Only 36 % of TalkTalk customers opted for filter, while Sky, BT and Virgin Media, managed to get only 8%, 5% and 4% customers sign up.
Category: Web
Spammers exploit MH-17 tragedy
Scammers create fake MH17 Facebook and Twitter tribute pages and posts with likes to spammy sites, in the name of the victims identity to cash-in.
Facebook rolls out new ‘Save’ for later feature
Facebook: Now you can save items that you find on Facebook to check out later when you have more time.
BBC fixes iPlayer technical issues
The technical glitch that affected users of the online video and audio services was due to database issues.
UK pirates to receive 4 warnings a year as part of anti-piracy campaign
In an effort to educate the un-intentional law breakers, the Vcap programme will issue educational material and send up to 4 mails a year to the persistent offenders, warning them about the legal punishments.
Qplay to breathe its last this Friday
TiVo founders are all set to pull the plug from the video streaming service this Friday, July 25, 2014, just after a mere 6 months from its launch.
BBC iPlayer & BBC.co.uk hit by a technical glitch this weekend
The services were reportedly unable since 10am on Saturday, July 19, which continued over the weekend.
Google maps London in 3D with spectacular views of landmarks
Not just the buildings, but the entire surrounding is just recreated in pin-point accurate 3D, allowing us to zoom, tilt and rotate and explore more of the capital city.
Facebook testing on-screen Buy button
The social networking giant is likely trying to make its users stay online on Facebook, even while shopping.
Microsoft also wants to forget you! Bing’s ‘right to be forgotten’ form goes live in Europe
Bing is likely the next search engine in line to start forgetting search results of Europeans’ that are ‘inadequate, irrelevant, no longer relevant, or excessive,’ on request.
Google takes back Google+ real name policy after 3 years
Google: We know that our names policy has been unclear, and this has led to some unnecessarily difficult experiences for some of our users. For this we apologize, and we hope that today’s change is a step toward making Google+ the welcoming and inclusive place that we want it to be.
Netflix: Virgin Media & Cablevision Systems retain top spots in ISP speed rankings
Netflix: Among the major ISPs, Cablevision, Cox and Suddenlink continue to lead the index in the US and show steady improvements over the last three months. Meanwhile Verizon continued its decline.
Scotland gets exclusive .scot domain
General availability opens on September 23.
China opens access doors leading to Google after a month of hiatus; shutters them again
Few Google services were accessible from within the country in time for Tiannanmen anniversary, but it seems that the move was a temporary one.
UK wants ‘Right to be Forgotten’ struck from draft data-protection laws; invites criticism
Right to be Forgotten has drawn a fair amount of support and criticism from governments and individuals alike.