Category: Internet
Samsung 5G innovation could power super-fast download speeds
Though EE have got a solid 4G footing in the UK, we're still waiting for the competition to heat up when other networks roll-out their super-fast mobile broadband offering here in old Blighty. The problem now however is that by…
Here are the most popular porn torrents in the Vatican…
With a population hovering around the 800 mark and the mood in the world's smallest country pious rather than provocative, it's safe to say there probably isn't all that much loving to go round in the Vatican. That's not to…
Brain Awareness Week: Help disabled people change lives with assistive technology
For most of us, a slight improvement in technology means that we can access our emails a little quicker or store more music and video on our mobile phones. But for some of the people in the video, it helped…
EE unveils Digital City Portrait at Tech Hub, Google Campus
This morning we visited Tech Hub at the Google Campus in London's Moorgate. Rather than the usual high security compounds we have come to associate with tech companies this place is a rather unassuming affair in a side street off…
Netflix hail Virgin Media as best UK ISP for movie streaming, Vodafone and O2 best for mobile
Wondering which internet service provider is the best when it comes streaming movies? According to Netflix, based on findings gleaned from connections to their own movie and TV show streaming service, Virgin Media come out on top. Comparing speed stats…
UK government decides against blanket ban on internet porn
The proposed blanket ban on internet porn in the UK, part of a campaign launched in May to bring about a law forcing internet service providers to block access to online sexually explicit content, has been dropped. The move was…
Kickstarter UK opening its doors on Halloween
Kickstarter, the crowd-funding site for would be inventors, designers, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and musicians, will open its doors to submissions from the UK on 31 October. Kickstarter lets creatives post business plans online (usually relating to a consumer product) as well…
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…
XXXbox 360: Hardcore porn to hit Microsoft console with Internet Explorer update
Hardcore porn will be coming to the Xbox 360 through the…ahem…backdoor of a forthcoming update to the platform. The addition of the Internet Explorer browser to Microsoft's home gaming console will give access to adult content through the machine, something…
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…