Archive for April, 2008
{ April 29, 2008 @ 12:29 pm }
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{ Internet, broadband }
{ Tags: security, SSL, web browser }
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Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer (EVSSL) is the latest weapon in the fight against online fraud. Interestingly, HSBC is to be one of the first major corporations to adopt EVSSL.
EVSSL is a development of the existing SSL certificate system, whereby web browsers display a padlock symbol to indicate when a site has presented a valid security certificate. The only problem with SSL certificates is that users don’t know to check the credentials of the authority who issued the certificate in the first place.
When a site presents an EVSSL certificate, the address bar in Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox 3 will turn green. An information field will also appear which shows both the name of the organisation to whom the certificate was issued and the name of the certifying authority.
{ April 21, 2008 @ 10:34 am }
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{ Tags: broadband, mobile broadband, O2 mobile broadband }
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O2 has now launched mobile broadband with a service allowing customers to access the internet from their Computers, Laptops over 3G or Wi-Fi.
This new service is being offered to existing O2 customers for £20 per month with a 3GB data cap. Interestingly, it includes unlimited Wi-Fi through over 7,500 hotspots run by The Cloud in the UK.
The small USB ‘memory stick’ style 3G modem will automatically connect customers to the fastest network available be it GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA or Wi-Fi.
You can now monitor your data usage through the modem’s software and also warned via text message when you reach the 2GB point. Not only this, you’ll also be informed directly by phone when reaching the 3GB cap. Now, how cool is that??
If you use over the 3GB of your data, you’ll be charged at 20p per megabyte and you’ll be informed again, if you use £100 worth of data over their cap.
So, you can now take advantage of the promotion, as until 31 October if you exceed the 3GB cap, you’ll not be charged.
O2 Mobile Broadband will be offered on an 18-month contract or a rolling one-month contract. This reminds me of O2’s Simplicity mobile phone contract.
{ April 15, 2008 @ 2:00 pm }
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Japanese games magazine Famitsu, claims Nintendo may unveil a new version of its best-selling DS handheld system in July.
I’ve also heard that Nintendo might be readying to show off the third iteration of its handheld system later this year. But this could also be a rumour or speculation, as the firm doesn’t want to comment on it.
{ April 15, 2008 @ 11:07 am }
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{ broadband, comparison }
{ Tags: broadband, broadband deals }
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Be Broadband has announced a price cuts to its super fast broadband packages together with news of an extension to its UK coverage areas.
Be Unlimited Broadband with download speeds up to 24Mb and upload speeds of 1.3Mb drops from £24 a month to £18 a month. Be Pro Broadband with the same download speed, but an increased upload speed of up to 2.5Mb is now just £22 a month, down £18 on the previous £40 a month.
Be Broadband has previously been available in areas of London, Manchester and Birmingham, however, its services can now be utilised by up to 75% of the UK population with a BT line.
{ April 14, 2008 @ 9:01 am }
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{ Internet, broadband }
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An internet gadget offering broadband might soon end fixed-line.
The must-have device for consumers who need internet access on the move and could eventually be responsible for the death of the fixed-line phone.
A dongle is a portable modem that plugs into the USB port of your laptop or computer and provides internet access via the 3G mobile network. Experts are hailing dongles (also known as mobile modems or USB modems) as the next big thing in broadband and say that they could even render the traditional fixed-line obsolete.
Advocates of the dongle believe it may soon replace fixed-line as the most popular medium for accessing the internet. They highlight rising demand for mobile broadband and consumers’ increasing preference for mobile phones over landlines. According to the regulator Ofcom, more households have mobiles than a conventional phone.
Unlike internet access on mobile phones, which is painfully slow and expensive, a dongle is a wireless card that slots into the back of your laptop. It is available wherever there is 3G mobile coverage – which currently means urban areas – and is provided by the big mobile networks.
The cost of dongle depends on the speed, download limit and length of contract. The higher the speed, the bigger the download limit and the shorter the contract, the more you will pay.
{ April 11, 2008 @ 10:28 am }
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{ broadband, comparison }
{ Tags: ADSL, broadband }
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If you’re seeking for the best Business broadband ADSL , you’ve got to check Computime out.
Computime provides fast cost-effective business broadband in Coventry, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. They offer a great range of scalable broadband packages as a Platinum Partner of Zen Internet, leading ISP .
They’re also winner of numerous broadband awards.
