“Sign here, please” – we scrawl our name and look shiftily around. We’re in one of Britain’s most secure technology centres. Sky‘s broadband SNS centre is so secret, we’re not allowed to tell you where it is, in case it’s targeted by terrorists. We feel like Jack Bauer, with more child-like handwriting and some crumpled Non-Disclosure paperwork stuffed in our back pocket. Step inside with us, and see what Sky’s so desperate to keep secret. Read more
If you’re reading Electricpig at work, we’re guessing it’s probably not for work. And that’s cool (Hi guys!). But have you ever wondered how much of a “cyber-slacker”, as psychology professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic dubs it, you are? He’s set up a simple questionnaire to help you find out – and perhaps even show that perusing Facebook at work is actually productive. Read on and take the test!
O2′s data network is down for Pay Monthly customers, O2 has announced. If you’re struggling to get online via your smartphone, then be aware that there’s a fault.
O2 is aiming to fix the problem by 11:45am. O2′s data status reads: “If you’re a Pay Monthly customer (using wap.o2.co.uk) there’s a chance your phone won’t always connect to the internet. You can still call or text as normal. Picture messaging is also affected so your message might take longer to send and you might need to send it again if you had a failure.”
UPDATE: O2 has now said that the problem will be fixed by 12:30.
UPDATE: There’s now no time frame given for when the problem will be fixed. Drop us a line in the comments if you get back online!
Have you had trouble with O2 data this morning? Shout out in the comments!
The next six months will see internet connected and so-called “smart” TVs hit big on the high street. Most of the major manufacturers have already rolled out app portals and the like, meaning you can watch YouTube and iPlayer and other online content direct through your TV. But are you an early adopter? Do you have an internet TV? Click and tell, and drop a line in the comments if your telly is locked online by other means…
Three has unleashed an army of human hotspots on the nation’s capital today, and will be following up with human Wi-Fi days across the rest of the country in the coming weeks, a welcome antidote to Wi-Fi NotSpots, the failure rates for which we’ve just revealed.
