi-Fi and WiMax applications and ...
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Yahoo has announced support for the OpenID 2.0 standard for a universal Internet log-in, bringing service interoperability on the Web significantly closer.
OpenID is a de-centralised single log-in system. When using an OpenID-enabled site, a web user registered with an OpenID identity provider (IdP), would not need to use a separate user name and password to log in.
OpenID was created by ...
NETGEAR and DS2 have entered into a partnership to bring powerline networking to Mac OS X users. The partners are developing a 200 Mbps Powerline HD Plus adapter for Mac OS X.
Powerline networking products, which allow PCs and other devices to be networked over a home's power lines, usually require configuration software to be installed on the ...
