Why our careers will revolve around the three Hs in future
A blended working model is likely to be adopted by many employers, radically changing our careers
The rise of the micro-broadband companies
The established order of major ISPs is increasingly being challenged by micro-broadband companies with their own infrastructure and hardware
Read: The rise of the micro-broadband companiesBuilding Digital UK is the most important Government body you’ve never heard of
It might not be a name you’re familiar with, but its impact on all our lives is going to be significant.
Read: Building Digital UK is the most important Government body you’ve never heard ofWhy domotics will transform our lives, homes and cities
Read: Why domotics will transform our lives, homes and citiesWhat’s going on with Bitcoin?
Price spikes contrast against an increasingly uncertain future for the ubiquitous cryptocurrency
Read: What’s going on with Bitcoin?How broadband became the UK’s most common argument
Bust-ups over the internet have intensified during a year of lockdowns and unprecedented restrictions on personal freedom.
Read: How broadband became the UK’s most common argumentWhat the cancellation of Google’s Project Loon means for broadband
Google's Project Loon was a brave – if ultimately doomed – attempt to show how broadband can be distributed from the skies
TalkTalk creates jobs for young people affected by pandemic.
Major ISP has pledged to create 50 jobs to help young people.
Read: TalkTalk creates jobs for young people affected by pandemic.What’s gone wrong with the Scottish Government’s R100 broadband scheme?
The Scottish Government's R100 broadband scheme promised to transform Scotland’s internet access, but this flagship manifesto pledge hasn’t been met
Read: What’s gone wrong with the Scottish Government’s R100 broadband scheme?Why EHF bands could revolutionise wireless data transfers
Read: Why EHF bands could revolutionise wireless data transfersThe future of homes is automation
Future smart homes are likely to adopt ever-increasing amounts of automation to simplify our lives – when the technology works, at least
Read: The future of homes is automationThe Broadband providers most likely to make you complain in 2021
ISP complaints in 2020 were more likely to be made about some companies than others. What does the available data tell us about likely trends in 2021?
Read: The Broadband providers most likely to make you complain in 2021How website design has evolved since the 1990s
Like any evolving technology, website design evolution has been bumpy and unpredictable, with today’s websites owing little to their 1990s forefathers
Why BT is turning its back on the landlines it used to champion
The end of landlines has been predicted many times before, but even BT is now turning its back on traditional telephone lines
Read: Why BT is turning its back on the landlines it used to championWhat’s it like living without the internet?
It’s hard to imagine living without the internet, yet millions of people across the UK have no day-to-day exposure to the virtual world
Read: What’s it like living without the internet?How COVID-19 changed our relationship with the internet
Read: How COVID-19 changed our relationship with the internetISP’s brace for Christmas gaming surge
New survey shows PS5 and Xbox X use might cause Christmas Day internet traffic surges.
Read: ISP’s brace for Christmas gaming surgeGoogle outage causes global standstill
Gmail, Google Drive and YouTube went down for an hour on Monday morning and it was terrifying or amazing.
Read: Google outage causes global standstillDrones could be delivering tomorrow’s broadband
Connecting through flying robots might sound like sci-fi, but it’s closer to reality thanks to recent experiments
Read: Drones could be delivering tomorrow’s broadbandIs your Microsoft Account being sold by hackers?
A hacker is selling a batch of Microsoft passwords for hundreds of dollars.
Read: Is your Microsoft Account being sold by hackers?Amazon Sidewalk means your Alexa could become a public network?
New feature could link smart home devices across households.
Read: Amazon Sidewalk means your Alexa could become a public network?What’s going on with the UK broadband upgrade?
The media can’t decide if the UK broadband upgrade is going well or failing badly, so what’s the truth?
Read: What’s going on with the UK broadband upgrade?Revealed: the best and worst ISPs – calculated using Twitter
The broadband provider rankings takes a twist as university language algorithm scans over 300,000 tweets
Read: Revealed: the best and worst ISPs – calculated using TwitterSigns of decline for Post Office broadband.
One of the UKs most recognisable brands still offers broadband, but for how much longer?
Read: Signs of decline for Post Office broadband.What does it mean to be digitally excluded?
