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UK Government “Online Basics” Initiative To Help Computer Illiterate?
January 14, 2010
Over the last few days the government have released plans for two new plans which they hope will spread knowledge and computer aptitude to those who are disadvantaged in an economic way, or want to learn how to use computers.
Although this has nothing to do with CES 2010, I imagine the timing isn’t 100% coincidental as for a change technology – mostly the Nexus phone – is up there with snow at the top of news headlines which is nice for people like me, but not for those who don’t understand anything or who can’t afford any of the fancy gadgets being shown off.
That’s where the Government comes in, and we’ll start with the ‘Online Basics Scheme’ which essentially offers free short courses which cover five ‘modules’ and was unveiled today by Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, and whilst I have no idea why this has anything to do with Business, it does look like quite a good idea.
Continue reading »Swindon To Get UK’s First Free Wi-Fi Mesh Network
November 18, 2009
One of the problems with Wi-Fi is that it doesn’t have that great a range – yes its easily enough for your house, and maybe for your cheapskate neighbour as well but there is only really two ways to link up a large area using wireless networking: WiMax or loads of Wi-Fi access points, and it may not surprise you to know that here in Britain we’ve generally opted for the brute force option when it comes to this problem.
This example is one that is set to continue, but it is not that which is interesting in this example. No, it’s that Britain is set to have its first “Wi-Fi town”, and for a reason not yet disclosed it will be the 160,000 strong town of Swindon.
Continue reading »Carphone Warehouse Buy Tiscali To Become Broadband Leader
May 10, 2009
As you can imagine the broadband industry is a big market – one that currently has around 15 million ‘users’ and that is a number that is rapidly expanding, so when two of the top five providers come together it is definitely worth looking at.
Carphone Warehouse (or more specifically ‘Talk Talk’, the telecommunications part of the company) is set to be the biggest provider of Broadband access in the UK after a £236 million buy-out of Tiscali’s UK arm, assuming EU competition regulators give it the green light.
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