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Map compares broadband quality in the UK

Map compares broadband quality in the UK

...broadband infrastructure and how it delivers for consumers," Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said in a statement. "We hope that this information will stimulate further... Read more

7 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Expert questions TalkTalk's HomeSafe service

...harmless content to TalkTalk, and malicious content to everyone else, according to Richard Clayton, a security researcher based at the University of Cambridge. TalkTalk relies... Read more

11 May, 2011 by Ben Woods

Ofcom: Operators 'gaming the system' over 4G auction

...lead the government to take back regulatory powers. Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards, pictured in March, has said UK operators are 'gaming the system' in... Read more

29 November, 2011 by David Meyer
Branson: Our kids will be astronauts

Branson: Our kids will be astronauts

...Virgin Galactic boss Sir Richard Branson has predicted that within two decades, the cost of space tourism... Read more

20 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Virgin Oceanic dives into ocean exploration

Virgin Oceanic dives into ocean exploration

...Richard Branson, the owner of the vast Virgin empire, has announced his newest... Read more

6 April, 2011 by Daniel Terdiman

Former ITV CIO moves to civil engineering firm Arup

Richard Cross becomes the organisation's first CIO... Richard Cross has become the... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Shelley Portet

MPs: UK must overhaul US extradition treaty now

...overhauled without delay, given the cases of NASA hacker Gary McKinnon and Richard O'Dwyer, among others, MPs have urged. MPs have called for an... Read more

30 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Ofcom pushes UK to be first in white-space radio

...which are currently lying vacant all around us," Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards said in the statement. Unlicensed white-space data services will share spectrum... Read more

1 September, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins

Ofcom: Broadband is getting faster in the UK

...report] two-and-a-half years ago," Ofcom's chief executive Ed Richards said in a statement. "We are now seeing consumers increasingly move to... Read more

27 July, 2011 by David Meyer

O2 beats rivals in Ofcom mobile broadband study

...their principal means of accessing online services," Ofcom's chief executive Ed Richards said in a statement. Average download speeds Ofcom and the broadband monitoring... Read more

26 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom lays out rules for 4G auction

...should ensure a competitive 4G market in the UK, says chief Ed Richards. Photo credit: David Meyer The regulator's proposals were published on Tuesday... Read more

22 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom calls for changes to broadband speed advertising

...across the UK and faster speeds are being achieved," Ofcom chief Ed Richards said in a statement. "However, the research shows that ISPs need to... Read more

2 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom's copyright crackdown code is a 'few weeks' away

...Thursday about parliament and the internet, the regulator's chief executive, Ed Richards, said Ofcom had "clear duties" in formulating the code, as a result... Read more

14 October, 2010 by David Meyer

Virgin Media Business lifts lid on bandwidth

...February after the rebranding of ntl:Telewest. At the time, Virgin boss Richard Branson described the abandoned name of the business services company as a... Read more

29 September, 2010 by David Meyer

Ofcom tightens broadband advertising rules

...change in the quality of the UK communications infrastructure," Ofcom chief Ed Richards said in a statement. "Actual speeds are often much lower than many... Read more

27 July, 2010 by David Meyer

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

16 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

19 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

20 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

20 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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