Wi-Fi annoys hippies

Glastonbury in the West Country is well known for the world famous music festival and the new age travellers who have made it their home. Therefore, the local authority thought it.. more

PAYG by Microsoft

Although pay as you go (PAYG) is an accepted concept in the mobile broadband and phone industry, when it comes to computers it is virtually unknown. Yet the mighty Microsoft has.. more

Plusnet analyse Xmas surfing habits

The internet service provider Plusnet has been analysing internet traffic to see which sites came out on top with its customers over the festive period. The top four remained unchanged for.. more

Google Calendar used by Phishers

It looks as if cyber criminals are targeting people through Google Calendar in an attempt to phish some information out them. Emails are being sent to users of Google Calendar, saying the standard things like the user’s account will be deleted if they do not.. more

Tiscali loses IPTV service

In Italy, subscribers of the broadband and telecom provider Tiscali have just been told that they will no longer be receiving the Tiscali IPTV service, as from the end of the month (today!). There are around fifty thousand IPTV subscribers in Italy, who all received.. more

Broadband guide from the Post Office

The Post Office, who are still trying to find their niche, not only in the broadband market but in the high street too, are bringing out an Internet Buddy Guide designed to help those who are new to the internet, and other users too, get.. more

Tiscali ends Italian IPTV service

Tiscali has rarely been out of the headlines lately, with plans for its UK division to be taken over by Vodafone, The Carphone Warehouse and Sky all eventually falling by the wayside. The ISP has now hit the headlines again, with the sudden announcement that.. more

LG announces world’s first watch-shaped mobile phone

LG Electronics demonstrated its innovative spirit throughout 2008 with a number of world firsts. The company announced the world’s first phone with built-in Bluetooth headset in June, and both the world’s thinnest 8-megapixel camera phone and the world’s first touchscreen 8-megapixel camera phone in September... more

2008: The Year of the Netbook

Laptop makers will remember 2008 as the year of the netbook – ultra-portable, low-priced PCs designed for surfing the internet and office applications. Since the Asus Eee PC launched in November 2007, netbooks have taken the world by storm. A year ago, almost no-one had.. more

MTI combats recession with WiMax and RFID products

Taiwan-based communications equipment maker, Microelectronics Technology (MTI), has announced new product lines for the first quarter of 2009, including WiMax CPE (customer premises equipment) and RFID (radio frequency identification) readers. President and CEO Allen Yen said the additional products will enable MTI to curtail the.. more