Digital TV
July 23, 2010
ITV is producing a new and exciting science fiction fantasy drama series called The Oaks, which follows a house over the last fifty years, as well as the families that live in it.
The five-part series is a departure for ITV. The last real science fiction series to be produced by the broadcaster was Primeval, which was cut but ...
ITV creates new sci-fi series
by David Allen
May 27, 2010
The broadband and phone service provider KCOM, who were formally known as Kingston Communications, have made a return to profits following large losses in the previous year.
The company reports a pre tax profit £19.2 million for the year ending in March, the previous year’s results showed a loss of £111 million.
According to the executive Chairman Bill Halbert, KCOM ...
KCOM back in the black
by David Allen
April 19, 2010
Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the Limited Edition Kingston Football DataTraveler flash drive that was designed in conjunction with David Ginola. This special edition football USB drive will be available in PC World stores from May 2010. “We’re very excited about working with David Ginola,” said Kirsty ...
Kingston and David Ginola launch Football DataTraveler
by Jan HarrisKingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the Limited Edition Kingston Football DataTraveler flash drive that was designed in conjunction with David Ginola. This special edition football USB drive will be available in PC World stores from May 2010. “We’re very excited about working with David Ginola,” said Kirsty ...
April 7, 2010
Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, launches a range of limited edition stylised USB drives. The Kingston DataTraveler range has been customised to four styles to suit a wide range of consumers. Who said storage doesn’t have style? “Four exclusive and bold designs make up this new lifestyle collection ...
Kingston Digital launches DataTraveler range
by Jan HarrisKingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, launches a range of limited edition stylised USB drives. The Kingston DataTraveler range has been customised to four styles to suit a wide range of consumers. Who said storage doesn’t have style? “Four exclusive and bold designs make up this new lifestyle collection ...
February 22, 2010
Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of Kingston Technology Corporation, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of the Kingston DataTraveler 310, the ultimate mobile storage accessory, allowing users to carry a complete digital portfolio of documents. The Kingston DataTraveler 310 replaces the 256GB DataTraveler 300, released in July 2009. The DataTraveler 310 users will benefit from quick ...
Kingston launches DataTraveler 310
by Jan HarrisKingston Digital Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of Kingston Technology Corporation, the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of the Kingston DataTraveler 310, the ultimate mobile storage accessory, allowing users to carry a complete digital portfolio of documents. The Kingston DataTraveler 310 replaces the 256GB DataTraveler 300, released in July 2009. The DataTraveler 310 users will benefit from quick ...
December 30, 2009
Kingston Datatraveler security flaws highlight need for highest levels of encryption says Origin Storage. As Kingston Technologies has revealed several of its secure USB drives can be hacked by a skilled cracker, Origin Storage says that the situation is a classic illustration of the increasing levels of hacker sophistication making lower level encryption technologies obsolete. "Kingston has revealed that its DataTraveler BlackBox, ...
Origin comments on Kingston Datatraveler security flaws
by Jan HarrisKingston Datatraveler security flaws highlight need for highest levels of encryption says Origin Storage. As Kingston Technologies has revealed several of its secure USB drives can be hacked by a skilled cracker, Origin Storage says that the situation is a classic illustration of the increasing levels of hacker sophistication making lower level encryption technologies obsolete. "Kingston has revealed that its DataTraveler BlackBox, ...
December 23, 2009
The UK's leading broadband experts have named mobile broadband, faster fixed-line speeds and the BBC's iPlayer as the highlights of the last decade, with the keyword for the next one being 'convergence'. Broadbandgenie.co.uk spoke to key decision makers at ISPs including Virgin Media and TalkTalk, as well as leading industry analysts, about an amazing 10 years on the internet. Genie editor Chris ...
iPlayer and dongles nailed the noughties: but what's next for broadband?
by Jan HarrisThe UK's leading broadband experts have named mobile broadband, faster fixed-line speeds and the BBC's iPlayer as the highlights of the last decade, with the keyword for the next one being 'convergence'. Broadbandgenie.co.uk spoke to key decision makers at ISPs including Virgin Media and TalkTalk, as well as leading industry analysts, about an amazing 10 years on the internet. Genie editor Chris ...
November 11, 2009
These days it seems that when it comes to broadband, it is speed that matters.
Therefore, it seems slightly strange that an ISP would choose to provide a service that offers dial-up style speeds for sixteen hours every day.
The deal, from Karoo (Kingston Communications), offers what is classed as a budget broadband service with a price tag of ...
