Category: Content
2012 Olympics and its impact on Internet traffic
The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were preceded with a good many the Internet will explode warnings, but it did not happen. RIPE has published data from Internet Exchange Points showing the impact of various major events.
Watching them, watching you, tracking BitTorrent use
While the great letter writing campaign to let everyone know you should not infringe copyright has not started, commercial firms are still chasing copyright infringers on behalf of copyright holders. A UK study has looked into the whole tracking of BitTorrent use.
BBC launches iPlayer mobile downloads for iOS devices
A common moan from people who use the BBC iPlayer has been that tablets and phones are restricted to streaming only, but now the Apple mobile devices support downloads and playback without requiring Internet access.
ASA warns Sky over instant movie gratification
Once more one broadband service provider is questioning the advertising for a component of another's service, this time it is BT versus Sky.
NOW TV launches, but not available on iOS devices right now
NOW TV has been on its way for a while, and has now officially launched, though only on a limited range of devices currently.
EU to commission study to benchmark parental controls
While there are many parental controls on the market, and a good many providers have had one in their software bundle for broadband services for some time, there has been little information to allow the consumer to judge how effective they are. The EU looks set to try and address this knowledge gap.
YouView catch-up TV service has launched
YouView has officially launched and expects boxes to be available through retail outlets by the end of July 2012.
Photo sharing app lets you share your camera roll
When you have a group of friends it is a pain having to manually upload and share photos, a new app IWannaShare removes the tedium.
Ten week consultation on opt-in adult content filtering to launch
The debate over how to create an internet that is safe for children to use continues. The Government is to launch a consultation to get parents views on what is the best thing to do.
Another Google TV set top box on the way
The VIZIO co-star offering Google TV access looks likely to give the Sony Google TV box announced a day ago a run for its money.