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Over nine million UK adults have never been online
An annual survey looking into internet access has shown a drop in adults who haven’t been online. Yet the number is still more than nine million.
Government vows to get 7.5 million more people online by 2014
Low-income households and the elderly will be the primary targets as the National Digital Participation Plan seeks to cut the number of people...
Race Online gets 100,000 digital champions
The Martha Lane Fox-led initiative ramps up its efforts with 100,000 digital champions to help spread the word.
UK riskier than China for web surfers
UK ranks 30th out of 144 countries in a study of the most dangerous places to go online.
Most UK surfers against paywalls
Over four-fifths of web surfers in the UK would look elsewhere if a previously free website put up a paywall, research has shown.
Kids online an hour-and-a-half a day
Children are spending an increasing amount of time on the web, with over a third claiming they couldn't live without their computer, according to a...
Fix the Web campaign launched
Citizens Online has launched a website to help improve web access for disabled and elderly people.
Three strike rule to be introduced for EU filesharers
After much debate in the European Union, member states have agreed to bring in a three strike rule to cut off internet access, as long as a fair...
Web access is 'a basic human right'
A new survey conducted in 26 countries around the world reveals four out of five people believe internet access to be a right, not a privilege.
Facebook exploring greater 'social reporting'
On Safer Internet Day, a Facebook manager explains how the social network is exploring greater use of so-called "social reporting."
Digital Economy Bill clause riles internet companies and Lords
As the Digital Economy Bill gets its second reading in the House of Lords today, large players in the digital world, as well as a number of Lords,...
Week in Review: Cerf on IPv6, Digital Economy Act wins review
This week, one of the granddaddies of the internet has called for the Government to help boost IPv6 adoption, whilst the courts grant a judicial...
Malware on legitimate websites up 50 per cent
The security threat from legitimate websites infected with malware has doubled in the first six months of this year, according to the latest...
IWF report shows reduction in child abuse sites
A report from the Internet Watch Foundation has shown a reduction in the number of child sexual abuse sites but it still reports some disturbing...
Vodafone adds mobile banking to handsets
Deal with MONILINK mobile banking network will allow users with full internet-capable handsets to perform detailed mobile banking activities from...
Virgin sets cable broadband world record
The ISP sets the world record for internet speeds delivered via cable after delivering on a Silicon Roundabout trial.
Millions of legitimate emails getting blocked by ISPs
Internet service providers (ISPs) are blocking millions of legitimate emails, an email delivery company has claimed.
Flash support coming to Windows Mobile
Next version of Internet Explorer for Windows Mobile 6.1 will offer Adobe Flash Lite support ‘out-of-the-box’.
Digital Britain should focus on mobile, says The Cloud
Niall Murphy, Chief executive of The Cloud, thinks the Digital Britain report should have spent less time focused on fixed internet and more on the...
Symantec releases security public betas for Vista
Public betas of Norton Internet Security and Anti-Virus for Windows Vista unveiled for consumer testing
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