Archive for the ‘Internet and Broadband’ Category
US coalition threatens legal action to uncover names Google is being urged to hand over the names of the engineers who created a code that was accidentally used to collect information from unsecured Wi-Fi networks.
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Google pushed to name names over Wi-Fi data collection
ANSWERING THE 64bit QUESTION QUESTION My Windows 7 laptop has icons for both 32bit and 64bit Microsoft Internet Explorer. I have no problems using the 32bit version, but the 64bit software wants to install Adobe Flash Player every time I visit a news site. If I click on the yellow bar at the top of the window and accept the installation, nothing happens. I’m confused about 64bit and its benefits if it won’t work with some websites. John G Procter
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How to use a 64-bit web browser
Web users spend 4hrs work time per week on social networking sites On average Brits spend nearly four hours a week using social networking sites, such as Facebook, while they’re at work, says T-Mobile and Sony Ericsson.
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17% use Facebook when they should be working
Openreach chief exec thinks people feel deprived if they don’t have net access The government will have to fork out billions to ensure every Brit has access to super-fast broadband, says BT.
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BT: Gov’t will need £2bn for super-fast net access
Mobile phones are biggest growth area Facebook has about 150 million mobile users, up from just 100 million in April, and is counting on mobile phones as the key platform for the future, according to the social-networking giant’s head of mobile products, Eric Tseng.
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Facebook mobile users hit 150 million
Execs claim boost market share for MS search Microsoft will release its first full-featured Bing search client for Android in the next six weeks, matching the search capabilities that Microsoft offers for the iPhone, company executives said Tuesday.
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Microsoft Bing client for Android nears
Full screen version of site aimed at those watching from a TV Google has launched a version of YouTube aimed at those that view the video-sharing site on a TV.
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Google launches YouTube Leanback
Slow speeds are the most common gripe More than four in five mobile broadband users (85 percent) have experienced problems with their connection, says Acision.
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85% of mobile broadband users have had connection problems
Getting hitched? Try these websites Summer is here, bringing with it the wedding season. Many websites have sprung up to cater for tech-savvy lovebirds with matrimony on their minds, offering advice on everything from proposals to, er, divorce proceedings.
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Readers Recommend: Top 10 wedding websites
