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Missed a news story? Here’s your chance to catch up! This is our archive of all news stories featured in the Personal and Business sections of knowthenet. The stories are listed in date order for ease of reference.

 
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Spring Online to help older people get to grips with the web
23/04/2012
Tags: Getting started online

Did you know that more than eight million people, many of whom are aged over 50, don’t have access to a computer and aren’t online?

A week long campaign called 'Spring Online' launches today to help older people get to grips with computers and the internet, with taster sessions taking place all over the country. 

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Users should stay on top of online security as another browser goes automatic
22/12/2011
Tags: Cybercrime, Getting started online, Online safety

Users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer will soon find that their software is updated without having to do anything. In a bid to make it more secure, the browser will start receiving automatic updates from January. 

The move aims to combat the increasing number of fake updates, which are designed to fool users into installing malware or viruses. A similar system is already included in Google’s Chrome browser while Mozilla is looking to do the same for their Firefox software. 

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£100 million boost for broadband - so how fast do you need?
01/12/2011
Tags: Broadband speed, Getting started online

Ten UK cities are to become ‘super-connected’ thanks to £100 million being invested by the Government aimed at boosting the speed of internet connections.

Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London will all benefit from the funding as part of the plan to create the best broadband network in Europe by 2015. The money is on top of £830 million already set aside for broadband improvements across the country.

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Big increase in smartphone ownership in the UK
01/11/2011
Tags: Getting started online, Mobile Internet

New figures show just under half of everyone in the UK now owns a smartphone and such devices account for almost 70% of all recent mobile phone sales.

This marks a shift in the way we connect to the internet in the UK, as millions more of us are now going online using handheld devices.

Security is always an important factor to think about when connecting to the internet and such a change in the way we get online can present some risks too. Here are some top tips to keep yourself safe when using your smartphone:

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Research reveals young people may be putting too much trust in information found online
04/10/2011
Tags: Getting started online, Online safety

Think tank Demos this week warned that large amounts of misinformation, propaganda and conspiracy theories on the internet could be confusing and misleading the public.

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Ofcom reveals the UK’s internet habits
05/08/2011
Tags: Accessibility, Broadband speed, Getting started online

This week communications regulator Ofcom published its latest Communications Market Report, which gives a thorough run-down of the TV, radio, broadband, telecoms and mobile industries in the UK.

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