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Digital Economy heads to MPs

parliament

Will MPs will rush bill into law without debating contraversial ammendments?

Who is responsible for access?

Wi-Fi

We look at the steps companies need to take if they open their networks.

Facebook most visited site

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Facebook has knocked Google off the top spot after its three year reign.

    Latest Internet News

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Today in tech: Piracy costs jobs, Samsung Jet Ultra lands at O2

Pressed for time but need to keep on top of tech news? Look no further than this daily roundup.

Thursday Mar 18

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Google Buzz

FTC member slams 'irresponsible' Google over Buzz launch

Tech firms are increasingly ignoring privacy concerns in how the handle consumer data when launching new products, an FTC administrator has claimed.

Thursday Mar 18

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O2

O2 condemns 'bullying' law firms for threatening file-sharers

ACS:Law has come under renewed attack for its 'threatening' letters to owners of computers identified as involved in illegal downloading.

Thursday Mar 18

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chrome

Google updates Chrome, awards security bonus

Update brings translation the the main Chrome release, and updates privacy and security.

Thursday Mar 18

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piracy

Will piracy cost Europe €240 billion?

A study has claimed illegal downloads may put over a million people out of work within five years.

Wednesday Mar 17

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Today in tech: IE9 previewed, US gets fast broadband plan

Pressed for time but need to keep on top of tech news? Look no further than this daily roundup.

Wednesday Mar 17

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Fraudsters focus on ID theft, not stealing cash

While fewer victims are immediately hit with financial losses, it could be a sign that fraudsters are stealing identity details to sell on.

Wednesday Mar 17

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Will Google really pull out of China?

Digital expert Kaiser Kuo outlined the possible outcomes of the Google-China spat at SXSW.

Wednesday Mar 17

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Spotify hits 320,000 paid for users

But there's still no US launch date for Spotify, according to its chief executive.

Wednesday Mar 17

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Google partners call for clarity on China plans

A letter from advertisers on Google’s China website are calling for clarity on whether the site will be shut down and what compensation they will receive.

Wednesday Mar 17

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Microsoft offers Internet Explorer 9 sneak peak

Microsoft offers a sneak peak at IE9 at the MIX10 show in Las Vegas, promising HTML5 support.

Tuesday Mar 16

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Google is as big as the third largest ISP

Networks aren't just about dumb pipes anymore, and Google is well aware of it, according to one industry expert.

Tuesday Mar 16

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Today in tech: TalkTalk goes for Apple, Windows Phone 7 detailed

Pressed for time but need to keep on top of tech news? Look no further than this daily roundup.

Tuesday Mar 16

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Free laptop plans could produce ‘future botnets’

A security expert has warned Government schemes to give out free PCs and broadband connections needs to take security risks into account or they could become homes for new botnets too.

Tuesday Mar 16

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‘Climate of fear’ is best weapon against cyber crime

A member of the Serious Organised Crime Agency has claimed cyber criminals are best tackled through fear of prosecution.

Tuesday Mar 16

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    Latest Internet Features

Conrad Wolfram

Q&A: Conrad Wolfram on communicating with apps in Web 3.0

Conrad Wolfram explains how applications will increasingly encode the expertise of humans, to give us an easier time sorting through data on the web.

18 Mar 2010

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Wi-Fi

Public internet access: who is responsible?

In the first of a series of articles looking at business issues faced by IT managers, we look at the steps companies need to take if they open their networks up to visitors.

12 Mar 2010

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Kevin Eyres LinkedIn

Q&A: Kevin Eyres on LinkedIn's tipping point

LinkedIn's European managing director explains why professional networks are about to get a lot more important to business users.

10 Mar 2010

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browser ballot

What impact will the browser ballot screen have?

The browser ballot screen is rolling out across Windows Update. Simon Brew charts its problems, the road to here, and what impact it’s likely to have.

8 Mar 2010

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Mark Kingdon's Second Life avatar

Q&A: Mark Kingdon on Second Life for business

The chief executive of Second Life thinks virtual worlds will be the future of work.

5 Mar 2010

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The past, present and future of the Digital Economy Bill

We take an in-depth look at how the Digital Economy Bill has progressed so far and where it can go from here.

23 Feb 2010

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    Blogs

Davey Winder

Will 2010 be a Tweet Election year?

18 Mar 2010

With a general election just weeks away now, I've been wondering just what part Twitter will play in electing the next government? A new poll by Lewis Communications has (...)

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Nicole Kobie

What feedback does the government really want on ID cards?

16 Mar 2010

My mum -- and yours too, I'm sure -- used to say this: "If you've got nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all." That's not bad advice for six-year-olds, but I'd (...)

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Mark Tennent

Lost again

14 Mar 2010

Belt and braces seems the best solution. We will try our brand new version of CoPilot Live but take our Garmin and print the route from Google maps as a last resort. Then (...)

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    Latest Internet Reviews

WatchGuard XCS-770 review

Rating: 4

WatchGuard makes a big play for the web and message content security market with its new XCS appliance family. In this review we see how the mid-range XCS-770 stands up.

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    Latest Videos in Internet

Video: Mobile web has moved from hype to reality

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Claranet's UK managing director talks to IT PRO about the mobile web and how online infrastructure in the business world is evolving.

 

    Latest Internet How Tos & Tutorials

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 in action

As the Internet Explorer 8 release candidate becomes available to download Mary Branscombe looks at what your users are going to be making support calls about, from rich search results to anonymous browsing.

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We have teamed up with Dell Outlet to offer our readers and visitors the opportunity to win one of its high end XPS laptops. Whether you are into gaming, films, photography or general PC usage this laptop is a fantastic prize for any PC Lover.

To enter into this competition all you have to do is answer a simple question...
 

Webcast: Lower costs, bigger benefits

How to lower your IT costs, chaired by David Fearon Deputy Editor PC PRO.

This on-demand webinar aims to show how small businesses of between two and 200 employees can navigate the IT minefield. We address how to reduce cost of ownership and increase the efficiency per pound of outlay by making the right choices of business IT hardware and service provision.
 

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Want more from your BlackBerry?

RIM has launched its App World service so you can download almost anything onto your BlackBerry, whether you want to play games, connect to work services, watch video or listen to music.
 

Buyers guide to netbooks

Make sure you buy the perfect machine for your needs, whether for home, business or education.
 

Rein in the chaos & stop the sprawl with Sun

Virtualisation has quickly become an important technology across all aspects of the IT environment, rapidly being deployed to reduce server sprawl, and reduce infrastructure costs.

Free Virtualisation Guides from Sun and IDC.
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