Category: Broadband
The Digest: Twitter keeps spreading its wings… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Twitter increases users and sales but shares slide | BBC News "Twitter has reported a doubling in sales and a 23% increase in the number of active users of its micro-blogging site for the third quarter. The firm said it added 13 million monthly active users between July and September, meaning it now…
The Digest: Web inventor ‘staggered’ by hateful people online are… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Tim Berners-Lee: hateful people on the web are 'staggering' | The Guardian "Sir Tim Berners-Lee has expressed sadness that the web has mirrored the dark side of humanity, as well as enabling its wonderful side to flourish. The developer, who created the web in 1990 while working for the particle collider project Cern…
The landline phone’s days appear to be numbered
Do you know the number of your landline phone off by heart? No, neither do I. Yes, I could tell you my mobile number in a second, but the landline? Nobody calls that number except those PPI marketers and computer scammers. And my mum. And it seems I am not alone. The rise of mobile…
The Digest: Lenovo rumoured to be buying BlackBerry (again)… and 5 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Industry rumours suggest Lenovo is looking to expand its smartphone operations by buying BlackBerry, says a report at ExpertReviews: "The rumours boosted share prices for BlackBerry this week, a much needed increase following lukewarm reception to the company's Passport smartphone earlier in the year. BlackBerry handsets used to be widely used by business…
Half of the world will be online by 2017
Our connected world is becoming ever more connected, according to the latest State of Broadband report. The report's 2014 edition estimates that more than half of the global population will have internet access within three years' time. The report also says that mobile broadband via smartphones and tablets is now the fastest growing technology in…
Almost 1bn TV sets will be online by 2020
The world is becoming ever more connected, and it's not going to slow down any time soon. According to a new report from the company Digital TV Research, the number of TV sets connected to the internet will reach 965 million by 2020 - up from 103m at the end of 2010 and the 339m…
Taxi firm Addison Lee rolls out in car 4G FREE of charge
At last a genuine reason not to have to make inane conversation with your cab driver. Addison Lee is rolling out 4G to its 4,800-strong London fleet, following a trial which saw 150 of its cars using the 4G service. The 4G network will offer passengers upload and download speeds of up to 12mbps which,…
Superfast broadband is on track in UK, says government
If you live in the UK and are still struggling with slow broadband, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The British government has announced that its rollout of superfast broadband has now reached more than one million homes and businesses across the UK. It said that its plan to roll out…
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 from Ofcom shows that broadband customers in the UK are overwhelmingly choosing not to use parental-control systems foisted on ISPs by the government - with…
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." The BBC reports that researchers at Bell Labs claim to have set a new broadband speed record of 10Gbps using traditional copper telephone lines. In…
