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Cheap £149 PC And Broadband Bundle Gives The UK Something To Smile About
engadget.com 1 week, 2 days agoCharitable entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox has teamed up with Microsoft , TalkTalk , and Simplify Digital to bring a cheaper option for cash-strapped folks in the UK. Starting today, you can buy a refurbished computer with broadband service for a year (with a 40GB monthly cap) for as little as £149 ($240) -- and that price drops even lower for people on state benefits. The "Go On UK" initiative also throws in a WiFi router and Windows 7 to further spread that non-profit love around the nation -- just like we h
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UK ISPs Are Already Planning To Offer Porn Filters -- So Who Needs New Legislation?
techdirt.com 2 weeks, 2 days agoLast week Techdirt wrote about the possible introduction of an "opt-in" license to view porn online in the UK. As we noted then, there is nothing to stop parents from installing their own filters to block access to certain kinds of Web sites now. But it seems that soon, they won't even have to do that : There’s a report in today’s Sunday Times that ISP TalkTalk is planning to offer an "adult" filter to all its customers. The "HomeSafe" system will, according to the report, block websites that are considered
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