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Privacy groups wade into UK gov, it's a telco conspiracy
Big Brother Watch, Privacy International and the Open Rights Group have penned a strongly-worded letter accusing major UK telcos, including BT, Virgin, O2, Sky and TalkTalk, of complying with a government attack on privacy. -
AMD looks to cloud gaming
The outfit thinks that special new cloud-focused enterprise graphics cards, called Radeon Sky Graphics will take off. -
British ISPs block more torrent sites
TorrentFreakreports that the High Court ordered six ISPs including BT, Sky, Virgin Media, O2, EE and TalkTalk to block subscriber access to the three torrent sites after the BPI stuck its oar in and moaned that they damaged legal music sales. -
Intel's TV plans likely to be delayed by a year
Since 2011, Intel has been talking up its Intel Insider service which allows partner websites to stream full HD films for machines with Intel processors. -
UK gov rejects web porn ban
According to the report outlining the government's response to the consultation, ISPs will continue to use an 'active choice' system being put in place by ISPs such as BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media. -
Twitter falls foul of UK tax man
A spokesperson for Cardiff-based Companies House, which deals with the problem, told Sky the the company was in default of the submission for accounts and hadn't given any indication of when they would be sent -
TalkTalk just about misses last place in Ofcom satisfaction survey
In the landline provider category, Sky was teacher's, with Ofcom reporting satisfaction with some aspects of the company's customer service was higher than average. -
Google's Nexus sold out in an hour
According to Sky, the 4.7-inch Android smartphone went on sale in the UK yesterday, alongside Google's two latest tablets, the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. -
Researchers to push OS into the cloud
Cloud computing has been a buzzword for some time, with many businesses utilising some form of computing 'as a service'. In fact most PC, laptop and smartphone users are likely to have made use of simple cloud storage services such as Dropbox or Sky Drive at some point. -
TalkTalk wins 'most complained about' accolade, again
Although TalkTalk complaints were down from the previous quarter, which reached 0.56 per 1,000, the figure is almost double the national average of 0.24, and ahead of BT Retail with 0.31 per 1,000 customers. Sky Broadband has the fewest complaints, at 0.10 per 1,000. -
HP pouts over T3 awards snub
Edelman was also concerned about Sky 1 TV show Project Runway, which Hewlett Packard has sponsored in the past. The email read: "Edelman to confirm if and what channel/date Project Runway will air in the UK so that a press release can be distributed -
Virgin Media and Sky battle each other through ASA
Virgin Media and Sky have embarked on handbags at dawn using the Advertising Standards Authority as a pawn. -
Cameron calls for internet porn ban
CommentBT, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Sky have reluctantly signed up to a code of practice, offering customers a choice of whether to apply filters. But it is entirely optional. -
Privacy group slams DEA Initial Obligations Code
The code will initially cover ISPs with more than 400,000 broadband-enabled fixed lines - currently BT, Everything Everywhere, O2, Sky, TalkTalk Group and Virgin Media. -
British government draws up Big Brother style communications law
The Telegraph said that the plan has been drawn up on the advice of MI5, MI6, and GCHQ. Rather than the government holding the information centrally, companies including BT, Sky, Virgin Media, Vodafone and O2 would have to keep the records themselves. This would be accessed real time by the spooks. -
HMV on highway to heck
According to Sky, turning its attention towards selling technology products at the majority of its 252 stores, is helping. HMV claimed headphones, speaker docks and tablet computer sales were all on the up at 147 percent. -
UK hands censorship over to barely trained kids
The outfit's lists are used by BT and Skyfor their parental controls, as part of a new government-sponsored code of conduct. -
David Cameron encourages web censorship
David Cameron, who we assume has a private subscription to Jugggz and gets his kicks the old fashioned way, today announced a deal with BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin to block pornography from appearing online. At least, by default.
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