Karoo launches budget broadband
by David Allen
September 22, 2009
For a long time Kingston Communications (KCOM) has been the top provider of broadband services in Hull, in fact it is the only broadband provider in many parts of Hull and as such has left consumers disappointed in the service.
However, it seems that this may not be an issue for much longer as the fibre optic broadband provider ...
FibreStream and Ofcom discuss broadband in Hull
by David Allen
July 28, 2009
The world’s first ever 256GB USB flash drive has now been launched by Kingston Technology in a sleek design that is retractable and can read and write at speeds that range from 10MB/s to 20MB/s. This may be great news for those who always lose the annoying protective cap on their USB’s as well as tough who simply need ...
Kingston 256GB USB flash drive
by Alan HartenThe world’s first ever 256GB USB flash drive has now been launched by Kingston Technology in a sleek design that is retractable and can read and write at speeds that range from 10MB/s to 20MB/s. This may be great news for those who always lose the annoying protective cap on their USB’s as well as tough who simply need ...
June 23, 2009
KCOM, formally known as Kingston Communications, has just completed a deal with BT that will see the company concentrating on selling managed services only.
BT will be taking over the management of the KCOM network assets, with KCOM saying that it is extending its reach by accessing the BT network.
It was not that long ago, about ten years, when ...
KCOM signs deal with BT
by David Allen
June 21, 2009
USB drives are becoming very common around the globe as some public relations companies even hand them out to potential customers in the same manner that they hand out business cards at corporate events. Following the trend, Kingston released a new cost effective USB drive that is capable of handling anything you can throw at it with the industry’s premier 129USB ...
Kingston releases new USB drives
by Alan HartenUSB drives are becoming very common around the globe as some public relations companies even hand them out to potential customers in the same manner that they hand out business cards at corporate events. Following the trend, Kingston released a new cost effective USB drive that is capable of handling anything you can throw at it with the industry’s premier 129USB ...
May 26, 2009
The internet service providers association (ISPA) has revealed the finalists for the eleventh annual UK internet industry awards.
There are not many surprises in the nominations, with the usual suspects appearing in the various categories.
Best Consumer Fixed Broadband ISP
Eclipse Internet
NewNet plc
O2
PlusNet
Virgin Media
Best Business Fixed Broadband ISP
Claranet Ltd
Kingston Communications
NewNet plc
Pipex Business
Urban Wimax
Best Consumer Mobile Broadband ISP
Orange UK
Virgin Media
Vodafone
Best Business ...
ISPA Finalists Revealed
by David Allen
October 10, 2008
Kingston Technology Co. has announced its largest capacity USB drive to date - the 32GB DataTraveler 150. If you want to carry round your whole media collection, including videos, then this could be the drive for you. Remember though that these tiny flash drives (76x24x13mm) are as easy to lose as they are to carry around, so keep a copy of the ...
Kingston announces 32GB capacity USB flash drive
by Jan HarrisKingston Technology Co. has announced its largest capacity USB drive to date - the 32GB DataTraveler 150. If you want to carry round your whole media collection, including videos, then this could be the drive for you. Remember though that these tiny flash drives (76x24x13mm) are as easy to lose as they are to carry around, so keep a copy of the ...
October 1, 2008
It seems that lack of choice is forcing broadband users in the city of Hull to turn to mobile broadband instead of the fixed line alternative provided by the local network provider Kingston Communications.
Customers of Kingston Communications say that they are unhappy with the service provided, purely down to the cost of the company’s bundles.
This information comes ...
Hull broadband users switching to mobile broadband
by David Allen
August 12, 2008
The customers of KCom (Kingston Communications) in Hull faced a day without internet access on Saturday, after the company suffered a severe network failure.
Many businesses had to cope without having any access to the internet at all for the day, as according to KCom the network wasn't up and running until 11 pm that evening.
The network failure ...
Hull has an internet blackout
by David Allen
March 19, 2008
Previously Kingston Communications has been condemned over the price it charged for wholesale access to its broadband network in the Hull area. The Hull Daily Mail reports that KCom has dropped the price of its wholesale broadband to equal or undercut what BT Wholesale charges in the rest of the country. The newspaper article refers to the basic price of an ...
KCom cuts the price of wholesale broadband
by Dave NixonPreviously Kingston Communications has been condemned over the price it charged for wholesale access to its broadband network in the Hull area. The Hull Daily Mail reports that KCom has dropped the price of its wholesale broadband to equal or undercut what BT Wholesale charges in the rest of the country. The newspaper article refers to the basic price of an ...
