Filesharers could face court before disconnection

Those broadband users that are found to be continually sharing illegal files with other broadband users could find that they will end up in court. According to the UK’s Culture Secretary,.. more

Online presence for Eastenders

As if there is not enough coverage for the top BBC show Eastenders, a spinoff is being planned for a twenty part series following the lives of four new teenage characters... more

Windows 7 Whopper goes on sale in Japan

The launch of Windows 7 or any Microsoft product is going to get some attention, maybe not as much as the launch events of the past, but nevertheless there is still.. more

EU attempting to push three strikes rule through

While the debate on what should happen to illegal filesharers has been going on, in the shiny halls of the EU the machine has been moving forward with its “Three Strikes” plan. Now it seems that even though amendment 138 made the use of the.. more

BBC issues iPlayer guidelines

New guidelines issued by the BBC with regards to the iPlayer could mean the on-demand catch-up service being rolled out to more devices in the future. The guidelines talk about bespoke development, which implies the iPlayer technology being made available to the manufacturers of hand.. more

Entanet calls for clampdown on mis-selling

The regulator Ofcom is under pressure from broadband provider Entanet to act on the serious issue of mis-selling broadband and phone services. Ofcom has already started a consultation on this matter following a similar move from BT, which suggested that consumers could be given a.. more

Sky adds 94,000 new subscribers in Q1

It is clear that there is still a huge demand for pay TV services and this demand is reflected in the latest figures released by BSkyB. According to the results for the first quarter, 94,000 new subscribers joined the satellite broadcaster, taking its total customer.. more

BSkyB offers free movie weekend

Next weekend is free movie weekend over at Sky TV. This is a marketing scheme that the company runs occasionally to show base subscribers of the satellite TV service what they are missing out on by not taking out additional services. The free service will.. more

Phillips launch wireless HDTV box in the US

Last month Philips launched the Wireless HDTV Link at the IFA Show in Berlin 2009, a nice little device that will help the consumer do away with all of those messy and unattractive wires and cables that collect dust. The Philips wireless HDTV box will.. more

RIM Serious in Improving BlackBerry Browser

We’ve already reported that RIM acquired Torch Mobile in order to strengthen its BlackBerry browser. But they’re not stopping there. They are now in the process of hiring several expert C++ programmer who is firmly grounded in the open source Webkit browser engine. A recent.. more