Jul
29

Spinbox rebuffs security allegations

Spinbox, a speech to text messaging company, finally replied to the BBC news story and blog post from Rory Cella-Jones, a BBC technology correspondent, with its own company blog posting. The.. more
Jul
29

Malware down but SPAM on the up

Symantec MessageLabs Intelligence’s latest report looks bright at first glance as it appears malware writers are laying low on the internet. Spammers, on the other hand, have increased their efforts by.. more
Jul
29

Big fine for European Spammer

Spammers beware, as the punishment for spamming online is starting to have financial repercussions. Dutch regulator OPTA recently fined Reinier Schenkhuizen €250,000 out of which €150,000 was punishment for sending out.. more
Jul
29

No Google Voice on iPhones

Bad news for those who have been waiting for VoIP on their iPhones, as Apple has put the end to the incorporation of the Google Voice application. Google confirmed the denial on Monday saying that Apple did not approve of the application but that Google.. more
Jul
29

Samsung to launch Europe-wide app store

Samsung is set to launch a mobile application store for handset owners across Europe. The move, an attempt to emulate the success of the popular iPhone App Store, expands the beta version of the Samsung store launched earlier this year in the UK. The store.. more
Jul
29

Ofcom points finger at slow ISPs

For the average UK broadband user, the downstream speed that they are actually receiving is just over fifty per cent of the advertised rate, according the research carried out by the regulator Ofcom. The figures come from Ofcom’s own performance monitoring network, so where internet.. more
Jul
29

MPs debate the Digital Britain report

It has been a few weeks since the much awaited Digital Britain report was released, the main point being that all homes in the UK can expect a broadband service with a minimum connection speed of 2 Mbps. Now it is the turn of the.. more
Jul
29

Pub landlord in trouble over foreign satellite TV

Showing live Premier League football matches in a pub is a sure fire way of getting customers through the door, however the Worcester News reported that for one pub landlord the lure of Albanian TV proved too much to pass by. If Colin Kenwrick of.. more
Jul
29

Global WiMax demand could reach fifty million

By 2014, the global demand for WiMax could have reached fifty million, according to research carried out by Juniper Research. WiMax is a suitable option to serve those areas where fixed line broadband is unavailable or the network is only capable of delivering a poor.. more
Jul
29

Government issues Twitter guidelines

A new paper has been produced by the government and issued to its departments. This is nothing to do with how the departments are run, or changes in budgets – the paper is a guideline on how to use Twitter. The twenty page document, produced.. more