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CNET UK > Reviews > Laptops
OLPC XO-1 (One Laptop Per Child) review
The OLPC XO-1 (One Laptop Per Child) ultraportable celebrates its ability to communicate with people around the corner or around the world. It's a simple, practical wireless laptop packed with cool new technologies and stuffed with open-source software Read more
7 January 2008, 14:55 | Tags: OLPC, OLPC XO-1 (One Laptop Per Child), productivity, love, educational
CNET UK > Crave > Software
Reaction to the interim Digital Britain report: No Net neutrality for you!
The interim Digital Britain report, released yesterday, advocates universal broadband access by 2012, but takes a first step towards regulation of the Internet Read more
30 January 2009, 12:10 | Tags: ISPs, file sharing, copyright, wiki
CNET UK > Crave > Desktops
Free PCs and broadband for 20,000 children
Thousands of children in Suffolk and Oldham will benefit from a £30m pilot scheme, receiving free computers and access to broadband under government plans to bridge the digital divide Read more
23 October 2008, 08:47 | Tags: networking, financial, educational, Desktops
CNET UK > News > Software
Broadband Blighty gets a rural flavour
More households in rural areas of the UK have high speed Internet access compared with those in urban areas, a new Ofcom report has revealed, allaying fears of a digital divide Read more
23 May 2008, 09:50 | Tags: Ofcom, Broadband Britain, digital radio, digital television
CNET UK > News > Software
Council flats get broadband via power line
Council flat residents in Solihull are to benefit from subsidised broadband through their three-pin power sockets with speeds equivalent to those offered by 8Mbps DSL connections Read more
22 May 2008, 08:55 | Tags: networking, base station, training, Software
CNET UK > Editorial blogs > Andrew Lim
Dads, lolcats and the digital divide
My dad's idea of a good time when he was a kid was pushing a tyre around the playground with a stick -- our playground is virtual and endless, and our sticks are our keyboards Read more
21 April 2008, 11:57 | Tags: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, YouTube
CNET UK > News > Software
UK government failing to provide Web access for all
Those on lower incomes and from ethnic minority groups are far less likely to have Internet access, despite government pledges to bridge the 'digital divide' Read more
8 April 2008, 09:19 | Tags: Ofcom, Tony Blair, Software
CNET UK > News > Networking & Wi-Fi
Government funds broadband for pupils
The government has pledged £30m of funding over the next three years to help UK school pupils from low income families gain home broadband access Read more
10 January 2008, 11:36 | Tags: Dell, Intel, RM, networking
CNET UK > News > Networking & Wi-Fi
EC suggests using TV spectrum for WiMax
The UHF spectrum could be used for mobile broadband services once the analogue TV signal is turned off, but views differ on whether money or public interest should win out Read more
14 June 2007, 09:09 | Tags: Ofcom, analogue, broadband speeds, TV signal
CNET UK > News > Peripherals
BT trials motion-sensing tech for laptops
BT Balance is a motion-sensing technology that will enable mobile devices such as tablet PCs and laptops to work with movement, in the style of an Etch A Sketch toy Read more
30 April 2007, 09:03 | Tags: BT, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, accelerometer
