Hotmail banks on speed for better service

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It's free and available worldwide, but Hotmail isn't known for its speedy access. What's more, if you're a dialup internet user, particularly in a developing country, the situation is worse. But the seemingly endless wait for Hotmail connectivity will soon be over, or at least the company is hoping.


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NebuAd to come under spotlight at Senate hearing

Jul 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- Executives from major Internet players - Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. - are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny ...

Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively'

Jul 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world's information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more virtual socializing on the Web.

UW-Madison zero-gravity team finds spray cooling works in space

Jul 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
For the 10th consecutive year, University of Wisconsin-Madison students have found themselves floating upside down over the Gulf of Mexico.

Toshiba Introduces High Power, High Flux 90 Lumen White LED

Jul 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
Toshiba today announced TL12W02-D, a new high power, high brightness white LED for commercial, residential and industrial lighting applications that can provide a typical flux of 90 lumens (lm) when driven ...

Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (Update)

Jul 08, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.
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