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Sezmi offers a new kind of TV service

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sezmi, a Silicon Valley startup that's pioneering a new type of TV service, is opening up a public test of its system Monday in California.


NICTA demonstrates new interference-cancellation modem for 3G femtocell networks

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence, has successfully demonstrated technology that reduces the amount of radio interference in 3G networks with ...


EU agrees on new Internet user rights

Technology / Internet

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.


FCC votes to begin crafting 'net neutrality' rules

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic.


First White Spaces Network Brings Broadband Internet to Rural America

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 ...


Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules (AP)

Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules

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created Oct 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 8

(AP) -- With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all ...


Vietnam lauched its first 3G service

State-owned firm says Vietnam's first 3G service launched

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

State-owned mobile network operator Vinaphone said Tuesday it has begun offering Vietnam's first 3G service, bringing "a revolution" to the country's mobile system.


A visitor checks out Nokia's first notebook, the "Booklet 3G"

US netbook by Nokia to be $300 with AT&T service

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia is opening a new chapter in mobility with the introduction of the Nokia Booklet 3G to the U.S. together with AT&T, Best Buy and Microsoft. Developed for connectivity just about anytime and virtually ...


2,200 applicants in play for federal Internet grants

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


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Sony Delivers World's Lightest Notebook -- VAIO X Series

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Sony today took the wraps off the world's lightest notebook -- the VAIO X Series.


Net neutrality rules face mounting GOP opposition

Technology / Internet

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain ...


Global broadband quality improves but UK is lagging

Global broadband quality improves but UK is lagging

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created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A global survey reveals that 62 out of 66 countries analysed had improved their speed of broadband connections since last year, with South Korea coming top of the Broadband Quality Study 2009.


Review: 10 ways to save on calling costs (AP)

Review: 10 ways to save on calling costs

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The cost of making phone calls has been dropping rapidly in the last few years. If you want take full advantage of that, you'll need to try some new things, because the phone companies aren't going ...


Cloud computing gathers steam with mobile devices

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The outlook for the wireless industry is getting cloudier. Consumers have tapped into cloud computing technology for years: sending messages via Hotmail, uploading photos to Facebook or editing a spreadsheet on Google Docs ...


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Australia embarks on great broadband adventure

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created Sep 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

From snowy mountains and sun-baked deserts to the steamy tropical north, Australia has begun wiring its vast expanse with a high-tech broadband network in a giant project being closely followed abroad.