http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand high-speed Internet networks in rural areas and other underserved communities. http://www.physorg.com/news180265315.html Technology Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:47:26 EST news180265315 India's government has missed a deadline for inviting bidders to take part in its long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services. http://www.physorg.com/news179588385.html Technology Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:00:04 EST news179588385 Mark Morgenthaler wants nothing more than to hire 15 people to help expand his wireless Internet service, Surfnet Communications in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He can't wait to start accepting applications, interviewing candidates, and making job offers. http://www.physorg.com/news179052810.html Technology Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:20:01 EST news179052810 (AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections. http://www.physorg.com/news176448617.html Technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:33:39 EST news176448617 India said Saturday a long-delayed auction of radio bandwidth for third generation (3G) telecommunications services will start in January and will be open to foreign companies. http://www.physorg.com/news175693182.html Technology Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:40:14 EST news175693182 For the first time in the U.S., unused TV broadcast channels freed up by the transition to digital TV are being used to wirelessly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to business, education and community users. These unused frequencies are commonly referred to as TV white spaces. http://www.physorg.com/news175370351.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:10:01 EST news175370351 The federal government is sorting through 2,200 applications seeking $28 billion to bring high-speed Internet access to more people, officials said at an Orlando technology conference Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news174594493.html Technology Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:50:01 EST news174594493 (AP) -- The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government has received $28 billion in requests. http://www.physorg.com/news174489571.html Technology Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:20:12 EST news174489571 (AP) -- Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers - the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating cybercrime. http://www.physorg.com/news174366185.html Technology Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:20:03 EST news174366185 (AP) -- ViaSat Inc. is acquiring WildBlue Communications Inc., a provider of high-speed Internet access via satellite, for $568 million in cash and stock, the companies said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news173591516.html Technology Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:15:27 EST news173591516 South Korea plans to train 3,000 "cyber sheriffs" by next year to protect businesses after a spate of attacks on state and private websites, a report said Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news172073001.html Technology Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:03:45 EST news172073001 (AP) -- The national stimulus package passed by Congress in February may have been too enthusiastic about spending money on one particular project: figuring out where broadband Internet access is available and how fast it is. http://www.physorg.com/news171986913.html Technology Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:09:20 EST news171986913 Spotify, the Swedish music streaming website, on Monday announced the launch of its software on Apple's iPhone, the best-selling handset that features high speed internet access. http://www.physorg.com/news171538735.html Technology Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:30:01 EST news171538735 (AP) -- "Cash for Clunkers" isn't the only economic stimulus program to attract a lot of takers. http://www.physorg.com/news170613781.html Technology Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:10:02 EST news170613781 Anyone who's vacationed in the mountains or lived on a farm knows that it's hard to get good internet access or a strong cell phone signal in a remote area. Communicating across great distances has always been a challenge. So when NASA engineers designed the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), they knew it would need an extraordinary communications system. http://www.physorg.com/news169912309.html Space & Earth Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:30:03 EST news169912309 (AP) -- The country's biggest phone and cable companies have agreed to hand over information about their broadband networks to help the federal government produce a national map showing where high-speed Internet connections are available across the U.S. http://www.physorg.com/news168965997.html Technology Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:10:01 EST news168965997 A 13,700-kilometre (8,500-mile) undersea fibre-optic cable to provide high-speed Internet access on Africa's Indian Ocean coast went live on Thursday, its operator said. http://www.physorg.com/news167553809.html Technology Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:00:01 EST news167553809 (AP) -- Some groups that have lagged in signing up for high-speed Internet service, like the elderly, the poor and rural residents, have started to gain on those who have had a head start, according to a new survey. http://www.physorg.com/news164510330.html Technology Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:18:58 EST news164510330 South Korea said Wednesday it will spend more than three billion dollars over the next five years to develop information technology as an "eco-friendly" growth engine. http://www.physorg.com/news161413069.html Technology Wed, 13 May 2009 05:58:34 EST news161413069 All-you-can-eat buffets lose a lot of their luster when you have to pay by the pound. Will the same hold true for broadband Internet access? http://www.physorg.com/news160219396.html Technology Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:24:02 EST news160219396 (AP) -- AT&T Inc. is shutting down its CallVantage Internet-based phone service, according to letters received by subscribers this week. http://www.physorg.com/news159622938.html Technology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:43:00 EST news159622938 (AP) -- Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold War - and far more difficult to stop. http://www.physorg.com/news158562451.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:08:16 EST news158562451 (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission took the first step Wednesday in developing a comprehensive plan to give all Americans high-speed Internet access. http://www.physorg.com/news158416397.html Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:33:59 EST news158416397 The planet Mars has a moon named Deimos, so it seems only appropriate that the ocean observatory MARS in Monterey Bay have its own DEIMOS. This DEIMOS, however, is an underwater acoustic package designed to monitor movements of fish and zooplankton. http://www.physorg.com/news156683929.html Space & Earth Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:50:21 EST news156683929 To cut the cost of bringing high-speed Internet to rural areas, Dr. Ka Lun Lee and colleagues at the University of Melbourne and NEC Australia in the state of Victoria are experimenting with a way to boost the reach of existing technology. Their results, which show a new way to cheaply cover 99 percent of those living in this province, will be presented during the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), taking place March 22-26 in San Diego. http://www.physorg.com/news156428604.html Technology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:24:08 EST news156428604 With his work hours cut and an investment portfolio in the tank, Arnold Zimmerman is considering the unthinkable: ditching his blazing-fast cable Internet service and going back to dial-up. http://www.physorg.com/news155385018.html Technology Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:30:43 EST news155385018 In Martin County, Ky., a remote corner of Appalachia, it can take hours to reach a doctor's office, a simple cholesterol check costing a miner a day's work. http://www.physorg.com/news154696690.html Technology Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:18:48 EST news154696690 Buying electronics can be an awfully tough decision, especially in this economy where every dollar counts. With people cutting back on going out for entertainment, what's available around the house - such as the television, computer and video games - takes on added importance. http://www.physorg.com/news152987285.html Electronics Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:28:53 EST news152987285