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February 8th – Safer Internet Day 2011
February 8th is Safer Internet Day 2011 which tries to encourage safer use of the Internet, with this years focus being on online gaming.
BT looks towards Electric Vehicles to reduce carbon emissions
Openreach is trialling four electric vehicles to evaluate running costs, and reduce its carbon footprint.
ITU call for ubiquitous cheap broadband
The ITU are calling for cheap ubiquitous broadband following the release of statistics that show the disparity in affordability between wealthy and non-wealthy countries.
Broadband more important than clean clothes
The majority of Brits would prefer to keep their broadband connection rather than their washing machine according to a survey carried out by Best Buy UK.
TalkTalk follow BT with phone rental price hikes
TalkTalk have adopted similar pricing to BT with price rises for line rental and calls coming in to effect in October.
ISPA Awards 2010: Finalists Announced
The Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA UK) has announced the finalists in the twelve categories that make up the ISPA Awards. The winners will be announced at a black tie dinner at the Grosvenor Marriott Hotel on 8th July 2010.
Pigeon faster than broadband
A pigeon in South Africa has won a race with a broadband connection to transfer 4GB of data.
BT to increase telephone line rental by £1 from April
BT have announced a £1 increase in monthly line rental charges which will increase the cost for standard customers from £11.50 to £12.50 a month from the 1st of April.
BT make 0870 and 0845 numbers free to call
14 million BT customers will benefit from January 16th with the inclusion of 0870 and 0845 numbers in call packages
Is your mobile data secure?
Research shows that 43% of second-hand Blackberrys had enough information to identify the individual or company that used it. Are you disposing of your data securely?