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posted on 17 May 2013
As a quick reminder, Sky with a little help from
Alcatel-Lucent planned to set up five new super
fast fibre optic links throughout the UK in 2012, each being able
to carry speeds of 100Gbps over optical fibres.
Sky said that the works will be "relatively simple, quick
and cost effectiv... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
The investigation showed that schools were left in colossal
debts after signing agreements with laptop suppliers, some owing
more than their budgets as a whole - although the kit was being
promoted as "free".
One school has come forward saying that it was tricked into
getting "100 free... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
According to F-Secure, Android users' details
may be at risk as the operating system grants advertisers the same
rights as app developers which allow them to bundle the features
thus gather data without the consumers' knowledge.
F-Secure blogged about the potential threat saying:
&nbs... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
The firm has gained much popularity because of its varying
offerings - both high-end smartphones and more cost-effective
models. In addition, a whole array of rivals is buying components
from Samsung such as OLED display screens.
The company announced a £2.9bn quarterly profit, slappin... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
As it is often the case, Google is planning to
premiere the creation in the US first, with only a few details
revealed until now.
According to the rumours spread by anonymous sources working
with tech manufacturers, the device is going to be 7 inches and
based on the newest version of ... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
Arieso, a network management firm, claimed that applications
such as virtual personal assistant Siri were to blame for the data
hunger.
Michael Flanagan, CTO at Arieso, was quoted as
saying that:
"The introduction of increasingly sophisticated devices,
coupled with growing consumer de... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
It has been said that the increase was more than welcome, seen
as Google + traffic has had its unwelcome quiet times back in
autumn last year.
According to Hitwise, the social platform has roughly 10m
monthly visitors from the US alone.
As a quick reminder, Google + hopes to b... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
As a quick reminder, trouble started hitting the BlackBerry
manufacturer late last year when its own server gave up for a few
days resulting in users not being able to use their handsets, and a
significant drop in sales followed shortly.
According to anonymous sources close to the bran... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
You might remember comedian, David Walliams, as a part of the
Little Britain duo. He also raised £1m for Sport Relief charity by
swimming 140 miles down the River Thames.
As a contrast, Nicole Polizzi, perhaps known more widely as
Snookie, has scored the title of Celebrity villain of 2... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
Legal download rates are on the rise - however that did not stop
the UK record industry from saying that the Government
should be doing more to stop illegal music snatchers.
Generally, the sales of albums have been going down quite
steadily, with CD and digital sales falling by 5.6 per cent... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
The Independent has reported that a number of newspapers,
including Fleet Street names, could have been following the former
Prime Minister's email exchanges with important political figures,
including Tony Blair.
According to the reports, email hacking could be much more
widespread th... [read more]
posted on 17 May 2013
Fast and reliable broadband is not always available in small
villages and rural communities such as West
Oxfordshire.
At the moment, BT is the only internet service
provider in much of the rural areas of West Oxfordshire.
Chipping Norton will be covered by superfast broadband from
BT in 2013 ... [read more]