Jul
28

Harry Potter malware email

Security researchers at BitDefender, an antivirus firm, have warned that a new malware attack is infecting email via spam that appears to relate to the latest Harry Potter movie, the Half-Blood.. more
Jul
28

BBC Project Canvas update

The BBC Trust has released its most recent report on Project Canvas, a joint venture IPTV project, after BBC Management compiled and submitted requested information. Project Canvas is led by BT,.. more
Jul
28

BT and Sony IPTV deal

BT and Sony Pictures Television have entered into a deal which is BT’s first content deal since it hired Marc Watson as new CEO of the company’s IPTV operations. Watson replaced.. more
Jul
28

Russia says no to Skype

The New York Times reported that the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and Russia’s Parliament, which is responsible for lawmaking in Russia, have claimed that VoIP companies are creating too much competition for domestic mobile operators. The group’s claim also includes the allegation that telcos.. more
Jul
28

£120 a year iPhone streaming service

The new iPhone application, Spotify, is designed to give audio fans a new streaming service to download music, but its price tag may leave many people in shock, weighing in at a hefty £120 a year. The price tag seems a bit high in light.. more
Jul
28

Blackberry Gemini specs

The Blackberry Gemini, which is scheduled to be released in 11 weeks, has finally had its specifications revealed for those who want to know what is in store for the next Blackberry model, formerly known as the BlackBerry Curve 8520. The Gemini is the newest.. more
Jul
28

BBC opens up canvas

With the first public consultation phase over, Project Canvas has been given the thumbs up from the majority of the sixty industry stakeholders that were asked, according to the latest report from the BBC Trust. Project Canvas is a joint venture between the BBC, BT.. more
Jul
28

ISPs see a fall in complaints

Consumers have not been complaining so much about their broadband services during the past six months, according to the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) consumer direct service. It would seem that consumers have other things to complain about these days and this means that the.. more
Jul
28

China’s online population grows

Despite the Chinese government’s attempt to block certain sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube there has been a huge rise in the amount of internet users in the country. In fact, current figures estimate there to be around 338 million internet users in China,.. more
Jul
28

TalkTalk has 2.85 million subscribers

During the last three months, the internet service provider TalkTalk has added an impressive forty seven thousand new customers to its network, bringing its total number of customers to 2.85 million. TalkTalk is regarded as being one of the cheapest services around, in fact, there.. more