Sky keeps children safe online

With children using the Internet more and more, parents need to be constantly vigilant to make sure that their children stay safe online. The internet has become an integral part of.. more

Orange implements VAT cut two days early

Mobile operator Orange has announced that it will be introducing the Chancellor’s 2.5% VAT cut two days early in its retail stores. Starting tomorrow, Orange will charge VAT at 15%, with.. more

First job axe falls at Virgin Media

Over 100 jobs at Virgin Media are to be axed after the company announced plans to close its Gateshead telesales department. The multimedia telecoms group announced the news this morning as.. more

£30 Million broadband project in North Wales

The high speed broadband project for North Wales is about to go onto the next level as the Deputy First Minister of Wales Leuan Wyn Jones officially launches the project in Bangor. The FibreSpeed project will be providing fibre broadband connections linking fourteen business parks.. more

Spam levels set to rise

Anyone who has been getting huge amounts of spam for a long time may have noticed that there has been a reduction in spam messages, but this is not because of the filters that block spam, it is rather more subtle than that. Recently an.. more

UK to get 4G in 2010

The next stage in the development of the mobile phone network has been on the drawing board for some time, yet the Long Term Evolution (LTE), or 4G as it is bound to be called, still may not be rolled out in the UK until.. more

Wi-Manx remove caps on broadband

The Isle of Man may be an island in the middle of the Irish Sea, but they do have a decent broadband network with choices of satellite or fibre optic cable, but one provider, Wi-Manx, is a fixed Wi-Fi broadband provider who is offering its.. more

Businesses should manage internet use

In a recent study for Easynet Connect by Quocirca, small and medium sized companies were asked about their policies for staff accessing the internet while at work. However, surprisingly only eighteen per cent of those asked actually have an internet ban during work hours, while.. more

Digital divide costing parents over Christmas

The internet service provider Be Broadband has been putting some Christmas shopping lists together in order to see if there really is a difference between the high street and online prices. The list, which included a gift for all the family, came out at £876.. more

A-List Celeb derides Blackberry Storm

A-list star Stephen Fry is best known for his comic performances in popular TV shows such as Blackadder and QI. More recently, Fry has successfully turned his hand to serious documentaries and to reviewing hi-tech gadgets in the Guardian’s weekend magazine. All of which means.. more