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US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed: report

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (14) | comments 72

The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speed and is not making significant progress in building a faster network, according to a report released on Tuesday.


Qwest doubles top broadband speed in some cities

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Qwest is doubling its top Internet download speeds in some areas to keep up with the offerings of cable companies.


Internet service providers not keeping up with user trends

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4

There's a revolution happening on the Internet -- though broadband providers have not seemed to notice.


Verizon pushes faster (and pricier) FiOS bundles

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Verizon is boosting speeds on its FiOS service. And it's throwing in a high-definition Flip video camera or Hewlett-Packard computer to get you to join.


4 convicted in Pirate Bay file-sharing trial (AP)

Hollywood scores win over Pirate Bay, 4 convicted

Technology / Internet

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (13) | comments 44

(AP) -- The entertainment industry won round one Friday in a legal battle against file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, with guilty verdicts and one-year prison sentences handed down to four men accused of running ...


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Swedish court to issue verdict in Pirate Bay case

Technology / Internet

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(AP) -- Innovative digital pioneers or reckless cyber pirates? The founders of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay are either heroes or villains depending on whom you ask.


Ad watchdog: Cablevision Internet not 'fastest'

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. should stop saying its Internet service is "the fastest around," the advertising industry's self-regulatory body said Thursday, in response to complaints from competitor Verizon Communications ...


Towards 4G Phones: LG Develops World's First LTE Handset Modem Chip

Toward 4G Phones: LG Develops World's First LTE Handset Modem Chip

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

LG Electronics announced today that it has independently developed the first handset (user equipment) modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)technology standards. The modem chip can theoretically ...