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Internet will be available on new TV set

Internet will be available on new TV set

A new TV set which offers people the chance to view 14 Internet channels directly through their television has launched.
3/4 children admit secretly visiting social networking sites without their parents knowledge

3/4 children admit secretly visiting social networking sites without their parents knowledge

Three quarters of children admit secretly visiting social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo without their parents knowledge, according research by Professor Tanya Byron
Focus on internet safety

Focus on internet safety

Children will be warned not to hand over intimate details to strangers they meet online, in the country's first "green cross code" for the internet, to be launched by the government today.
BT Internet Ranger Schools Award

BT Internet Ranger Schools Award

BT launch their annual Internet Rangers awards scheme, this year with an added award.
Web giants unite to fight Government’s Internet copyright plans

Web giants unite to fight Government’s Internet copyright plans

Internet giants Google, Facebook, eBay UK and Yahoo have joined forces to fight one of the measures in the Government's proposed Digital Economy Bill.
South Derbyshire Woman Crowned UK’s 2009 Digital Hero

South Derbyshire Woman Crowned UK’s 2009 Digital Hero

A South Derbyshire woman has been crowned Britain’s Digital Hero and awarded a £10,000 prize for a community initiative that encourages schoolchildren to teach their elders how to use the internet.
Half of consumers buy more online than they did a year ago

Half of consumers buy more online than they did a year ago

According to new research, almost half of consumers – 46% – purchase more online than they did a year ago.
Business Secretary presses for growth in UK’s ‘knowledge economy'

Business Secretary presses for growth in UK’s ‘knowledge economy'

Government claims the UK needs to further the environment for addition growth in ICT; announcement on ‘stronger interactions’ between government and businesses due next week.