Networks

BA Confirms Website Problems Due To Snow Demand

British Airways has confirmed that its website is “operating intermittently” due to the sheer volume of requests

14 years ago

Fritz!Box FON WLAN 7390 Router: Review

AVM continues its policy of putting as many features as possible into a well-designed router.

14 years ago

All Not-So-Quiet On The WikiLeaks Front

WikiLeaks-related issues have quietened down, says Eric Doyle. This is just the lull before a storm that will ring in…

14 years ago

WikiLeaks’ Assange Released On Bail

At the hearing that confirmed Julian Assange's release on bail, the judge banned live Twitter updates

14 years ago

Facebook Crimes Soar Over 100,000 In Five Years

Facebook is a hotbed of crime, linked to 100,000 calls to police in the UK, according to a report

14 years ago

Advisor Warns Of WikiLeak Attacks On Government Websites

National security advisor Sir Peter Ricketts says WikiLeaks supporters may attack government sites

14 years ago

HP Touts Energy Efficient Ethernet Switches

HP is touting its green credentials with the introduction of its energy efficient E-Series switch modules

14 years ago

The Lesson To Be Learnt From Anonymous

The DDoS attacks on WikiLeaks' opponents contain a serious lesson that should be heeded by every website owner, says Eric…

14 years ago

Amazon Blames Crash On Hardware, Not Hackers

Amazon says its sites in Europe suffered hardware problems, not a WikiLeaks cyber-war attack

14 years ago

WikiLeaks Revenge Attack Threatens Cameron’s Online Aspirations

If Anonymous hacktivists succeed in bringing down the Direct.gov site, it could trigger a rethink for Cameron

14 years ago

SMBs Adopting VoIP And IP PBX Despite Concerns

Voice over IP and IP PBXs are being increasingly adopted by small to medium businesses, a report claims

14 years ago

Twitter Denies De-Trending WikiLeaks As Visa Takes A Pasting

Twitter has stated it is not blocking Wikileaks from its Trends list. Elsewhere the DDoS attacks continue

14 years ago

Virgin Media Offers Customers 100Mbps Broadband

Virgin Media is offering some of its customers the chance to enjoy 100Mbps broadband

14 years ago

Silver Surfers Are Growing, But Need More Help Online

Ofcom says the over-65s are gradually coming online, but charities want more help for the offline generation

14 years ago

Arqiva Trials LTE Network For UK Not Spots

Arqiva has teamed up with Alcatel-Lucent to test an open LTE network for rural broadband

14 years ago

Mastercard Website Punished For WikiLeaks Ban

Operation: Payback, a WikiLeaks’ supporter initiative, has turned its DDoS attacks on Mastercard

14 years ago

Virtual WAN Optimiser Could Boost Data Centres

Silver Peak says its new 1Gbps VM can meet high-end business continuity and disaster recovery needs

14 years ago

ISPs Respond To Government Broadband Pledge

The UK government’s broadband strategy to turn every community into ‘a digital hub’ attracts both praise and criticism from ISPs

14 years ago

ICANN Skirts Criticism To Announce Domain Changes

Spiking the guns of its critics, ICANN launches a gTLD system that may add .microsoft and .oracle to .com

14 years ago

BT To Launch 1Gbps Fibre Broadband Trial In Suffolk

BT is testing a 1Gbps fibre broadband connection in Suffolk to help the government create the best super-fast broadband network…

14 years ago

Could Jeremy Hunt’s Plan Justify An Obscenity?

Jeremy Hunt doesn't deserve the obscene name he got on the BBC, but his broadband plans aren't good enough, says…

14 years ago

Jeremy Hunt Promises 600,000 Jobs From Broadband

After an accidental insult on the BBC, Jeremy Hunt repeated the government's broadband plans

14 years ago

Sir Maurice Wilkes, The Father Of Computing, Dies

Eclipsed in renown by Alan Turing, Sir Maurice Wikes laid much of the foundations of computer science

14 years ago

Small Businesses Admit Wi-Fi ‘Piggybacking’

Small businesses are engaging in risking behaviour including relying on nearby unsecured Wi-Fi networks for their internet access, a survey…

14 years ago

FCC’s Net Neutrality Still Thin On Industry Support

The FCC intended to clarify its net neutrality position with the new plan, but it sidestepped some key questions

14 years ago

Tech Firms Call On Vaizey To Safeguard Net Neutrality

Skype and eBay are among signatories to an open letter which has called for the government to back its promises…

14 years ago

UK Leads Tech Adoption But Lags In Broadband

Brits are keen adopters of new technology, but the UK is falling behind in superfast broadband

14 years ago

FCC Sparks New US Net Neutrality Row

The FCC's proposed "rules" for an open Internet have re-ignited an ideological firestorm over intervention

14 years ago

Stock Of Free IPv4 Addresses Dwindles Further

The stock of unallocated IPv4 addresses dropped below 5 percent in October, and now there are just two free blocks…

14 years ago

BT To Use Satellite For Cornish Broadband

The Avanti satellite, launched last month, will help BT connect Cornwall and the Scillies

14 years ago