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With the economy on a perpetual downslide at the moment, it’s fair to say that company’s aren’t to keen on opening up their cheque books and signing away a heap of cash.

This is pretty cool. Men’s magazine, Esquire has released the world’s first e-ink publication.

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a tongue-powered system that could transform a disabled person’s mouth in to a virtual computer that uses teeth as a keyboard.

“You could have full control over your environment by just being able to move your tongue,” said Maysam Ghovanloo, a Georgia Tech assistant professor who leads the team’s research.

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Watchdogs, Ofcom have announced the deregulation of almost 70 percent of he UK wholesale broadband market.
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The plan has already achieved the approval of the European Commission and will see competition-boosting regulatory restrictions lifted in areas of the UK where there are now four or more broadband providers. Although Ofcom have announced the implementation of the [...]

While it has long been suspected that ISP were able to spy on their customers and collect data about their internet usage, it seems that a number of surfers around the world have actually caught their ISPs in the act. So what are the regulations?
The regulations for internet usage are very much stacked in [...]

We recently heard news that Police in Manchester have become one of the first to set-up a page on social networking site Facebook, with the intention of catching more criminals and fighting crime. However, there seems to be a growing feeling that there are risks with this approach with some not sure that [...]

In a move which is sure to upset a vast number of internet users, PayPal has announced that they will not allow users to access their services using old version of IE or the Firefox Browser. They claim that the browsers that they are banning are ?unsafe? and do not offer sufficient protection against [...]

In a move which is sure to cause much controversy in the market place, Virgin Media Chief Executive Officer Neil Berkett has hit back at claims that the web users are the ones who should dictate which content is delivered to their screens. As the row over ISPs abusing their privileged position continues, Virgin [...]

How bizarre that the first time the BBC actually deliver something ground breaking they are hit with a barrage of criticism which seems to be growing louder each day. While the likes of YouTube have revolutionised the internet, the BBC iPlayer (which allows you to watch full programs on your computer during the 7 [...]

As they say in Yorkshire, ?Where there is muck there is brass?, well it seems to be the way for H20 Networks, a provider of broadband services to UK internet users.? The company are in talks with a host of councils across the country with regards to using the UK?s extensive sewer network to lay [...]