Tag: owners

Telco/ISP

Pipe Networks seeks carrier land access review

By Ry Crozier | Mar 30, 2011 | Comment Now

Broken system could delay NBN rollout, add costs.

Hardware

iPad owners a 'selfish elite'

By Iain Thomson | Jul 28, 2010 | 14 Comments

Critics mostly Linux users, study finds.

Telco/ISP

iPad owners warned about iShock

May 25, 2010 | 3 Comments

Use pre-paid data plans for at least three months, consumers told.

Software

Facebook URLs raise cybersquatting fears

By Phil Muncaster | Jun 15, 2009 | Comment Now

Facebook’s newly launched personalised URLs feature has already come under fire from experts who have said it could be open to abuse by cybersquatters.

Telco/ISP

Swedish ISPs to stop logging IP addresses

By Shaun Nichols | Apr 30, 2009 | Comment Now

Worried about the privacy implications of a new copyright law, several ISPs in Sweden have vowed to stop logging IP addresses for users.

Software

Netbooks sales driving Linux adoption

By Iain Thomson | Jan 7, 2009 | Comment Now

The burgeoning netbook market is helping drive Linux adoption around the world according to a new report from analyst house Forrester.

Security

Authorities urged to step up scareware crackdown

By Phil Muncaster | Dec 18, 2008 | Comment Now

Law enforcers and regulatory authorities were urged today to crack down even harder on companies selling so-called scareware, or risk these threats increasing through 2009.

Hardware

Mobile owners hopeless at recycling

Jul 9, 2008 | Comment Now

Only one in 10 people in the UK recycle their mobile phone, according to new research by Nokia..

Hardware

Nintendo helps Wii owners get a grip

Oct 5, 2007 | Comment Now

Nintendo is providing all Wii owners with free non-slip covers for their Wii-mote controllers after complaints that the devices become slippery during use.