4D Interactive Weblog http://4dinteractive.wordpress.com All the latest news about social networking and UK communications Sat, 30 May 2009 15:22:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/f181951e274c9cfee47f81bf6dc3c719?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png 4D Interactive Weblog http://4dinteractive.wordpress.com US launches cyber security plan http://4dinteractive.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/us-launches-cyber-security-plan/ http://4dinteractive.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/us-launches-cyber-security-plan/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 15:22:38 +0000 chris4d http://4dinteractive.wordpress.com/?p=129 ]]>

US President Barack Obama has announced plans for securing American computer networks against cyber attacks.

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Microsoft is re-launching its search engine, promising to make search simpler, and aiming to overhaul Yahoo.

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Regulator Ofcom is looking at the best way to provide new spectrum in London during the 2012 Olympics.

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The music collection society – PRS – have unveiled a new pricing plan it hopes may entice YouTube and Pandora back to the UK market.

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Around three million homes in the UK have broadband speeds of less than two megabits per second (2Mbps) according to research commissioned by the BBC.

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Facebook, mobile phones, and energy meters are helping to see if people can be nudged into living healthier lives.

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Iran has blocked access to social networking site Facebook ahead of June’s presidential elections, Iran’s Ilna news agency and web users say.

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A Scottish teacher who posted messages discussing her pupils on a social networking website is being investigated by her employers.

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Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is to begin reviewing charges made by mobile phone operators – which it says may lead to cheaper calls for customers.

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User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites even after people have deleted them, Cambridge University researchers have said.

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