Articles about "Broadband"

According to Internet World Stats the number of internet users this year reached 2.27bn worldwide. Incredibly this is almost exactly twice the figure it was five years ago, of 1.15bn. This staggering rate of growth does not come entirely as a surprise however. Since the World Wide Web has been… Read the rest...

John Lewis has become the latest high street retailer to offer broadband and phone packages. The retailer will directly compete with the likes of Sky, BT and Virgin Media who are already well established broadband providers as well as Tesco who began offering broadband back in 2009. This is clearly part… Read the rest...

I find Facebook’s recent acquisition of Instagram, which is one of the most successful photography apps (30m users since launch 18 months ago) very peculiar. Firstly for those who don’t know, Instagram is a free app that allows you to take out pictures, apply a digital filter, and upload them… Read the rest...

Google recently announced they were developing augmented reality glasses. Sony and Apple have patented similar concepts. A few years ago this sort of technology formed part of people’s imagination about the future – now it’s becoming a reality. It also emphasises the exciting era we live in and how rapidly… Read the rest...

According to recent reports, fibre optic broadband will bring a handsome amount of money to the London’s economy, boosted by the quickly growing number of online firms, along with home-based businesses. That’s great news, if you ask me. As someone who works in online business, I can definitely say that… Read the rest...