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European vote could strike a blow against net neutrality

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 5:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, UK

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An Industry Committee of MEPs have today voted to approve a controversial plan that could allow service providers to prioritize certain types of traffic as long as it doesn’t degrade access to other rival services. The decision comes as part of a package of measures that includes ensuring that mobile roaming costs would be banned by December 15 2015 – although MEPs are now calling for the European Commission to lay down guidelines for “exceptional cases in which companies would be allowed to apply charges” to protect against “anomalous or abusive usage of retail roaming services”. The potentially more worrying part of…

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MEPs vote to approve net neutrality plan that would allow ISPs to prioritize “specialized services”

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 5:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, UK

Climate Protection - Photo Illustrations
An Industry Committee of MEPs have today voted to approve a controversial plan that could allow service providers to prioritize certain types of traffic as long as it doesn’t degrade access to other rival services. The decision comes as part of a package of measures that includes ensuring that mobile roaming costs would be banned by December 15 2015 – although MEPs are now calling for the European Commission to lay down guidelines for “exceptional cases in which companies would be allowed to apply charges” to protect against “anomalous or abusive usage of retail roaming services”. The potentially more worrying part of…

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Google Chromecast listed on PC World and Currys for £30, pointing to imminent UK launch

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 5:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

It looks like Google Chromecast will soon be available in the UK. Retailers PC World and Currys have started listing the tiny streaming dongle on their respective online stores for £30. At the time of writing, Currys is listing Chromecast as “out of stock” and PC World is offering it only as a product that can be collected in-store. Home deliveries are currently unavailable on both sites, although if recent rumors are anything to go by, that’s likely to change fairly soon. At SXSW, Sundar Pichai, senior vice president for Android, Chrome and Google Apps, said Chromecast would be coming…

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Google Chromecast listed on PC World and Currys for £30, pointing to imminent UK launch

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 5:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

It looks like Google Chromecast will soon be available in the UK. Retailers PC World and Currys have started listing the tiny streaming dongle on their respective online stores for £30. At the time of writing, Currys is listing Chromecast as “out of stock” and PC World is offering it only as a product that can be collected in-store. Home deliveries are currently unavailable on both sites, although if recent rumors are anything to go by, that’s likely to change fairly soon. At SXSW, Sundar Pichai, senior vice president for Android, Chrome and Google Apps, said Chromecast would be coming…

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Skype updates Android app with promise it will no longer drain your battery

Mar18
by on March 18, 2014 at 5:26 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile

Skype today updated its Android app with major battery life improvements. You can download the new version now directly from Google Play. The Microsoft-owned company promises that Skype for Android users can now leave the app running on their device “all day without negatively affecting battery life.” Skype 4.7 for Android also includes the following fixes: Workaround for the KitKat bug which caused a runaway process when the camera was synced in the background. Fix for audio and video calling on tablets that do not have Bluetooth. Now lists your Windows Live Messenger contacts in the Skype (default) view, not…

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