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More Piracy site blocks in UK as music industry fires off demands
More Piracy site blocks in UK as music industry fires off demands
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) trade group has contacted the six major UK ISPs with a list of three new piracy websites to block. 23 Oct 2012 - 3 comments
Microsoft drops price of Windows 8 upgrade in UK
Microsoft drops price of Windows 8 upgrade in UK
Microsoft has dropped the price for a Windows 8 Pro upgrade, from the previously stated £39.99 to £24.99 in the UK. The original statement, ...... 31 Aug 2012 - 6 comments
RapidShare back up for UK users
RapidShare back up for UK users
Over the course of the day, a number of UK customers were unable to reach the popular file-hosting service RapidShare. Earlier in the day, ...... 28 Aug 2012 - 2 comments
Netflix reaches 1 million streaming subscribers in UK, Ireland
Netflix reaches 1 million streaming subscribers in UK, Ireland
Netflix has proudly boasted of hitting 1 million subscribers for their streaming service in the UK and Ireland. The figure is notable as ...... 21 Aug 2012 - 3 comments
ISPs: Blocking The Pirate Bay is not effective
ISPs: Blocking The Pirate Bay is not effective
60 days into the Netherland's and UK's 'experiment' in forcing ISPs to block The Pirate Bay, one ISP says the tactic is completely ineffective ...... 16 Jul 2012 - 9 comments
Google to buy Raspberry Pis, more for computer teachers in England
Google to buy Raspberry Pis, more for computer teachers in England
Thanks to a new partnership between charity Teach First and search giant Google, English teachers specializing in computer science will receive ...... 25 May 2012 - 1 comment
Google rejects porn filters
Google rejects porn filters
Search giant Google has rejected proposals that ISPs should automatically filter pornography, requiring customers to opt-in to view porn. 24 May 2012 - 3 comments
Freeview warns about 4G interference
Freeview warns about 4G interference
The head of Freeview in the UK has warned that the rollout of 4G mobile service could cause TV interference problems for millions of viewers. 24 May 2012
BT, Virgin Media in broadband subsidy spat
BT, Virgin Media in broadband subsidy spat
Labour MP and Virgin Media have attacked the UK government's national broadband plan for bias toward BT in awarding contracts. 23 May 2012
UK gov websites to miss cookie regulations target
UK gov websites to miss cookie regulations target
The BBC finds that most UK government websites will miss a deadline for complying with new regulations about cookies. 20 May 2012
UK police to extract, retain suspects' mobile data
UK police to extract, retain suspects' mobile data
The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom is testing a new system where the mobile phone data of suspects will be extracted and retained. 17 May 2012
UK changes how video games are age-rated
UK changes how video games are age-rated
The Video Standards Council will take responsibility for rating the content of video games in the UK, in compliance with pan-European guidelines. 10 May 2012 - 4 comments
UK operators cry foul over early 4G service
UK operators cry foul over early 4G service
UK mobile carriers are pushing the communications regulator to block Everything Everywhere from rolling out a 4G service. 09 May 2012
LG to ship Optimus L7 this month
LG to ship Optimus L7 this month
First unveiled at the Mobile World Congress event in February, LG will begin shipping the Optimus L7 smartphone this month. The device will ...... 05 May 2012
Court: British ISPs must block The Pirate Bay
Court: British ISPs must block The Pirate Bay
The High Court has ruled today that UK ISPs must block The Pirate Bay. Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media most now ...... 30 Apr 2012 - 14 comments
Man steals laptop, comes back to apologize, steals second laptop
Man steals laptop, comes back to apologize, steals second laptop
A report in the Daily Mail shows the shocking story of Ivan Barker, who had the audacity to rob the same person twice, in broad daylight. ...... 25 Mar 2012 - 13 comments
Abortion site hacker confesses
Abortion site hacker confesses
Man who hacked a website of an Abortion service provider in the UK and stole details on women who requested advice has admitted to the crime. 13 Mar 2012 - 4 comments
Abortion site hack leads to UK arrest
Abortion site hack leads to UK arrest
A man has been arrested in connection with the hacking of a website of an Abortion advice service in the United Kingdom. 10 Mar 2012
The UK is about to get tougher on pirates
The UK is about to get tougher on pirates
ISPs BT and TalkTalk have lost their appeal against the UK government's "Digital Economy Act." The act, which will force ISPs to send warning ...... 07 Mar 2012 - 10 comments
Thousands of SIM cards disabled for spamming in UK
Thousands of SIM cards disabled for spamming in UK
Over twenty thousand mobile phone SIM cards have been disabled in the UK as an anti-spam measure. 02 Mar 2012
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