February 12, 2008
Kingston launched its DataTraveler Micro Reader USB Flash drive at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The drive features onboard Flash memory up to 2GB and an expansion slot to read microSD, microSDHC, or Memory Stick Micro cards. The device is designed to allow mobile phone owners to easily connect their handset's memory cards to a computer. It comes with software offering DT ...
Kingston launches DataTraveler Micro Reader USB Flash drive
by Jan HarrisKingston launched its DataTraveler Micro Reader USB Flash drive at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The drive features onboard Flash memory up to 2GB and an expansion slot to read microSD, microSDHC, or Memory Stick Micro cards. The device is designed to allow mobile phone owners to easily connect their handset's memory cards to a computer. It comes with software offering DT ...
January 9, 2008
Kingston Technology and launched new USB flash drives - the Data Traveler HyperX which provides ultra-fast read/write speeds and the cost-effective Data Traveler 110. Both drives provide up to 8GB of storage. The DataTraveler HyperX provides data transfer rates of 30MB/sec read and 20MB/sec write. It is compatible with any Windows platform but is optimised for use with Windows ReadyBoost on ...
Kingston launches Data Traveler USB flash drives
by Jan HarrisKingston Technology and launched new USB flash drives - the Data Traveler HyperX which provides ultra-fast read/write speeds and the cost-effective Data Traveler 110. Both drives provide up to 8GB of storage. The DataTraveler HyperX provides data transfer rates of 30MB/sec read and 20MB/sec write. It is compatible with any Windows platform but is optimised for use with Windows ReadyBoost on ...
January 8, 2008
There have been many battles within the media industry, but the one that will be the war to end all wars is about to begin, 2008 will be the year that the big guys of UK media roll up their sleeves and slog it out until only one is left standing. Yet it was way back in 1999, when Kingston Communications ...
The battle for IPTV begins
by David AllenThere have been many battles within the media industry, but the one that will be the war to end all wars is about to begin, 2008 will be the year that the big guys of UK media roll up their sleeves and slog it out until only one is left standing. Yet it was way back in 1999, when Kingston Communications ...
December 7, 2007
If there's one thing you can definitely say about the future in IPTV, it's that as demand for IPTV services rises, so will the demand on bandwidth carriers. Video content is so much more bandwidth intensive than normal internet services such as calling up webpages, and we've already seen warnings pitched to the UK telecom's industry that the infrastructure may ...
IPTV services to explode leased line market?
by Brian TurnerIf there's one thing you can definitely say about the future in IPTV, it's that as demand for IPTV services rises, so will the demand on bandwidth carriers. Video content is so much more bandwidth intensive than normal internet services such as calling up webpages, and we've already seen warnings pitched to the UK telecom's industry that the infrastructure may ...
November 19, 2007
Ofcom has launched a consultation process on the UK's wholesale broadband access market. The consultation divides the UK into four areas - • the Hull area, where Kingston Communications is the only operator; • Market 1 area, where BT is the only operator; • Market 2 area, where there are 2 or 3 principal operators and • Market 3 area, where there are currently 4 or more principal operators ...
Ofcom proposes to deregulate wholesale broadband markets
by Jan HarrisOfcom has launched a consultation process on the UK's wholesale broadband access market. The consultation divides the UK into four areas - • the Hull area, where Kingston Communications is the only operator; • Market 1 area, where BT is the only operator; • Market 2 area, where there are 2 or 3 principal operators and • Market 3 area, where there are currently 4 or more principal operators ...
July 16, 2007
Kingston has launched two 8-Gbyte USB flash drives in its DataTraveler range. The USB 2.0-compliant DataTraveler 100 is now available in a range of capacities, from a 1-Gbyte drive priced at $20 to an 8-Gbyte drive which sells for a hefty $116. DataTraveler 100 features a capless design which allows the USB connector to be retracted and protracted with the flick of ...
Kingston boosts USB flash drives to 8-Gbyte
by Jan HarrisKingston has launched two 8-Gbyte USB flash drives in its DataTraveler range. The USB 2.0-compliant DataTraveler 100 is now available in a range of capacities, from a 1-Gbyte drive priced at $20 to an 8-Gbyte drive which sells for a hefty $116. DataTraveler 100 features a capless design which allows the USB connector to be retracted and protracted with the flick of ...
