The idea of cows hooked up to the internet sounds just a little bit silly, doesn’t it? After all, it sounds as though it involves a bunch of heifers looking up bargains on eBay or checking out their field on Google Earth. However, it is a bit more sensible than it sounds, unfortunately. A bunch of Scottish dairy farmers have connected their bovine buddies to the web...
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Have you ever sat there in front of your PC and started complaining about the speed of your internet connection? Of course you have. We all do. There is good news and bad news for anyone who wants access to faster internet. The good news is that some people have created the world’s most rapid internet connection. The bad news is that you can’t use it. It was done in...
How connected is the UK to the internet? Very, it seems. A recent report has placed Britain in 8th place in terms of the planet’s most well connected countries. This was an improvement on last year’s figure, as the UK passed both Japan and Hong Kong in the last year. First place is still held by South Korea, while Sweden, Iceland and Denmark all come in the following...
Have you noticed the internet going really slowly in the last few days? Well, it wouldn’t be a surprise if you did, as it has been under attack. In fact, it has been described as the largest cyber attack in the history of the world. It apparently all kicked off with a fight between a Dutch hosting firm called Cyberbunker and an anti spam organisation called Spamhaus,...
We all know that shopping on the internet is fun but did you realise that the Brits do more of it than anyone else? If you thought the North Americans, the Canadians or even the Germans were the biggest online spenders around then you were wrong. At an average of an eye watering £1,083 each per year UK residents top the list of internet shoppers from major countries around...
Online search engine Yahoo said this week that it will be laying off 14 percent of its workforce, or 2,000 people, as part of its restructuring that will end its struggle for survival in the business. “Today’s actions are an important next step toward a bold, new Yahoo – smaller, nimbler, more profitable and better equipped to innovate as fast as our...
A study has revealed that the pivotal age for parents to discuss with their children responsible internet use is 11 years. The research said that more than a quarter (28 percent) of kids start visiting illegal file-sharing websites by this age. The research, which was conducted by youth research firm Dubit on behalf of the film, TV, music and video industries, discovered...
UK-based communications regulator and competition authority Ofcom has revealed that the average home broadband user in the United Kingdom uses 17 GB of data on a monthly basis. According to the firm’s study, 17 GB is the equivalent of streaming 12 hours of HD videos from BBC iPlayer, 12 days of streaming audio or downloading more than 11 movies per month. The study...
Three out of four (around 73 percent) internet users in the United Kingdom interact on social media platforms, a study showing social networks’ impact on people has revealed. A study conducted by InSites Consulting, a market research firm that has offices across Europe, show that about 73 percent of British internet users use social networking platforms, like micro...
A few days after Virgin Media’s Neil Berkett announced his plans of providing London with free Wi-Fi service, the city’s Director of Environment and Digital London, Kulveer Ranger, said that buses in London will be fitted with Wi-Fi. The move will be part of Mayor Boris Johnson’s campaign to improve internet connectivity in the city. In May last year,...
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