Google tries to offer deal to end Brussels anti-trust probe
Google has proposed a package of concessions as it seeks to end a long running investigation into its European search business.The suggested changes to its…
Porn sites pose growing malware risk to users
Some of the internet’s most popular pornography websites are increasingly putting visitors at risk new research has found.Advertisements displayed by the sites, which are visited…
UK music downloads pass one billion mark
One billion songs have now been downloaded in the UK- according to the Official Charts Company.The milestone was reached on Monday, almost 10 years after…
New Facebook data privacy fears
Facebook’s new “Home” software for Android phones could “destroy” privacy warn industry watchers and analysts.Unveiled last week, Home is a “wrapper” for Android and puts…
British Library to store every UK website
The British Library and four other “legal deposit libraries’” will have the right to collect and store everything that is published online in the UK.It…
Yahoo spends £15 million buying UK teen’s Summly news app
An news app created by a UK teenager has been bought by Yahoo in a deal worth about £15 million.The 17 year old’s Summly app…
YouTube now has one billion monthly users
YouTube, the video sharing website which is owned by Google has said that it now has one billion regular users.Announcing the milestone on its blog,…
Average UK broadband speed finally crawls over 10 MPS rate
The average speed of home broadband in the UK is now 12Mbps (megabits per second), according to research from the regulator Ofcom.The rate has risen…
Martha Lane Fox to get peerage
My fellow Millennium Product award winner and ecommerce pioneer Martha Lane Fox is to join the House of Lords.The co-founder of travel website lastminute.com –…
Healthcare technology- the benefits and the myths
In theory, the use of technology in healthcare- telehealth can cut the cost of care while at the same time improving its quality of it’s…