Tag: internet
Dating site OkCupid also experiments on its users
To paraphrase the Smashing Pumpkins, despite all our rage we are still just rats in a cage… In June, Facebook disclosed that it had tested to see if emotions were […]
The Pirate Bay launches mobile site
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.” So said Jedi-master Obi-Wan Kenobi as he fought Darth Vader at the end of Star […]
Britons don’t want web filters, says Ofcom
UK web users must really like their porn. Either that, or they just don’t like the government telling them what they can and cannot look at online. A new report […]
Netflix ranks Virgin Media as UK’s fastest ISP
Not all of its customers might agree, but Virgin Media has been rated the UK’s best ISP by streaming service Netflix. Virgin Media tops the current list on the official […]
Bell Labs pushes 10Gbps over copper phone lines
The imminent death of the copper cable appears to have been greatly exaggerated. To paraphrase a certain character from Monty Python and The Holy Grail: “It’s not dead yet.” […]
Digital news catches up to print
Newspapers are not dead yet, but they're still edging towards the grave in the UK. New Ofcom research has found that accessing news on the web and mobile apps is now as popular as reading a newspaper. Ofcom found that…
Google enters URL registration sector with Domains
Google continues its campaign to totally dominate the internet with the news that it is launching its own domain registration service. The service, called Google Domains, is still in testing phase, so you have to be invited to sign up…
French whine about .wine domain name
Mon dieu! It seems that the French wine industry is feeling a little put out by the US-based international body that governs internet addresses. France is none too happy that Icann – the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers…
Virgin chief brands BSkyB broadband 'lousy'
In what many broadband customers in the UK would consider a case of the pot calling the kettle black, Virgin Media boss Tom Mockridge has criticised BSkyB by claiming that its broadband service is lousy. And to add further insult,…
All TV to be streamed, says Roku chief
The traditional way of delivering the TV signal to viewers is on the way out – and so are DVD players, DVRs and other such devices, according to Roku chief executive Anthony Wood. In an interview with Associated Press, Wood…
