U.K. average broadband speed up by 20 percent, but rural divide widensOfficial U.K. broadband speed figures may have far surpassed private industry estimates, but the growing gap between the city and the country shows a massive disparity in connectivity.August 8, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
U.K. music store HMV appoints administrators; another victim of the iTunes era?UPDATED: U.K.-headquartered brick-and-mortar music store HMV has appointed administrators amid falling sales; another victim of the 'iTunes evolution'?January 14, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
U.K. Web, email snooping draft law dead, at least for nowAfter a critical U.K. parliamentary committee report into the U.K.'s draft Communications Data Bill, which would see Web, email and call data collected for law enforcement purposes, the U.K. government will now substantially amend the bill.December 11, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
EE expands 4G LTE coverage; boasts 45 percent of UK coverageThe UK's first 4G LTE network now covers 45 percent of the population, thanks to increased investment in the next-generation broadband service.January 31, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
Best Buy to shut UK megastores amid poor consumer uptakeAfter a three-year joint partnership between the U.S. electrical chain and the UK's leading mobile phone retailer, Best Buy is to shut its stores on the British mainland.November 6, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
British PM: London's Tech City now has over 600 firms"Tech City", based in East London, and the UK's equivalent to Silicon Valley, has been hailed a success by the prime minister, David Cameron.November 10, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
How 'techy' is London's Tech City? Answer: Actually, not veryLondon's Tech City has tripled in size, according to the British prime minster yesterday. But in reality, it appears to be no greater in size than a year ago.November 10, 2011 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
U.K. data watchdog warns on BYOD risksBringing your own device to work may be beneficial to the worker, but what about when personal citizen data gets loaded on to such devices? British authorities are firing off the warning flares.March 8, 2013 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
London bans 3G, Wi-Fi hotspots from Olympic venues...along with the usual suspects, such as firearms and drugs. While kittens should probably stay at home, you had better disable your smartphone's hotspot feature before entering an Olympics venue.July 26, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom
UK gov. coalition partner may drop support for data snooping billThey may be the underdog in the U.K. government's coalition, but the Liberal Democrats may be able to successfully undermine the so-called 'snoopers' charter' enough to derail it completely.November 29, 2012 by Zack Whittaker in United Kingdom