Regular readers of this blog will know that at TalkTalk we’re strongly committed to encouraging greater digital inclusion. One great new website that helps bring young and old people together online is called Historypin. We asked Historypin’s managing director, Nick Stanhope, to blog for us about the site and its aims . . .
Historypin.com, launched in [...]
Keeping customers safe online
You may have read this week about our trial of scanning web pages. It’s certainly created a debate among those who follow our industry and on our Members Forum. It’s a discussion we welcome and I’d like to use this blog to answer questions and get feedback as we progress with the testing.
To provide some [...]
Broadband speed – the facts
You may have read this morning about Ofcom’s report on broadband speeds. We thought it would be helpful to set out why speeds vary and what you can expect from an ISP like TalkTalk.
The speed of broadband you can receive depends on the distance from your property to the nearest telephone exchange. If you live [...]
Which motion controller will win over gamers?
Microsoft and Sony are finally set to throw their hats into the motion control arena later this year with the release of Kinect and PlayStation Move. Both companies have jealously eyed Nintendo’s dominance of the casual gaming market since the Wii shook up the industry in 2006. The only surprise is that it’s taken them [...]
Thousands of public sector workers could be squeezed off the internet
Public sector workers are going to feel the squeeze with a two year pay freeze in the offing. Inevitably it is the lower paid workers who will suffer the most. That’s despite the Government’s promise that those earning less than £21,000 a year will now get a small rise (£250 per year for the next [...]