Category: Internet
UK government to enforce internet pornography block unless ISP opt-in has been set
The UK government is set to pass laws that will mean all pornography is filtered by default by internet service providers unless customers specifically request to be allowed to view it through an "opt-in" option. Aiming to protect children, the…
Internet godfather Sir Tim Berners-Lee denounces government web spying
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, co-founder of the World Wide Web and the godfather of the modern day internet, has slammed governments using the internet to snoop and spy on their citizens. Berners-Lee, vocally pro-internet freedom and anti-web regulation, warned that society…
Where The Wild Things Are Searching: Google Doodle celebrates Maurice Sendak's 85th birthday
Google's search engine homepage today celebrates the work of Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of children's classic 'Where The Wild Things Are'. Putting together an animated Doodle to celebrate what would have been the late author's 85th birthday, the standard…
OFFICIAL: Yahoo! is buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion
Yahoo have officially confirmed that they will be buying hipster blogging platform Tumblr in a a deal worth $1.1 billion. "We promise not to screw it up," revealed a candid Marissa Mayer, Yahoo! CEO on her own Tumblr. "Tumblr is…
LulzSec hackers get jail sentences: Four members get over 8 years in total
Members of the LulzSec "hacktivisit" hacking collective have today been sentenced for their part in a string of high-profile web attacks that targeted companies including Electronic Arts, Sony, Fox News and the CIA. All four of the group on trial…
Samsung 5G innovation could power super-fast download speeds
Though EE have got a solid 4G footing in the UK, we're still waiting for the competition to heat up when other networks roll-out their super-fast mobile broadband offering here in old Blighty. The problem now however is that by…
Here are the most popular porn torrents in the Vatican…
With a population hovering around the 800 mark and the mood in the world's smallest country pious rather than provocative, it's safe to say there probably isn't all that much loving to go round in the Vatican. That's not to…
Brain Awareness Week: Help disabled people change lives with assistive technology
For most of us, a slight improvement in technology means that we can access our emails a little quicker or store more music and video on our mobile phones. But for some of the people in the video, it helped…
EE unveils Digital City Portrait at Tech Hub, Google Campus
This morning we visited Tech Hub at the Google Campus in London's Moorgate. Rather than the usual high security compounds we have come to associate with tech companies this place is a rather unassuming affair in a side street off…
Netflix hail Virgin Media as best UK ISP for movie streaming, Vodafone and O2 best for mobile
Wondering which internet service provider is the best when it comes streaming movies? According to Netflix, based on findings gleaned from connections to their own movie and TV show streaming service, Virgin Media come out on top. Comparing speed stats…
