Nine in ten surfers keep up-to-date virus protection

In our recent poll, 92 per cent of site users had installed regularly updated antivirus software. With reports from Sophos claiming that the Klez worm has been in the top ten most infectious worms for more than a year, we can safely say that our readers are doing their bit to make the Internet a safer place by shutting out nasty viruses with up-to-date protection. Many of our readers say installing antivirus software is the result of bitter experience. ...more

BT gets go-ahead for PlusNet acquisition

BT has announced that it has been given the go-ahead by the Office of Fair Trading for the acquisition of PlusNet. Final approval is now in the hands of PlusNet shareholders. The UK's largest telecoms company has told PlusNet, one of the country's largest Internet service providers, that it plans to retain the PlusNet brand: subscribers will not, at least in name, become BT customers. ...more

Fifa bows to publishing pressure

Fifa has bowed to pressure from news organisations and agreed to allow them to publish an unlimited number of 'live' pictures from this summer's football world cup. Previously the international game's governing body wanted to prevent images from a match appearing on the Internet until two hours after the final whistle and wanted to restrict the number that could be used. But following a meeting between its president, Sepp Blatter, and World Association of Newspapers chief executive Timothy Balding, Fifa agreed to lift the restrictions. ...more

The Timelord returns, online

The BBC is bringing back Dr Who, but not to terrestrial TV - a one off audio broadcast will be appearing on the Web. The Dr Who section of the BBC Web site will carry the 30-minute story on 13 July (a trailer will be online 15 June for those who just can't wait). Death Comes to Time features Sylvester McCoy playing the Doctor, and famous names such as Stephen Fry (good Timelord) and John Sessions (bad Timelord) will cross his path. ...more

8Mbps broadband in range for only 8 per cent of UK

Only eight per cent of UK households are within range of 8Mbps ADSL broadband services, according to a survey by the Department of Industry's Broadband Stakeholders' Group (BSG). As you might expect, the figures, reproduced by ADSL Guide, show significant regional variations, with 25 per cent coverage in London and no coverage whatsoever in Northern Ireland and Wales. Around a third of UK homes have access to 4Mbps connections. ...more