Tag: Britain
Brits OK with CCTV so long as it's not aimed at their cars
A new survey conducted for ntl:Telewest suggests that Britons are in favour of using CCTV to fight street crime, but are less keen on it being used for observing motoring offences. We're often reminded that the average person is caught…
UK wi-fi users at risk of data and ID theft
A new survey suggests that wi-fi users are opening themselves to the risk of data and identity theft. Though 86% of wi-fi users surveyed said they knew there was a risk that their data could be intercepted when connecting via…
Channel 4 claim global first with major video on demand service
Channel 4 claims that it's on the verge of creating a global first in the broadcasting world, by launching a Video on Demand service to broadband subscribers that will see its entire 25 year archive of British-produced programmes made available…
Christmas shopping starts earlier online
Latest figures from Hitwise suggest that many UK consumers are starting their online Christmas shopping earlier than last year. Visits to the top 100 UK leading retailers was up 2% last week over the same week in 2005, and 6%…
ntl:Telewest and Virgin Mobile to become Virgin Media
Back in July we reported on the quadplay deal from ntl:Telewest and Virgin Mobile which launched back in September for £40 per month, and providing TV, landline and mobile telephony, and broadband. Well, deciding that it was too much of…
Britain's Internet divide widening, research suggests
New research from Point Topic suggests that the divide between those with access to the Internet, and those without, could be widening. Whilst those with Net access are accessing it at increasing speeds and putting more of their lives online,…
Banning 'happy-slapping' on the web: likely?
UK government ministers want to impose tougher controls on video sharing sites such as YouTube in order to end the sharing and broadcast of violent home-made videos. Whereas "Happy-slapping" (I hate that phrase, it's so misses the point) videos may…
Free Skype UK to UK landline calls for next 6 months…
Skype is offering its UK subscribers free calls to UK landlines for the next six months, provided they buy a minimum of £10 Skype Credit. Yes, not totally free, is it, but still sounds like a decent deal if you…
Is Britain's broadband lagging behind Europe?
New research suggests that, whilst Britons are taking up broadband en masse, the speeds they're achieving lag behind those available in Europe. This in turn is limiting what people do online. Jupiter Research predicts that by Christmas, 75% of us…