‘Air Fibre’ broadband offers connectivity where others fail
Air fibre broadband masts offer an alternative internet delivery system that could be coming to a street near you.
The cybercrime threat is evolving
Cybercrime will be more endemic than ever in 2024, so it’s vital to mitigate against it.
Read: The cybercrime threat is evolvingIs one touch broadband switching finally coming in 2024?
One touch switching has been delayed more than once, but it promises to hugely simplify changing ISPs.
Read: Is one touch broadband switching finally coming in 2024?Payment fraud on the rise: how can you stay safe?
Read: Payment fraud on the rise: how can you stay safe?Which games console should I buy this Christmas?
The question ‘which games console should I buy’ has never been harder to answer, with three outstanding market entrants
Read: Which games console should I buy this Christmas?The ‘freemium’ trap: don’t get caught out
Freemium services have become big business online in recent years, but this hybrid business model could be costly.
Read: The ‘freemium’ trap: don’t get caught outNet neutrality is under threat. What does it mean for you?
What is net neutrality? Should we be worried when it comes under threat?
Ofcom’s most complained about broadband providers revealed
The latest Ofcom broadband complaints table has been released – and it’s bad news for some.
Read: Ofcom’s most complained about broadband providers revealedIs satellite broadband about to go mainstream?
The Eutelsat/OneWeb merger could bring satellite broadband to the masses – but it’s not without risks.
Read: Is satellite broadband about to go mainstream?Scottish broadband speeds are the best – and worst – in the UK
Read: Scottish broadband speeds are the best – and worst – in the UKFreely is the latest evolution in live online streaming
The new Freely streaming service promises to simplify the task of watching live British television online.
Read: Freely is the latest evolution in live online streamingWhat does the new Online Safety Bill mean for free speech?
The UK Government’s new Online Safety Bill could change our relationship with the internet forever.
Read: What does the new Online Safety Bill mean for free speech?Is social media finished?
Is social media over? Some platforms are clearly in their death throes, but the need to communicate will stay with us.
Where is the streaming media industry headed?
Streaming media industry changes are coming, and the market we know today could be radically different in a few years.
Read: Where is the streaming media industry headed?Are people scared of upgrading to fibre broadband?
Upgrading to fibre broadband might seem an obvious step, yet statistics suggest many consumers are wary of making the move.
Read: Are people scared of upgrading to fibre broadband?Does Bluesky have a bright future?
Read: Does Bluesky have a bright future?Plug and play broadband is transforming internet access in flats
Getting online is becoming simpler for residents in blocks of flats thanks to centralised broadband.
Read: Plug and play broadband is transforming internet access in flatsHow does viral marketing work?
Viral marketing is one of the internet age’s most successful – yet also most challenging – promotional methods.
Read: How does viral marketing work?Data harvesting – the price you pay for free online services
Data harvesting funds free services by allowing shadowy agents to persuade and predict our behaviour, at the cost of our personal privacy.
Read: Data harvesting – the price you pay for free online servicesWill AI replace writers?
The question of will AI replace writers has been asked many times – but the answer doesn’t change.
Read: Will AI replace writers?Looking back on obsolete online tech we used to use every day
Obsolete internet technologies show how far the online world has come, and offer pointers to where it’s heading..
Read: Looking back on obsolete online tech we used to use every dayLampposts might be the future of home broadband
Broadband from lampposts might sound implausible, but it’s already being trialled in Scotland.
Read: Lampposts might be the future of home broadbandBroadband advertising more accurate than ever, but still needs improvement
How accurate is broadband advertising? Reassuringly, the answer is far more than it used to be.
Read: Broadband advertising more accurate than ever, but still needs improvementHow the online experience varies around the world
Internet access overseas isn’t always as fast, dependable or trustworthy as the UK’s online infrastructure.
Read: How the online experience varies around the worldWhat’s being done to tackle fake reviews?
Fake online reviews are a scourge of the internet, but retailers are staging a patchy fightback against them
Read: What’s being done to tackle fake reviews?How big a threat is artificial intelligence?
The threat of AI is filling column inches at present, but should we really be concerned about the rise of the machines?
Read: How big a threat is artificial intelligence?It’s time you understood microtransactions… your kids already do
Microtransactions aren’t widely understood, yet they’re a key revenue raiser for developers and web content publishers alike
Read: It’s time you understood microtransactions… your kids already doPlan to map the world under our feet could stop broadband outages
A national underground asset register might stop broadband outages by showing utility companies where infrastructure is buried.
Read: Plan to map the world under our feet could stop broadband outagesIs your ISP the worst in the UK?
The latest Which? broadband satisfaction survey has revealed the best and worst ISPs. Is yours among the latter?
Read: Is your ISP the worst in the UK?The weirdest things might cause your broadband to go down
Bizarre reasons for broadband outages range from teething squirrels to out-of-control milk vans and old TV sets.
Read: The weirdest things might cause your broadband to go down- 2023
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