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July 16, 2008
by David Allen
Earlier on in the year Apple was talking about cutting the prices of iTunes for their customers in the UK.
This was to match the prices that could be found throughout Europe, where there is a standardised price currently set at 99 Euro cents, which is around 74p, whereas the price that UK users of iTunes have to pay is currently 79p.
This was a very important measure to be ...
by David Allen
It has been a while in the pipeline but finally the communications regulator, Ofcom, has come up with a solution which will shake up the way that customer complaints are handled by the internet service providers.
Basically what Ofcom have said is that it will be taking a month off of the time that customers are required to wait before lodging a complaint with the appropriate dispute resolution scheme ...
by David Allen
The Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, is waving a red flag when it comes to the proposed plans by the government to create a central database containing everyone’s phone calls, locations of mobile phone calls, emails sent and received and internet browsing details.
The government's plan is to push the data communication bill through parliament in order to combat terrorism and crime.
The reason being because the internet has ...
by David Allen
By the end of the year, users of the Xbox 360 games console will be able to access thousands of movies through the Netflix movie service.
Microsoft announced at the E3 Media and Business Summit in LA, that they have reached an agreement with Netflix, which will allow gamers to take a break from their action packed games and relax by watching one of the ten thousand movies and ...
by David Allen
BT will be investing one and half billion pounds into its broadband network, which will mean that something in the region of ten million homes will be able to receive super fast broadband.
Following the investment and installation of this new equipment, the services received by these customers will be very different to the service that they are already getting through the current network.
Once completed the fibre optic network ...
July 15, 2008
by David Allen
Having cables all around is not a pretty sight, which is probably why, in a survey conducted by the company who make routers, Linksys, the majority of broadband users were found to prefer to have a home wireless network.
The survey, which was about the general internet habits of people, was actually answered by two thousand broadband users.
It was found that fifty nine per cent of those who ...
by David Allen
In what is claimed to be a UK internet service provider (ISP) first by BT, the new Home Hub uses 802.11n wi-fi technology with wi-fi protected access (WPA) being used as the wireless security protocol.
This is instead of the less secure wired equivalent privacy (WEP) which was used in the previous Hub model.
With security in mind, BT has acted on the many issues which occurred with the ...
July 14, 2008
by Janet Harris
Ixquick, an international search engine owned by Surfboard Holding BV, has become the first company to be awarded an industry leading Privacy Policy.
The EU Data Protection Supervisor, Mr Peter Hustinx, presented the search engine with the European Privacy Seal, making it the first search engine to be formally approved by the EU.
Products and services with the seal are guaranteed to comply with EU laws and regulations ...
by David Allen
This one may have been a long time in the making and in fact it still isn’t here yet, but Orange TV is definitely going to appear in the UK by the end of the year, according to Orange, although industry sources are saying that this is not so and the service will be delayed further.
Orange TV is fairly successful in France with around 1.2 million subscribers but, ...
by David Allen
There may not have been any firm answers to all of the questions being put to BT regarding the proposed purchase of Ribbit, but it seems that there could be a deal on the table which satisfies both parties.
This should mean that an announcement is due to be made soon.
The basics are that BT will be taking over the Silicon Valley based internet phone service software development ...
by David Allen
The government’s plan to allow people to fill in important forms online has been a reasonable success.
But as this method of form filling spreads to other departments, it is causing problems for some people, in particular those people who live in rural areas where the access to broadband is limited or non existent.
The Farmers' Union of Wales are claiming that these farmers are being told that they ...
July 11, 2008
by David Allen
With the high value of scrap metal, opportunist thieves have been causing havoc around the country as they have been stealing power and telecom cables.
But now a group of thieves have found an easier target, computer network centres.
Yesterday thieves broke into the Cable and Wireless network centre in Watford, where some key equipment was stolen.
It is believed that the thieves were in actual fact looking for the ...
by David Allen
There could be many reasons for changing an ISP - service, cost or simply not liking the company that the customers are signed up with.
In the past it was always to do with either reliability or customer service, which a lot companies had very little of.
But in a recent survey it has been found that there is a more pressing reason, which is making broadband subscribers check ...
July 10, 2008
by David Allen
After only a year in the planning stages, former Soccer AM presenter Tim Lovejoy, and the manager of the Spice Girls Simon Fuller, have launched Channel Bee, which is an internet entertainment site with Lovejoy being the presenter as only he knows how.
Being broadcast from a purpose built studio in London, the site will have a daily show, a dating show, interviews, video sketches and more importantly for ...
by David Allen
Scottish islands are to be connected to the mainland by undersea fibre optic cables, laid by Global Marine Systems.
This cabling will be able to complement the existing microwave technology that is being used at the moment on the islands.
This is the latest project to bring the Shetland Isles, Orkney Isles and the Faroe Islands into the 21st century world of broadband.
The initial cable is going to be ...
by David Allen
In research conducted by mobile operator T Mobile, it has been found that around half of those asked would want to be able to get the internet while on the move.
This desired freedom is not restricted to just social networking or surfing the net, there is a desire to be able to work from whatever location the user happens to be in at the time.
This would mean ...
by David Allen
The proposed sale of the telecoms and broadband provider Tiscali continues to drag on, despite the rumours of potential buyers and bidders coming and going.
The deal was looking to go ahead by the end of June but that was while Vodafone were interested in taking it on.
Now it seems that the sale of the company has been thrown further into the air with the Italian based internet ...
July 9, 2008
by David Allen
For some time there have been some security issues with Google’s Gmail, but true to form they have not just sat back left it alone.
They have taken some positive action and appear to have moved in the right direction by offering some extra tools to monitor the account.
An email account can hold a lot of personal information, so it essential that this is keep private.
To help ...
by David Allen
A broadband blackspot is an area where an internet service provider (ISP) does not have any of its own equipment installed at the local exchanges.
This means that they have to buy wholesale broadband from BT, which is going to cost more than if they had their own broadband installed locally.
At the moment, customers who live in these areas can find themselves having to pay anything up £15 ...
by David Allen
They have been described as the UK’s first open IPTV network, who not only offer a terrific standard package which is totally free to view, but also a number of other packages which can be added to the customer's account.
The network is powered by the Global Digital Broadcast Network (GDBN) and they will be able to offer their customers access to movies, sport, local programming, entertainment and even ...
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Earlier on in the year Apple was talking about cutting the prices of iTunes for their customers in the UK.
This was to match the prices that could be found throughout Europe, where there is a standardised price currently set at 99 Euro cents, which is around 74p, whereas the price that UK users of iTunes have to pay is currently 79p.
This was a very important measure to be ...
