Neowin News Feed for: Britain

Branson joins Google's search for Britain's top social entrepreneurs

Brody McKee — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:20:22 +0000

Google has enlisted the help of the world-famous business-mastermind, Sir Richard Branson, in their upcoming search for the most innovative social entrepreneurs in Britain - which boosts £2m prize-pool. Read more...

World's oldest functioning digital computer, returns to display after being restored

Paul Ferson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Almost twenty years after it had disappeared, the oldest functioning digital computer in the world has been restored and put on display. The hefty British bruiser was found in a municipal store room. Read more...

Everything Everywhere gets OK to launch 4G in UK next month

Andy Weir — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:07:44 +0100

Everything Everywhere, the Orange / T-Mobile joint venture, has been approved to launch the UK's first 4G LTE services this year, months before its rivals get the chance to even bid for 4G licences. Read more...

Britons spend more than six billion on phone contracts annually

Paul Ferson — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:20:57 +0100

A new study suggests that British people spend more than six billion pounds annually on phone contracts, with more than two-thirds of that being spent on overpriced contracts. Read more...

UK ISP forced to identify users suspected of downloading porn [Update]

Andy Weir — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:12:42 +0100

The UK High Court has ordered an ISP to provide personal details for over 9,000 customers to a porn production company, which claims those users' IP addresses unlawfully downloaded its content. Read more...

4G LTE will launch in UK this year

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:02:42 +0000

Apart from a few limited trials, the UK hasn't yet jumped on the 4G bandwagon - but Britain's biggest mobile operator has confirmed that it plans to launch its 4G product to customers later this year. Read more...

UK plans to ban criminals from the web

Tyler Holman — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:31:44 +0000

Pirate a movie? Insult someone online? Either of those could get you banned from using the internet under Britain's new Cyber Security Strategy. Probation is getting a makeover for the digital age. Read more...

One in five Brits with an iPhone regret their choice

Mike Brown — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:36:38 +0000

Regretting that iPhone purchase? You're not alone! A study has found that one in five British iPhone owners regret their purchase, with smartphone envy being a high contributor. Read more...

Facebook: David Cameron will never shut it down

Paul Ferson — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:30:38 +0100

Facebook Europe's vice-president, Joanna Shields, has stated that regardless of ongoing events in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron will never temporarily suspend the network. Read more...

The Queen joins Facebook

Matthew Jones — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:32:06 +0000

Proving that one must keep abreast of the latest and greatest in social networking, Queen Elizabeth II and the British Royal Family have joined Facebook. According to The Guardian, Her Majesty will take up virtual residence... Read more...

UK's first free public Wi-Fi to cover Swindon

Matthew Hopson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:38 +0000

Swindon is to become the UK's first town to offer free public Wi-Fi, with Swindon Borough Council planning to have all 186,000 local citizens covered by April 2010. Council officials have stated that access will... Read more...

Quarter of British government databases are illegal

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:53:42 +0000

A quarter of all databases created and used by the British government are illegal, and should be scrapped or redesigned, according to a report from the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust. The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust,... Read more...

Britain Enjoying 'Digital Boom'

Lt-DavidW — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:17:24 +0100

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The net, mobile phones and MP3 players are revolutionising how Britons spend their time, says Ofcom's annual report. It reveals that older media such as TV, radio and even DVDs are being abandoned in favour... Read more...

Microsoft Enhances Virtual Earth Product in Great Britain

Slimy — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:38:27 +0100

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Microsoft Corporation and Intermap Technologies Corporation have launched an enhanced Virtual Earth 3-D viewing platform based on Intermap Technologies' highly accurate and up-to-date elevation data for all of Great Britain. Intermap is also creating similar... Read more...

'Your Britain in Pictures': Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth

Slimy — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:59:17 +0100

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In a unique time-limited technology trial, Microsoft Live Labs offers a 3-D interactive experience to complement the BBC's "How We Built Britain" television series. Using its Photosynth™ technology, Microsoft Live Labs is announcing today... Read more...

Broadband challenge faces Britain

Slimy — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:35:12 +0100

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Time is running out to get the UK in shape to cope with the next wave of net use, says a report. Tough decisions on how to encourage telecoms firms to build faster networks must... Read more...

Nintendo Wii Launching in Britain Tomorrow!

Todd Tanner — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:55:56 +0000

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That's right all you awesome British peeps, tomorrow is the big day for you guys! Nintendo will launch the Wii tomorrow December 8th. The first launch event will take place at HMV Oxford Street, London.... Read more...

Video game blamed for boy's murder sells out across Britain

WishX — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:55:25 +0100

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Sales of a violent video game, linked to the brutal murder of a British teenager, were soaring as buyers rushed to buy their copy before the game is banned. Publicity surrounding the "Manhunt"... Read more...

Battlefield Battle of Britain map coming soon

malebolgia — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 04:45:43 +0100

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EA has announced on the official Battlefield 1942 Web site that a free new map set during the Battle of Britain will soon be released. The new map will have German players attempting to disable... Read more...

UK News: Britain trails Euro broadband chart

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 01 Jul 2002 18:36:22 +0100

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When it comes to the adoption of broadband, Britain still trails behind the rest of Europe. So says research outfit NetValue which found that Denmark tops the European broadband charts with one in four of... Read more...