uSwitch predicts dial-up doom

Research from independent comparison and switching service uSwitch.com suggests that dial-up is dying fast Broadband laggards are readying themselves for a dial-up mutiny that will result in less than one per cent of the web-enabled UK population using this method to get connected, according to research. By 2010, eight out of 10 households will be connected to the internet, but just 0. ...more

The weekly news roundup - Thursday 5 April 2007

Keep abreast of the news with our weekly roundup of the week's main tech stories. The story that has generated most headlines has been EMI's decision to abandon digital rights management (DRM). As well removing copy protection from its entire music catalogue, it will be selling higher-quality editions of every song to which it owns the rights. ...more

HRH://politics - Web democracy

The Queen believes that the Internet could herald an age of extra-efficient democracy. Speaking at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Westminster, she spoke of how the Web might allow politicians and members of the public to communicate with each other, and could open channels between national parliamentarians. Last year's meeting between Commonwealth Heads of Government was, she said, "a kind of world wide web. ...more

Intel disappoints in third quarter

Intel has reported lower than expected results for the third quarter, blaming weak demand in Europe. The processor manufacturer said that sales would amount to $8.5bn (?5. ...more

UK companies struggle with security issues, DTI report finds

The average British business suffers at least 20 virus attacks every year with larger companies receiving around one attack a week. The disruption caused by these attacks can cost between ?7,000 and ?14,0000, with big businesses losing up to ?190,000. These are some of the results of the Information security breaches survey 2004 undertaken by the DTI and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. ...more