It's been said that if something's not on the internet, it doesn't exist, so tech companies are trying to improve the lives of people without the internet
Read: What does it mean to be digitally excluded?It’s time to upgrade to Windows 10… probably
Windows upgrades are highly recommended for security, but is it worth upgrading from your trusted older version?
Read: It’s time to upgrade to Windows 10… probablyIs Google bringing back truly wireless home broadband?
With the latest WiFi6 protocols, the tech giant may be making moves on the broadband market
Read: Is Google bringing back truly wireless home broadband?Young people are making money online in new ways during COVID
Gen Z are beginning to adapt to life under varying degrees of lockdown.
Read: Young people are making money online in new ways during COVIDSky to launch high street ‘hubs’.
Broadband and TV giant surprises everyone by returning to the high street.
Read: Sky to launch high street ‘hubs’.How quickly is full fibre broadband really being rolled out across the UK?
Fewer than one in six UK households benefits from full-fibre broadband, even though it's a staple in most new homes.
Read: How quickly is full fibre broadband really being rolled out across the UK?Rural broadband scheme FAIL leads to £500,000 broadband quote.
The UK government pledged to get rural communities connected, but at what cost?
Read: Rural broadband scheme FAIL leads to £500,000 broadband quote.Are broadband outages on the increase?
We've all felt the frustration of connecting to wifi only to see the dreaded 'No Internet Connection'
Read: Are broadband outages on the increase?Homeworking boosts Britain’s productivity.
A new survey finds that the working week is getting done in 4 days!
Read: Homeworking boosts Britain’s productivity.Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband helps those hit by wildfires.
The nascent Space X connectivity service steps up for American fire victims.
Read: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband helps those hit by wildfires.Broadband so bad a customer worked from a neighbour’s shed
Poor performance of a Welsh ISP has left customers stealing broadband from neighbours.
Read: Broadband so bad a customer worked from a neighbour’s shedLandlines may finally become a thing of the past
The end of landlines has been predicted for some time, but now their days may really be numbered
Read: Landlines may finally become a thing of the pastPiers Morgan ruins the internet for an entire village for months
A mysterious old TV interrupts broadband for a whole village!
Read: Piers Morgan ruins the internet for an entire village for monthsTwitter investigates racial bias in photos
Social platform under fire after users discover algorithm favours images of white people.
Read: Twitter investigates racial bias in photosIs UK broadband fit for a work from home world?
As more people work remotely post-lockdown, can the country's web infrastructure cope?
Read: Is UK broadband fit for a work from home world?The UK regions with the slowest average broadband speeds revealed
The slowest average broadband speeds tend to be found in rural regions, and these connections impose tangible disadvantages in today’s online society
Read: The UK regions with the slowest average broadband speeds revealedIs Call of Duty bad for the environment?
New survey says that online game playing could be harmful to the environment.
Read: Is Call of Duty bad for the environment?What SSL means – and why it’s about to change
With forthcoming changes to the way websites are secured, it’s important to know what SSL means and why it matters to consumers
Read: What SSL means – and why it’s about to changeCould sewage pipes improve UK broadband?
It might seem bizarre but proposals being considered by the government may see it happen!
Read: Could sewage pipes improve UK broadband?33% of UK suffered poor connection during lockdown
A new survey says a third of us have suffered from unreliable internet during the pandemic.
Read: 33% of UK suffered poor connection during lockdownHyperoptic gift broadband to Birmingham children.
Fibre broadband firm provides free laptops to ‘disadvantaged children’ in Birmingham.
Read: Hyperoptic gift broadband to Birmingham children.Amazon to launch satellites into space!
Amazon is investing billions in a space program to rival SpaceX.
Read: Amazon to launch satellites into space!Another Zoom security flaw means hackers may have spied on calls
A previously unknown weakness left users vulnerable to hackers.
Read: Another Zoom security flaw means hackers may have spied on callsGoogle staff to work from home until July 2021
Google have been praised for transparency...for once!
Read: Google staff to work from home until July 2021Amazon boss admits shady data use to the US congress
Jeff Bezos admits to more questionable business practices before congress subcommittee
Read: Amazon boss admits shady data use to the US congressOpenreach’s rural fibre roll out at risk!
BT warns lack of government support is putting roll out at risk.
Read: Openreach’s rural fibre roll out at risk!