<![CDATA[Excite UK - Webtwitcher - news]]> http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Excite UK - feedback@excite.co.uk feedback@excite.co.uk en Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:01:42 CEST Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:01:42 CEST www.excite.co.uk http://static.excite.co.uk/uk/image/channel/excite.gif http://www.excite.co.uk/ 75 33 <![CDATA[Excite UK gets stylish new facelift (nips and tucks all round)]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/595/Excite-UK-gets-stylish-new-facelift-nips-and-tucks-all-round
Spanking new look, sparkling new content]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:15:26 GMT <![CDATA[The iPhone will touchdown in the UK on...]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/photo/2/The-iPhone-will-touchdown-in-the-UK-on
...the 9th November...]]> Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[And we have touchdown: the iPhone will land...]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/478/And-we-have-touchdown-the-iPhone-will-land
Apple holds London press conference to announce launch date of the iPhone: November 9th. Disclaimer: Image not from conference, no iPhones were blended during the announcement.]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:11:20 GMT <![CDATA['Brat Nav' - the latest Hoodie accessory alongside an Asbo?]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/477/Brat-Nav--the-latest-Hoodie-accessory-alongside-an-Asbo
GPS tracking device shows there's nowhere to hide (unless you plant it on a friend of course)]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:17:16 GMT <![CDATA[Web search for Steve Fossett, Google Earth is trawled]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/473/Web-search-for-Steve-Fossett-Google-Earth-is-trawled Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:27:38 GMT <![CDATA[Vodafone jumps on the music download bandwagon]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/472/Vodafone-jumps-on-the-music-download-bandwagon
Unlimited music downloads straight to your mobile]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:26:37 GMT <![CDATA[Facebook profiles open for search engine business]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/471/Facebook-profiles-open-for-search-engine-business Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:10:38 GMT <![CDATA[Online tributes start pouring in for Pavarotti ]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/470/Online-tributes-start-pouring-in-for-Pavarotti- Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:19:26 GMT <![CDATA[Web millionaire at 17, like, Whatever...]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/467/Web-millionaire-at-17-like-Whatever
Meet the web's latest millionaire, 17 year old Ashley Qualls]]> Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:27:28 GMT <![CDATA[It's the N81, it's the N81!]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/464/Its-the-N81-its-the-N81
Hot from yesterday's press conference, Nokia launches it's new N series handset]]> Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:29:19 GMT <![CDATA[A brand new look for WebTwitcher!]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/463/A-brand-new-look-for-WebTwitcher Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:07:32 GMT <![CDATA[The web is the wild west and it's living on the edge]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/455/The-web-is-the-wild-west-and-its-living-on-the-edge It's summer stat time. A couple of recent studies have likened the web to the wild wild west and warned that if action is not taken soon to boost capacity, the bandwidth hungry peer to peer services and huge growth in traffic will cause a grid ...]]> Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:06:21 GMT <![CDATA[BBC phone-in scandals continue]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/445/BBC-phonein-scandals-continue Auntie has ground phone-ins to a screeching halt after investigations revealed more trickery. Director General Mark Thompson said the incidents were "totally unacceptable" and outlined a "zero tolerance" approach to any future incidents that may ...]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:02:45 GMT <![CDATA[Madeleine McCann posters going up in Second Life ]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/412/Madeleine-McCann-posters-going-up-in-Second-Life- The search is still on for missing Madeleine McCann. Interesting to note that police have announced they'll be putting up posters of the four year old who went missing in Portugal six weeks ago in Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:46:49 GMT <![CDATA[Are you suffering from Wiiitis? ]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/410/Are-you-suffering-from-Wiiitis- Wiiitis (pronounced Wee-eye-tis) is one of the latest ailments that has recently been mentioned in the New England Journal of Medicine...you may be suffering from it yourself, if you have sudden and intense pain in the shoulders or one of the ...]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:26:50 GMT <![CDATA[Do you get more broadband than you need?]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/408/Do-you-get-more-broadband-than-you-need Interesting reading today in WebUser about research that many broadband customers are worried they will be charged extra or cut off if they exceed usage limits stated ...]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:45:33 GMT <![CDATA[London Olympics logo: the good(?), the bad and...]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/406/London-Olympics-logo-the-good-the-bad-and UPDATE: The petition site launched in response to general dissatisfaction with the 2012 logo seems to have crashed under the weight of ...]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:29:32 GMT <![CDATA[Last.fm to be bought by CBS]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/402/Lastfm-to-be-bought-by-CBS Those of you living inside the M25 may well hear champagne corks popping today from the London-based offices of Last.fm. Celebration should be afoot. The Wed, 30 May 2007 10:26:44 GMT <![CDATA[Of the Facebook-Twitter love-in and ginger cats]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/400/Of-the-FacebookTwitter-lovein-and-ginger-cats Clocking on t'interweb this morning WebTwitcher was surprised to see a new FaceBook link in her Twitter account.

