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Ofcom Starts Yet Another Spectrum Auction

Coming next spring – the fifth UK radio spectrum auction, from Ofcom.

BT Expands Into Asia

BT has spent $140 million of Singapore company Frontline.

Fasthosts Unilaterally Changes Passwords

The change has left some businesses unable to access their own sites.

Misbehave Online – Get An ASBO

A UK teen finds himself in court for his online behavior.

Google Also Catches Criminals

A Google search helps find evidence of a fraud.

Game Looks Set To Eat Gamestation

Acquisition given provisional clearance by the Competition Commission.

Britain To Reduce Cyber Crime Force?

Expected reductions of up to 400 in Britain’s main online crime fighting force.

British Data Loss Brings Reward Offer

HMRC is forced to offer a reward for the return of two missing data disks.

New Broadband Technology Improves Speeds

BT offers ISPs broadband-multiplying software.

20 Pct Of French iPhones Sold Unlocked

Orange says one-fifth of its French customers have opted for unlocked iPhones.

Buy That Radio Song On Your Cell

A new UK service allows UK digital radio listeners to purchase on their mobile phones.

Mobile Metrix Counts The Uncounted

Handheld computers to shows the lives of the very poor.

CCTV To Track Brands?

London police look at technology that can recognize clothing logos to help find criminals.

A Billion Downloads From Pepsi

The soft drink company teams with Amazon to give away one billion DRM-free tracks.

MI5 Issues Chinese Hacker Warning

The British Secret Service is warning major businesses about threats from Chinese hackers.

Clipstar Protects The Young

Social video site uses technology to stop grooming.

PS3 Is A Password Cracker

Researcher uses PS3 to speed up password cracking.

Yahoo Issues Cyber Monday Apology

Outage takes merchants out of the game for much of the busiest online shopping day of the year.

Are We In A Cyber Cold War?

McAfee asserts that government Internet attacks threaten security.

SatNav? No, SatLav!

A text service will guide you to the nearest public toilet in Westminster.

Google Hands Over IP Address

Under court pressure, Google has handed over the IP address of an Israeli using its blogging software.

Londoners In Digital Wallet Experiment

No cash necessary, everything done by a mobile phone.

Korean Cell Phone Of Death?

Authorities are investigating after a man is reportedly killed by an exploding cell phone battery.

Europeans Go More Mobile

Statistics show fewer landlines and more mobile usage.

Bible On Yr Moby

If you are in the UK, you are in luck. You can get the whole bible sent via txt message to your mobile.

Old British Phone Books Online

Old listings offer a great resource for family historians.

iPhone Not On UK Xmas Lists

British consumers view the handset as too expensive.

Oyster On The Tube

A new system might see mobile phones replacing London’s Oyster card.

Enum Directory Tries For All Contact Info

The Enum directory will start by listing VoIP numbers, but will grow to giving all ways to contact a person.

Indian Text Service Stopped

Service giving contact details ended after complaints of harassment.

British Broadband Summit

Broadband industry leaders and government will meet to speed up Britain on the broadband highway.

French Anti-Piracy Plan Agreed

A new anti-piracy body will deal with illegal file sharers in the country.

Free SkypeIn

Some users will receive a free SkypeIn number for a year – but they’re not as lucky as you might think.

Kindle e-Book Reader Sells Out

In demand, but should be back in stock by December 3, in time for Christmas.