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October 2, 2008
by David Allen
A lot of allegations were made during the Ofcom investigations into the phone scandals, which rocked the world of television phone-ins and competitions.
Yet with so much evidence, which goes back to 2005 and continues through to last year, the serious fraud office has decided not to carry out an inquiry into how the viewers were conned out of their hard-earned cash.
The programmes affected by this scandal are ...
by David Allen
In a recent CoolBrands survey of consumers both Apple and iPhone have been placed in the top three, beaten only the Aston Martin.
What makes this list of brand names popular with not only the brands, but the consumer too is the fact that this list has been made from the opinions of the public.
Technology gets a good showing in the top twenty coolest brands, with eight brands ...
by David Allen
The beginning of October will see Nottingham Trent University testing out a Wimax broadband system, which will eventually offer free broadband access the entire city.
Initially the service was going to be for the students of the university, but this has changed into a citywide broadband-for-all project.
The funding for this project has been provided by Nottingham Trent University and Djanogly City Technology College.
However further investments have come ...
by David Allen
In March 2009, the contract to supply broadband across Northern Ireland ends between the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) and BT.
Therefore the Northern Ireland executive is looking for a new provider to supply a service across the entire region.
For most of the broadband users in Northern Ireland, it is unlikely that they will notice any difference providing that they receive their broadband connection through the ...
by David Allen
The iPlate has become famous for improving the speed of some broadband connections.
BT and some retailers have been selling this device for some time, but now BT has announced that they are now selling the iPlate directly to internet service providers.
BT claims that the iPlate could improve connection speeds by an average of 1.5 Mbps.
It works by isolating the bell wire within the phone cable.
However, ...
October 1, 2008
by David Allen
Orange are offering a 8 Mb broadband package for the home user.
There will be various versions of the service, but they are likely to have some stiff competition from the likes of Virgin Media and even O2.
The Orange Home Starter package will be free to all new customers who sign up for a mobile phone service.
The broadband will be on an eighteen month contract, but it ...
by David Allen
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 from the local Carphone Warehouse store in the centre of ...
by David Allen
In a deal between the two companies, Virgin Media are set to become the lead broadband supplier for the Carphone Warehouse as from the beginning of October.
The agreement will see the Virgin Media broadband packages take the lead in the Carphone Warehouse broadband offerings, where they currently sell around two thousand five hundred fixed line broadband connections per month across the board.
However, Virgin Media are looking at ...
by David Allen
The competition commission has made a decision which will mean that BSkyB will have to sell part of its stake in the broadcaster ITV.
The decision means that BSkyB will need to cut its stake in the terrestrial TV company from 17.9% to under 7.5%.
The reason for this decision is that the competition commission believes that BSkyB holding a large stake in a rival broadcaster could prevent competition, ...
by David Allen
Following the loss of the personal details of thousands of potential new customers, Virgin Media have been ordered to immediately put stringent security measures in place to ensure that the same thing never happens again.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found the company to be in breach of the data protection act, when a CD went missing that contained the details of over three thousand people who were ...
by David Allen
Virgin Media have now announced their mobile broadband service. This comes after signing a new agreement with their provider T Mobile.
The service will be offered on an eighteen month contract, new customers will receive the dongle for free, but broadband usage will be limited to 3 Gb per month.
Users who go over the allowance will be charged at a rate of £15 per Gb, with charges ...
September 30, 2008
by David Allen
It would appear that broadband users from the UK are confused by wireless technology.
Some broadband users even think that wireless broadband is something completely different to fixed line broadband, according the results of a recent study.
There are some amazing results which actually just goes to show how poorly informed broadband users are in the UK.
Forty four per cent of non-wireless broadband users said that the reason ...
by David Allen
Now the European Commission (EC) is setting up a debate to find out how to bring broadband to every household within the European community by 2010.
It is currently estimated that around seven per cent of the European population do not have access to the Internet and this figure jumps up to thirty per cent in some rural areas.
These figures are actually a true representation of the internet ...
by David Allen
The electronics manufacturer, LG, has chosen Ericsson to provide the latest mobile broadband technology based on HSPA, which is used the most within the mobile broadband sector.
It works in a similar manner as DSL, but offers mobility simply because there are an estimated 207 HSPA networks worldwide, helping over a billion customers to stay connected.
LG intend to install the mobile broadband equipment supplied by Ericsson into all ...
by David Allen
In one of those industry get togethers, the big names in mobile broadband, software and laptop manufacturers are putting their collective heads together to come up with a branding mark that will show consumers that the product is mobile broadband ready.
This is now a standard across the board, and as there are already brand marks for most services such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HD, it is only natural ...
by David Allen
The government has come up with plans to protect kids while they are online.
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety has been created, to educate and set up key points which can be used to ensure the safety of children while they are using the Internet.
The concerns range from cyber bullying to the use of violent video games, but how this council is going to police ...
by David Allen
To celebrate the launch of a further seven HD channels, Sky thought it might be a great idea to beef up the HD subscriber base by offering the Sky+ HD set top box for half price.
The deal will start in October and run for the entire month, and the price will £75 instead of the normal £150.
The new channels will be mainly HD versions of the Sky ...
September 29, 2008
by Janet Harris
Rocudo, a new service which allows music fans to mix their own tunes and share their creations with friends, is launching at Amsterdam Dance Event 2008 in October.
With Rocudo's Studioware technology, music fans can create Mixes & Remixes of tunes provided by Rocudo's label and artist partners, with an easy to use widget.
They can then share them with friends on the Internet, on sites such as ...
by David Allen
Spam or junk emails have been around for so long now that it has almost become second nature that emails and spam go hand in hand, but in reality it should not be like that and to make things worse, according to a recent survey, some places are more likely to get spam than others.
The Top Ten places in the UK for spam are: Egham, Surrey; Alton, Hampshire; ...
by David Allen
BT have not wasted anytime in setting the Phorm targeted advertising system rolling.
It has only been a few days since the police dropped their investigation, however, as from tomorrow (Tuesday 30th September) the third and final trial will be starting.
Unlike the secret trials, which caused all of the problems for both BT and Phorm, these trials will be undertaken on consenting BT customers, as the company ...
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A lot of allegations were made during the Ofcom investigations into the phone scandals, which rocked the world of television phone-ins and competitions.
Yet with so much evidence, which goes back to 2005 and continues through to last year, the serious fraud office has decided not to carry out an inquiry into how the viewers were conned out of their hard-earned cash.
The programmes affected by this scandal are ...
