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  • Gold and loot lost to digital thieves as troubled Diablo 3 hit by hack attacks

    Long awaited videogame Diablo 3 ran into further problems over the weekend as users complained of losing hard-earned items to hackers who took control of their characters to steal gold and gear. Players found that accounts became inaccessible, many being booted offline with a message telling them that someone else had logged in. Afterwards they discovered that they’d been cleaned out as gold,...

    by Matt Powell on 22 May 2012

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    TalkTalk offer 12 months half price broadband across all their packages

    Expires on 30 May 2012

    TalkTalk are now offering 12 months half price broadband on both their Essentials and Plus packages if you sign up beore May 30th. Connection worth £30 is also free of charge. In addition to...

    Announced on 22 May 2012Read more >

  • Four in five internet users against mandatory adult website blocks

    New research has claimed more than 80 per cent of UK internet users are against the idea of the Government enforcing mandatory blocks on adult content sites. Home broadband site ISP Review surveyed its visitors to gauge their thoughts on the scheme, proposed by MP Claire Perry following the recent parliamentary enquiry into online child protection. The survey also found that more than half of...

    by Chris Marling on 21 May 2012

  • How to root the HTC One X to install custom ROMs and use root apps

    You're the happy owner of HTC's latest bleeding-edge smartphone, you've spent some time installing cool apps and showing off the graphical capabilities of its Tegra3 CPU with the latest games. Now maybe you fancy trying something new? Rooting the HTC One X gives you write access to system files which are usually locked down and opens up some interesting possibilities. At its...

    by Matt Powell on 18 May 2012 3 Comments

  • UK police to record mobile phone data, even if you're innocent

    The Metropolitan police have purchased equipment which will allow them to copy the contents of a mobile phone, and plan to retain the data even if those arrested are released without charge, according to a report by the BBC. Previously, police forces have had neither the skills nor equipment to examine a phone without sending it off for specialist forensic analysis, an expensive and time consuming task....

    by Matt Powell on 18 May 2012

  • Apple iPhone 5 will have a 4-inch display

    Sources have confirmed that the iPhone 5 will be sporting a larger display, a first for Apple’s iconic smartphone which has used a 3.5-inch screen since it launched in 2007. Popular Android handsets such as the HTC One X and One S, and the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S3, feature screens which are well over 4 inches (4.8 in the case of the Galaxy S3) so this is seen as a necessary step in order...

    by Matt Powell on 17 May 2012

  • Smartphone review: BlackBerry Bold 9790

      Poor old RIM has been in the wars the last couple of years as it has battled to stay afloat in the increasingly competitive smartphone arena.  It tried to take its BlackBerry range from king of the corporate smartphone market into the consumer realm, but while it was failing to do so against an increasingly dominant Android platform it forgot to watch its back as Apple stole in...

    by Chris Marling on 17 May 2012

  • Ofcom broadband mystery shop results, and ASA bans TalkTalk speed checker

    Ofcom has released the details of its latest mystery shopper research for ISPs signed up to the Voluntary Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds, revealing that while networks have got better at giving speed estimates there is still much work to be done, especially for two of the UK’s biggest providers. ISPs which have signed up to the code agree to give potential customers a speed range estimate...

    by Matt Powell on 16 May 2012

  • Win a Netgear Powerline AV200 Nano Adapter Kit

    We’ve got a powerline network kit to give away, courtesy of Netgear. Powerline networking uses your home’s electrical circuit to transmit data, allowing you to instantly network computers, consoles, routers and other equipment simply by plugging the adapters into any power socket. It’s faster and more reliable than Wi-Fi and incredibly simple to use. The Netgear AV200 Nano Adapter...

    by Chris Marling on 15 May 2012

  • Bonded DSL, part 5: Reliability, support and Eclipse Sentinel

    For the first time since I got my Eclipse bonded DSL package back in January, I had an outage last night. There are a number of reasons this is significant, which I’ll go into briefly below. Firstly, it came as a surprise – and that is more significant than you might think. Until that point, I had enjoyed trouble and glitch free broadband for almost four months. I’d lived at...

    by Chris Marling on 15 May 2012

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