In a rather interesting revelation, a study has shown that China uses a staggering 488 million fake profiles on internet to divert some real discussions from going deeper into the layers of…
Tag: Internet
Interference may be slowing down your home Wi-Fi broadband, Ofcom says
Ofcom has suggested that it is not always that internet service provider or your broadband provider who has to be blamed for the slow broadband issues that you might be facing. It…
Vodafone offers up to 76Mbps internet connectivity across the UK
Vodafone has announced the roll out of its broadband and phone services across the UK with connectivity options of up to 76Mbps in nearly 22 million premises across the UK. With this…
People in UK spend 2 hours 51 minutes on the Internet per day
A new report by the Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB) that intends to debunk the statistics provided by other agencies on the amount of time spent by users online, has revealed that…
BT ups prices of phone calls, internet
In a recent announcement, BT revealed that it is increasing the prices of voice calls as well as internet with prices of broadband going up by up to 7 per cent. The…
UK Home Secretary named Internet Villain at the 2015 ISPA awards
Internet Services Providers’ Association UK (ISPA UK) has named country’s Home Secretary Theresa May as the Internet Villain at its 2015 ISPA awards. Eighteen awards were given out on the night with…
Global domain name count hits 294 million mark
VeriSign has revealed that the total number of registered domain names has hit 294 million mark globally across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of March 31, 2015. The internet security company revealed…
Welcome to the age of digital amnesia
The digital age is no doubt the proof of the progress mankind has made, but owing to the increase in use of internet connected devices a question that needs to be answered…
Researchers break key communications barrier; pave way for faster Internet
Optical fibers provide communication speeds that no other medium provide, but they suffer from a roadblock as well that limit the distance for which information can travel without getting distorted. Photonics researchers…
84% teenagers turn to Internet for health information
A new study has found that an overwhelming majority of teenagers turn to the Internet for information on health concerns including puberty, drugs, sex, depression and other issues; however, a majority of…
Half of the world’s population will be online by 2015 end: Report
Around half of the world’s population will be online by 2015 end, according to a new United Nations (UN) report. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an agency of the UN, predicts that…
Ofcom’s proposal to BT: open up dark fibre network for rivals
UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom has called upon BT to open up its dark fibre network dubbed ‘Dark fibre’ for use by rivals in a bid to promote healthy competition in the £2…
Reddit rolls out new tools to take on online harassment issue
Reddit has rolled out a number of new anti-harassment tools in a bid to prohibit “attacks and harassment of individuals” through the platform. According to Reddit, the new anti-harassment tools will let…
Internet usage of Brits has almost doubled in last ten years: Report
Brits are spending almost double the time on internet than they did a decade ago owing to an increase in tablet and smartphone take-up, new research report has revealed. According to a…
Internet will eat up all of UK’s power supply by 2035, experts warn
Experts in the UK have warned that the country’s growing demand for internet, driven by surge in online video consumption, could bring the Internet closer than ever to a “capacity crunch.” It…