US govt has been spying for years on us
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been tracking the phone calls, emails and posts of millions of people for years it has been revealed. The…
Wikipedia reveals most searched articles of 2012
Wikipedia has revealled striking differences in what proved the most popular across the different language versions of the online encyclopaedia in 2012.Facebook topped the English…
Geeks and Nerds- are they now positive nouns like Boffins?
Are the names “geek” or “nerd” now becoming socially acceptable- even admired?It used to be implied that the person was socially awkward, even socially inferior.…
Millions in UK lack basic online skills
About 16 million people in the UK lack basic online skills- a new survey suggests.The report, conducted by consultancy firm Booz & Company, defines basic…
NHS viruses and bugs widespread in medical technology
Medical technology has been found to be infected by computer viruses and malware according to health and security experts.They fear that the virus infections could…
OFT cracks down on leading online retailers
In a crackdown on leading online retailers the Office of Fair Trading has found that more than a third could be breaking UK consumer laws.A…
Facebook passes one billion users mark
Facebook now has more than one billion people using it every month the company has announced.The company said that those billion users were to date…
Bogus drug websites raided
A global raid on the sale of fake and unlicensed medicines by websites has found £6.5 million of drugs.UK drug officials took part in a…
ICO data watchdog starts cookie crackdown
Websites which do not comply with new red tape on collecting cookie data from online customers will be contacted within weeks by the Information Commissioner’s…
Asos sees big increase in online sales
The online fashion retailer Asos saw a big increase in demand from US customers- which helped sales to grow 31% in the three months to…