Articles about "Broadband Internet"

Spending peanuts on cheap broadband

iStock_000016500920Small Much has been written on rising household bills following recent price hikes by the major energy suppliers. Less discussed is the altogether happier situation in the world of broadband. A quick search online informs me that a standalone broadband package can now be grabbed for just £2.99 per month excluding line… Read the rest...

The web’s blackout fest against SOPA

_57961064_nopa The online world has launched a blackout fest to voice its very strong view against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), which some industry insiders said somewhat resembled our own pride and joy – the DEA (Digital Economy Act). Websites such as Wikipedia, WordPress, PostSecret, Internet Archive and Reddit have all… Read the rest...

The piracy rant

generic_blog This Monday seemed to have a lot of news about fighting piracy and jailing the copyright infringement facilitators. Yes, it was a mouth-full. First of all Rupert Murdoch went on a Twitter rage saying that Google was in favour of piracy and that its search results… Read the rest...

Broadband enabled everything

iStock_000016500920Small The future is near – and it already brings the following broadband enabled devices such as laptops, tablet computers, TVs, home phones, smartphones, game consoles, mp3 players, electronic books and of course cars. What else can we connect to the world wide web? How about kitchen appliances such as the… Read the rest...