Wed, 30 May 2007 07:28:40 GMT <![CDATA[UK digital divide narrows: latest Ofcom report out]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/395/UK-digital-divide-narrows-latest-Ofcom-report-out The digital divide between UK nations is narrowing, according to Ofcom's lastest report out today. Some of the key points catching WebTwitcher's eye in the report include:

The proportion of UK households able ...]]> Thu, 24 May 2007 10:01:01 GMT <![CDATA[Mobile banking moves and Googlephone rumours]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/393/Mobile-banking-moves-and-Googlephone-rumours Good news for Barclays customers. You can now check your bank balance no matter where you are on your mobile, by logging securely on to Barclays.mobi. The site's been specially optimised for ...]]> Tue, 22 May 2007 07:46:32 GMT <![CDATA[Mobile web use soars in UK, January stats out]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/387/Mobile-web-use-soars-in-UK-January-stats-out Nearly 6 million web users in the UK accessed the internet from a mobile device in January alone this year, according to recent stats from comScore and Telephia - 67% of which were men. To put into some kind of context, 30 million in the same ...]]> Tue, 15 May 2007 09:21:44 GMT <![CDATA[Tony Blair's top 10 YouTube moments. Hilarious.]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/385/Tony-Blairs-top-10-YouTube-moments-Hilarious Oh I love YouTube today. I love the Times Online even more however, for dishing up the most delicious cocktail of Thu, 10 May 2007 12:11:22 GMT <![CDATA[Your web identity and how it could bite back]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/384/Your-web-identity-and-how-it-could-bite-back Are you identity aware? You may recall WebTwitcher mentioning a while back about the pros of making sure you manage your online identity properly. What did we mean exactly? Basically there are lots of social networking sites like Thu, 10 May 2007 06:58:50 GMT <![CDATA[Start planning now for your second digital life]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/383/Start-planning-now-for-your-second-digital-life If recent stats from Gartner are anything to go by (thanks for the heads up Wed, 09 May 2007 09:31:28 GMT <![CDATA[Facebox now Netlog, user base in stealth growth]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/381/Facebox-now-Netlog-user-base-in-stealth-growth I got an email the other day from a non-tech friend inviting me to join her on Facebox. That, combined with my father's surprise question today of "should I get Skype" has started me ...]]> Tue, 08 May 2007 08:31:05 GMT <![CDATA[BBC iPlayer approved, catch up TV service coming]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/377/BBC-iPlayer-approved-catch-up-TV-service-coming The powers that be (aka the BBC Trust) have finally given the Beeb the nod for the BBC iPlayer - the catch-up TV service which will offer downloads of shows that have been broadcast in the preceding seven days. Downloads can be kept for 30 ...]]> Tue, 01 May 2007 11:02:18 GMT <![CDATA[BlogFire launches on sparkling new Excite UK]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/376/BlogFire-launches-on-sparkling-new-Excite-UK BlogFire is now live on Excite UK! Our brand new pick of some of the top UK entertainment blogs brings together a snapshot of the ...]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:14:38 GMT <![CDATA[Experts eyeing up other planets for the big move]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/373/Experts-eyeing-up-other-planets-for-the-big-move Following on from the Kryptonite announcement earlier this week, Time magazine's most read article at the time of writing is the discovery of a ...]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:49:30 GMT <![CDATA[Hyped blogging code of conduct misguided]]> http://webtwitcher.excite.co.uk/news/370/Hyped-blogging-code-of-conduct-misguided After a clamorous and fully hyped proposal from Jimmy Wiki-Wiki Wales and Tim Web Two Oooooh Reilly for a Bloggers Code of Conduct, it Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:59:39 GMT