http://www.techwatch.co.uk Satellite, Cable, Home Media and Hardware news & forums Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:19:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following a claim that it was going to “forever change the internet”, Cisco Systems has announced new-generation switching and router hardware that delivers an amazing 322 terabits per second. Cisco claims that the CRS 3 carrier router will allow the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress to be downloaded ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/cisco-changes-the-internet/ Vodafone is planning to cut 375 jobs in the UK as part of efforts to save £1 billion. The cuts will affect back office roles while 170 new customer-facing roles will be created. The move, which is designed to improve and simplify services, has been criticised by unions as a ‘disgraceful’ ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/vodafone-announces-uk-job-cuts/ So we're all well aware of the issues surrounding online passwords – and why you should use a difficult to guess series of letters and numbers. Preferably with some cases thrown in for extra security. And, of course, never use the same passwords for different accounts. But research from the universities of ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/security-questions-called-into-question/ A consumer watchdog's latest round of research has indicated that many poorer UK citizens who aren't connected to the Internet view the web as irrelevant to them. These findings come from Consumer Focus, and are aimed at the government who are currently trying to get more low-income families online, with their ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/watchdog-urges-government-to-refocus-broadband-strategy/ Website: Rapid TV News Hong Kong IPTV operator Now TV will screen Italian Serie A soccer for the next two seasons across television, the internet and mobile following a renewal of its deal with Serie A rights holder, MP & Silva. PCCW-backed Now TV will air an ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/now-strengthens-serie-a-coverage/ Website: Rapid TV News Hybrid TV, the Australiasian licensee of TiVo products, is hiring a chief sales officer to target retailers and to develop the company’s on-demand business away from TiVo boxes. An accompanying restructure of the business will “take Hybrid TV from being purely a TiVo ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/hybrid-tv-signals-vod-focus/ Website: Rapid TV News Conax, the Telenor-owned conditional access company, has selected TiVo technology for its ‘next generation’ of set-top boxes. A joint statement said: “This relationship brings together two companies known for changing traditional approaches to pay television. TiVo is the gold ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/tivo-wins-conax-biz/ Website: Rapid TV News Using what is claimed to be an industry ‘first’, TV Globo has selected Kudelski’s ‘New’ Nagravision for its rural DTH broadcasts. Nagravision says that Brazilian television network, Rede Globo (also known as TV Globo and Globo) has selected Nagravision for its ambitious TVDR ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/tv-globo-goes-for-%e2%80%98new-nagravision%e2%80%99/ Website: Rapid TV News DVR specialists TiVo, still in the news because of its legal victory against Echostar last week, reported Q4 and end-of-year numbers last week. TiVo lost money again, but less than anticipated. TiVo is anticipating an ingest of cash of some $400m as a result of its legal actions. Revenues ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/tivo-loss-explains-premier-product/ Another biscuity LG phone has been unveiled, and this one is called the Cookie Fresh. The handset, which will be launched later this month, comes with a 3 inch touchscreen, a 2 megapixel camera, an FM radio, and built-in social networking support. It won't do 3G, and by all accounts is a ... http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/03/09/lg-cookie-fresh-in-the-oven/