Tag: internet
Speed boost lands for Virgin Media broadband customers
They promised to do so, and they've delivered; Virgin Media have given a speed boost to their broadband customers on 100MB connections, upping their speeds to 120MB, free of charge. It's part of Virgin Media's "Double Your Speeds" programme, which…
Companies to be given option to swap .co.uk domains for .uk instead
Ever thought that the .co.uk web address was just three characters too long? Well so do Nominet, the company who controls domain names in the UK. They're proposing that some companies be offered .uk domains instead, knocking off three keystrokes…
Google closing more web services: Adsense for Feeds, Places for Android and more
It's time for another round of Spring (or should that be Autumn?) cleaning at Google, with the web giants announcing that they'll be pulling the shutters down over more of their lesser used products, and combining some older ones with…
It's now illegal to have cybersex in the Philippines
It's now illegal to have cybersex in the Philippines. A new law has been passed which makes it a crime to engage in cybersex, no matter whether it's between two consenting adults, or conducted through a third party such as…
DNS Changer: Destroyer of (internet) worlds? Or "Millennium Bug" no-show?
There's a new king of nasty computer viruses in town, and it's name is DNS Changer. It threatens to shut down the internet. But that's impossible right? Becca Caddy of our pals Shiny Shiny looks into the threat. Should we…
AirTime promises it won't be as sleazy as Chatroulette
We first heard about Chat Roulette inspired venture Airtime late last year and now Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker's new baby is out in the wild the big question we're all asking is, will we be able to use…
White spaces broadband trials in rural UK proves successful
A 10-month trail to see the viability of using white spaces to carry broadband connectivity to rural parts of Britain has been deemed a success by the TV White Spaces Consortium, which includes companies like the BBC, Microsoft, BT…
John Lewis launch own-brand Broadband service
John Lewis have entered the broadband services market, offering a branded broadband service either instore, online or over the phone. Three separate packages are being offered; Standard, Unlimited and Fibre. Speeds range from (up to) 16MB to (up to)…
Boo-hoo at Yahoo! as 14% of workforce is cut
Yahoo! have confirmed that it is to cut 2,000 jobs, equal to 14% of its workforce as they aim to transform into a "bold, new Yahoo!". Restructuring has been long overdue at Yahoo! as it has gradually fallen from favour…
Google Chrome update loads web pages before you've even typed them in
Google have unveiled Chrome 17, the latest stable release of their increasingly popular web browser. A major upgrade for the browser, it has re-vamped its page pre-rendering process, meaning that when you begin to type a web address into…
