November 2010 news

There are 161 articles written in November 2010

20 per cent of Facebook users exposed to malware

posted on 26 November 2010

Security researchers claim that a fifth of Facebook users may be exposed to malware and spyware which can be found in their news feeds. BitDefender, a security company, said that 20 per cent of Facebook users can find contaminated links in their news feeds. When a Facebook user clicks on one of the infected links - there is a high r... [read more]

95 per cent of higher income US homes use Internet at least occasionally

posted on 26 November 2010

A recent study has concluded that an impressive 95 per cent of people whose income equalled to $75,000 or more used mobile phones and the Internet regularly. Pew's Internet & American Life Project also concluded that 70 per cent of those on a budget of less than $75,000 used the internet at least occasionally, and within the earlie... [read more]

Virgin plans to launch an iPad only mag

posted on 26 November 2010

Virgin Group chairman, Sir Richard Branson, sees opportunities in the iPad publishing industry, and is planning to launch Project - a tablet-only magazine. According to the FT.com, a press event is to take place next Tuesday in New York, during which all further details of the magazine will be revealed. The theme of the magazine is ... [read more]

Rural areas falling further behind in terms of broadband quality

posted on 25 November 2010

A new report has concluded that the UK's rural population is falling more and more behind the towns and cities in terms of broadband coverage and quality. Point Topic, the company that conducted the research, has indicated that broadband speeds and quality are developing really fast in urban areas and the countryside simply cannot catc... [read more]

BT fibre broadband can be as low as 5Mbps

posted on 25 November 2010

Customers who were keen on fibre-based broadband and signed up for it via BT might get download speeds as low as 5Mbps, BT Wholesale has revealed. Yesterday, BT's wholesale division told its customers that it was able to resell a new fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) service with the minimum download speed of 5Mbps. The minimum speed for... [read more]

Facebook might trademark the word face

posted on 25 November 2010

The social networking giant, Facebook, is reportedly contemplating to trademark the word "face", according to certain online documents. The social website has recently been asked to issue a "statement of use" by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The document should clarify how exactly Facebook intends to use the earlier mentioned ... [read more]

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