Eclipsed in renown by Alan Turing, Sir Maurice Wikes laid much of the foundations of computer science
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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 has revealed
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
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 over net neutrality
UK Leads Tech Adoption But Lags In Broadband
Brits are keen adopters of new technology, but the UK is falling behind in superfast broadband
FCC Sparks New US Net Neutrality Row
The FCC's proposed "rules" for an open Internet have re-ignited an ideological firestorm over intervention
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 of addresses remaining
BT To Use Satellite For Cornish Broadband
The Avanti satellite, launched last month, will help BT connect Cornwall and the Scillies
New BSI Standard Makes Web Accessible
Elderly and disabled people should not be locked out of the web, according to the BSI's new code of conduct
UK 24th In Broadband Value Table
Britain is trailing behind other countries for broadband value, a survey revealed
Wi-Fi Needs To Be Over-Provisioned
Wireless LANs have to get directional to handle the flood of mobile devices, argues Dirk Gates of Xirrus
LTE Tops Analyst Mobile Predictions For 2011
New research has highlighted mobile trends such as the arrival of LTE next year, thanks to the increasing number of commercial deployments
Meraki MR16 And MR12 Access Points: Review
Meraki has unveiled two new flagship access points that promise improved performance but at a cheaper price
Police Request For Website Closure Powers Causes Concern
A proposal to give the police power to close down websites could put legitimate businesses at risk
BT Adds Slower Minimum Fibre Broadband Speeds
BT has begun offering a fibre broadband product to resellers offering download speeds of just 5 Mbps
TalkTalk Defends URL-Tracking Anti-Malware Service
The Virus Alerts service will log all websites visited, but won't infringe users' privacy, says TalkTalk
Google And Facebook Trample Over Web Startups
Facebook and Google are feasting on tiny web startups, either by duplicating their services or buying their technology, says Clint Boulton
Virgin Provides Fibre For UK Government Network
Virgin says its fibre optic network can help the government meet its targets for public sector data savings
LANDesk Targets Automation And Mobile Device Security
Acquisition by Thoma Bravo has focused LANDesk on its expansion into providing mobile device management services
Will High-Speed Malware Crash The Internet?
How do we avoid the collapse of the Internet under the strain of more malware attacks at higher speeds, asks Napatech's Dan Joe Barry
Exploit Code For Stuxnet’s Unpatched Target Goes Public
Exploit code for one of the zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by Stuxnet has been posted online
AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro 9 For Roaming: Review
AirMagnet WiFi Analyzer Pro 9 carries out WiFi analysis on up to three channels, making it easy to spot problems from client roaming
Avanti Rural Broadband Satellite Beats Eutelsat
British-based Avanti will beat Eutelsat to the punch, launching a Ka-Band satellite for rural broadband this Friday
Virgin Plans Broadband Hotspot Network
Virgin Media is looking to provide public Wi-Fi in city centres, offering data transfer speeds of up to 5Mbps
The Internet Is Far From Broken
Scaremongering gets us nowhere. The Internet is big enough and ugly enough to look after itself, says Sophie Curtis
T-Mobile and Orange To Cut iPad Price to £200
T-Mobile and Orange plan to slash Apple iPad's price by half before Christmas, offering the device for £200
Intel And AMD Target Integrated Chips On Embedded Market
During 2011, Intel Atom and AMD Fusion plan to release new x86-based processors for the embedded market
Microsoft Gets Novell IP In $2.2 Billion Carve-Up
Open source vendor, Novell will become part of Attachmate - but just what intellectual property will Microsoft get?
Vaizey Spells Out His Views On Net Neutrality
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has clarified his stance on net neutrality, the unbiased running of Internet service access
3UK Deploys Human Hotspots Across Britain
Mobile operator 3 is sending out people with MiFi hotspots in their pockets, to promote the idea of mobile broadband