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When will I get super fast broadband? New survey shows support for proposed 10 Mbps service

Three quarters of us support Government's plan for 10Mbps service obligation At the end of last year the Government proposed to consult on a new legally-binding Universal Service Obligation (USO), which will ensure everyone in the UK can access a minimum broadband speed of 10 Megabits per second (10Mbps). Ofcom's existing…

22nd February 201622nd February 2016 Chris Price Broadband

The Pirate Bay launches mobile site

"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine." So said Jedi-master Obi-Wan Kenobi as he fought Darth Vader at the end of Star Wars. The same could be said of torrent site The Pirate Bay, which simply refuses to lay down and die despite the efforts of various…

25th July 2014 Stuart O'Connor Internet, Piracy

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…

23rd July 2014 Stuart O'Connor Broadband, Censorship, Computer Security, Computers, Internet, Sky, Websites

Anti-piracy campaign set to kick off in UK

In an effort to fight digital piracy, the movie and music industries have announced a deal with the UK’s leading ISPs to send warning emails to alleged copyright infringers. Called the Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme, the campaign will focus on alerting people to the fact that their activities infringe copyright. Starting next year, up to…

21st July 2014 Stuart O'Connor Intellectual Property, Internet, Movies, music, Piracy

Netflix ranks Virgin Media as UK’s fastest ISP

Not all of its customers might agree, but Virgin Media has been rated the UK's best ISP by streaming service Netflix. Virgin Media tops the current list on the official Netflix blog with an average speed of 3.30Mbps, with BT in second place at 2.96Mbps. Sky is in third on 2.74Mbps, then EE on 2.62Mbps…

16th July 20146th October 2019 Stuart O'Connor Internet, Netflix, TV

UK ISP Hyperoptic readying 1 gigabit broadband connections

Looking for a new, superfast broadband provider? Then you may want to check out Hyperoptic, who look set to shake up the UK broadband market by offering packages with speeds as fast as one gigabit per second. Already offering 20Mbps…

25th March 201321st January 2018 Gerald Lynch Broadband, Tech Digest news

BT, Sky, Virgin Media forced to block Kickass Torrents and other sites

Following on from the mandatory blocking of The Pirate Bay, UK ISPs BT, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, O2 and EE will soon be forced to block websites Kickass Torrents (kat.ph), H33T and Fenopy. Continuing the UK government's clampdown on websites…

1st March 2013 Gerald Lynch Broadband, Tech Digest news, Websites

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…

17th December 2012 Gerald Lynch Internet, Tech Digest news

O2 voted favourite British broadband provider

A poll carried out by www.broadband-expert.co.uk has revealed O2 to be Britian's favourite broadband provider. Over 100,000 broadband users voted in the poll, with 6,676 giving O2 the highest average satisfaction rating of 77%. View the full list of results…

8th April 20103rd April 2017 Gerald Lynch Broadband, Internet, Tech Digest news

BT slams government's plans to tackle illegal file sharers

Dealing with online piracy has often been a bone of contention between operators and the government, but since the plans laid out in the Digital Economy Bill were announced, disagreements has stepped up a notch. Now BT's chief executive Ian…

10th March 201021st March 2017 Gerald Lynch Internet, Tech Digest news

OneWeb bought by UK government and Bharti

Recover Deleted or Lost PS4 Game Files from HDD or USB Drive

Virgin Media launches Gigabit broadband in Edinburgh and Liverpool

Half of Americans think video games should be in Olympics

Half UK employers to reduce office space and ‘stagger’ return to work

Average Brit spends 43 minutes browsing online before buying

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