British Telecom (BT) has released a new wireless broadband package designed for small businesses. The service is an addendum to its popular business broadband deal and offers free, unlimited mobile internet via a complimentary USB dongle. This device connects to Vodafone’s high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA) net and provides a maximum download limit of between one and three gigabytes.

If I were to warn you of the dangers of “piggy-backing”, would you think I was talking about a playground game? Well I’m not. Piggy-backing is the latest hazard associated with the internet and refers to the habit of individuals helping themselves to someone else’s wireless connection. Whilst we wouldn’t dream of wandering into our neighbour’s home and sitting down at thei...

It might not be the first name you think of on your list of established and well-regarded Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the UK, but it’s a name you’ll certainly know in relation to other areas of the media. According to a recent customer survey of ISPs by the independent customer site ISPreview, who collate and review all are...

The Competition Commission is investigating whether a joint venture between broadcasting giants ITV, Channel 4, and the BBC is in violation of established fair trading rules. The project, codenamed Kangaroo, has made enemies of both BSkyB and Virgin Media amid fears that its state funded position grants it a monopoly over British media. Project Kangaroo is an attempt at consolidating p...

Everything seems to be i something these days - iPod, iPhone, iPlayer and now iPlate. Unlike in many of the other 'i somethings', this time the 'i' does actually stand for something, in this instance "interstitial plate". It's not an mp3 player you can eat your dinner off though. The iPlate looks like a telephone adapter which you would normally attach to your socket to get broadband...