More Broadband Opinion

  • 29 June 2009

  • Opinion: Why in the end you'll pay for Google Voice

    Google Voice means Google is technically, literally and actually a telephone company.

  • 25 June 2009

  • Opinion: Firefox add-on compares Wolfram Alpha & Google

    A free Wolfram Alpha Google add-on for Firefox lets you run a side-by-side comparison of results from Google, and the new Wolfram Alpha search engine. Google matches run down the left side of your browser as always, while Wolfram Alpha results are displayed on the right, where text ads would otherwise appear.

  • 23 June 2009

  • Opinion: Here comes Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer killer

    Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 2 is now out in the open, and the web browser's release could accelerate the decline of Microsoft Internet Explorer as the dominant choice for computer users worldwide.

  • 22 June 2009

  • Opinion: Smashing the digital divide

    Lord Carter's Digital Britain recommendations included an upgrade for digital radio, measures to improve mobile phone coverage and new efforts to tackle music and video software piracy. But it was the announcement of what critics are calling a 'broadband tax' that captured the most headlines.

  • 18 June 2009

  • Opinion: Bing continues to grow, but is Google suffering?

    Microsoft is gaining new ground with its freshly rebranded Bing search engine, some recently released data suggests. Bing, the research finds, grew 0.8 percent during its second week online, following a 2.2 percent jump during its debut week. One question that has yet to be answered, though, is how that growth is affecting other search engines.

  • 17 June 2009

  • Opinion: Twitter proves its worth in troubled Iran

    Twitter has suffered endless wise cracks about its users tweeting more about their favourite sandwiches and coveted parking spots than anything truly important, but the past few days have showed the microblogging site's real promise.

  • 16 June 2009

  • Opinion: Google rattled by Bing? Pull the other one

    If the US newspaper New York Post is to be believed, Microsoft Bing has got Google on the run. The paper's recent "Fear grips Google" story certainly got some attention, if only for its over-the-top headline.

  • 13 June 2009

  • Opinion: Google antitrust case misses the point

    The issue when considering whether Google is a monopoly isn't merely its search dominance: it's Google's ability to control online advertising and, increasingly, what we read or don't read.

  • 12 June 2009

  • Opinion: Windows 7 without Internet Explorer explained

    Microsoft has confirmed plans to ship a version of Windows 7 without Internet Explorer. But what can we expect from Windows 7 E, as the browserless system will be called?

  • 06 June 2009

  • Opinion: Simplify your life with free web services

    More and more web-based services offer compelling tools that allow you to keep track of stories of interest or subjects that matter to you.

  • 05 June 2009

  • Opinion: Google Squared struggles to make search easier

    The first thing I learned from Google Squared is that I don't exist. The second was that Secobarbital is really a type of fish, not a sedative drug. Third, I learned how hard it can be to communicate the best use for a new search technology. Especially when it's not ready for prime time.

  • 01 June 2009

  • Opinion: Is Microsoft Bing worth a fling?

    When it comes to search, Microsoft has been sitting in a leaky boat with the waters rising on all sides. It's desperately hoping that Microsoft Bing, the newly reincarnated version of Live Search, will toss the company a lifeline.

  • 29 May 2009

  • Opinion: Google Wave: selective sharing on social networks

    When Google Wave was unveiled, it was described it as a marriage of email and instant messaging. But to me it looks more like the kind of social network that I'd really like: one where I can exactly target the people with whom I want to share a comment, photo or video.

  • Opinion: Microsoft Bing: close but no cigar

    Analysts have given a mixed response to Microsoft's new search engine, Bing. They say Microsoft Bing will help the company gain some search share against Google and has features that users will find helpful, but is in no way a quick fix for Microsoft's poor position in the search market.

  • Opinion: Twitter fans raise $850k for heart transplant

    It's easy to mock the banality and self-regard of the average Twitter user (and fun, too), but the Twitterati can be surprisingly altruistic when the occasion calls for it. And when there's a celebrity or two involved.

  • 27 May 2009

  • Opinion: No broadband? Support the digital TV switchover

    We live in a country where 65 percent of people are unaware about the ongoing digital TV switchover (aka: analogue TV switch off), and 3 million households can't get 2Mbps broadband - the Government's stipulated minimum internet connection.

  • 19 May 2009

  • Opinion: Wossy reveals himself on Twitter

    Micro-blog site Twitter has once again given away more than it should, but this time it's not related to an ill-advised sharing of opinions or sexual shenanigans. And rather than the message of the tweets, it's the structure of the micro-blogging site that's being blamed.

  • 15 May 2009

  • Opinion: Ping.fm: efficient time-wasting on Facebook, Twitter

    Want to tell the world you just got tickets to the first day of the Ashes? If you subscribe to more than a couple of social networks, it might take you longer to post all your updates than it did to buy the tickets.

  • 14 May 2009

  • Opinion: Internet meltdown predicted tomorrow

    Prepare for internet meltdown tomorrow as the end of domestic Internet access is predicted for Friday May 15, 2009.

  • Opinion: Wolfram Alpha: Google add-on, not killer

    The natural-language search engine Wolfram Alpha is expected to launch May 18 and more details about the site are emerging.

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