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Sat, 06/03/2010 - 09:41 | David
A dozen rural community groups have banded together to get the Government to roll out broadband to the countryside.
The Final Third First group highlights the fact that a substantial number of the population living in rural areas only have access to 28.8 or 56Kbits/sec dial-up connections.
Tags: Mon, 01/03/2010 - 05:46 | David
Anyone still running the Windows 7 release candidate (RC) rather than a fully paid for version will face automated shutdowns every two hours from today, Microsoft has warned.
The release candidate is the version between the last beta and the final edition being released, so the code is nearly perfect. To encourage users to upgrade to the full version of the new operating system, the Windows 7 RC will start shutting down every two hours and not save your work.
Mon, 01/03/2010 - 05:41 | David
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is continuing to bleed market share, with Google's Chrome being the main benefactor.
Microsoft’s browser, which has been beset by poor publicity and news of security flaws, lost nearly 1% of its total market share in February, falling to 61.58%, according to Net Applications.
Wed, 24/02/2010 - 20:11 | David
January saw a record low in online retail growth, a new report has found.
Annual like-for-like figures showed only a 5% increase from 2009 to 2010 and monthly growth fell by 22% between December and January, the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index found.
Tue, 16/02/2010 - 06:19 | David
The Government is to try to tackle the growing problem of online scams with the launch of a £4.3 million cyber enforcement team.
The new team will sit within the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), and will attempt to curb the proliferation of online trading cons and mis-selling.
Fri, 12/02/2010 - 14:01 | David
A survey has revealed that the number of people shunning internet shopping over security fears is growing, despite efforts by banks and retailers to shore up public confidence.
A study of 200 retailers and 1,000 consumers conducted by online payment company CyberSource UK, revealed that 50% of people refuse to shop online, with 41% of those surveyed citing concerns about fraud and identity theft.
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 21:51 | David
Microsoft is urging customers to ditch the Windows 7 Release Candidate as the software nears its expiry date.
Although the Windows 7 RC officially expires 1 June, users will be hit with bi-hourly shutdowns from 1 March, making it impractical for day-to-day use.
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 21:48 | David
Consumers could see a plethora of handset bargains as smartphone manufacturers enter a price war, according to analysts.
Booming demand for new, cheaper smartphones helped fuel a recovery in the overall handset market late last year, according to researchers, but rivalry for a piece of this lucrative business is set to turn fierce as new vendors enter the fray.
Wed, 20/01/2010 - 13:19 | David
Cardiff has been named the UK’s card fraud capital in new research released today.
But the rest of the UK hasn't escaped the bad guys' clutches unscathed either, with card fraud prevalent in major cities and online card fraud affecting a third of victims.
Wed, 20/01/2010 - 13:17 | David
Users wanting to call home from abroad are increasingly turning to Skype to the detriment of international carriers, new data reveals.
"Skype is now the largest provider of cross-border communications in the world, by far," claims Stephan Beckert, analyst at research firm TeleGeography.
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