Dungannon District: From ‘notspots’ to ‘hotspots’

Jan 29 2012 / By Hazel Chua

We've seen and heard time and again on how important a good broadband connection has become for businesses. Many establishments have become increasingly reliant on the Internet to conduct their operations or to facilitate sales. In fact, many companies already have online retail storefronts to sell their products. Aside from e-Commerce, ...

South Cambridgeshire to get a broadband boost

Jan 29 2012 / By Hazel Chua

In a bid to push for better broadband in the UK, the government launched the Broadband Delivery UK project. The point of the program was to ensure that universal broadband targets were met. Primarily, BDUK is pushing to provide universal broadband access with speeds of at least 2Mbps to the ...

Only one-third of town councils are prepared for superfast broadband

Jan 29 2012 / By Alex Ion

These days, in the UK, superfast broadband expansion has taken off at great pace. As part of it, one third of 47 broadband project areas in England have prepared their platforms accordingly. Ed Vaizey, the communications minister of England, has been heard saying homes and businesses in these areas will ...

Stealth malware masquerading as harmless code evades anti-virus detection

Jan 29 2012 / By Alex Ion

Security issues are always a matter of concern. Malware and loads of unwanted software are propagating at a greater pace than essential and useful programs. Unless you are an expert, you can’t distinguish between the good and bad in the software arena. Researchers at Microsoft’s Malware Protection Centre have now ...

Oxfordshire County Council pledges £10m to improve broadband

Jan 28 2012 / By Hazel Chua

The government has put a lot of serious effort into making the UK's broadband infrastructure better. To push this agenda further, the Broadband Delivery UK project was launched. The program has many goals, one of which is to bring universal broadband access to the entire country, with speeds of at ...

South Yorkshire Councils to probe £90m Digital Region project

Jan 28 2012 / By Hazel Chua

The South Yorkshire Council set out with the Digital Region project with huge goals and high hopes. However, the project isn't panning out as well as many had hoped and instead, it's even losing money. One main problem is that most Internet service providers haven't shown much interest in the ...

Next generation iPhone is ready for production

Jan 27 2012 / By Alex Ion

When it comes to leaks on iPhone production, the reliable sources always tend to be Chinese. This could be because the iGiants rely on Chinese manufacturing partners. Based on the information direct from an employee at Foxconn, the iPhone 5, the next big thing from Apple, is rallying up to ...

Does Apple help iPhone thieves?

Jan 27 2012 / By Alex Ion

Ever heard your friend with an iPhone boasting about the ease with which he gets a replacement from an Apple support outlet? He is not boasting. Apple is very generous in providing easy, on the spot replacements or discount on a new unit, if a broken iPhone under warranty is ...

Registrants share their views on Better Broadband for Norfolk campaign

Jan 27 2012 / By Hazel Chua

Norfolk has been quite aggressive in pushing for their desire for improved broadband services in the region. In line with this, the “Better Broadband for Norfolk” was launched. The goal was to push for the upgrade for the current broadband connections so that the entire area would be able to ...

Scarborough Borough Council gets tablets to go paperless

Jan 27 2012 / By Hazel Chua

A lot of offices all over the world are starting to go paperless. As with everything else, there are pros and cons to this. The main advantage is that paper wastes from offices are greatly reduced. This is a huge step to take if you want to make your office ...