Mortgage bail-out rallies markets
Monday 08th September 2008
Financial markets rally as the US government takes over troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Unions vote for mass pay protests
Monday 08th September 2008
The TUC backs demands for a nationwide campaign over public sector pay saying a 2% increase is "unfair and unjust".
Murray eyes historic Slam title
Monday 08th September 2008
Andy Murray will become the first British man to win a Grand Slam since 1936 if he beats Roger Federer in the US Open final.
Russians 'agree Georgia deadline'
Monday 08th September 2008
Russia will withdraw its forces from undisputed Georgian land within a month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says.
Britain will be stronger, says PM
Monday 08th September 2008
Gordon Brown insists Britain can come through the economic downturn as he chairs the cabinet meeting in Birmingham.
In Autumn 2007, The Broadband Computer Company conducted a user trial to find out what people thought of the Broadband Computer.
Almost 140 people took part in the trial coming from a range of household types and computing backgrounds.
Some of the feedback included:
“I have never used a computer before and I found this one easy to use.”
“Great concept…should encourage people to use computers more.”
“My nine year old thinks it’s fantastic because it’s so simple. They can’t get lost on it and I think that’s fantastic.”
“From your homepage, you’ve got it all there straight away, which is unlike any other computer I’d say. I think everything is there; you have to click on a button to get to it. I don’t think there’s anything else quite like that.”
“It’s beautifully quiet.”