UK Identity Cards Go On Trail In Manchester

UK Identity Cards Go On Trial in Greater Manchester.

The final design of the new UK identity card as been agreed. The card will be trialled in the Greater Manchester Area from the end of the year.

British Security Service Hacked.

MI5 Attacked

It has been reported that computer hackers have apparently attacked MI5s official website and tried to steal identities of visitors to the site. Hackers could have downloaded viruses onto the machines of anyone using the British intelligence service website. MPs said the hackers attack is deeply concerning.

Broadband Speed in Spain

Broadband Speed

No broadband customers are receiving the top download speeds advertised by internet providers. More than half of broadband users receive an average speed of less than half of the advertised speed. Fewer than 1 in 10 customers on an 8 Mbps package receiver more than 6 Mbps.

Clash of the Big Boys

Giant Alliance

Microsoft has agreed a deal with Yahoo for an internet search partnership against Google. The agreement grants Microsoft access to the internets second largest search engine audience and adds a powerful weapon to Microsoft’s internet arsenal for an online assault against Google.

French Parliament Debates Piracy

French Piracy

Lawmakers in Frances lower house of parliament are debating a new law aimed at cracking down on online piracy by cutting the internet connections of those who illegally download movies and music. The French piracy legislation has drawn attention from entertainers and internet privacy advocates beyond Frances borders.

Britons Snoop On The Net

Snoopy Britons

A study has claimed that 40% of Britons spend 24 hours every month snooping online. Around 70% revealed they wasted more than 10 hours a month searching for information on friends, family, enemies, colleagues, former partners and themselves.

Unmanned Kiosks for Ryanair

Unmanned Kiosks

Airline Ryanair is to offer self-service payment terminals equipped with chip and Pin readers to allow customers to purchase services at the airport. The company will install 250 unmanned kiosks at London Stansted, Barcerlona, Belfast, Frankfurt and Marseilles.

Windows 7 Update.

Windows 7

Reports have stated that Windows 7 will will be available to business users who have bought volume licences with Software Assurance contracts before the end of July. Windows 7 has already been hailed as a success by many insiders. Microsoft expect it will exceed sales of Windows Vista soon.

Mobile Phone Market Shake Up

Mobile Phone Market Shake Up

The mobile phone market is facing a major shake-up in the next four years, and many established players will be left behind as experts believe that the market for smartphones is growing rapidly, and is cannibalizing other parts of the consumer electronics market.

Scientologists Banned

Scientologists Banned
Wikipedia administrators have moved to rebuild the encyclopedias reputation for neutrality by taking the unprecedented step of banning anyone conected to the Church of Scientology from altering articles.

Administrators fear that church members have set up accounts with the company with the sole purpose of making articles more favrable to the church teachings. The use of the encyclopedia to forward personal adgendas is prohibited.

Cyber Crime

Banks in the United States have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to cyberthieves who have electronically broken into ATMs and forged electronic transfers. A spokesperson said that threats have spiked particularly in the last couple of years. The administration is to make a substantial effort to fight cybercrime.

Cheaper Netbook Chips

Intel Corperation said an even cheaper, more efficient version of its Atom chip used in most netbooks would ship in the fourth quater, signalling the next stage in the development of low cost computers, which have become popular with consumers over the last year.

French Move to Stop File Sharing

A vote by the French National Assembly to restrict file sharer and illegal downloaders internet access has given hope to British copyright pressure groups that a similar bill will be adopted in the UK. President Sarkozy pressed ahead with the idea although the EU is still in disagreement over the policy.

MPs Expenses on the Internet

Full details of MPs expenses are to be published on the internet every quater in an attenpt to calm public outrage at the overclaiming by some MPs. The move is part of an attempt by the House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin to restore confidence in the house.