Tougher rules for UK broadband advertising
ISPs face changes to the way they advertise broadband services. From April next year, providers will no longer be able to advertise maximum speeds for net packages unless 10% of customers can actually get them. The new rules come from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), the body responsible for writing advertising codes. But Which?, one of the main campaigners for change, ...full article >>
Amazon Kindle Fire to enter tablet computer market
Amazon has unveiled a colour tablet computer called the Kindle Fire. The $199 (£130) device will run a modified version of Google's Android operating system. Until now, the company has limited itself to making black and white e-readers, designed for consuming books and magazines. As well as targeting Apple's iPad, Amazon is likely to have its sights on rival bookseller...full article >>
Apple loses bid to trademark 'multi-touch'
The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Apple's appeal to obtain a trademark for the term "multi-touch". "Simply because the applied-for term has been used in association with a highly successful product does not mean the term has acquired distinctiveness," concludes the USPTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in an 18-page review of Apple's appeal t...full article >>
iPad has 80% of North American tablet market
Apple's iPad captured 80% of the tablet computer market in the US and Canada in April to July, a report has said. The iPad accounted for six million of all 7.5 million tablets shipped in North America during the second quarter of 2011, according to research group Strategy Analytics. It described Apple as a "formidable market leader". Yet it added that Amazon - which is...full article >>
EC to test broadband performance across member states
The European Commission is launching a major new study of broadband performance across Europe. The project, led by measurement firm SamKnows, aims to give a clear picture of speeds and reliability of net services in all member states. ISPs, regulators and consumers will have access to the results when they are completed. The European Commission is seeking 10,000 volunteers for the p...full article >>
Suffolk Online Web Hosting Just Get's Better and Better
From Thursday 29th September at 5pm, Suffolk Online's Web Hosting products will be changing - and for the better! At this time we will be migrating all our websites to a newer, bigger and faster webserver, which means that we can now offer you better packages than ever. With the re-designed packages, the package price remains the same but we can now offer double or triple the storag...full article >>
TalkTalk still the most complained about broadband provider
Ofcom have released their latest data on complaints about broadband, phone and mobile providers and TalkTalk have come out as the most complained about provider again in both the landline phone service and fixed broadband categories. Ofcom receive around 350 complaints a day from consumers about telecoms providers and is now releasing stats from these in a quarterly publication. Only providers ...full article >>
Suffolk Online Email Server Changes - Updated
****Update**** Due to the email server problems late last week, these changes never took place. Obviously the priority at the moment is to ensure that the mail systems continue to function at 100%, rather than to tinker with features. We will email you all when we have a new date for this work to take place. **** End of Update **** Suffolk Online has some news on further email server change...full article >>
More users to get fast broadband
A FURTHER 134,000 homes and businesses in Suffolk are to benefit from the latest phase of a project to roll out super-fast broadband. Communications giant BT has announced that 12 more communities will be connected to the high-speed Openreach network by autumn 2012 as it forge ahead with its £2.5billion roll-out programme. The communities that will see speeds boosted by the Openre...full article >>
