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RSS flight in newsAll-seeing I-Ball gives troops remote skinny on the enemy
News The I-Ball features image stabilisation technology from its creator Edinburgh company Dreampact giving the army high quality video even when it's in flight. In the future, frontline troops could send robot eyes ahead of... [17 Nov 2008]
Free PCs and broadband for 20,000 kids
News I is for In-flight Thousands of children in England will receive free computers and access to broadband under government plans to bridge the digital divide. From February 2009, kids in Suffolk and Oldham will benefit... [22 Oct 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News I is for In-flight The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken issue with claims that mobile broadband is interchangeable with its fixed line 'home' equivalent. The ASA's adjudication follows a complaint from a... [16 Oct 2008]
BT to plug fibre in London, Wales
News I is for In-flight BT has picked Muswell Hill, London and Whitchurch, South Glamorgan for the next phase of its next-gen broadband strategy for superfast internet access. The telco is piloting fibre to the cabinet (FTTC)... [14 Oct 2008]
Voice biometrics, war tech and the history of computing
News Landing planes with Bletchley's flight simulators The final piece of tech examined at Bletchley was a range of flight simulators that visitors can use to try their hand at landing an aeroplane. In... [08 Oct 2008]
Pay per use software coming soon?
News I is for In-flight Virtualisation could end expensive long-term software licensing in favour of a pay per use model, according to Symantec. Executives at the company said that year- or months-long licences covering... [08 Oct 2008]
Go Solo at Orange to hook up with biz fat pipes
News I is for In-flight Small-business customers on Orange's Solo mobile plan will be able to get free broadband from the company for the length of their contract. Orange announced its 'Broadband for Business' offer on... [01 Oct 2008]
UK fat pipes sluggish from lack of fibre
News I is for In-flight The majority of UK consumers appear to be making do with home broadband speeds of 8Mbps or less. According to the latest silicon.com poll that asked readers what speed home broadband they'd signed up... [30 Sep 2008]
Ofcom hatches plan to woo telcos to fibre
News I is for In-flight Ofcom has revealed an action plan to establish what must be done to encourage telcos to invest in next-generation fibre networks. The regulator is also aiming to raise awareness around super-fast... [23 Sep 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News I is for In-flight A major, independent review into the delivery of next-generation broadband access in the UK has been completed, with the resulting report recommending a patchwork of fixed and wireless technologies. [12 Sep 2008]
Thomas Cook books in agent support system
News In addition, the new system will give more than 200 call centre and home-based agents access to a separate data repository to help them field remote enquiries, with information on a range of subjects from flight details... [03 Sep 2008]
Home broadband gives kids better GCSE results
News I is for In-flight Having web access at home can make the difference between a pupil getting grade A at GCSE and grade D. The latest UK internet access report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a... [28 Aug 2008]
Third of UK homes still without web access
News I is for In-flight While broadband continues its march into ever more homes in Blighty, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also reveal that more than a third of households are still going without a... [27 Aug 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News I is for In-flight An Ofcom assessment has predicted that DSL over normal copper phone lines could take virtually the whole country to broadband speeds of 50Mbps or more, as long as optical fibre is laid to the street... [22 Aug 2008]
Mobile broadband threatening fixed line?
News I is for In-flight Mobile broadband is encroaching on the business of fixed line ISPs, market research company YouGov is claiming. But not everyone is happy with the dongle experience. Results from YouGov's DongleTrack... [20 Aug 2008]
