VNUnet – The third quarter of 2007 was a “bad one” for the UK broadband industry as new subscribers plummeted, market experts reported today. Point Topic estimates that UK ISPs added no more than 470,000 new subscribers from July to September to reach a total More Here

Forbes – The FlipStart PC is a windows based system with Sprint(R) Mobile Broadband, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth(R) wireless technology and a battery life of up to 5 hours. The FlipStart PC combined with the InNovaSound USB Ultrasound probe could become the world’s More Here

Financial Times – Blinkx is planning to develop its own online television service, entering the broadband video market in competition with mainstream broadcasters and well-funded start-ups such as Joost and Babelgum. The Aim-listed video search group, spun off from More Here

Forbes – David Manifold, deputy finance director, joined the group from Perlico, the leading alternative provider of fixed line and broadband services in Ireland, where he held the position of finance director, it added. tfn.newsdesk@thomson.com net/ukn/cmr More Here

The Australian – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development today said Australia was now ranked 9th for speed, up from 22nd in a comparison with similar industrialised nations. Australia is now ahead of the United States, the United Kingdom and More Here