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As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth (AP)

As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth

Technology / Internet

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 9

(AP) -- Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were ...


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Concerns raised as LA looks to Google Web services

Technology / Internet

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Security and privacy concerns have been raised over a multimillion-dollar proposal by Los Angeles to tap Google Inc.'s Internet-based services for government e-mail, police records and other confidential ...


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Canadian software helps Iranian dissidents connect

Technology / Internet

created Jun 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Software developed by a Canadian lab to circumvent online censorship has been downloaded by more than 18,000 Iranians in the last 10 days, says its developer Rafal Rohozinski.


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Windows 7 Virtual XP Mode

Technology / Software

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (11) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has decided to give Windows 7 users a tool that will allow them to run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine. The tool is free with Windows 7 but will only be available to ...


Optical firewall aims to clear internet security bottlenecks

Optical firewall aims to clear internet security bottlenecks

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are developing the world’s first optical firewall capable of analysing data on fibre optic networks at speeds of 40 gigabits per second. Their work promises to save the ...