http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/ PC Pro news en-gb Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:35:55 +0100 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:35:55 +0100 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 site.editor@pcpro.co.uk webmaster@pcpro.co.uk http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259996/myspace-bully-escapes-suicide-conviction.html A US judge has thrown out the case against Lori Drew, the suburban mother accused of driving a 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:08:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259942/bt-charges-25-just-to-leave-broadband.html BT Broadband is charging customers £25 just to leave its service. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:40:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259972/uk-left-waiting-for-150mbitssec-mobile-broadband.html Ericsson's 150Mbits/sec mobile broadband technology is ready to roll, but the UK could be left trailing once again. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:21:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259945/video-iphone-3gs-vs-iphone-3g.html Our colleagues from iGizmo have pitted the new iPhone 3GS against its predecessor, the iPhone 3G. Click play on the video below to see how much faster the new handset really is: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:38:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259894/audiobooks-arrive-on-spotify.html Streaming music sensation, Spotify, has started making audiobooks available on the service. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:43:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259882/microsoft-gets-queasy-over-ie8-vomit-advert.html Microsoft has pulled an advert for Internet Explorer 8 which showed a woman repeatedly vomiting. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259867/daily-mail-campaigns-to-try-mckinnon-in-uk.html Hacker Gary McKinnon has found an unlikely ally in The Daily Mail. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:34:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259831/is-microsoft-planning-a-windows-7-family-pack.html Microsoft is set to introduce a Windows 7 family pack, if the terms and conditions discovered in a leaked build are genuine. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:38:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259825/virtual-bank-raid-used-to-pay-off-realworld-debts.html A trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from a virtual bank and exchanged it for cash through the black market to service his real-world debts. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:12:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259813/operation-ore-convictions-to-be-challenged-in-appeal-court.html Britain's biggest online paedophile inquiry is set to be challenged in the appeal court, potentially paving the way for hundreds of convictions to be quashed. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259744/filesharing-sweep-hits-20-innocent-people.html Which? Computing claims to have discovered 20 people who say they've been mistakenly targeted as illegal file-sharers by a law firm sending out threatening letters. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:36:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259726/iphone-app-caught-distributing-child-porn.html Apple has removed an application from the iPhone App Store after it was caught distributing photos of a naked 15-year-old girl. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:46:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259699/bt-to-guarantee-15mbitssec-with-fibre.html BT will guarantee connection speeds of at least 15Mbits/sec on its forthcoming fibre network. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:57:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259684/hulu-uk-is-number-one-priority.html US video-on-demand service Hulu has bolstered hopes it will soon arrive on these shores by claiming the UK is "its number one priority." Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:50:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259669/bt-says-broadband-tax-wont-stretch-far-enough.html BT has cast doubt on the Government's "broadband tax" figures, claiming that the funds generated won't be sufficient to fibre the entire country. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:30:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259657/chinese-not-backing-down-on-censorship-software.html The Chinese government claims it has not dropped plans to install controversial net censorship software on new PCs, despite its abrupt decision to delay its release. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:51:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259645/greenpeace-blasts-pc-makers-over-failed-promises.html Greenpeace has attacked major PC makers for backtracking on promises to reduce the hazardous materials used in their products. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:32:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259618/dell-forced-to-sell-140000-monitors-for-only-9-each.html Dell is being told to sell 140,000 monitors for only £9 each, after it advertised them at the wrong price. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:38:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259612/facebook-prepares-to-offer-content-to-all.html Facebook has rejigged its privacy controls once again, as it gears up to offer members the ability to post their content to everybody on the internet. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:11:00 +0100 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259600/twitter-posts-hit-bing.html Microsoft has begun adding Twitter posts to Bing search results, as it looks to take advantage of the immense popularity of the micro-blogging site. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:48:00 +0100