Superfast broadband to be brought to Staffordshire
The majority of homes and businesses in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are set to benefit from access to superfast broadband speeds due to a multi-million pound partnership between local authorities and BT. Staffordshire Broadband, a project led by the county council along...
Govt extends deadline for rural broadband applications
Local authorities and communities in rural parts of the UK are to get extra time to finalise their plans for fast broadband, as the government has extended a deadline for funding applications. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the...
Chipping Norton gets super-fast broadband
Businesses and homes in Chipping Norton are set to benefit from the rollout of super-fast broadband. As part of BT's £2.5 million investment in the technology, some 3,300 premises are going to be able to access high internet speeds, while Chipping Norton becomes the...
Microsoft unveils new Xbox console
Microsoft has unveiled details of its new games console - the Xbox One. It has been described as the "ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system" and will combine gaming, television, music, films and online activity. The console is due for release later this year. &q...
Teens 'turning to Twitter'
An increasing number of teenagers are turning to Twitter as their social networking website of choice, a new survey has found. Research by US organisation the Pew Research Centre discovered that enthusiasm for Facebook is declining due to the increasing amount of adults using...
ISPs block download sites
Some of the UK's leading internet service providers (ISPs) have blocked access to two websites. BT, Sky and Virgin Media will prevent their users from accessing the Download4All and Movie2k sites after a court order issued in April found the websites guilty of copyright...
Broadband customers 'confused by contracts'
A high number of UK broadband customers are confused about the terms of their contract, according to a new survey. Research by uSwitch found that eight out of ten users are unsure about the terms of their contract and feel trapped. Almost half of these people have no idea when...
95 per cent of UK has access to 'standard broadband'
New figures released by Ofcom claim that 95.3 per cent of UK households now have access to a "standard" broadband connection. This refers to services with download speeds of at least two Mbps. However there is still a clear difference between urban and rural areas. ...
Five reasons to improve your broadband
With each passing year, the internet becomes more and more important to everyday life here in the UK. New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 86 per cent of the population has now been online and that figure will only grow. However, a number of people still ...
Music industry association calls for ISPs to ban more 'pirate sites'
The music licensing group PPL has called on the UK's major internet service providers (ISPs) to ban access to 25 'pirate websites'. PPL is working on the behalf of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which is the UK's music industry trade association. It...
86% of the UK population has 'gone online'
More than four-fifths of the UK population have been online, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Its latest Internet Access Quarterly Update, found that the number of British adults who have never used the internet has fallen from 7.42...
Norfolk to consider super-fast broadband alternatives
Norfolk County Council is considering alternative ways of improving broadband connections in rural parts of the region. The local authority has already signed a £30 million deal with BT, which promises to provide 80 per cent of the county's households and businesses...
Free Wi-Fi for Scottish rail stations
Free Wi-Fi will be available at 25 of Scotland's largest railway stations by the middle of 2014. This move is the continuation of the Scottish government's plans to ensure the entire rail network is connected by 2019. A quarter of a million pounds has been provided for...
Leading ISPs should make support info 'easier to find'
The UK's leading internet service providers (ISPs) should make contact details for their support services easier to find, a new report has claimed. A study by website ISPreview has analysed ten British ISPs' support services after discovering that some companies make...
Camden public Wi-Fi goes live
Camden council has launched a new free public Wi-Fi service. It is the first of 17 local authorities across London to secure deals that will provide a wireless internet network that residents, businesses and visitors will be able to access for 30 minutes free of charge each day....
Lincolnshire villages fit Wi-Fi aerials to chimneys
Wi-Fi aerials are to be fitted to chimneys on around 30 village halls in Lincolnshire in a bid to improve broadband connections. West Lindsey District Council said it hopes the move will provide the villages with download speeds similar to those in urban areas, BBC News reports....
Broadband customers 'reluctant to recommend' their ISP
Less than half of broadband customers would recommend their internet service provider (ISP), a new survey has found. A poll by website ISPreview discovered that only 48 per cent of respondents would definitely advise someone to sign up with their current ISP. Just under a...
Public 'want universal service commitment of 20 Mbps'
The universal service commitment for broadband in the UK should be to deliver minimum speeds of 20 Mbps, according to a new survey. A poll carried out by thinkbroadband found that around one in three internet users would like to see this introduced as the basic requirement for...
North Devon set for Freeview retune ahead of 4G
Residents in areas of North Devon will need to retune their Freeview equipment on or after May 22nd. This is in preparation for the rollout of 4G mobile broadband in the area. To free up the airwaves for transmission of the service, work will be taking place at the Huntshaw...
Sainsbury's reveals surge in online grocery shopping
Sainsbury’s has announced its online grocery sales are now fast-approaching £1 billion a year, with orders regularly topping 190,000 a week. This comes as the supermarket reported a 4.5 per cent increase in revenues, excluding VAT but including fuel, to £23.30...
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