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Boris Johnson Pledges Full Wi-Fi Coverage For London 2012
Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged blanket Wi-Fi for London by the 2012 Olympics - but will it be free?
Ofcom Lets Small ISPs Off Filesharing Laws
Ofcom plans to exempt small ISPs from the Digital Economy Act's anti file-sharing measures
Government To Appoint Broadband Minister
A new broadband minister could be appointed "later this week", according to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
HP: Sensors May Prevent Repeat Of BP Oil Disaster
HP envisions a future with trillions of sensors around the world helping to prevent man-made and natural disasters
Facebook Makes Security Changes Amid Privacy Concerns
Facebook tightens security as it deals with the continuing fallout over changes to its privacy settings
Germany To Fine Users For Unsecured WLANs
In a effort to clamp down on illegal filesharing, Internet users in Germany are facing financial penalties if they do not password-protect their wireless networks
BT Rides New Government Wave With Broadband Boost
BT has laid out its vision for the next three years, which includes commitments to more fibre coverage
Palm Purchase Could Propel HP Into UC
With the right partners, HP could turn a WebOS tablet into a compelling device customisable for unified communications, says Andrew Garcia
Cisco Boss Chambers Reports “Outstanding” Quarter
Cisco Systems saw revenue in its fiscal third quarter jump to $10.4 billion (£6.9bn) and income climb to $2.2 billion
IPv6 Uptake Slow Despite Internet Address Shortage
We've heard it before but apparently, this time IP version 4 really is going to run out, and we all need IPv6
10 Things To Remember About Facebook Privacy
Facebook might be the world's largest social network, but it also suffers from some privacy and security issues that should put users on alert
Aruba To Buy Chinese Wireless Mesh Maker
Wireless vendor Aruba gets mesh, and an entry to the Chinese market
Twitter Bomb Joker Guilty Of ‘Menacing’ Tweet
A man has been fined £1000 after posting a joke on Twitter about blowing up a snow-bound airport
WiGig Reveals Specs And Gains Wi-Fi Endorsement
Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi access could be on the way after the WiGig Alliance published its specifications and partnered up with the WiFi Alliance
Commercial Spyware For iPad To Track Users’ Activity
Retina-X Studios has released Mobile Spy for the Apple iPad, pitching it as a way for businesses to keep an eye on employee use of the device
Man Jailed For Selling Fake Cisco Kit
A joint investigation by US federal agencies leads to the conviction of several individuals trading in counterfeit Cisco network hardware
Virgin Media Cuts Off Users In Data Clean-Up
Updating its customer database gave Virgin Media some trouble with its Internet customers
O2 Officially Launches Broadband-Phone Bundle
O2 has officially moved into the home phone market, bringing it into direct competition with its former owner BT
The Biggest Security Threats Now
Web 2.0 and the recession have prompted CIOs to invest in anti-malware protection, patch management, data loss prevention and safer social networking
FCC Broadband Rules Could Boost US Net Neutrality
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has laid down new rules for applying narrow regulations to broadband providers
HP: It’s Time For Users To Question Cisco’s Role
It's time to stop creeping round the gorilla, and start demanding simpler networks, says HP Networking CTO Paul Congdon
Arabic Scripts Approved For Internet Addresses
As part of the move to make the web more inclusive, net regulator ICANN has permitted full web addresses to contain no Latin characters, for the first time ever
Facebook Fixes Flaw That Exposed User Chats
Facebook has plugged a security hole that exposed users' live chat sessions and pending friend requests
Time To Cast A Tech Vote?
Whether your vote is swayed by technology or not, it's important to get out and use it, says Peter Judge
T-Mobile Ponders WiMax/LTE Options
T-Mobile is reportedly trying to make up its mind over whether to support a WiMax or LTE-based 4G network
Skype Offers New Calling Subscription Plans
In yet another sign of Skype's heavyweight presence in the global voice arena, the VoIP provider has unveiled new calling plans for more countries
Network Housekeeper Infoblox Buys Netcordia
Infoblox's boxes handle network chores like DNS management. Now Netcordia adds change management
Alcatel-Lucent To Boost BT Bandwidth
Alcatel-Lucent will provide the architecture for BT's 21st Century Network, boosting the IP network's bandwidth capacity
Green Data Centre To Boost Shetland Broadband
Excess heat and 100Mpbs broadband from the proposed facility in Shetland could be made available to local residents and businesses