{ April 11, 2008 @ 10:23 am }
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{ broadband, comparison }
{ Tags: broadband offers }
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Hey there! I was trying to find out some of the cheapest and best broadband services and found Cheap Broadband Prices very useful. I also heard that they’re very famous for Broadband Offers
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{ April 11, 2008 @ 9:44 am }
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{ Internet, broadband }
{ Tags: broadband, isp }
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Hey people! Don’t get confused by this statement. I’ve lately read that Orange Broadband is now half price for the first three months on any new broadband contract. ( That’s Great!! Ehh?).
This means that you can sign up for Orange Home Starter (2Mb speeds and 6GB monthly dowloads) and pay just £6 per month… or even join Home Max (8Mb speeds and unlimited downloads) for £12 per month!! (Whooshhh)
However, prices will rise after the initial three month discount, but they remain competitive (Home Starter and Home Max at £12 and £24 per month respectively).
Interestingly, Orange Home Max also comes with a free Livebox - which means you’ll have wireless connectivity throughout your home (Just like I’d want it to be).
{ April 10, 2008 @ 10:58 am }
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{ Internet, broadband }
{ Tags: broadband }
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Hey guys! Did you that the stunning success of the BBC iPlayer has seen one million programmes watched online every month, but now ISPs are claiming that the increased traffic is overloading broadband networks and they want the BBC to contribute to the costs of upgrades.
Internet service providers (ISPs) are now asking the BBC to fund network upgrades to cope with the popularity of the iPlayer viewing system.
{ April 10, 2008 @ 10:31 am }
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{ Internet, broadband, comparison }
{ Tags: broadband deals }
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I read an article where that according to Mr. Michael Phillips, the popularity of the internet rising, consumers in the UK are demanding more and more from their broadband connection.
Mr. Michael Phillips is product director of online self-help service BroadbandChoices.co.uk, who maintained that advertisers have encouraged high expectations amongst consumers by offering them fast download speeds.
Mr Phillips also commented that in terms of broadband, he thinks that consumers have become more demanding as advertisers set out messages which tell them that they can have things with fast download speeds. People tend to become increasingly demanding as they get used to using certain technology.
Mr Phillips also observed that as soon as we get used to the benefits of something we just want far more from it than was probably ever initially envisaged.
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{ April 7, 2008 @ 9:57 am }
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{ Internet, broadband }
{ Tags: broadband, Internet, isp }
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As you know that Web 2.0 applications continue to dominate user’s time and investments in 2008, I’ve read about Web 3.0 and what it holds in store for the future of web development and it seems there will be four very important milestones reached.
Portable Web Traditional websites are designed with the intention of being viewed by users accessing them with desktop PCs and standard GUIs. With the evolution of Web 3.0, websites are no longer confined to the screens of a desktop computer but are also accessible via mobile devices such as mobile phones, iPods, Blackberry’s, IPTVs.
Isn’t this cool??
{ April 7, 2008 @ 6:41 am }
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{ Internet, broadband, mobile }
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Mobile broadband has always enjoyed a huge surge in popularity, and this is reflected in new sales targets for employees working in this area.
According to a recent report the popularity of mobile broadband has rocketed recently, with cooler gadgets and funky devices in the market. This is for those who want to enjoy high speed mobile broadband, as well as an increase in the number of providers offering mobile broadband services. And the recent statistics relating to the popularity of mobile broadband have also had a knock on effect on other workers within the industry, with sales employees in the mobile broadband industry now having higher targets to meet in line with the increase in popularity.
Officials from the communications giant Phones 4U have announced that the sales targets for its staff members in relation to the sale of mobile broadband have been doubled to reflect the rising demand for this type of service.
{ April 6, 2008 @ 2:12 pm }
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{ April 6, 2008 @ 12:28 pm }
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{ Tags: media, web, web design }
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Hey People!! I was browsing some designing websites for my own website and I found this cool website called Coolsville Media.
Coolsville Media specialize in professional web site design in York. With other service on offer like: Multimedia Design, Pod Casting, CMS and Virtual Tours. See their Portfolio Here.
{ April 6, 2008 @ 11:52 am }
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{ Internet }
{ Tags: broadband checker }
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Guess what?? TalkTalkhas rejected the BPI’s “three strikes” scheme which would mean disconnecting customers who the BPI had accused of illegally distributing music on the third strike after warnings.
Tal Talk is a part of the Carphone Warehouse.
The company claims to be one of the first major ISPs to reject the proposal as it considers the proposals ‘unreasonable and unworkable’ claiming it will take every practical and legal step to defend its customers.
Read what Charles Dunstone, CEO of The Carphone Warehouse Group had to say…
