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BBC Introduces More Content Online, Extends Partnership With Youtube - ITProPortal
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BBC Introduces More Content Online, Extends Partnership With Youtube
ITProPortal BBC's commercial subsidiary, BBC Worldwide, and Google's online video service, Youtube, are set to extend their global collaboration after the BBC announced that it will be putting more content on Youtube; the two entities also renewed the arrangements ... Full length BBC shows to go on YouTube: Non-Americans need not apply BBC shows 'could be shown in their entirety on YouTube' |
youtube targeted by pranksters in 'Porn Day' attack - Telegraph.co.uk
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youtube targeted by pranksters in 'Porn Day' attack
Telegraph.co.uk youtube has been forced to delete thousands of pornographic videos from its site after online pranksters from 4Chan flooded the service with sexually explicit clips disguised as regular content. 4Chan Floods Youtube With Adult Content To Mark Porn Day Pornographic videos flood YouTube |
Why's Britain's canals need our support - Times Online
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Why's Britain's canals need our support
Times Online At a time when taxpayers are expected to bail out super-rich bankers and buy dogfood for super-shameless MPs, may we have a round of applause (OK, make it ironic if you must) for some people who want to free themselves from Government's nannying grasp, ... British Waterways floats charitable trust proposal BW in first moves to trust status |
BillMonitor Claims £4bn Annual Mobile Bill Savings - TrustedReviews
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BillMonitor Claims £4bn Annual Mobile Bill Savings
TrustedReviews When we choose our mobile phone tariffs we generally fall into either: a) what will it take to get that latest sexy handset for free, or b) what will give me the most text/minutes for the least cash. £200 off phone bill BillMonitor.com launches |
Google makes the world smaller with email translation - Independent
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Google makes the world smaller with email translation
Independent By Jack Riley The internet search giant Google today announced their intention to combine two of their most used products in an attempt to do their bit to bring the world together. Google adds language translation to Gmail Gmail adds translation facilities to its email service |
Wolfram Alpha asks searching questions of the web - Financial Times
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Wolfram Alpha asks searching questions of the web
Financial Times For years, there has been little competition in the business of enabling people to find out things on the web: Google led and a bunch of its would-be rivals lagged behind. Computational engine aims to challenge Wikipedia Steven Levy on the Answer Engine, a Radical New Formula for Web Search |
HTC Touch Pro 2 Coming On 12 June - ITProPortal
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HTC Touch Pro 2 Coming On 12 June
ITProPortal The first half of June seems to be packed with mobile handset launches, with Palm Pre hitting the shelves on the 6th, the next version of iPhone is said to be announced on the 8th, and now the new Palm Touch Pro 2 is landing in UK on 12th June. HTC Touch Pro2 to launch June 12th in UK HTC Touch Pro2: June is a very busy month! |
Lift-off for first British astronaut - Independent
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Lift-off for first British astronaut
Independent By Steve Connor, Science Editor It was a case of "ground control to Major Tim - where are you?" yesterday as Britain's first official astronaut missed his train back from Paris after the announcement that he was one of the six European astronauts with ... Brit amongst European astronauts Briton in European astronaut selection |
BT and 3 team up to cut mobile rates - guardian.co.uk
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BT and 3 team up to cut mobile rates
guardian.co.uk BT and the UK's smallest mobile phone operator 3 are pushing for the cost of dialling a mobile phone to be slashed so that British consumers can enjoy the sort of unlimited fixed and mobile call packages already offered in other countries. Ofcom reviews termination charges Cost of calling mobiles could fall by two-thirds |
Children's database launched amid leak concerns - Financial Times
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Children's database launched amid leak concerns
Financial Times By David Turner A database with details on every child in England began operating yesterday, amid criticisms that the government cannot be trusted to amass large amounts of information without it falling into the wrong hands. ContactPoint child database goes live ContactPoint database begins rollout with assurances made on its ... |
Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units in Q1 2009 - Mobile Today
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Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units in Q1 2009
Mobile Today Smartphone sales grew by 12.7% in the first quarter of this year, while overall mobile phone sales fell by 8.6%, according to research by Gartner. Smartphone sales shoot by 12% in 1Q Smartphones sales on the up in Q1 |
Met Office Gets UK's Most Powerful Computer To Forecast Weather - ITProPortal
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Met Office Gets UK's Most Powerful Computer To Forecast Weather
ITProPortal The Met Office has taken possession of the nation's most powerful computer yesterday at a cost of £30 million and capable of crunching through 1 trillion calculations per second. Met Office says new super-computer will give more accurate forecasts Met Office gets £30 million supercomputer |
Speed camera rakes in £1m in five months - Richmond and Twickenham Times
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Speed camera rakes in £1m in five months
Richmond and Twickenham Times By Joanna Kilvington » A temporary speed camera close to roadworks on a dual carriageway caught 100 motorists a day for five months, clocking up fines of nearly £1m. Speed camera roadworks haul revealed Fury as Hanworth speed camera rakes in £1m |
Wossy's Twitter Book Club - Pocket-lint.com
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Wossy's Twitter Book Club
Pocket-lint.com Following news that a t-shirt's comedic "reviews" on Amazon going viral upped sales of the garment by 2300%, the etailer has apparently seen an even more meteoric rise of a book's sales, thanks to the power of a Twittering celeb. Jonathan Ross's Twitter Book club sends sales soaring Ross email blunder highlights dangers of Twitter |
Vorderman to star in healthy DS game - Digital Spy
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Vorderman to star in healthy DS game
Digital Spy By Matthew Reynolds Active Health With Carol Vorderman will provide gamers with an exercise programme and daily targets, according to Eurogamer. Carol Vorderman makes handheld return on DS Carol Vorderman aims to get you Active on the DS |
Number 10 will not investigate Phorm - ZDNet UK
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Number 10 will not investigate Phorm
ZDNet UK The Prime Minister's Office has rebuffed a public call for a government investigation into Phorm, saying that the independent Information Commissioner's Office is responsible for ensuring that the behavioural ad-serving technology does not contravene ... Phorm petition fails to get PM's attention UK says privacy laws enough to keep Phorm in check |
Probe into teacher Twitter posts - BBC News
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Probe into teacher Twitter posts
BBC News A Scottish teacher who posted messages discussing her pupils on a social networking website is being investigated by her employers. Teachers banned from Twitter after 'principal constantly ... Beware the perils of 'tweaching' |
Freerunner to bring Wi-Fi to "digitally remote" - Pocket-lint.com
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Freerunner to bring Wi-Fi to "digitally remote"
Pocket-lint.com A new free public Wi-Fi network has launched in the UK that aims to enable consumers to get free broadband access in "underserved and digitally remote" areas of the UK's suburbs by installing free to use access points in public and commercial venues of ... Freerunner launches new free public Wi-Fi service Freerunner to bring free Wi-Fi - public hotspots for all |
Slow progress in high-speed rollout drops UK to 11th in broadband ... - Computing
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Slow progress in high-speed rollout drops UK to 11th in broadband ...
Computing The UK has been rated just 11th in a league table of broadband access per capita among 30 leading world economies. But the UK slips to 11th overall on a scale of broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, partly due to the slow progress of high-speed, ... New OECD research ranks UK in top five for broadband 'Key elements' must be considered before public funds invested in ... |
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