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The latest data from leading broadband help and comparison website Broadbandgenie.co.uk shows 2009 was a strong year for O2 in online broadband sales, with BT, Virgin Media and PlusNet also making big impressions.

The UK's leading broadband experts have named mobile broadband, faster fixed-line speeds and the BBC's iPlayer as the highlights of the last decade, with the keyword for the next one being 'convergence'.

Broadbandgenie.co.uk editor Chris Marling recently sat down with TalkTalk's senior director of products and strategy, Sylvain Thevenot, for an in-depth interview on a number of controversial and topical subjects.

The latest mobile broadband speed test data from Broadband Genie shows two thirds of users have been saddled with speeds below 1Mb this year – less than 15% of the 'up to' speeds claimed by, for example, Vodafone (7.2Mb).

In the latest user poll conducted by broadband comparison website Broadband Genie, more than 60% of those taking part said they felt so-called 'free' laptop deals don't offer enough value for money. Just 15% who answered thought they were good value.

With the country in recession, tuition fee hikes and the thought of leaving university in debt a reality, leading broadband comparison website Broadband Genie has some tips that could save students hundreds of pounds per year in broadband bills.

The 2009 PC Advisor Broadband Survey results have been announced, with O2 taking the ‘Best Buy’ award despite strong challenges from ‘Recommended’ internet service providers BE Broadband, PlusNet and Zen Internet.

According to broadband comparison website Broadband Genie, mobile broadband providers give confused and potentially misleading messages to customers about mobile broadband usage, leading to thousands facing excess usage bills on their contracts.

It's clear the UK's love affair with all things internet is here to stay, but it's becoming more of a love-hate relationship. So who's to blame?

Based on light measurements taken for the month of July, light therapy specialist Lumie is advising sufferers of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a condition that usually affects people during the dark winter months,