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Monthly Archives: December 2010

Google’s on The Warpath (Again)

Posted on 7th December, 2010

Google seems to fight more heavyweights than Ali. First they took on Yahoo (won, KO), then they grappled with Facebook (won on points, but there’s a rematch coming), and they’re constantly brawling with Bing (and winning). But now Google have another online giant firmly in their sights. Amazon. Amazon’s online … Continue Reading

£830 Million Pledged to Revolutionise UK Broadband

Posted on 6th December, 2010

Stop us if you think you’ve heard this one before. Sick of having one of the worst broadband networks in the developed world, (unless you live in Liverpool) the government have pledged £830 million to upgrade the UK’s broadband network. A significant chunk of this money will come from the … Continue Reading

Top Technology Firms Join the Fight for Net Neutrality

Posted on 3rd December, 2010

In November, C0mmunications Minister Ed Vaizey decided that net neutrality wasn’t a good thing, and that small businesses, hobbyists and non-profit sites should be sidelined by a two tier Internet. A few days later, he tried to squirm out of that stance, claiming he’d been misquoted, but by then Mr … Continue Reading

Are You Falling Victim to Stealth Plugins?

Posted on 2nd December, 2010

If you’re one of the almost 200,000,000 people who use FireFox, the chances are that you’ll have installed one or two plugins in your time. From toolbars to SEO tools and social bookmarking functions, you can find a plugin that does pretty much anything. And, in theory, you get to … Continue Reading

We Investigate Google’s Alleged Abuses of Power

Posted on 1st December, 2010

Not a month seems to go by without Google being hauled up in front of some panel or other for some sort of abuse. And December’s no different. This month, the panel in question is the European Commission’s antitrust investigation. And the alleged abuse? That Google has “abused a dominant … Continue Reading

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