Lord Mandelson has suggested that tough new measures could be used to stop file sharing online in a move which could effectively criminalise around 7 million UK citizens. These news laws could include internet restrictions and heavy fines that could reach as high as £50,000 …

The Samsung NC10 has made a name for itself as one of the best netbooks currently available. It’s large 10 inch display and excellent operating speed have made it a favourite of many review sites and its stunning looks and great price make it appealing …

Some good news today – it seems like BT has finally seen sense and ditched Phorm, the internet technology used to spy on people in order to target adverts at users. The service was started in 2004 and was designed to show adverts that targeted …

We recently covered 3 broadband’s SIM only mobile broadband deal that was a great option for those of us that already have a mobile broadband dongle and wanted quick, cheap pay-as-you-go access without having to sign up to a monthly contract.
This week we’re going to …

People looking for cheap broadband deals have just a couple of days left until o2’s offer of free broadband for 3 months ends.
Only on Certain Broadband Packages
O2 is currently offering 3 months broadband entirely free to people signing up for the o2 Premium or o2 …

Virgin Media, the UK’s fastest ISP, are well known for being the only cable provider in Britain offering speeds of up to 50 Mbps in selected areas.
However, Virgin are also well known for being very stringent with the traffic management, severely limiting the speeds …

It probably won’t be long into your broadband life when you hear people talking about firewalls. If the people at the PC store won’t try to sell you one, your ISP probably will. Then there’s all the different antivirus software that offers built-in ‘firewall’ support. …

The distinction between spyware and viruses started off blurry and has now become even more blurred, so what exactly does spyware do that viruses don’t, and do you need separate software in order to combat it?
Spyware is a type of computer software that, as the …

Antivirus software is a type of program designed to combat one of the main dangers of using the internet. These dangers are complicated by the fact that they all have different names and work in a slightly different way. Most typical antivirus software can deal …

Earlier this month, we covered news about the new EU regulations designed to retain private user’s internet data, including information about sent emails and browsing history. This included the potential that all user data would be stored in a single, national database. This week Home …