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Nokia Windows Phone handsets revealed before launch
The first and long-awaited Nokia Windows Phone devices will be unveiled at Nokia World today, but we got a sneak preview on Tuesday evening thanks to leaked promotional materials uncovered by WinRumors. The first devices will be the Nokia Lumia 800, which looks a little like the N9, and and the Lumia 710, which is a curved Candybar device. All will be revealed when Stephen Elop takes the stage at Nokia World in London later today.
Social Network writer to pen Steve Jobs movie screenplay?
Reports on Tuesday evening suggest that Sony Pictures, having acquired the rights to turn Steve Jobs' official biography, wants Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay. Sorkin also penned The Social Network screenplay for Sony.
Microsoft testing Windows 8 on TouchPad
The discontinued HP TouchPad may still live, in some respect, with rumors claiming that Microsoft is using the ill-fated WebOS-running tablet to test its new Windows 8 operating system. The proof of concept experiment, if true, offers some hope that the hardware may be resurrected, although it's arguable that WebOS was the only thing worth missing anyway.
The first and long-awaited Nokia Windows Phone devices will be unveiled at Nokia World today, but we got a sneak preview on Tuesday evening thanks to leaked promotional materials uncovered by WinRumors. The first devices will be the Nokia Lumia 800, which looks a little like the N9, and and the Lumia 710, which is a curved Candybar device. All will be revealed when Stephen Elop takes the stage at Nokia World in London later today.
Social Network writer to pen Steve Jobs movie screenplay?
Reports on Tuesday evening suggest that Sony Pictures, having acquired the rights to turn Steve Jobs' official biography, wants Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay. Sorkin also penned The Social Network screenplay for Sony.
Microsoft testing Windows 8 on TouchPad
The discontinued HP TouchPad may still live, in some respect, with rumors claiming that Microsoft is using the ill-fated WebOS-running tablet to test its new Windows 8 operating system. The proof of concept experiment, if true, offers some hope that the hardware may be resurrected, although it's arguable that WebOS was the only thing worth missing anyway.
UK Ranked 25th for internet speeds
Each year Akami carries out tests all over the world for internet speeds and gives a list of the top performers, this quarter sees the UK still lagging behind the rest of EuropeThe UK has been ranked 25th in the world rankings of broadband speeds with a national average of just 5Mbps, in Europe the UK is then ranked 15th out of 22 countries.
The 'State of the internet' report which is published by Akami quarterly, South Korea has the fastest average broadband speeds in the world reaching an average of 13.3Mbps while the Netherlands is the fastest country in Europe with an average of 8.5Mbps, making it fourth in the world.
These stats are a stark reminder of just how unbalanced internet speeds can be in the UK with cities getting significantly higher averages than found in more rural parts of Britain. This was perfectly highlighted when mobile-network Three offered to provide free 3G dongles to a community in rural England after it was revealed just how slow their internet speeds were.
Looking back at the world scene the countries at the top of the list have what is known as 'Higher broadband', in fact out of the 22 countries listed under Europe, 10 are in that category, sadly the UK isn't one of those.
With recent announcements that Virgin and other service providers are working on increasing broadband speeds does this mean these stats will begin to change? Let us know what you think via the comments box below...
Sources=T3 And Akami
The 'State of the internet' report which is published by Akami quarterly, South Korea has the fastest average broadband speeds in the world reaching an average of 13.3Mbps while the Netherlands is the fastest country in Europe with an average of 8.5Mbps, making it fourth in the world.
These stats are a stark reminder of just how unbalanced internet speeds can be in the UK with cities getting significantly higher averages than found in more rural parts of Britain. This was perfectly highlighted when mobile-network Three offered to provide free 3G dongles to a community in rural England after it was revealed just how slow their internet speeds were.
Looking back at the world scene the countries at the top of the list have what is known as 'Higher broadband', in fact out of the 22 countries listed under Europe, 10 are in that category, sadly the UK isn't one of those.
With recent announcements that Virgin and other service providers are working on increasing broadband speeds does this mean these stats will begin to change? Let us know what you think via the comments box below...
Sources=T3 And Akami