News for January 2005
- Ofcom blows hot air in regulation threat?
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The message came from Ofcom chairman Lord Currie while speaking at a regulation debate concerning the web, at which he was joined by members of the Internet
- Jan 31, 2005
- Media, Regulation
- Betfair secures coup with Yahoo!
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Yahoo! Betting, to be launched in March, will feature a custom-built exchange, offering Yahoo! users an easy to use and "consumer friendly" betting platform.
- Jan 31, 2005
- Gaming
- 3 adds brands to mobile content
- Text, ringtones, wallpapers and pictures from a range of brands will be available to more than 2.5 million video mobile customers in the UK. Netsize's
- House price sites tool-up
- Founder Dan Cookson said MyHousePrice.com planned powerful market analysis tools which will enable home buyers to drill down into information about houses
- US to hand IBM sale decision to Bush?
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IBM announced it was to sell its PC business to Chinese group Lenovo for $1.25 billion in December.
The extension puts a potential stumbling block in the
- Jan 31, 2005
- Technology
- Emap launches SMS gig alert service
- Customers can now sign up for SMS alerts to coincide with actual on sale times and dates in addition to the regular ‘forthcoming events’ emails which Aloud
- Industry calls for BT sanctions
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BT has been consistently criticised by its competitors, particularly over the introduction of broadband where, they said, the operator failed to open up local
- Jan 31, 2005
- Telecoms
- UK house prices made public on the Web
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The Government–owned site, landregisteronline.gov.uk , enables users to check the cost of all UK homes.
The property enquiry service has been running for
- Jan 31, 2005
- Public
- Google boosts AdWords with API
- The new service, entitled “Adwords API” will allow firms to exchange data between the current AdWords system and their own online ad campaign-management
- Taxpayers rush online for last minute returns
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New figures from web monitoring firm Hitwise reveals that the Inland Revenue website ,
which allows users to file their tax return form online, has
- Jan 28, 2005
- Public