Skill Zone News issue 89
Belgium's telecoms operator, Proximus, is to remove the last of its public phone boxes on June 1st. The total lack of demand for call boxes shows how much the mobile phone has changed the world, but it leaves us with a problem. Where will Clark Kent go to change into his Superman suit?
27th May 2015
Is G-Fast on the horizon?
No, its not the latest wonder diet product. G-Fast is the telecoms standard which could see broadband speeds of up to 500 Mbps over a telephone line, and BT Openreach is set to conduct field trials in Swansea, Huntingdon and Gosforth.
Sky high hacking claims
News emerged recently that the FBI had detained a security expert following claims that he had hacked the onboard systems of a United Airlines flight that he was travelling on.
Broaden your mind, not your broadband
Students are allowed to use calculators in exams, just like they would in real life, so has the time come to allow them to use the internet in exams, just like they would in real life?
Dancing through the music
Scientists from Queen Mary College London and UCL have examined the evolution of pop music over the last fifty years, and claim there have been just three revolutionary phases. What do you think those phases might be?