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Three gives villages free mobile broadband

...with some connectivity, to rural areas that are classified as broadband 'not-spots'. On Tuesday, the operator said it has joined forces with the Countryside... Read more

30 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Ofcom mulls mobile phone coverage for all

...update on research it is carrying out into the issue of 'not-spots', which are areas that receive no cellular coverage at all — only 2G... Read more

8 November, 2010 by David Meyer

Virgin Media plans free Wi-Fi network for London

The ISP is considering offering people in London free access to a network of Wi-Fi hotspots in an attempt to keep up with competitors' bundled offerings Read more

3 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

ICO to spot company data breaches through analysis

...Act, but to aggregate some of the information we're getting to spot who are the serial offenders, which would build a case for action... Read more

26 April, 2012

Apple takes top PC spot from HP

...selected story, see Apple iPad breaks HP's hold on top PC spot on CNET News Read more

31 January, 2012 by Brooke Crothers

TalkTalk retains top spot in Ofcom complaints table

...in its latest dissatisfaction report, although BT looks set to take top spot in next quarter's complaints league. The regulator puts these reports out... Read more

21 December, 2011
Nasa <endeca_term>spots</endeca_term> signs of salty water on Mars

Nasa spots signs of salty water on Mars

...JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona This story originally appeared as NASA satellite spots signs of flowing salt water on Mars on CBS News. Get the... Read more

5 August, 2011 by William Harwood
Chandra telescope <endeca_term>spots</endeca_term> ancient black holes

Chandra telescope spots ancient black holes

...For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see X-ray telescope spots massive black holes in early universe on CBS News. Like ZDNet UK... Read more

16 June, 2011 by William Harwood
Hot <endeca_term>Spot</endeca_term> Studio Portable 2.1

Hot Spot Studio Portable 2.1

Hot Spot Studio Portable is an application that lets you create stunning looking images... Read more

15 March, 2011

Android smartphone sales take global top spot

...Symbian — shipped 31 million units worldwide. Apple's iOS took third spot with 16.2 million global smartphone shipments during the quarter, equating to... Read more

31 January, 2011

Chinese HPC edges closer to lead Top500 spot

...Ridge Leadership Computing Facility and its Jaguar system kept the number one spot on the Top500 list of fastest supercomputers, but China's new Nebulae... Read more

1 June, 2010 by Larry Dignan
Google Play gets prime <endeca_term>spot</endeca_term> in top nav bar

Google Play gets prime spot in top nav bar

The web giant has added its rebranded Google Play entertainment store to its black navigation bar Read more

27 March, 2012 by Steven Musil

Pinterest policy update smooths out sticky spots

The social-content site has revised its terms and policies to fend off concerns over copyright infringement, to reassure users that it will not sell their content and to lay the groundwork for an API Read more

26 March, 2012 by Luke Hopewell

Government calls on Experian data to spot fraud

HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions will use data from credit reference agency Experian to detect fraud and errors in the tax system Read more

7 December, 2011 by Mark Say

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

Where are the sub-2Mbps users? And which city has the highest take-up of fat pipes? Ofcom takes a look... Read more

7 July, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

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