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  • Virgin cuts broadband to a fiver

    But O2 wants to make you happy

    Virgin is to cut its wireless offering to a fiver a month for broadband customers who want to go wireless, but O2 reckons ten per cent of wireless broadband users feel mis-sold anyway, and reckons only they can guarantee happiness. Clearly stung by our assertion that Virgin Mobile Broadband was a rather lacklustre offering …

    Wireless 1 Nov 2008, 00:02

  • Facebook rattling tin in Dubai?

    Electricity is expensive... bitch

    As more and more people spend their time uploading digital narcissism to Facebook, the uber-social networking site seems to have burned through its Microsoft-juiced funding much quicker than expected. According to sources whispering in the ears of Michael Arrington, Facebook is "testing" the capital markets again - despite …

    Financial News 1 Nov 2008, 00:36

  • Obama leads McCain on pre-teen virtual battleground

    USA '08 Love and patriotism shared

    Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama is the leading choice for BFF among pre-teen kids following the US presidential elections. More than 38 per cent of those aged between three and 12 have befriended an avatar of Obama's created on kid-friendly web service KidZui. Obama leads the avatar of Republican John McCain …

    Odds and Sods 1 Nov 2008, 04:35

  • French Senate passes bill to disconnect filesharers

    Three strikes for les gratuittards

    The French Senate has overwhelmingly voted in favor of disconnecting Internet pirates, despite European Parliament's direct opposition to the punishment. Under France's proposed three-strikes or "graduated response" law, Internet users accused of stealing content online for the first time would receive a cautioning email. A …

    Law 1 Nov 2008, 04:38

  • Storage, recession and you

    Shadows on growth as lay-offs hit the storage

    The recession is already knocking on the storage industry's door. A dozen storage vendors' results and forecasts show some already announcing losses and cost-cutting while others are waiting for the hammer to fall. The tape automation business is already affected and drive arrays and data protection software are preparing for …

    Storage 1 Nov 2008, 08:02

  • Spooks foils fictional Russian plot

    But not entirely far-fetched

    UK Security Services yesterday breathed a sigh of relief at their last-minute foiling of a "distributed denial of service" (DDoS) attack on the UK by elements of the Russian Security Services. The attack was due to be launched at 4pm GMT, when a Russian submarine tapped into a transatlantic cable – just off the shore of …

    Entertainment 1 Nov 2008, 08:02

  • Top aero boffin: Green planes will be noisy planes

    'Nuke-plane' prof sees crusty/nimby conflict

    One of Blighty's top aero engineers has tried to open up a debate on the conflict between quietness and greenness in the next generation of airliners. However, most of what he actually said has been obscured by a report stating that he is calling for the introduction of nuclear-powered airliners. Professor Ian Poll FRAeS is a …

    Environment 1 Nov 2008, 08:02

  • Hitachi UT32MH70 32in LCD TV

    Review Only 39mm thick? You'd better believe it

    When you’re watching TV you want to be directly in front of it, right? So why should a manufacturer make a fuss about a TV's sides, specifically how thin they are? Even more puzzling is the fact that greater thinness actually does make a difference, as this sleek TV from Hitachi proves. Hitachi's UT32MH70: only 39mm at its …

    Reg Hardware 1 Nov 2008, 09:02