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Windows Live is dead, long live the ‘Microsoft account’
- Technology
- 4 May 2012
Microsoft's killing off the Windows Live brand, which includes its Hotmail, Messenger and SkyDrive services. The actual services will remain, but they will now be accessed through a ‘Microsoft account’. (more about Windows Live...)
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Would you trust Google’s cloud with your personal files?
- Technology
- 25 April 2012
Using cloud storage to backup and remotely access your files is starting to take off. But as Google releases its own cloud, Google Drive, are there any privacy or security risks with storing our files in the cloud? (more about Google Drive T&Cs...)
21 people have joined in this Conversation
Norton One anti-virus software – is it worth £100?
- Technology
- 29 March 2012
How much would you pay for anti-virus security software? Nothing? Maybe £25 or so for an all-inclusive package with some impressive sounding protection features? How about £99.99? (more about Norton One...)
9 people have joined in this Conversation
iPass away – do my digital downloads die with me?
- Technology
- 20 February 2012
If you’ve built up a proud collection of books, records and DVDs, you’d expect to be able to pass them on to your next of kin. But what happens to all of the downloads you’ve paid for during your life? (more about digital inheritance...)
30 people have joined in this Conversation
Tablet PCs – where do you use yours?
- Technology
- 12 February 2012
It’s a long time since our computing was confined to using a desktop PC in the corner of the living room. Portable devices and wireless internet have made it an anywhere, anytime activity. Where do you do your computing? (more about where you compute...)
15 people have joined in this Conversation
Why should I answer TalkTalk’s questions about adult content?
- Consumer Rights
- 10 February 2012
If I sign up for a new broadband service I don't expect to be questioned about my personal (and private) surfing habits. And will providing this information really make children safer online? I don't think so. (more about TalkTalk's 'active choice'...)
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Why it’s time to cut off the technical support scammers
- Technology
- 7 February 2012
Someone you don’t know phones up and tells you that there’s something wrong with your computer. What do you do? Hang up, or give them remote access to your PC and hand over your money? (more about technical support scams...)
36 people have joined in this Conversation
New EU rules could give you control of your personal data
- Consumer Rights
- 26 January 2012
Today the European Commission published its proposals for long awaited new laws on how companies collect and use your personal data. But will these new rules really hand back control of your personal data? (more about EU data protection rules...)
4 people have joined in this Conversation
Superfast broadband – is speed your priority?
- Technology
- 4 January 2012
The current government hasn’t minced its words over its plans for broadband. It dove straight in with a goal for the UK to have ‘the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015’. So how close are we? (more about superfast broadband...)
50 people have joined in this Conversation
Have you ever tried to get a refund on a download?
- Technology
- 15 December 2011
The answer to that question is ‘maybe’ according to the results of our latest download investigation. However, download refund rights are sketchy at present, so do you want some clarity about your rights? (more about download rights...)
4 people have joined in this Conversation
Is your broadband speed being ‘throttled’?
- Technology
- 16 November 2011
The German research group Max Planck Institute reckons broadband speed 'throttling' is more prevalent in Britain than anywhere else in Europe. Is this another sign that Britain's broadband is lagging behind? (more about broadband throttling...)
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