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Government calls for action on mobile phone crime |
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Written by ARMANCH
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
 Modern handsets can make tempting targets for thieves | The government has called on the mobile phone industry to do more to protect handset owners against theft. Alan Campbell, Minister for Crime Prevention, said firms "have a social and a corporate responsibility to tackle crime". Around 2% of British mobile phone users report they have suffered a theft in the last year, although for teenagers the figure is three times higher. Mr Campbell said it was also an opportunity for innovation. "First this is a great opportunity - this is new technology which can be promoted around the world," said Mr Campbell. "But also mobile phone companies have a responsibility which goes beyond the profits they can make from phones; they have a social and a corporate responsibility to tackle crime." |
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Google to offer 'ultra high-speed' broadband in US |
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Written by ARMANCH
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
 Google will be lighting fibre around the US | Google is spreading its wings in yet another direction - this time as a network provider, offering super-fast broadband to thousands of US homes. It plans to build a fibre-optic network offering speeds of up to 1Gbps (gigabit per second) to up to 500,000 homes. It said it would compete on price with other broadband providers offering much slower speeds. Google said the trial was about promoting killer apps that would take advantage of fast speeds. "We planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States," the search giant said in its blog. "We plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people. We'll deliver internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today," it continued. |
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