A brief look at three tech news stories that have grabbed our attention this week.
The World Wide Wait
Just 20 per cent of the world’s broadband users are enjoying connection speeds of 5Mbps or more according to research by internet performance firm Akamai. The report revealed that the average global broadband connection speed is a sluggish 1.5Mbps. (Techwatch)
Auf Wiedersehen Pet Shop Boys
YouTube has removed thousands of music videos in Germany, after a contract between YouTube’s parent company, Google, and Germany’s royalties’ collector, GEMA, expired this week. The move comes just weeks after the video site blocked all music videos to users in the UK. (FT Tech Blog)
A Second Life for Second Life?
The makers of Second Life, have brought in new leadership in an attempt to make real money from the virtual world. The company’s ambitious new CEO, Mark Kingdon, hopes to dramatically incease Second Life’s active userbase from 640,000 users to 6 million. (The Guardian)
