Surfers envious of neighbours’ broadband speeds

It stands to reason that the average UK broadband user wants the fastest speed available, so what if they discovered that the people next door were getting a faster broadband connection?.. more

McKinnon extradition on hold

By now the hacker Gary McKinnon could have been well on his way to serving around sixty years in a maximum security facility in the US, but after all of the.. more

Case drags on for Sky and EDS

In a case that appears to have been running for years between satellite broadcaster BSkyB and software developer EDS, there are complaints that the Judge is dragging his heels slightly, considering.. more

Global STB market remains strong

The global digital TV set-top-box market still offers potential growth for both makers of the equipment and those businesses involved in providing the technology. Despite the current global economic crisis it seems that digital TV is still bucking the trend, as consumers spend less time.. more

Sky 3DTV – gimmick or innovation?

Surely the launch of a 3D channel on Sky TV could not be gimmick. It seems that within the industry there are little seeds of doubt that a fully 3D channel will be welcomed into the homes of viewers with open arms. According to the.. more

Avenir and 02 in Joined Up Distribution Deal

Avenir Telecom a UK-based distributor of business-to-business telecoms services has entered into a partnership with O2. Avenir will provide O2’s ‘Joined Up’ converged comms solution to its dealer network. Joined Up provides one single converged solution for all a businesses telecoms needs. Earlier this month.. more

Simplexo launches search solution for mobile workers

Simplexo Mobile makes it easy for workers on the move to search company data across a range of applications, including SharePoint, email, word processing documents, images, spreadsheets, databases, CRM and SAP. Simplexo Mobile is available for Windows Mobile 6 devices, Blackberry smartphones, and the iPhone... more

Sky’s HD service helps boost revenues

Sky+HD is proving a popular choice, with 287,000 new subscribers in the July to September quarter, three times as many as in the same quarter in 2008. Over 1.6 million homes now subscribe to Sky’s HD service, which provides content on 34 different channels and.. more

Gizmodo falls victim to malware sting

Popular technology blog Gizmodo has admitted that it ran adverts containing malware on its site for a period of time last week. The site issued an apology to its large user base (Gizmodo has some three million visitors per day): “Guys, I’m really sorry but.. more

FaceBook introduces memorial pages for the deceased

FaceBook is planning to memorialise the profiles of users who have passed away, if their friends and family contact them and request it. The move comes after some complaints that users had received updates prompting them to get in touch with dead friends. “When someone.. more