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As many of you may have seen on our twitter page, we have set up an internet radio broadcast system. Every Friday night we will be playing all different types of music, anything from old classics to todays chart toppers.

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http://fridaynighttunes2011.radio12345.com/

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Facebook seek consent for privacy changes

Privacy campaigners have welcomed a report that Facebook is to ask users to opt into any changes in the way it uses their personal information.

The social network previously announced alterations to its members' settings without asking for fresh consent.
Facebook is not commenting on the story at this time.


The report suggests the site has also agreed to privacy audits by an independent organisation over the next 20 years.
However, it says the FTC does not prescribe how consent should be obtained.

All UK Best Buy Stores to Close

Carphone Warehouse is to close all of its 11 Best Buy stores across the UK, the company has announced.

The move puts 1,100 jobs at risk at the outlets, which sell electronic goods, but the firm said it hoped to find the "large majority" alternative work.


The 11 Best Buy stores are part of Best Buy Europe, a joint venture between US group Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse.
The first Best Buy store in the UK only opened in April of last year. The outlets have failed to make a profit.
'Economic times'
Best Buy's 11 UK outlets are in Liverpool, Derby, Bristol, Nottingham, Rotherham, Dudley, Thurrock, Southampton, and three places in London - Croydon, Hayes and Enfield.
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy initially planned to open 200 Best Buy stores across the UK and continental Europe.
Best Buy Europe was formed in 2008 when Best Buy paid £1.1bn to buy a 50% stake in Carphone Warehouse's retail division.
Carphone Warehouse said the focus would now be on selling more electronics goods from Best Buy Europe's 805 Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK, and 1,648 Phone House shops in continental Europe

BT told to block Pirate Bay

UK arts lobby groups have demanded BT block access to the BitTorrent file sharing website, The Pirate Bay.



Pirate Bay Logo

 Music industry trade body, the BPI, said it would take legal action if the telecoms firm refused to co-operate.

The movie industry has already forced BT to block Newzbin 2, a members-only site that aggregates illegally copied material.

BT said: "We can confirm we are now in receipt of a letter from the BPI. BT is considering its response."
The telecoms operator added that a court order would be needed before any blocking could begin.

A source told the BBC the firm was unlikely to fight a lengthy legal battle as it had in the Newzbin case.
"We would not tolerate Counterfeits 'R' Us on the High Street - if we want economic growth, we cannot accept illegal rip-off sites on the internet either," said the BPI's chief executive, Geoff Taylor.\

Apple acts on iPhone 4s battery bug

Apple has admitted that "a few bugs" in its latest mobile operating system iOS 5 are affecting the battery life of some of its devices.

It said that it will release a fix in the next few weeks.

The issue came to light over recent weeks with thousands complaining on Apple's forums about poor battery life.

In some cases, people claimed that their phone battery was draining by up to 15% every hour, even when the handset was not being used.

The issue was not limited to Apple's new iPhone 4S handset but also affected some of the firm's iPad tablet computers which had installed the upgrade.
Initially Apple would not comment on the matter but late last night it issued a statement: "A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices," it said.

Samsung Better Profit Than Expected

Samsung has said that they are making more of a profit than they expected. With sales of the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S II booming, and the production of some of the best 3D TV's around. It is no wonder that the the profit is higher than ever.

Youtube to Launch Film Rentals

The website giant YouTube is to launch a new service that will allow users to pay to rent films on line. In total about 1,000 movies so far have been made accessible through the site. Youtube is going against its rivals like Lovefilm with Film Streaming.


Once again this service is only working in the UK.

Ofcom Delays 4G Moble Auctions

Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is to delay auctions that would sell chunks of radio spectrum to support future fourth-generation mobile services.

The process was initially scheduled to take place early in 2012 following a consultation about the proposals during 2011.

However, Ofcom said the strength of the responses to that consultation had persuaded it to delay the auction.

It said now hoped to run the sale towards the end of 2012.

"We received a number of substantial and strongly argued responses to this consultation," said Ofcom in a statement.

Friday 7th October 2011

Telcos Can Challenge Piracy Law

Bt & TalkTalk are launching a challenge against the Digital Economy Act. Both companies have been granted permission to appeal by the High Court. To read more http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15212651

Steve Jobs Dies

Steve Jobs, co founder of apple has died today at the age of 56, after a long battle with cancer. Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world, and apple has made there webpage dedicated to him. Read more

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