Nokia netbook rumours confirmed by CEO

A netbook built by Nokia could soon be on the shelf of an electronics store near you, following a confirmation by the Finnish phone maker’s CEO that the firm is investigating.. more

York to get 2 Gb fibre broadband

The York based telecom firm, York Data Services, has invested £275,000 in a fibre cable installation that will bring high speed internet services to the city of York and the surrounding.. more

Over fifties using broadband to stay in touch

New research has found that the over fifties are beginning to rely on the internet to stay in touch with family and friends. According to Just Retired, which conducted the research,.. more

Broadband users still not comparing prices

This is something that has been given some coverage before but, despite that, it seems that the UK broadband user is still prepared to sign up with an internet service provider for anything up to two years without checking out the competition first. According to.. more

Twitter blocking bad URLs

The micro blogging site Twitter has begun to filter out bad URLs that have been posted on the system. The filtering takes place following the amount of issues with worms, spam and account hijacking on the site. However, the system may not pick up bad.. more

Time to switch over to Digital

TV viewers in Lancashire are being given a warning that the analogue signal from the TV transmitter located at Winter Hill will soon be switched off. This means that all analogue TV signals will no longer be transmitted and therefore households that have not switched.. more

BBC shows available on Blinkbox

In deal between BBC Worldwide and the online video provider Blinkbox, some of the most famous TV shows and other content from the BBC will be made available online. This means that popular series such as Top Gear, Gavin & Stacy, Spooks, Planet Earth and.. more

IPM signs £50m deal with BSkyB

The company that has handled all of the outside advertising, such as billboards and poster campaigns, for BSkyB, for the past six years, has been given another three year deal. According to the Nielsen Company, it has been estimated that BSkyB spent a massive £16.. more

ESPN first live match draws in 400,000

The new UK satellite sports channel, ESPN, is celebrating its first weekend of Premier League football with some impressive audience figures. According to data released by media agency sources, the live game between Everton and Arsenal averaged a massive 420,000 viewers, including a huge 94,000.. more

BBC4 gets Beatlemania

The BBC’s digital channel, BBC4, is compiling material that includes video, interviews and some outtakes of the final Abbey Road recording made by The Beatles. The compilation will form part of a week long series of programmes about the group and their lives, being shown.. more