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UK web users are being left inthe slow lane, says Ofcom

British broadband users are being left in the slow lane by their internet service providers, with one in five people who sign up for the most popular high-speed package actually getting less than a quarter of the advertised speed.

Not your father's Web: The year in RIAs

Rapidly evolving rich Internet application platforms from Adobe, Microsoft, and Sun bring a little cheer to 2008

Recession causes even Google to cut workforce

The recession has prompted unprecedented cutbacks at Google's lavish campuses and the layoff of an unspecified number of its contractors.

FIZ boosts database access with web revamp

Scientific, technical and patent information provider FIZ Karlsruhe has revamped its website STN International to provide better access to its databases which had been based on 25 year old technology.

Cisco brings WebEx to iPhone

Being out of the office without a PC will no longer be an excuse for missing meetings on Cisco Systems' WebEx Meeting Center and Unified MeetingPlace conferencing systems.

Bangalore IT companies receive e-mail threats

IT companies in Bangalore, including Infosys Technologies and Wipro, received an e-mail last week threatening to blow up their facilities, according to police officials.

Web hit touches a chord with anorexics

An obscure song recorded 10 years ago by an Irish singer-songwriter is inspiring thousands of girls around the world who suffer from eating disorders to seek help, reports David Smith

Web worldwide: UK housewives love it, Chinese use it most, Danes are least keen

Selling point: A poll found that 39% of Britons had participated in online auctions on sites such as eBay. Photograph: Bruno Vincent/Getty Images

Nine Web sites IT pros should master in 2009

This list is for IT professionals of a certain age, who don't spend every waking hour online but need to keep up with the latest Internet innovations

UK housewives are world's top internet surfers

Global poll also reveals six out of 10 adults in UK have gone on to meet up in 'real life' with someone they met online

Windows 7 beta leaks to Internet

Pirated copies of a Windows 7 build pegged by many as the beta Microsoft will release next month have leaked to the Internet, according to searches at several BitTorrent sites today.

UK behind in global rush to broadband

Broadband on fibre optic cables is much faster than that currently delivered on telephone lines. Photograph: AFP

Amazon Hails Strongest Season

An Amazon.com worker grabs boxes off the conveyor belt to load in a truck at a Fernley, Nev., warehouse Dec. 1. The company's holiday season was its best ever, with more than 6.3 million items ordered.

Yahoo's 4 biggest problems

(alleyinsider.com) -- Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock's plan was to name a new CEO before 2009. Hasn't happened yet and there's only a week to go, so we're prepared to be shocked -- shocked! -- that Yahoo might take more time to make its decision than originally anticipated.

Rails and Merb Web frameworks agree to merge

The Web development frameworks Rails and Merb have decided to end their rivalry and join forces in a single project, they said Tuesday.

Evangelical channel to webcast Christmas live from Bethlehem

For many it may be the only way of participating in the anniversary of a story that shaped the world. The likes of Tony Blair and George Bush, who were banned for life by Greek Orthodox monks over the Iraq war, or Palestinians unable to get past Israel's checkpoints to the holy Palestinian city, can now tune in to live pictures of Christmas in Bethlehem.

First-ever drop for online holiday sales

More holiday distress: Sales tracker ComScore reports that Web-based holiday shopping fell for the first time in seven years.

Mobile Web use hits an upward curve at last

Data traffic to mobile phones jumped 463 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according to the latest State of the Mobile Web report from Opera Software.

Will Google and Microsoft own the Web?

It's something of an open secret that Mozilla, the organization behind the open source Firefox Web browser, gets most of its funding from Google -- 91 percent, to be exact. The deal gives Google top placement in Firefox's search engine bar. But now that Google is also shipping Chrome, its own branded browser, some critics are asking whether the search engine giant's deep pockets have allowed it to gain too much influence over the Web browser market.

For clean energy, look to the Internet

Infotech pioneer Bob Metcalfe says the skills that helped drive the infotech revolution can do the same for energy efficiency and eco-friendly materials.

First-ever decline for online holiday sales

More holiday distress: Sales tracker ComScore reports Web-based holiday shopping fell for the first time in seven years.

Microsoft boosts MVC Web app development

Company offers design assistance and readies a release candidate for the alternative to ASP .Net Web Forms

Damaged cables cause internet outages for millions

Up to 70% of communications to the Middle East have been disrupted after cables connecting region to Europe were damaged

Sun Web dev effort shifts to Icesoft

With Sun Microsystems having abandoned its Project Woodstock Web application development effort, Icesoft Technologies is picking up the slack.

Consumers still buying electronics as family gifts

Holiday spending on electronics for family members remains high on the to-do list, according to a survey by IDC and the National Research Network (NRN).