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UK sees drop in average broadband speed

...web content delivery company said in its fourth-quarter State of the Internet report, released on Monday."The global average connection speed saw an unusual... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Sky offers 'secret', faster broadband to new customers

New customers who call Sky's hotline can buy a fibre broadband package with a topline speed of 76Mbps, faster than the publicly announced 40Mbps available to existing subscribers, who cannot get the new bundle Read more

26 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

Mozilla accuses Microsoft of shutting Firefox out of WOA

...has said that Microsoft threatens to repeat browser history by only allowing Internet Explorer to run on its Windows On ARM operating system Read more

10 May, 2012 by Stephen Shankland
IPv6 security: What you need to know

IPv6 security: What you need to know

...IPv6 is central to safeguarding the expansion of the internet, but the global deployment of the protocol raises its own security challenges... Read more

5 May, 2012 by Axel Pawlik
<endeca_term>Internet</endeca_term> freedom: world's strictest regimes

Internet freedom: world's strictest regimes

...The recent internet outages in Egypt remind us that, in many parts of the world... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Staff

Schmidt: UN treaty a 'disaster' for the internet

...Internet freedom and innovation are at risk of being stifled by a new... Read more

29 February, 2012 by Ben Woods

Teens drive jump in internet use on phones

...In the first three months of 2011, around 45 percent of British internet users — a total of 17.6 million people — used a handset for... Read more

31 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

FBI quietly sets up surveillance tech unit

...goal: to invent technology that will let police more readily eavesdrop on internet and wireless communications. The establishment of the Quantico, Virginia-based unit, which... Read more

23 May, 2012 by Declan McCullagh
How IPv6 will work as IPv4 wanes

How IPv6 will work as IPv4 wanes

...The last few blocks of internet addresses using IPv4 are widely expected to be handed out this week... Read more

2 February, 2011 by Tim Chown

Windows RT faces antitrust 'vigilance' in Europe

...Mozilla last week criticised Microsoft's choice to deny browsers other than Internet Explorer privileges necessary to make what it sees as a competitive browser... Read more

17 May, 2012 by Stephen Shankland
Windows 8 Developer Preview

Windows 8 Developer Preview

Windows 8 introduces a new interface, Metro, with an 'immersive' look-and-feel that's designed to scale from smartphones to desktops. It's still pre-beta, but developers now have the tools to start creating applications and services to exploit it. Read more

13 September, 2011 by Simon Bisson
Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer's Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet is nicely styled, but errs on the bulky and heavy side. Performance and battery life are competitive, but you can find better value for money elsewhere. Read more

23 May, 2011 by Sandra Vogel

Virgin to bump 50Mbps plans up to 120Mbps

Cable broadband customers on its 50Mbps plan will get a free upgrade to 120Mbps, the ISP has been forced to reveal after mistakenly sending out announcement emails to the wrong subscribers Read more

16 January, 2012 by Ben Woods
Ofcom maps UK mobile coverage

Ofcom maps UK mobile coverage

Ofcom has published its first UK telecoms infrastructure report, which shows that large areas of the country have little or no 3G coverage at all Read more

1 November, 2011 by Ben Woods
A look at the history of <endeca_term>Internet</endeca_term> Explorer

A look at the history of Internet Explorer

...Microsoft has released a platform preview of IE9, the next version of Internet Explorer. Although it lacks a user interface — even a back button — the... Read more

17 August, 2010 by Ina Fried

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