May 23, 2007
Kingston Technology has launched 'MobileLite', a 9-in-1 USB card reader. The reader is designed to help mobile consumers navigate multiple expansion memory card formats more easily, while moving between mobile devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players and PCs. MobileLite features nine different card reading options, making it easy to move music, video, image and data files between cards ...
MobileLite USB Card Reader announced by Kingston
by Jan HarrisKingston Technology has launched 'MobileLite', a 9-in-1 USB card reader. The reader is designed to help mobile consumers navigate multiple expansion memory card formats more easily, while moving between mobile devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players and PCs. MobileLite features nine different card reading options, making it easy to move music, video, image and data files between cards ...
March 21, 2007
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., has announced the availability of its DataTraveler Secure and DataTraveler Secure - Privacy Edition USB 2.0 Flash drives in 8GB capacities. The drives have titanium-coated, stainless steel casings, which are waterproof and capable of withstanding harsh operating conditions. They incorporate 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hardware-based encryption to safeguard critical data. This allows data to be encrypted ...
Kingston announces DataTraveler Secure
by Janet HarrisKingston Technology Company, Inc., has announced the availability of its DataTraveler Secure and DataTraveler Secure - Privacy Edition USB 2.0 Flash drives in 8GB capacities. The drives have titanium-coated, stainless steel casings, which are waterproof and capable of withstanding harsh operating conditions. They incorporate 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) hardware-based encryption to safeguard critical data. This allows data to be encrypted ...
March 12, 2007
Kingston Technology has developed a hybrid USB drive which includes a memory card reader. DataTraveler Reader features a flip top compartment which accepts a variety of memory cards, effectively increasing its own capacity and eliminating the need to carry around a separate adapter. The device can read SD, MMC, SDHC, microSD and miniSD cards. An adapter is required though ...
Kingston's USB drive includes memory card reader
by Jan HarrisKingston Technology has developed a hybrid USB drive which includes a memory card reader. DataTraveler Reader features a flip top compartment which accepts a variety of memory cards, effectively increasing its own capacity and eliminating the need to carry around a separate adapter. The device can read SD, MMC, SDHC, microSD and miniSD cards. An adapter is required though ...
March 2, 2007
Kingston Technology has launched a new generation of USB flash drives. The latest edition is DataTraveler Mini with Migo, which uses Migo Software, OTCBB:MIGO technology. The drive is designed to Hi-Speed USB 2.0 specifications. The tiny DataTraveler Mini with Migo allows any PC to be transformed into a personal workspace. It measures just 17.85mm x 36mm x 10.24mm and can be attached ...
Kingston Launches DataTraveler Mini with Migo
by Jan HarrisKingston Technology has launched a new generation of USB flash drives. The latest edition is DataTraveler Mini with Migo, which uses Migo Software, OTCBB:MIGO technology. The drive is designed to Hi-Speed USB 2.0 specifications. The tiny DataTraveler Mini with Migo allows any PC to be transformed into a personal workspace. It measures just 17.85mm x 36mm x 10.24mm and can be attached ...
January 22, 2007
Kingston Technology Company Inc. has extended its range of miniature USB Flash drives with the introduction of Kingston DataTraveler Mini with Migo. The DataTraveler Mini with Migo allows users to transform any PC into a personalized workspace. The 512 MB and 1 GB capacity drives are now available in India through Kingston's distributors AA Infoways, Avnet India, Ingram Micro, Kobian Electronics ...
Kingston Introduces DataTraveler Mini with Migo
by Jan HarrisKingston Technology Company Inc. has extended its range of miniature USB Flash drives with the introduction of Kingston DataTraveler Mini with Migo. The DataTraveler Mini with Migo allows users to transform any PC into a personalized workspace. The 512 MB and 1 GB capacity drives are now available in India through Kingston's distributors AA Infoways, Avnet India, Ingram Micro, Kobian Electronics ...
November 23, 2006
Kingston Technology has announced that its new DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition is now available. DataTraveler is a USB Flash drive specifically designed to fulfil enterprise-level security and compliance requirements. DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition is the world’s first USB Flash drive to guaranteed 100% security for data whilst on the move. It includes a 256-bit hardware-based AES encryption and provides ...
Kingston Technology Launches USB Flash Drive to Guarantee Data Security
by Brian TurnerKingston Technology has announced that its new DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition is now available. DataTraveler is a USB Flash drive specifically designed to fulfil enterprise-level security and compliance requirements. DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition is the world’s first USB Flash drive to guaranteed 100% security for data whilst on the move. It includes a 256-bit hardware-based AES encryption and provides ...
