LoveFilm strikes streaming deals for BBC Worldwide and ITV content
LoveFilm has struck major streaming deals with BBC Worldwide and ITV, as the online movie and TV rental service continues to build its appeal ahead of the launch of rival Netflix. The Amazon-owned company is building on existing deals with the broadcasters, bringing more of their content to LoveFilm Instant, its streaming video on demand (SVOD) service, More...
Worm steals 45,000 Facebook passwords
A computer worm has stolen 45,000 login credentials from Facebook, security experts have warned. The data is believed to have been taken largely from Facebook accounts in the UK and France, according to security More...
Man sued for keeping company Twitter followers
A man is being sued for keeping Twitter followers that he attracted while working for a US mobile news website. Noah Kravitz tweeted for Phonedog as @Phonedog_Noah, but later changed his username when he left the More...
LEDs offer a brighter future, says report
A field trial of LED light fittings in social housing says the new technology can deliver huge energy savings, reduce costs and makes residents feel safer. The study, carried out by the Energy Saving Trust More...
Driverless car: Google awarded US patent
A US patent for self-driving cars has been awarded to Google. The intellectual rights relate to a method to switch a vehicle from a human-controlled mode into the state where it takes charge of the wheel. It explains More...
Samaritans eyes Facebook’s anti-suicide efforts
Support charity Samaritans has said it wants to offer greater help to distressed people via Facebook. The website has improved its system in the US to put suicidal users directly in touch with support workers. Once More...
Forensic tweeting hailed a success
THE FIRST 24 hour ‘tweet-a-thon’ from forensic scene investigators (FSIs) in the UK has been hailed a success. Yesterday (Thursday 17), two investigators from West Midlands Police tweeted live from crime More...
Smartphone owners warned over malware apps
A national computer security campaign is urging smartphone users to do more to protect themselves from unwittingly downloading malware applications. Get Safe Online says that there has been an increase in smartphone More...
Ofcom reveals state of UK telecoms
British households download about 17 gigabytes of data on average every month over their home broadband connections, suggests a report. Regulator Ofcom’s study takes a high level look at the state of the UK’s More...
Introducing Twitter Stories
Make sure you visit a brand new part of Twitter at Stories.twitter.com Today they launched the first in a series of Twitter stories. Read about a single Tweet that helped save a bookstore from going out of business; More...