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Broadband Speed Test

Is your broadband fast enough? Are you getting what you've paid for? Find out with our Broadband Speed Test. Just pick your location and wait a few seconds for the results. Read more

30 May, 2012

UK sees drop in average broadband speed

...UK broadband customers saw a fall in average download speed in the final three months of 2011, down to 4.9Mbps from... Read more

30 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
Thunderbolt <endeca_term>speeds</endeca_term> on new MacBook Pro

Thunderbolt speeds on new MacBook Pro

...technology, formerly called Light Peak. The new Thunderbolt technology allows for high-speed bidirectional connectivity. It uses both copper and optical cables. The former has... Read more

25 February, 2011 by Dong Ngo

Photos: Broadband Britain mapped - the high-speed and the not-spots revealed

...map is part of an Ofcom report on UK fixed-line broadband speeds, with the regulator gearing up to produce a full report on the... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

UK broadband speed climbs 22 percent

...Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has said that the average broadband speed in the UK increased by nearly 22 percent in the year up... Read more

2 February, 2012 by Ben Woods

Ofcom calls for changes to broadband speed advertising

...Broadband services should be advertised quoting typical speed ranges rather than only 'up-to' maximums, Ofcom has said, as it... Read more

2 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Google: Don't let regulation slow high-speed net

...Governments are eager for the benefits of high-speed internet access, but if they really want it, they need to reform... Read more

28 September, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Average broadband speeds still not half what's advertised

Broadband Britain: Ofcom lobbies for 'typical speed range' to be added to ads... Average UK broadband speeds are still... Read more

2 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Virgin Media speeds up XL broadband service to 30Mbps

...The company says its users will see between 27 and 30Mbps download speeds from the new service. It is also quoting upload speeds of up... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Rich Trenholm
CES: SD card spec to triple transfer <endeca_term>speeds</endeca_term>

CES: SD card spec to triple transfer speeds

...new interface for flash memory cards on Wednesday that triples data transfer speeds. SD card speeds will triple, thanks to a new interface announced by... Read more

6 January, 2011 by Stephen Shankland
MyConnection PC VoIP 4.0e

MyConnection PC VoIP 4.0e

...ISP. The key measures of connection quality for VoIP are not broadband speeds as many would think, but Jitter and Packet Loss. When Jitter or... Read more

28 November, 2011
How Amazon is raising mega-proxy spectre

How Amazon is raising mega-proxy spectre

...The arrival of Amazon's Silk browser and Google's Page Speed Service could amount to the return of mega-proxy — with unwanted effects... Read more

19 November, 2011 by Lori MacVittie
CPU <endeca_term>Speed</endeca_term> Professional 3.0.4.4

CPU Speed Professional 3.0.4.4

CPU Speed Pro will accurately benchmark your PC processor speed. The software records and... Read more

1 November, 2011
LAN <endeca_term>Speed</endeca_term> Test 1.1.7

LAN Speed Test 1.1.7

LAN Speed Test is designed to be a rock solid tool to measure your... Read more

4 October, 2011

IBM seeks cloud encryption with Security First tie-up

...First's cryptographic technologies — SPxCore, SPxBitFiler and SPxConnect — into IBM's wire-speed processor project. They expect the first products from the collaboration to be... Read more

1 August, 2011 by Jack Clark

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