Next and some other big online retailers have been breaking the law regarding refunds for goods bought online. Under the Distance Selling Regulations the consumer is entitled to a refund for the goods AND original delivery charge if returned within 7 days of receiving the item.
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Bebo to close while Facebook and others strenthen
The social media website aimed at teenagers, Bebo, faces closure as it is widely perceived to have lost the battle for market share to Facebook and Twitter. Although still quite popular in the UK, the website has not come close to justifying the £420 million price paid by AOL in March 2008 and its 12 million users are now dwarfed by Facebook`s 400 million users.
Microsoft forced to offer choice of browsers, our quick guide to IE alternatives
Following an anti-trust ruling by the European Commission, Microsoft will be offering up to 200 million European PC users the option of choosing an alternative web browser. Read more »
How the alert on Internet Explorer affects the design of your website
The German Government has taken the unprecedented step of warning its citizens to avoid using Microsoft`s Internet Explorer.
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This was prompted by the publication on the Internet of what is effectively a hacker`s recipe book for malicious websites to install Read more »
British hacker extradited to the US
British citizen Gary McKinnon will be extradited to the US to be tried for hacking into 97 US government computers including NASA and Pentagon in 2001 and 2002. Gary has Apserger`s Syndrome Read more »
Illegal downloading
Most of us like to get stuff for free but we welcome the Government`s plans for getting tougher on those who download copyright material Read more »
The browser that will not die
Much to our regret, Internet Explorer 6 is still being used by nearly 23% of Internet users. As a simple interface for viewing web pages it does a job, however it also leaves your computer vulnerable to Read more »
Google apologises over Michelle Obama image
Google has apologised for an offensive image of the US first lady Michelle Obama appearing at the top of their image rankings. While Google apologised for the image they did not remove it from their index despite some public and media pressure.
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