Rural areas promised better internet as government pledges £5bn towards speedy broadband and £510m towards 4G coverage The Chancellor pledged £5bn towards speedy broadband in rural areas Government also announced £510m investment into 4G coverage It is hoped the changes will improve connectivity in the hardest to reach places By Grace Gausden For This Is … Read more
Birmingham has the fastest mobile internet in Britain while London lags in ninth: Cities with the quickest download speeds revealed Birmingham recorded the fastest internet download speeds in Britain Liverpool came second whilst Manchester came a close third Newcastle had the slowest speeds while London was ninth on the list By Grace Gausden For This … Read more
Self-isolating and working from home as a precaution against coronavirus could overload broadband networks and cause internet ‘bottlenecks’, experts warn Many companies have implemented a mandatory work from home policy It is hoped avoiding offices will prevent employees contracting coronavirus Experts warn the added strain could cause some connection difficulties Domestic broadband with old copper wires … Read more
It’s Paw-ddington! Lazy Chow Chow who looks like a cuddly teddy bear wins legions of fans on Instagram with his big snout and fluffy cheeks Chowder, a six-year-old Chow Chow, is a viral sensation from the Philippines The pooch wins people over with big cheeks that make him look like a teddy bear His owner … Read more
‘B**ch to boss’ tool launched by internet giant Mozilla to combat abuse faced by women online by replacing derogatory insults automatically US-based firm Mozilla launched the plug-in today to raise awareness Automatically detects sexist and derogatory terms such as b**** and w**** Replaces offensive language with ‘boss’ throughout searches and social media By Joe Pinkstone … Read more
Thousands of Virgin Media and Sky broadband customers are left without internet as massive outage strikes across the UK Broadband outages hit customers of both providers during Thursday morning Twitter users are furious about the outage, which is affecting home and business Sky said last night it would be conducting maintenance in towns east of London By … Read more
Scientists create internet connected biodegradable PAPER, which can be used to collect data about moisture levels in soil without any toxic e-waste A team of scientists have created an thin sheet of paper they call nanopaper The nanopaper is one millimeter thick and can transmit data to the internet It also has a moisture sensor … Read more
Researchers find flaw in internet security camera that lets hackers snoop on users’ video feeds and even hijack the device to scan a network for other holes Researchers discovered cameras made by Cacagoo had multiple vulnerabilities One flaw allows hackers to tap into audio and video feeds Another allowed hackers to scan networks for other … Read more